Active Directory Overview
This section is for TMS OnSite only. The Active Directory integration is not available for TMS OnLine. This help topic is meant for TMS users with administrator-level access to TMS. Familiarity with Active Directory is also recommended.
What is Active Directory?
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft's integrated, distributed directory service that is included with most Windows Server operating systems. Active Directory gives administrators a central location for network administration and security.
Servers that are running Active Directory are called "domain controllers". An Active Directory domain controller authenticates and authorizes all users and computers in a Windows domain type network – assigning and enforcing security policies for all computers and installing or updating software. Active Directory makes use of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) versions 2 and 3, Kerberos, and Domain Name Services (DNS).
Additional information regarding Active Directory can be found here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727067.aspx.
How Does It Relate to TMS?
You have likely already set up Active Directory on your servers and created AD groups and AD users. The Active Directory module in TMS is an integration between Microsoft's Active Directory and the TMS system. Your AD groups and users can be integrated with TMS's users and groups in the TMS security setup.
When a link is created between Active Directory and TMS, the task of adding, changing, and deleting TMS user accounts is easy. In the sections that follow, we will show you how to integrate Active Directory with the TMS system.
TMS does not write to your Active Directory. If you are relatively new to Active Directory, see: Active Directory Terminology.
