• 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

Logging in to the CMS Console with AD credentials

After implementing the Active Directory user validation for the CMS Console, you can log in to the CMS Console by opening its administrative page at http://<your_website>/Composite/top.aspx.

When you log in to the CMS Console for the first time, you'll be asked to enter your username and password in a popup window.

Use your Active Directory credentials. Prefix your username with the domain name, e.g. "contoso\johndoe".

^{Figure 8: Logging in with the Active Directory credentials for the first time}

Next time, you will not need to enter your username/password and will be logged in to the CMS Console automatically.

^{Figure 9: Automatic authentication}