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1. Start Aspire version 4.0 using either the Elasticsearch or MongoDB as NoSQL providers.
2. Verify connection with the LDAP server either using JXplorer or Softerra LDAP Browser applications.
   
   
   
3. Add the Group Expansion Manager Service on Aspire (Service Manager page)
   
4. Save default configurations for the GEM.  
5. Once verified, add the LDAP Cache service on Aspire (Service Manager page)
   
6. Configure the service using at least the following fields.
   1. Group Expansion Manager (previously configured) 
   2. Server URL. Example: ldap://<IP_ADDRESS>:<PORT>
   3. Authentication: Simple
   4. LDAP Server username. Example: cn=Directory Manager
   5. LDAP Server password
   6. Check the Use Single Search Base field.
   7. Specify the node in the directory to begin the searches. Example: dc=example,dc=com
   8. Additional fields: User Query and Group Query. These fields required to be setup set up according to LDAP's configurations. Use the JXplorer or Softerra LDAP Browser to navigate through User and Groups attributes.
7.  The Group Membership Attributes section might be configured as well depending of on LDAP's groups group attributes. Use the JXplorer or Softerra LDAP Browser to navigate through User and Groups attributes. Check the following User and Groups from the LDAP server being used as an example:
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8. Save service configuration. Check the image below with an example of the service configured. 
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   The steps above will let you have the service up and running. Now it's time to check if the Service will cache the information we need from the LDAP servers. 

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