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- DOCUMENT:Q101469 19-JUL-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :INF: Adding Windows NT Workstation, Advanced Server, To Domain
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The following information applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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- There are three methods to add a computer to a Windows NT domain:
-
- - Through the Server Manager
- - By installing the Windows NT workstation or Windows NT Advanced
- Server
- - By using the Networks option in the Windows NT Control Panel
-
- Using the Server Manager to Add a Computer to a Domain
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-
- Perform the following six steps to use the Server Manager to add a
- computer to a domain:
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- 1. The Administrator must log onto an account with Administrator
- privileges on any Advanced Server in the domain.
-
- 2. Run the Server Manager in the Administrative Tools group.
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- 3. From the Computer menu, choose Add To Domain.
-
- 4. In the Add Computer to Domain dialog box, choose either the Server
- option to add an Advanced Server to the domain or the Workstation
- option to add a workstation to the domain.
-
- 5. Enter the name of the computer in the Computer Name edit control
- and choose Add. Then choose Close.
-
- 6. Log onto the newly-added computer and run the Control Panel. Choose
- Networks and make sure that the list of domains includes the newly
- specified domain.
-
- Adding a Computer to a Domain During Installation
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-
- Perform the following three steps to add a computer to a domain while
- installing Windows NT:
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- 1. The Windows NT Setup includes a Network Configuration section to
- configure the workstation to join a domain or join a workgroup.
-
- 2. If the workstation joins a domain, enter the domain name. If an
- account for the workstation does not already exist in the Server
- Manager, select an administrator name and password to create a new
- account for the computer in the domain.
-
- 3. After entering the domain name, administrator name, and
- administrator password (if required), Windows NT responds with the
- message "Welcome to the <domain_name> domain" where <domain_name>
- is the specified domain. This message indicates that the
- workstation was successfully added to the domain.
-
- Perform the following three steps to add a computer to a domain while
- installing Windows NT Advanced Server:
-
- 1. The Windows NT Advanced Server Setup includes a Network
- Configuration section to configure the Advanced Server as the
- Primary Domain Controller for a new domain or as a Backup Domain
- Controller for an existing domain. A Backup Domain Controller
- stores a copy of the domain user database.
-
- 2. To join a domain as a Backup Domain Controller, enter the domain
- name. If an account for the workstation does not already exist in
- the Server Manager, select an administrator name and password to
- create a new account for the computer in the domain.
-
- 3. After entering the domain name, administrator name, and
- administrator password (if required), Windows NT responds with the
- message "Welcome to the <domain_name> domain" where <domain_name>
- is the specified domain. This message indicates that the
- workstation was successfully added to the domain.
-
- Adding a Computer to a Domain with the Control Panel
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-
- Perform the following four steps to use the Control Panel to add a
- workstation to a domain:
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- 1. Run the Control Panel and select the Network icon.
-
- 2. The Network dialog box lists the workgroup or domain to which the
- workstation belongs. Choose Change to add a new domain.
-
- 3. If an account for the workstation does not already exist in the
- Server Manager, select an administrator name and password to create
- a new account for the computer in the domain.
-
- 4. After entering the domain name, administrator name, and
- administrator password (if required), Windows NT responds with the
- message "Welcome to the <domain_name> domain" where <domain_name>
- is the specified domain. This message indicates that the
- workstation was successfully added to the domain.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 stp sever ntas howto
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