Using the SAML 2.0 standard, you can configure single sign-on (SSO) for a number of cloud apps. After you set up SSO, your users can use their Google Workspace credentials to sign in to an app using SSO.
Use SAML to set up SSO for iMeet Central
You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.
Step 1: Set up Google as a SAML identity provider-
Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu AppsWeb and mobile apps.
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Click Add appSearch for apps.
- For Enter app name, enter iMeet Central.
- In the search results, point to iMeet Central and click Select.
- In the Google Identity Provider details window, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
- Next to SSO URL, click Copy and save the URL.
- Next to Certificate, click Copy and save the certificate.
You need these details to complete the setup in iMeet Central.
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Click Continue.
- On the Service provider details page, for ACS URL, replace {your‑domain} with your iMeet Central subdomain.
- Click Continue.
- In the Attribute Mapping window, click Select field and map the following Google directory attributes to their corresponding iMeet Central attributes. The email attribute is required.
Google directory attribute iMeet Central attribute Basic Information > Primary Email email* Basic Information > Primary Email username Basic Information > First Name firstname Basic Information > Last Name lastname -
(Optional) To add additional mappings, click Add Mapping and select the fields that you need to map.
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(Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
- For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
- Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
- For App attribute, enter the groups attribute name of the corresponding service provider.
Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response includes only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to About group membership mapping.
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Click Finish.
- Open an Incognito browser window, go to the iMeet Central sign-in page, and sign in with your iMeet Central administrator account.
- Go to Company SetupAdvancedSingle Sign-On.
- (Optional) To create new users via just-in-time provisioning and choose their role, check the Automatically create new users box.
- Select Issuer Public Cert and then paste the certificate that you copied in Step 1.
- For Issuer URL field, paste the SSO URL that you copied in Step 1.
- Select First/Last Name Attribute and then enter firstname in the upper top field and lastname in the bottom lower field.
- Select Email and Username and then enter your email and username information in the respective fields. (If the Username field is not available, select email instead.)
- Check the Enable SAMLv2 Single Sign On box.
Before you begin: To turn a service on or off for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to control access by department) or add them to an access group (to allow access for users across or within departments).
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu AppsWeb and mobile apps.
- Click iMeet Central.
- Click User access.
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To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.
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(Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:
- At the left, select the organizational unit.
- To change the Service status, select On or Off.
- Choose one:
- If the Service status is set to Inherited and you want to keep the updated setting, even if the parent setting changes, click Override.
- If the Service status is set to Overridden, either click Inherit to revert to the same setting as its parent, or click Save to keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
Note: Learn more about organizational structure.
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To turn on a service for a set of users across or within organizational units, select an access group. For details, go to Use groups to customize service access.
- Ensure that your iMeet Central user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
iMeet Central supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.
Verify identity provider-initiated SSO
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an account with super administrator privileges (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu AppsWeb and mobile apps.
- Click iMeet Central.
- In the iMeet Central section, click Test SAML Login.
The app should open in a separate tab. If it doesn’t, troubleshoot the error message and try again. For details on troubleshooting, go to SAML app error messages.
Verify service provider-initiated SSO
- Close all browser windows.
- Go to https://{your_domain}.imeetcentral.com/saml2-assertion.php, replace {your_domain} with your iMeet Central subdomain, and sign in with your iMeet Central administrator account.
You should be automatically redirected to the Google sign-in page. - Select your account and enter your password.
After your credentials are authenticated, the app should open.
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