# DirectoryConnectSettings
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Contains connection settings for creating an AD Connector with the [ConnectDirectory](API_ConnectDirectory.md) action.

## Contents
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 ** CustomerUserName **   <a name="DirectoryService-Type-DirectoryConnectSettings-CustomerUserName"></a>
The user name of an account in your self-managed directory that is used to connect to the directory. This account must have the following permissions:  
+ Read users and groups
+ Create computer objects
+ Join computers to the domain
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** SubnetIds **   <a name="DirectoryService-Type-DirectoryConnectSettings-SubnetIds"></a>
A list of subnet identifiers in the VPC in which the AD Connector is created.  
Type: Array of strings  
Pattern: `^(subnet-[0-9a-f]{8}|subnet-[0-9a-f]{17})$`   
Required: Yes

 ** VpcId **   <a name="DirectoryService-Type-DirectoryConnectSettings-VpcId"></a>
The identifier of the VPC in which the AD Connector is created.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `^(vpc-[0-9a-f]{8}|vpc-[0-9a-f]{17})$`   
Required: Yes

 ** CustomerDnsIps **   <a name="DirectoryService-Type-DirectoryConnectSettings-CustomerDnsIps"></a>
The IP addresses of DNS servers or domain controllers in your self-managed directory.  
Type: Array of strings  
Pattern: `^(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$`   
Required: No

 ** CustomerDnsIpsV6 **   <a name="DirectoryService-Type-DirectoryConnectSettings-CustomerDnsIpsV6"></a>
The IPv6 addresses of DNS servers or domain controllers in your self-managed directory.  
Type: Array of strings  
Pattern: `^(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|fe80:(:[0-9a-fA-F]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-zA-Z]{1,}|::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}:((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]))$`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ds-2015-04-16/DirectoryConnectSettings) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ds-2015-04-16/DirectoryConnectSettings) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ds-2015-04-16/DirectoryConnectSettings)