In Windows XP, how does one log on to the ActiveDirectory domain?

Windows enhances the Administrator's ability to effectively configure and manage ActiveDirectory. Even super large enterprises with multiple forests, domains, and sites can easily manage them. How to log onActiveDirectory domainWhat about? A detailed description is provided below.

Windows XP is the mainstream ActiveDirectory workstation operating system. Taking Windows XP SP2 as an example, the steps for logging on to ActiveDirectory on Windows XP workstation are as follows:

Step 2: log on to Windows XP SP2 as a system administrator. Right-click the "Network Neighbor" icon on the desktop and select the "attribute" command. Open the "Network Connection" dialog box, right-click the "local connection" icon, and select the "properties" command, as shown in 1.

Figure 1 network connection window

Step 2: Open the "Local Connection Properties" dialog box. On the "General" tab, double-click the "Internet protocol TCP/IP" option in the project list, as shown in figure 2.

Figure 2 double-click "Internet protocol TCP/IP )"

Step 2: Open the "Internet protocol TCP/IP) properties" dialog box, and select "Use the following DNS server address" single region, in the edit box, enter the IP address of the DNS server configured in DC, for example, 10.115.223.60 ). Click OK, and then click OK again in the returned "Local Connection Properties" dialog box, as shown in 3.

Figure 3 setting DNS Server IP Address

Step 2: Right-click my computer on the desktop and select the "properties" command. Open the System Properties dialog box, switch to the computer name tab, and click Change, as shown in figure 4.

Figure 4 "computer name" tab

Step 2: Open the "change computer name" dialog box. In the "computer name" edit box, set a new computer name such as itjinshouzhi) and click "OK. Follow the prompts to restart the computer so that the changed computer name takes effect, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5 set the computer name

Tip: changing the name of the current computer is not required to join the ActiveDirectory domain. However, to facilitate computer identification, we recommend that you change the default computer name to a meaningful name.

Step 2: Open the "computer name change" dialog box again, select the "Domain" single region of the "affiliated" area, and enter the domain name in the "Domain" edit box, such as msserver.com.cn ). Click OK, as shown in figure 6.

Figure 6 Add a computer to a domain

Step 2: Open the "computer name change" dialog box and enter the user name and password with the permission to access the domain. Note that in the "user name" edit box, enter the Administrator account of the domain controller and the valid password. After entering the information, click OK, as shown in figure 7.

Figure 7 enter the domain administrator account and password

Step 2. After the verification is passed, the dialog box prompts that the user has joined the msserver.com.cn domain, as shown in 8.

Figure 8 successfully added the AD domain

Step 2: restart the computer as prompted. Since the computer needs to connect to the network and create a domain list when it starts after it joins the ActiveDirectory domain, this process takes a long time. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to switch to the logon dialog box, enter the ActiveDirectory domain user account such as itchenchen in the "username" edit box, and enter the initial password in the "password" edit box. Click the drop-down button on the right of "log on to", select a domain name such as jinshouzhi from the drop-down menu, and click "OK", as shown in figure 9.

Figure 9 logon dialog box

Step 2: because it is the first time you log on to the ActiveDirectory domain, the "Login message" dialog box is displayed, prompting you to change the password at the first login. Click OK, as shown in figure 10.

Figure 10 "Logon Message" dialog box

Step 2: Enter the new password in the "Change Password" dialog box and click "OK". If the entered Password meets the password policy, the system will prompt you that the password has been changed, click OK, as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11 Password Changed successfully

Step 2: After logging on to the ActiveDirectory domain, you can access the shared resources fully disclosed in the domain in the "Network neighbors" window, as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12 access a domain shared resource

Summary:

After successfully logging on to the ActiveDirectory domain on Windows XP, you can access the shared resources fully disclosed in the domain in the "Network neighbors" window, making full use of the network resources in the domain. It is hoped that the method of logging on to the ActiveDirectory domain in Windows XP will be helpful to readers. More information about ActiveDirectory remains to be explored and learned by readers.

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