Enter the Username and Password of an Apple Open Directory administrator with full access rights to the administration.
If you are going to enable secure connection in step 8, use the DNS name.
In the Hostname field, enter the DNS name or IP address of the Apple Open Directory server.
As a Directory service type, select Apple Open Directory from the drop-down list.
Double-click on the required domain and select the Directory Service tab.
In the Kerio Connect administration interface, go to Configuration > Domains.
On the Apple Open Directory server, install the Kerio Open Directory Extension.
Kerio Connect is now successfully mapped to Active Directory (AD), and you should be able to map users to AD.
On the Advanced tab, enter the Kerberos realm.
Click Test connection to verify that you entered the correct data.
To protect data, such as user passwords (sent from Microsoft Active Directory to Kerio Connect, and vice versa), check the Secure connection (LDAPS) option.
Enter the Username and Password of a Microsoft Active Directory administrator with full access rights to the administration.
Note: If a non-standard port is used for communication between Kerio Connect and Microsoft Active Directory, add the port number to the hostname.
In the Hostname field, type the DNS name or IP address of the Microsoft Active Directory server.
As a Directory service type, select Microsoft Active Directory from the drop-down menu.
Check Map user accounts and groups from a directory service to this domain option.
Double-click on the required domain and select the Directory Service tab.
In the Kerio Connect administration interface, go to Configuration > Domains.
On the Microsoft Active Directory server, install the Kerio Active Directory Extension.
To map user accounts from a directory service, please follow the steps below for:
Use ASCII for usernames when creating user accounts in a directory service.
Create at least one local administrator account or enable the built-in admin.
If a directory server is unavailable, it is not possible to access Kerio Connect.
Adding new users or groups in Kerio Connect creates local accounts. Data is synchronized from a directory service to Kerio Connect.