Deploy the Identity Connector to add Active Directory users

Identity Connector installation guidelines

Consider	Guideline
Host machine	Install this connector on a connector host machine that is either domain-joined, or able to resolve FQDNs in the network. Industry best practice recommends that you do not install the connector on the same server as the domain controller. Domain controllers are single-purpose systems.
For Identity Security Platform with Privilege Cloud	It is recommended to install the Identity Connector on the same machine as the Privilege Cloud Connector.
Automatic updates	CyberArk recommends enable automatic updates to keep up-to-date with the current version of the connector; however, we understand that in some environments it might not be possible to update software that has gone into production environments. Therefore, connector installations are supported up to the last two previous versions.

Install the Identity Connector

View the following video to learn how to install the Identity Connector and then perform the steps described in the following procedure.

To install a connector on a host computer

1. Log in to the host computer with an account that has sufficient permissions to install and run the connector.

2. Sign in to the Identity Administration Portal, then go to Settings > Network > Identity Connectors > Add Identity Connector and click 64-bit in the Download pane.

   

   The download begins.

3. Extract the files, then double-click the installation program: CyberArk Installer.

   In the file name, rr.r indicates the release version and aa indicates the processor architecture (64-bit).

   Click Yes to continue if the User Account Control warning displays.

4. Click through the installation wizard to install the Identity Connector, then click Finish to launch the CyberArk Connector Configuration wizard.

5. Type the installeruser user name and password for your Identity Administration account, then click Next.

6. (Optional) If you are using a web proxy service, select the associated check box and specify the IP address, port, user name, and password to use.

   The web proxy server must support HTTP1.1 chunked encoding.

7. Assign connector permissions for user delete activities, then click Next.

   To synchronize deleted objects in AD with Identity Administration, you must select an account that has read permission to the Deleted Objects container. You can use an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group, or you can delegate read permissions to the service account for the deleted objects container.

   If you are deleting users in multiple domains, make sure that you are the domain administrator for all those domains.

   To specify an account with read permission to the Deleted Objects container, you have the following options.

   Option	Description
   Use current user credential	Use the credentials for the account you are currently logged into to install the connector.
   Specify alternate user credential	Use credentials for a different account. Consider this option if the account you are currently using does not have read permissions to the Deleted Objects container.

   If you do not specify credentials with read permission to the Deleted Objects container, then users deleted in Active Directory will remain on the Users page in the Identity Administration Portal until you manually delete them. However, these deleted users will not have access to any Identity Administration functionality.

   After you click Next, the configuration wizard performs several tests to ensure connectivity.

8. Click Next after the tests complete to register the connector with your tenant.

9. Click Finish to complete the configuration. The connector configuration panel displays, showing the status of the connection and your customer ID.

   If you have pending Windows updates that require a restart, a prompt displays asking if you want to restart now or manually restart later. You can choose to restart later without any impact to connector functionality.

   After you have installed and configured at least one connector, the following changes appear in your tenant.

   • You can add AD objects to roles.

     AD users and groups are not visible in Core Services > Users until they sign in; however, you can still search for them to add them to roles.

   • You can review connector details in the Identity Administration Portal at Settings > Network > Identity Connectors.

     Refer to the following table for a description of the column headings associated with each connector:

     Column header	Indicates
     Identity Connector	The name of the computer.
     Forest	The domain name for the domain controller to which the connector is joined.
     Version	The version of the connector software. You can configure the connector to update automatically—see Update the Identity Connector.
     Last ping	The last time Identity Administration successfully pinged the connector.
     Hostname	The DNS short name. You can also enter a fully qualified domain name to the IE local intranet zone. See Manage Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) to change this name.
     Enabled Services	Service Description AD Proxy Displays if the Active Directory proxy service is enabled on the connector. If enabled, it means you use the Active Directory proxy service to authenticate Identity Administration users who have Active Directory accounts. LDAP Proxy Displays if the LDAP proxy service is enabled on the connector. If enabled, it means you use the LDAP proxy service to authenticate Identity Administration users who have LDAP accounts. App Gateway Displays if the App Gateway service is enabled on the connector. The App Gateway service provides remote access and single sign on to web applications provided by internal web servers. RADIUS Client Displays if the connector is enabled for use as a RADIUS client. RADIUS Server Displays if the connector is enabled for use as a RADIUS server for customers who support RADIUS authentication. Web Server (IWA) -- Displays if the connector is configured to accept an Integrated Windows authentication (IWA) connection as sufficient authentication for users with Active Directory accounts. IWA is not available to Identity Administration account users.
     Status	Active indicates that Identity Administration can communicate with the connector. Inactive indicates that Identity Administration cannot communicate with the connector.

Install additional connectors

You use the same procedure to download the installation wizard to the host computer and then run the wizard to install and register additional connectors. After you install and register the connector, it is added to the Identity Connector page.