> Overview
> The Dell™ 2161DS, 2161DS-2 and 4161DS suite of Remote Console Switches can authenticate and authorize users via a local database or by an external scalable distributed directory service using the the Dell Remote Console Switch Software with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Assistance Protocol) support. LDAP is a protocol standard used for accessing and updating a directory using TCP/IP. The Dell Remote Console Switch Software supports both standard and Dell extended schema, and offers strong security features including authentication, privacy, and integrity.

> NOTE: | Only Microsoft® Active Directory® is supported by the Remote Console Switches.

> NOTE: | The Dell Remote Console Switch Software supports the Dell 2161DS, 2161DS-2 and 4161DS Remote Console Switches.

> NOTE: | Using Active Directory to recognize RCS users is supported on the Microsoft Windows® 2000 and Windows Server™ 2003 operating systems.