Prerequisites

In order to configure Active Directory and Proofpoint Essentials you will need the following:

1- Active Directory URL or IP Address (this URL or IP has to be externally accessible)

2- Read-only Account for access (username, password)

3- What port to use

4- Base DN value i.e.: DC=mycompany,DC=local

You may also need to open the firewall ports to accept incoming LDAP requests. Please refer to Connection Details for a complete list of external IP addresses.

CONFIGURE PROOFPOINT ESSENTIALS

1. Sign-in to the Proofpoint Essentials user interface.
2. Navigate to Company Settings> Import Users >Active Directory.
3. Choose the desired default role from the dropdown.

                . A Silent user will receive a quarantine digest report but will be unable to login to the user interface.

                . An End user will receive a quarantine digest report and will receive a welcome email from Proofpoint to login to the user interface.   

4. Enter the Active Directory URL.
5. Enter the Username and Password of the read-only user account Proofpoint will use to connect to your environment.
6. Choose the Port that should be used to establish a connection (Port 636 is recommended).
7. Enter the Base DN value to query your Active Directory forest. 
8. Choose What to Sync
   • Active Users
   • Disabled Accounts
   • Functional Accounts
   • Security Groups
   • Include items hidden from the GAL (Global Address List)
9. Choose How to sync accounts.
   • Add
     • Create new user accounts and groups
   • Sync Updated Accounts
     • update existing user accounts and groups
   • Delete Removed Accounts
     • Remove accounts from Proofpoint Essentials that are no longer found in Active Director
10. Choose When to Sync accounts.
    • You can choose to sync never (which you would need to run manually) or every 1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours
11. Click Save.
12. Click Search Now.
13. Verify the user and group objects that were identified in your Active Directory account.
    
14. Click Sync Active Directory.