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This How.com.vn teaches you how to connect your computer to a domain on PC or Mac. You can connect a computer to a server using the System settings in the Control Panel. On Mac, you can add your computer to a domain in the Users and Groups menu in System Preferences.
Steps
On Windows
Click the Windows Startmenu. The Start menu is typically in the lower-left corner of your Windows taskbar.
Type Control Panel. This displays the Control Panel in the Start menu.
Click the Control Panel. The Control Panel has a blue icon that resembles a computer screen with some graphs on it.
Click System and Security. It's the green text next to an icon of a shield in the Windows Control Panel.
Click System. It's the green text next to the icon that resembles a computer screen in the System and Security menu.
Click Advanced System Settings. It's the last option in the sidebar to the left.
Click the Computer Name tab. It's the first tab at the top of Advanced System Settings.
Click Change. It's across from "To rename this computer, click Change" at the bottom of the System Properties.
Click the radial button next to "Domain". It's under "Member of" in the Computer Name/Domain Changes menu.
Type the domain name. Use the box under "Domain" to type the name of the domain you wish to join.[1]
Click Ok. It's at the bottom of the menu. This connects your computer to the domain.Advertisement
On Mac
Click the Applemenu. It's in the menu bar in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Click System Preferences. It's in the second option in the Apple menu. This opens the System Preferences menu.
Click Users & Groups. It's the icon that resembles two people in the System Preferences menu.
Click the lock icon. The lock icon is in the lower-left corner of the Users and Groups menu.
Log in as an administrator. Type the admin username and password to unlock the Users and Groups preferences.
Click Login Options. It's in the sidebar to the right below the list of users.
Click Join. It's next to "Network Account Server" in the Login Options of the Users and Groups menu.
Type the domain name. Type the name of the domain in the box labeled "Server". You can also click the arrow to the right and select a server from the list.
Click Ok. It's in the lower-right corner of the Server bar pop-up. This connects your Mac to the domain.Advertisement
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