Users from Azure Active Directory (aadds)

Synchronize and authenticate your users against the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Service

About Azure Active Directory Domain Services (aadds)

This is a "classic" domain server as a cloud service hosted in Azure. It is "coupled" with the Azure AD and automatically synchronizes users.

This service can be used to create classic domain server implementations in Azure and can be coupled with an on-premise domain in various ways.

It is also the component required to extend an Azure AD with public LDAPS access, which is useful for connecting legacy applications to the Azure cloud.

More Informations about Microsoft aadds

Aadds Setup

The current AD connector does not work against an Azure AD, instead an Azure Active Directory Domain Services installation with activated LDAPS access is required.

For setting up Aadds, the official documentation can be used, also for LDAPS configuration.

"Users from AD" Connector Profile

Create a new connector profile by using the following steps in the PASCOM cloud phone system Web UI: Click on the menu option Settings > Connector and then click Add.

Select the AD User Sync template and enter the following data:

Field	Description
Name	Connector Profile Name
AD Domain	Domain Name
AD Server	Domain Name
Username and Password	Credentials of the previously added PASCOM User for authentication
Configure authentication	NO: Users will only be imported. Authentication will be performed by the PASCOM cloud phone system. YES: Users will be imported and the can be authenticated against the AD. In this case, the authentification will be setup and you can modify this according to your needs under Appliance > Services under the tab Authentification.
Create PASCOM softphone	YES: Creates a PASCOM softphone for every imported user. NO: No PASCOM softphones will be added for imported users.
Create mobile phone	YES: Creates a mobile phone device for every imported user. NO: No mobile devices will be added for imported users.

After saving, the template can be modified according to requirements under the tab Basic Data.

Test and Activate the Import Process

After you have finalised your configuration, you can test the connector profile to determine which data sets will be imported using the Save and Simulate button. Once you are satisfied with the results, it is possible to either perform a one off import using the Action > Import Now option or automate the import to be performed at regular intervals by clicking the Automate button.

Please delete the domain name after the username. The System will do that behavior automatically after saving the connector profile.

Authentication Tests

If you have configured the template using the Configure authentication YES option, it is now possible to test the user authentication process using the following menu options Appliance > Services under the Authentification tab and finally using the Test Authentication button.

The parameters for authentication are as follows.

Field	Description
LDAP-Authentication enabled	ja
LDAP Host	ldap://aadds.yourDomain.de
LDAP Search Base	DC=aadds,DC=ihreDomain,DC=de
LDAP Username - Field	sAMAccountName
LDAP Proxy-User	[e-mail]
LDAP Proxy-Password	Ihr Passwort

To authenticate the user against the Azure AD, the user must have the same name on the PASCOM telephone system as in the Azure AD (sAMAccountName)