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Deployments Targeting LDAP Groups

What

FileWave Anywhere can target LDAP organizational units (OUs) directly when defining a deployment. That means you can deploy to directory-based groups without first building a separate Smart Group just to mirror the OU.

When/Why

Use this when the LDAP OU is the source of truth for the devices you want to include or exclude. Directory-based targeting works well when the directory data is reliable; if device membership in LDAP is stale, the deployment target will be stale too.

How

Target or exclude an LDAP OU in a deployment the same way you would target another deployment source. The example below shows the workflow: