You have the possibility to configure your user management to allow to log in with Windows user and password.

Active Directory with ZEN Data Storage

If you are using Active Directory login with ZEN Data Storage, some special points need to be observed:

  1. During the installation of ZEN Data Storage, on the Settings tab of the installer, you have set the parameter Enable Active Directory to True. For more information, also refer to the installation guide for ZEN Data Storage.
  2. The ZEN Data Storage server must be part of the same Windows domain from where the software tries to login with its Windows credentials.
  1. ZEN is open with active user management, and you are signed in as administrator.
  1. Go to Tools > Users and Groups.
  2. The User and Group Management dialog opens.
  3. Click Groups.
  4. The tab displays all currently configured user groups.
  5. Click .
  6. The New Group dialog opens.
  7. For Type, select Active Directory.
  8. For Name, click .
  9. The Select Group dialog opens.
  10. The fields for object type and location are filled with a default. To change them, click Object Types or Locations to open another dialog to select the respective Object Types or Locations.
  11. In the text field below, enter the name of the group you want to select. If you are not sure if your name is correct, click Check Names to open a dialog and select the suitable entry. For information on looking up the groups your own account belongs to, refer to the installation guide.
  12. Click OK.
  13. The name is displayed in the New Group dialog.
  14. Enter a Description for the group. This step is optional.
  15. Click OK to close the New Group dialog.
  16. The respective Active Directory is added to the groups.
  17. Click OK to close the User and Group Management dialog.
  1. You have configured an Active Directory group. You can now log into ZEN with your Windows credentials. An additional login button with the current Windows account (USERNAME@DOMAIN) is displayed on the login screen if at least one Active Directory group is configured. You can use this default entry but also edit the USERNAME@DOMAIN field to log in as another user than the current Windows account.