Connect and bind to an ADAM instance using Ldp.exe

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To connect and bind to an ADAM instance using Ldp.exe

  1. Open Ldp.

  2. On the Connection menu, click Connect.

  3. In Server, type the DNS name, network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) name, or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer on which the ADAM instance is running.

  4. In Port, type the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communication port number in use by the ADAM instance to which you want to connect, and then click OK.

  5. On the Connection menu, click Bind.

  6. Do one of the following:

    • To bind using the credentials you logged on with, click Bind as currently logged on user.

    • To bind using a domain user account, click Bind using credentials,type the user name, password, and domain name (or the computer name, if you are using a local workstation account) of the account that you are using, and then click OK.

    • To bind using just a user name and password, click Simple bind, type the user name and password of the account that you are using, and then click OK.

    • To bind using an advanced method (NTLM, DPA, negotiate, or digest), click Advanced (method), click Advanced, in Method, select the desired method, set other options as needed, and then click OK.

  7. When you are finished specifying bind options, click OK.

Notes

  • To open Ldp, click Start, point to All Programs, point to ADAM, click ADAMTools Command Prompt, and then type ldp at the command prompt.

  • The default communication port for LDAP is 389. The default communication port for SSL is 636.

  • To connect to an ADAM instance running on the local computer, type localhost as the server name.

See Also

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