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Practice Management: Set Up Windows Authentication in Practice Management

Configure APS Practice Management application to use NT authentication

Updated over a month ago

NOTE: We suggest that steps 3 to 5 be completed outside of business hours by your IT team.

  1. All APS users must have DB ownership on the aps_dsql database

    1. Create an Active Directory group

    2. Add APS users to this group

    3. Launch SQL Management Studio

    4. Assign the group DB ownership to the APS database

  2. If the Login name has not been updated in the Fee earner console, the Windows login name for each APS user needs to be entered in the Login Name field.

  3. Apply the following changes to all APS workstations and servers if your site is using ODBC\DSN connection

    1. Change the ODBC connection to NT authentication

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    2. Update the connection string in the C:\adv2000\AAdbconf.exe as below in all APS

DSN=NAME of the DSN in ODBCsettings; DATABASE= name of your database

  1. If your site is using DSNLESS connection, following changes should be applied to all APS workstations and servers.

Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=DATABASE NAME;Data Source=SQLSERVERNAME

  1. Change the LOGINMODE in System and user Setting to 1.

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