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created and maintained through the Active Directory Services.
User and group information cannot be changed with
ApplianceView, as well as in the Mixed Mode. User access rights
are verified by Active Directory Services.
See also: Active
Directory Services.
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Users Authenticated on the LDAP Server (LDAP Mode)
In this method of authentication, all user and group information is
stored on LDAP server but can be edited via ApplianceView.
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Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) Server
In a Microsoft Windows only network a WINS server converts computer names to
IP addresses. Essentially, it operates exactly like a DNS Server, but the WINS
server is used exclusively on Microsoft Windows only networks.
Workgroup
A Workgroup is a group of computers that are connected by both hardware and
software, so that files can easily be shared between users. The key difference
between a Microsoft Windows workgroup and a Microsoft Windows domain is that
in the former, each computer maintains a database regarding which users and
groups have access to the files and shares on the computers that comprise the
workgroup. This is in contrast to a Microsoft Windows domain, where a Domain
Controller authenticates each user attempting to access the shares and files of
another computer.
The diagram below is a representation of a typical workgroup; notice how each
computer maintains a list of the users who have access to its files and shares.
