# Configuring SAML authentication settings in Network Configuration Manager for JumpCloud

Listed below are the steps to configure SAML authentication in Network Configuration Manager for JumpCloud (IdP) with Single Sign-On.

1. Login to JumpCloud and click on **SSO** (under **User Management**) in the left side menu. Click on the "Add" symbol, adjacent to the left tree.

   ![Single sign-on](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-1.png)

2. In the *Get Started with SSO Applications* page, click on the **Custom SAML App** option at the bottom. This will open the *New Application* page.

   ![Click on custom SAML app](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-2.png)

3. Under *General Info*, enter the **Display Label** as **Network Configuration Manager** and click on **Activate**.

   ![Update display label](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-3.png)

4. Now, go to OpManager and navigate to **Settings -> Authentication -> SAML**. Download the **Service Provider metadata** and **SP Certificate** files. Also, copy the **SP Entity Id** and **ACS URL**.

   ![Configure service provider details](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/images/SAML-1.png)

5. In JumpCloud, click on the *SSO* tab and upload the **Service Provider Metadata** file (downloaded previously from Network Configuration Manager) by selecting the **Upload Metadata** option.

   ![Upload service provider metadata](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-4.png)

6. Select **username** as the **SAML Subject NameID**, and **Persistent** as the **SAML Subject NameID Format**. Select the required **Signature Algorithm** and click on **Activate**.

   ![Select signature algorithm and activate](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-5.png)

7. Download the metadata file by clicking on the **export metadata** option. Now, go to Network Configuration Manager and navigate to the SAML page (**Settings -> Authentication -> SAML**) and upload the metadata file under the **Configure Identity Provider Details** section.  
   Network Configuration Manager is now added as an application in JumpCloud. Now, go back to JumpCloud and click on Network Configuration Manager from the list of applications added to assign **Users**.

   ![Export metadata](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-6.png)

   ![Upload IdP metadata file](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/images/SAML-2.png)

8. Under the *User Groups* tab, click on **All Users** and select **Save**.

   ![Save](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/configure-JumpCloud-idp-7.png)

Once the above configuration is done on the IdP side, the required IdP details need to be configured in Network Configuration Manager. Click [here](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/saml-authentication.html#idp) for steps to configure IdP details in Network Configuration Manager.

Once the configurations are done on both sides, SAML authentication via JumpCloud will be enabled in Network Configuration Manager. In Network Configuration Manager's login portal, choose to **Login with JumpCloud** and enter the necessary credentials to log in.