Directory Sync via Google Apps

Solution Number:
S27985
Last Modified:
2017-09-22
Issue

In case your organization is using a Google domain infrastructure, Riverbed is able to fetch Google domain users to allow easy integration.

Users which are added in your directory on https://accounts.google.com can be created automatically on the SteelConnect Manager.

The Google Apps Sync feature will poll the Service and update the users in intervals of 15 min.

User accounts attributes email address and the user’s mobile number will be fetched from the backend as to enable them to use both methods for Portal registration.

To setup Directory Sync via Google Apps create a Service account key via Google’s Developer Console first.

Solution

Google Developer Console

  1. Login to the Google Developers Console via https://console.developers.google.com

  2. From the project drop-down, create a new one by selecting Create a new project.

  3. Go To menu -> API Mananger >  Social APIs > Google+ API > click on Enable API

  4. In API Mananger choose Credentials from the left sidebar

  5. Go to tab Credentials and select Create credentials > Service account key

  6. Create new service account and select a name for the new account

  7. For Key type select JSON and click on Create

  8. The JSON key will be downloaded automatically

Riverbed SteelConnect Manager

  1. In your Riverbed SteelConnect Controller go to Users > Directory Sync > Setup

  2. Select Directory backend : Google Apps
    Domain: [Your Google Apps domain name, e.g. acme-inc.com]
    Admin Account: [email address of the user for which the application is requesting delegated access. This must be an account admin privileges over the domain]
    Private Key: upload the JSON key file here

  3. Go To tab Sync Status to fetch the domain users by selecting
    Operation mode: Sync
    Click on Sync now

Environment

SteelConnect Gateway
SteelConnect Access Point
SteelConnect Switch
SteelConnect Wireless Gateway
SteelConnect Manager

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