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PlatinumNAS Owner’s Manual
Appendix C: Active Directory
With Windows 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS), which is a large database/information
store. Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not store additional information in its domain
database. Active Directory also solved the problem of locating resources; which previously relied on
Network Neighborhood, and was slow. Managing users and groups were among other issues Active
Directory solved.
What is Active Directory?
Active Directory was built as a scalable, extensible directory service that was designed to meet
corporate needs. A repository for storing user information, accounts, passwords, printers, computers,
network information and other data, Microsoft calls Active Directory a “namespace” where names can
be resolved.
ADS Benefits
ADS lets the PlatinumNAS easily integrate with the existing ADS in an office environment. This means
the PlatinumNAS is able to recognize your office users and passwords already on the ADS server,
and allow the network administrator to seamlessly control the PlatinumNAS as another network
resource. This feature significantly lowers the overhead of the system administrator. For example,
corporate security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced automatically on the
PlatinumNAS.
C-Active Directory