Integrate Active Directory(AD) with MDM On-Premise

In any organization, AD plays an important role thanks to its extensive capabilities including but not restricted to user management, identity management, authentication etc., Integrating AD with MDM, lets MDM leverage these capabilities, to further device management.

How to integrate AD with MDM

To integrate your organization's AD with MDM, follow the steps mentioned below.

1. On the MDM console, navigate to Enrollment > Directory Services.
2. Click on Add Domain and select On Premise AD.
3. Enter the following details and click on Add Domain to complete the integration.

   Example:

   • Domain Name: zylker (This is the name of your domain)
   • Domain User Name: john (The user account inside the domain)
   • Password: (your password) (The account password for the above user)
   • AD Domain Name: zylker.com (This must be the DNS name of your Active Directory domain)
   • Domain Controller Name:
     • FQDN: dc-01.zylker.com (The fully qualified domain name of the Domain Controller)
     • Or IP: 192.168.1.10 (You can also use the IP address of the Domain Controller)

Note:
To secure the communication between the MDM server and Active Directory, you can enable the LDAP SSL Port. The default port used is 636. This field is optional.

Ensure your AD is reachable from the network

Once the integration is successful, you can utilize the AD credentials for User Authentication during enrollment, creating directory user groups and allowing users to login to the MDM console.