diff --git a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
index acc71427e..1296d4d5a 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
+++ b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
@@ -130,24 +130,24 @@
         },
         "externalLdap": {
             "title": "Connect an External Directory",
-            "description": "This setting will synchronize and authenticate users and groups from an external LDAP or Active Directory server. The synchronization is run periodically but can also be triggered manually.",
-            "noopInfo": "LDAP authentication is not configured.",
+            "description": "Synchronize and authenticate users and groups from an external LDAP or Active Directory server. Synchronization runs periodically every 4 hours.",
+            "noopInfo": "No external directory configured.",
             "provider": "Provider",
             "server": "Server URL",
             "acceptSelfSignedCert": "Accept self-signed certificate",
             "baseDn": "Base DN",
             "filter": "Filter",
-            "usernameField": "Username Field",
-            "syncGroups": "Sync Groups",
+            "usernameField": "Username field",
+            "syncGroups": "Sync groups",
             "groupBaseDn": "Group Base DN",
             "groupFilter": "Group Filter",
             "groupnameField": "Groupname Field",
             "auth": "Auth",
-            "autocreateUsersOnLogin": "Auto-create Users on Login",
-            "syncAction": "Sync",
+            "autocreateUsersOnLogin": "Auto-create users on login",
+            "syncAction": "Sync now",
             "configureAction": "Configure",
             "bindUsername": "Bind DN/Username (optional)",
-            "bindPassword": "Bind Password (optional)",
+            "bindPassword": "Bind password (optional)",
             "errorSelfSignedCert": "Server is using an invalid or self-signed certificate.",
             "disableWarning": "The authentication source of all existing users will be reset to authenticate against the local password database."
         },
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@
         "exposedLdap": {
             "description": "The LDAP server lets external apps authenticate users against the Cloudron user directory.",
             "ipRestriction": {
-                "description": "Limit Directory Server access to specific IPs or ranges. Lines starting with <code>#</code> are treated as comments.",
-                "placeholder": "Line separated IP addresses or subnets",
-                "label": "Restrict Access"
+                "description": "Limit Directory Server access to specific IPs or ranges",
+                "placeholder": "Line-separated IP addresses or subnets. Lines starting with <code>#</code> are treated as comments.",
+                "label": "Allowed IPs & ranges"
             },
             "secret": {
-                "label": "Bind Password",
+                "label": "Bind password",
                 "description": "Authenticate queries with the user DN <i>{{ userDN }}</i> and this secret",
                 "url": "Server URL"
             },
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue b/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue
index b0c85807a..84c7571e4 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/LdapServer.vue
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 <template>
   <Section :title="$t('users.exposedLdap.title')">
     <div>{{ $t('users.exposedLdap.description') }}</div>
-    <br/>
 
     <form @submit.prevent="onSubmit()" autocomplete="off">
       <fieldset :disabled="busy">
@@ -99,7 +98,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         <FormGroup>
           <label for="allowlistInput">{{ $t('users.exposedLdap.ipRestriction.label') }}</label>
           <div description v-html="$t('users.exposedLdap.ipRestriction.description')"></div>
-          <textarea id="allowlistInput" v-model="allowlist" :placeholder="$t('users.exposedLdap.ipRestriction.placeholder')" rows="4" required></textarea>
+          <textarea id="allowlistInput" v-model="allowlist" rows="4" required></textarea>
+          <small style="helper-text">{{ $t('users.exposedLdap.ipRestriction.placeholder') }}</small>
           <div class="has-error" v-show="editError.allowlist">{{ editError.allowlist }}</div>
         </FormGroup>
       </fieldset>