{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":21406,"path":"integrate-applications/integration-hub/set-up-ad.md","title":"Set up Microsoft Active Directory spoke","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Set up Microsoft Active Directory spoke\n\nIntegrate the ServiceNow instance and your Microsoft AD account using Windows credentials to authenticate ServiceNow requests.\n\n## Before you begin\n\n-   Request an Integration Hub subscription.\n-   Activate the Microsoft Active Directory spoke.\n-   Role required: admin.\n\n## Create Credential record for the Microsoft AD spoke\n\nCreate a Credential record for the Microsoft Active Directory host. The Microsoft AD spoke connection and credential alias uses this credential to authorize actions.\n\n### Before you begin\n\n-   Request Integration Hub subscription\n-   Role required: admin\n\n### Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Connections &amp; Credentials** &gt; **Credentials**.\n\n2.  Click **New**.\n\n    The system displays the message **What type of Credentials would you like to create?**.\n\n3.  Select **Windows Credentials**.\n\n    A blank Windows Credentials form displays.\n\n4.  Enter these values.\n\n    |Field|Value required|\n    |-----|--------------|\n    |Name|Enter any name to uniquely identify the record. For example, enter `AD Credential`.|\n    |Active|Enable|\n    |User name|Enter a user name with access to the target Windows host. For more information about Windows permissions, see [Windows credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/r_WindowsCredentialsForm.md).|\n    |Password|Enter the password for the account.|\n    |Applies to|Select the MID Servers that can use this credential. For example, select **All MID servers**.|\n    |Order|Select the order to apply this credential. For example, enter `100`.|\n\n5.  Click **Submit**.\n\n\n## Create Connection record for the Microsoft AD spoke\n\nCreate a Connection record to your Microsoft Active Directory host machine. The Microsoft AD spoke connection and credential alias uses this connection to perform actions in Microsoft Active Directory.\n\n### Before you begin\n\n-   Request Integration Hub subscription\n-   [Create Credential record for the Microsoft AD spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/integration-hub/set-up-ad.md)\n-   Role required: admin\n\n### Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Process Automation** &gt; **Flow Designer**.\n\n2.  Click **Connections**.\n\n3.  On the **AD** card, click **View Details**.\\[Omitted image \"click-AD-spoke-card.png\"\\] Alt text: Microsoft AD connection card.\n\n4.  Click **Configure**.\\[Omitted image \"click-AD-alias-connection.png\"\\] Alt text: Configure button to configure Microsoft AD alias connection record.\n\n5.  Enter these values.\n\n    |Field|Value required|\n    |-----|--------------|\n    |Name|Enter any name to uniquely identify the connection record. For example, enter `AD Connection`.|\n    |Credential|Select the Credential record you created for Windows Active Directory. For example, select **AD Credential**.|\n    |Host|Enter the fully qualified domain name of the target host where Microsoft Active Directory is installed. For example, `<host>.<domain>.com`.|\n    |Use MID server|Enable|\n    |Override default port|Enter the target port used by the connection. If blank, the system uses the default port.|\n\n6.  Click **Submit**.\n\n\n"}}