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title: 6.7.1 Active Directory Authentication in the Classic Webclient
description: "Warning The below steps are written for adding a user parameter. If you wish to add a hive parameter you can interchange the first three steps with the following two steps: 1. In the Navigation panel, expand **Manage Hive** to…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/6-7-1-active-directory-authentication-in-the-classic-webclient/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 6. Initial Setup of i2b2 in Admin / 6.4 Authentication in i2b2 / 6.7.1 Active Directory Authentication (updated for the 1.8.x webclient)
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# 6.7.1 Active Directory Authentication in the Classic Webclient

Warning

The below steps are written for adding a user parameter. If you wish to add a hive parameter you can interchange the first three steps with the following two steps:

1. In the Navigation panel, expand **Manage Hive** to display a list of items.

2. Click on **Global Params**.

At this point the steps for adding a parameter are the same so can continue entering your parameters by jumping to the 4th step.

1. In the Navigation panel, expand **Manage Users** to display a list of users.

![](https://i2b2.org/wp-content/uploads/i2b2-installation-guide/attachments/214704778/214706122.png)

2. Expand the **name of the user** you want to configure for Active Directory Authentication.

3. Click on the **Params** option that displays under the user's name.

4. The **Parameters List** page will display on the right side of the windowpane.

![](https://i2b2.org/wp-content/uploads/i2b2-installation-guide/attachments/214704778/214706124.png)

5. Click on **Add New Parameter**. The *Enter Parameter* page will display.

![](https://i2b2.org/wp-content/uploads/i2b2-installation-guide/attachments/214704778/214706135.png)

6. Enter the following parameter to define the ***method** of authentication*.

**Parameter Name:** authentication_method

**Parameter Value: **

**NTLM** ( for using NTLMv1 protocol)

![](https://i2b2.org/wp-content/uploads/i2b2-installation-guide/attachments/214704778/214706136.png)

**NTLM2** ( for using NTLMv2 protocol)

**![](https://i2b2.org/wp-content/uploads/i2b2-installation-guide/attachments/214704778/214706180.png)**

**OKTA **(for using OKTA authentication)

**![](https://i2b2.org/wp-content/uploads/i2b2-installation-guide/attachments/214704778/214706176.png)**

**Parameter Data Type:** Text

7. Click on **Save** to save the new parameter.

8. The *Parameters List* page will display with the new parameter.

Note

The Navigation panel will not automatically refresh to display the new parameter. If you wish to update the list in the Navigation panel you can click on *Params* and it will refresh the hierarchical tree.

9. In the *Parameters List* page click on **Add New Parameter** to enter another parameter.

10. Enter the following parameter for the ***PDC domain*** of your company's NT domain.

**Parameter Name:** domain

**Parameter Value: *YOUR_PDC_DOMAIN***

**Parameter Data Type:** Text

11. Click on **Save** to save the new parameter.

12. In the *Parameters List* page click on **Add New Parameter** to enter another parameter.

13. Enter the following parameter for the ***connection URL*** of your company's NT domain.

**Parameter Name:** domain_controller

**Parameter Value: *YOUR_NT_IP/HOST_DOMAIN***

**Parameter Data Type:** Text

14. Click on **Save** to save the new parameter.

15. The *Parameters List* page will display all the new parameters you have entered.

16. In the Navigation panel click on **Params** to refresh the hierarchical tree and display the new parameters.