Synchronization Tasks

This feature helps you create tasks and run them to synchronize external authentication(LDAP) user information. 

You also have the option to add new users to the User Management by synchronizing with external authentication server.

To create a synchronization task, do the following.

1. Click [User Management] → [Synchronization Tasks].

2. Click (Add).

3. Enter the name of the task and the description.

4. Select the type of the user to synchronize from the authentication server, you have the following options

   • Update Users Only - Updates the information of the users added in User Management.

   • Update Users and Add New Users - Updates the information of the users added in User Management and add new users that are not in the User Management.

   • Add New Users Only - Adds new users of the authentication server to the User Management.

   The default is [Update Users Only].

5. Select the Groups to Synchronize.

   To enter more than one group, separate each group by a comma (,).

   To synchronize all groups, leave the box blank.

6. Go to [Authentication Profile] tab, then set the following settings.

   Item	Description
   Authentication Profile	The authentication profile where you want to synchronize with. To know more about these profiles, refer to External Authentication Profile.
   Attributes to be Synchronized	Select items to synchronize Items are displayed in the drop-down list if they are with values that are specified for the user attribute in the authentication profile.

7. (Optional) Click the [Test Connection] button to check if you can connect with the authentication server. You will be asked to input a username to start the test.

8. Go to [Schedule] tab and set the following settings.

   Item	Description
   Disable Schedule	Select the check box to disable the schedule.
   Once Only	The task is executed only once at the specified date/time.
   Daily	The task begins on the specified date and is executed daily at the specified time.
   Weekly	The task begins at the specified date/time and is executed weekly on the specified day of the week. You can specify more than one day of the week.
   Monthly	The task begins at the specified date/time and is executed monthly at the specified date. You can specify more than one date from the 1st to 31st day or the last day of the month.
   Start Date	Specify the date to start the schedule.
   Start Time	Specify the date to start the schedule.

9. Go to [Notification] tab and set the following settings.

   Item	Description
   Enable Task Completion Notification	Specify whether or not to send a notification e-mail when the task is completed.
   Input Email Address Manually	Enter the e-mail address of the destination manually. Email address: Enter the e-mail address of the destination. [Language]: Select the language to use in the notification e-mail.
   Select Destination	Select a destination from the destinations registered in [System] → [Notification] → [Destination]. Refer to Create a Destination.

10. Click (Save).