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Installing the KYDSO Active Directory connector

Active Directory accounts are synchronized between KYDSO and your company's Active Directory via an AD connector.

Prerequisites

The software requirements for the KYDSO Active Directory connector can be found here: Software requirements connectors

Please also note:

  • The SSL certificate for the connector should be issued by a trustworthy authority, e.g. DigiCert, VeriSign, Symantec. Self-signed certificates must be set up as trustworthy by KYDSO support.

  • The connector must be installed on a computer that is a member of the domain.

  • The connector service KydsoConnectorService_AdInstance must run under a (service) account that is a member of the following domain group: Administrator

Installing the KYDSO Active Directory connector

We provide PowerShell scripts for installing and uninstalling the connector in the following folder: KYDSO_AD-Konnektor.zip

Unzip the folder and run the scripts on the computer on which the KYDSO Active Directory connector is to be installed.

You can get help on the scripts with the command get-help. Example:

get-help .\Install-Konnektor.ps1

A detailed description of the possible parameters for the script as well as a sample call can be obtained with the parameter -detailed:

get-help .\Install-Konnektor.ps1 -detailed

Setting up communication of the AD connector with KYDSO

Certain information must be stored in KYDSO for communication with the AD connector to work.

How to set up communication with the AD connector:

  1. Open KYDSO and click on the Change data action in the Change menu.

    If this is not displayed in the menu, click on Other changes and select the action there.

    The asset list opens. For performance reasons, this is empty the first time it is opened after starting KYDSO.

  2. Search for the article Connector settings and click on the corresponding Details.

  3. Click on Change data.

    The wizard for the selected action starts and guides you through the process.

Uninstalling the KYDSO Active Directory connector

The connector database is not deleted when the AD connector is uninstalled. You can remove the database manually afterwards, e.g. via the SQL Server Management Studio.

Further information can be found in the Microsoft documentation: Delete a database - SQL Server

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