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Domain: Select the radio button for Domain if you intend to join a Windows Active Directory (see the next
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paragraph for instructions on entering your Active Directory credentials). When joining an Acive Directory,
existing users/passwords in the domain are respected by the LaCie NAS and treated exactly as if they were
created in the Dashboard. Once you have joined the Active Directory, domain users may be assigned access to
the LaCie NAS's shares.
Active Domain Troubleshooting: The information below provides general information on joining and
leaving a domain. For additional information, see
Troubleshooting the Active Directory Connection .
Connect to an Active Directory
Select the Domain radio button. 1.
At the prompt, fill in the Fully Qualified Domain Name, Administrator login, and Administrator 2.
password. For more complex network configurations, click the Advanced Criteria arrow and fill in the
Server name and Server IP.
Once connected, you can import users from the domain at Manage Users . 3.
Synchronize Users/Groups
Except for access rights to shares on the LaCie NAS, users imported from a domain are managed by the
domain's administrator. If a user's account has been changed by the domain administrator within the Windows
Active Directory server (e.g. password revision, deleted from the domain, etc.), you can update the user's
account on the LaCie NAS by clicking on the button Synchronize imported Users/Groups.