• Introduction
• Creating a CMS Console Admin for an Active Directory user
• Installing the add-on
• Setting Basic Authentication in IIS
• Logging in to the CMS Console with AD credentials
• Matching Active Directory and CMS Console users
• Using a Trial Version

Installing the add-on

The installation of the add-on is no different from installation of any other C1 CMS add-ons.

^{Figure 6: Installing the Active Directory Validation add-on}

1. Log into the CMS Console as an administrator.
2. In the "System" perspective, open the folders "Packages" | "Available Packages" | "Composite.Tools".
3. Select "Composite.Tools.C1Console.ActiveDirectoryValidation".
4. Click "Package Info" on the button bar.
5. In the "Package Info" view, click "Install".
6. Complete the wizard.
7. Exit the CMS Console after the installation.

Note: In some cases, the installation can end with a login screen. This is expected: the add-on changes the authentication method in C1 CMS. Simply close the browser tab/window with the CMS Console.

Before you log in to the CMS Console with your AD credentials, you need to configure a proper authentication method for your website.