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Siebel Gateway Name Server Parameters

Parameters for the Siebel Gateway Name Server can be set at one or more of the Enterprise, Siebel Server, or component levels. They are set in the Administration - Server Configuration screen of a Siebel employee application, such as Siebel Call Center. The following rules apply:

• Parameters you set at the Enterprise level configure all Siebel Servers throughout the enterprise.
• Parameters you set at the Siebel Server level configure all applicable components on a specific Siebel Server.
• Parameters you set at the component level configure all the tasks, or instances, of a specific component.
• Parameters you set for an enterprise profile (named subsystem) configure the applicable security adapter.

For purposes of authentication, most of the components of interest are Application Object Managers, such as the Call Center Object Manager or the eService Object Manager. The Synchronization Manager component also supports authentication.

A particular parameter set at a lower level overrides the same parameter set at a higher level. For example, if Security Adapter Mode is set to LDAP at the Enterprise level, and Security Adapter Mode is set to ADSI at the component level for the eService Object Manager component, then the ADSI security adapter is used for Siebel eService.

Parameters configured for Siebel security adapters are configured for the enterprise profile (for GUI Server Manager) or named subsystem (for command-line Server Manager). For more information about configuring security adapters, see Security Adapter Authentication.

NOTE:  You can set parameters on the Siebel Gateway Name Server using Siebel Server Manager or you can do so using the Siebel Configuration Wizard. For information on editing Gateway Name Server parameters using the Siebel Configuration Wizard, see Configuring LDAP or ADSI Security Adapters Using the Siebel Configuration Wizard. For information on using Siebel Server Manager to edit Gateway Name Server parameters, see Siebel System Administration Guide.

The following topics provide detailed information on the Gateway Name Server parameters:

• Parameters for Database Authentication
• Parameters for LDAP or ADSI Authentication
• Parameters for Custom Security Adapter Authentication
• Parameters for Application Object Manager