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•ADS Server Name: Specifies the AD domain controller or
NT PDC.
•ADS Realm: Specifies the fully qualified ADS realm (Domain).
•AdministratorID/password:Domainadministratorcredentials- required for permission to join an Active Directory.
Consult your network administrator for assistance with joining the MaxNAS to an Active Directory. When all fields have been entered, click Apply to begin the authentication process. See “Appendix C- Active Directory” for more information.
4.2 Group Administration
When providing shares to non Active Directory clients, the MaxNAS provides its own user and group administration. The Local Group Administration screen is accessible by selecting “Groups” from the Accounts menu. Permissions and authorization for users and groups are assigned to each folder shared- See section 2.3 of this chapter for more information.
4.2.1 Creating Groups
To create a new group, click Add in the Local Group Configuration screen (illustrated above, right.) In the following screen enter the new group name and assign users by selecting the desired users from the “Group List” pane and clicking the 
button. Please note that spaces, slashes or commas are not valid for group names. Click
Apply to finalize the action or Back to abort.
4.2.2 Removing Groups
To remove a group, select the group in the Local Group Configuration Screen to remove and click Delete .
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