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Join Network Environment

The act of adding a Windows 2000 Professional computer to a logical grouping of computers, such as a domain or workgroup, is called joining the domain or workgroup. The following section discusses the procedures for joining a Windows 2000 Professional computer to an existing domain or workgroup.

Network Identification Wizard

The Network Identification wizard, which is illustrated in Figure 23.6, provides a simple interface for joining a Windows 2000 Professional-based computer to a Windows NT or Windows 2000 domain or workgroup.

To add a computer to the domain, you must be logged on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Administrators group. Additionally, the account must have administrative rights at the domain controller, or another administrative account must be used.

NOTE

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In a Windows 2000 domain, permission to add computers to a domain can be delegated to nonadministrative user accounts. Contact your domain administrator to determine the delegation strategy used in your enterprise. For more information on delegation, see "Security" in this book.

Figure 23.6 Network Identification Wizard

To start the Network Identification wizard

Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

Click the Network Identification tab.

Click Network ID, and then click Next.

Select This computer is part of a business network, and I use it to connect to other computers at work, and then click Next.

If you are joining a domain, select My company uses a network with a domain, and then click Next twice.

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If you are joining a workgroup, select My company uses a network without a domain, and then click Next.

If you are joining a domain, enter the following information and then click Next:

User name

Password

Name of the domain that contains the user account




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If you are joining a workgroup, type the name of the workgroup and then click Next.

Click Finish to complete the wizard and restart the computer.

To add a computer to the domain, you must be logged on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Administrators group. Additionally, the account must also be a member of the Domain Admins group in the domain, or another account that is a member of the Domain Admins group must be available. Figure 23.7 shows the Network Identification dialog box that is used to perform this task.

NOTE

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In a Windows 2000 domain, permission to add computers to a domain can be delegated to nonadministrative user accounts. Contact your domain administrator to determine the delegation strategy used in your enterprise. For more information about delegation, see "Security" in this book.

Figure 23.7 Network Identification Dialog Box

To join a Windows domain

In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.

On the Network Identification tab, click Properties.

Under Member of, click Domain, and then type the name of the domain you want to join. Click OK.

If the computer account has already been created at the domain controller, enter the user name, password, and domain, and then click Next.

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If the computer account has not been created at the domain controller, enter the user name, password, and domain name, and then click Next. A dialog box appears and prompts you for the user name and password of an Administrator account. Enter the information and click OK. The new computer account is created at the domain controller.

Click OK twice to return to the System Properties dialog box.

Click OK.

Click Yes to restart the computer.

In the default Setup configuration, a Windows 2000 Professional-based computer is a member of a workgroup called WORKGROUP. To change workgroup membership or to move from a domain to a workgroup, you must log on to an account that has administrative privileges.

IMPORTANT

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If your computer was a member of a domain before you joined the workgroup, it will be disjoined from the
domain and your computer account will be disabled.

To join a Windows workgroup

In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.

On the Network Identification tab, click Properties.

Under Member of, click Workgroup.

Type the name of the workgroup that you want to join, and then click OK.

Click OK twice to return to the System Properties dialog box.

Click OK.

Click Yes to restart the computer.