Configuring Database and LDAP Authentication
Perform the procedure below to configure database and LDAP authentication.
If you are upgrading to the new version using a migrated database, you can enter the database details by copying the values from the backed up dbconfig.properties file.
If the authentication mode you are using is LDAP-Authentication-Only mode, perform the steps provided under the section LDAP-Authentication-Only (Hybrid LDAP).
- Stop Tomcat service if it is running.
- Open Internet Explorer, go to http://xxxx:####/I4V/
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Log on to the application with the default admin user name and password provided below.
Username: admin
Password: welcome1
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Under Database Configuration Details, provide the database details for which database you are connecting:
- DBMS Name: To configure the database, select any one of the available DBMS type Oracle and MSSQL.
- Database Hostname: Enter the host name or IP address of the local or remote machine on which the database is installed.
- Database Port: Enter the port through which you can access your database. This value is typically 1433 for MSSQL and 1521 for Oracle databases.
- Database Schema: Enter the schema name of the database.
- Database Username: Enter the user name for the database.
- Database Password: Enter the password for the user name provided.
- If the authentication mode you are using is Database, enter the values for the database configuration in the Database Configuration Details section. Click Update and move to step 8. If you are using either LDAP, click No in the confirmation message and move to the next step.
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Set the property name value for your LDAP system for the fields below:
- Domain Name: Enter the domain name; this can be anything in alphanumeric, say Sample Domain.
- LDAP Host Name: Enter the server name or IP address of the LDAP server.
- LDAP Server Port: Enter the port through which you can access your domain controller. This value is typically 389.
- Administrator Privileged User Name: Enter the user name that has administrator privileges to the domain controller.
- Administrator Privileged User Password: Enter the password for the user name provided.
- LDAP User Search Context: Enter the search context of the LDAP user connected to the Windows Active Directory.
- LDAP User ID Attribute Name: Enter the LDAP user ID attribute name which is connected to the Windows Active Directory.
- Click Update.
- On the confirmation message window, click Yes.
- Restart the Tomcat service.
- Launch the Calyx RIM Viewing application and login with the user name: admin and password welcome1.
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Verify the logged in user with user role at the top right corner of the administrator page.
If you are upgrading to the new version of Calyx RIM Viewing using the migrated database, enter the e-mail configuration details in the following fields by copying the values from the backed up mailconfig.properties file.
- Click Server Settings.
- Click the Configuration Settings tab.
- Verify the values present under Database Configuration Details and Authentication Configuration Details.
- Click the E-mail Configurations tab.
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Enter the appropriate value for the following fields:
- SMTP Host Name: SMTP host name or IP address.
- SMTP Server Port No: By default, the value is 25. Change the value if your SMTP Server Port no is not the default one.
- SMTP User Name: Username of the SMTP server if applicable.
- SMTP User Password: Password of the SMTP User.
- Administrator Email (*): E-mail address from which all e-mails will be sent.
- Server Name (*): Server name/IP address where I4V.war file is deployed.
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To enable SSL, perform the following steps. Select the option
SSL Enabled only if you are using an external mail exchange server that requires SSL. You will be required to enter its SMTP details.
- SMTP Host Name: smtp.gmail.com
- SMTP Server Port No: 467
- SMTP User Name: User name of User gmail account
- SMTP User Password: User Password of User account.
- Administrator Email(*): Administrator e-mail address
- Server Name(*): Application Hostname
- Click Save.
- Click OK to close the message.
- To close the Server Settings window, click Close.
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