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Configuring Your px2-300d Network Storage to Use Active
Directory
If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the px2-300d
Management Console. Your px2-300d can work in a high availability environment, which means it can
work with multiple AD servers should one server fail or go offline.
When you configure Active Directory, you enable security on your px2-300d.
1. To configure Active Directory, manually add the px2-300d to your DNS server. Set the px2-300d
DNS setting to point to your DNS server. On the Network page, uncheck Automatically
configure all network settings, type the IP address of your DNS Server in the text box, and click
Apply to save your settings.
2. Configure the px2-300d to join the Active Directory domain. Open the Domain Management page
from Network or System and click ON to enable Active Directory.
3. Provide the following connectivity information for the existing AD user organization that you want
to incorporate into the px2-300d:
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Domain Name — the actual name of your Active Directory domain, for example, sohoad.com.
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Preferred Server — the actual name or IP address of your Active Directory Server, for
example, ad-server.sohoad.com or 10.14.50.12.
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Organizational Unit — an optional predefined subset of directory objects within an Active
Directory domain.
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Administrator Username — the Active Directory username with domain administrator
privilege.
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Administrator Password — the Active Directory password for the specified Active Directory
username.
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Users/Groups Refresh Interval — how often the px2-300d should refresh the list of available
users and groups from the Active Directory server.
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Local Network Encryption (SSL) — enforces encryption on your local network.
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Remote Network Encryption (SSL) — enforces encryption outside your local network, such
as through the internet. Choices for both encryption types are Not required and Always
(encryption is always enforced). Always encrypting communication is safest, but can impact
performance.
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Enable trusted domains — enables your px2-300d to allow access to other domains.
4. Click Apply to save your settings.
Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains
By enabling Active Directory trusted domains on your px2-300d, you enable the importing of users and
groups from other trusted domains to your px2-300d device. Those users and groups from other domains
will then have access to features on your px2-300d, including accessing folders and documents in Shares,
and joining any Personal Cloud of which the device is a member.
Setting up Your px2-300d Network Storage
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