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3. Configure the settings as explained in the following table:
Item Description
NetBIOS Domain Name Enter the name of the NetBIOS domain, for example, company. Normally, the
NetBIOS domain name is identical to the prefix of the DNS realm name.
DNS Realm Name
(FQDN) Enter the DNS realm name, which is normally the DNS domain name or the
Active Directory domain name, for example, company.community.com. In this
example, company is the prefix, and community is the suffix of the name.
Organizational Unit
Administrator Name Enter the name of the administrator of the Active Directory.
Administrator Password Enter the password of the administrator of the Active Directory.
Directory Server
address Enter the IP address of the Active Directory server.
4. Click Apply.
Your changes are saved.
5. (Optional) Click the Refresh ADS Accounts button.
User and group information on your ReadyNAS system is updated immediately.
For more information about managing users and groups with Active Directory, see your
Active Directory documentation.
Keep the following precautions in mind when using Active Directory mode:
• Your Active Directory server and your ReadyNAS system must have the same time set on
their system clocks. NETGEAR recommends that you choose your domain controller as
your NTP server to ensure that time settings are the same.
• The DNS server that you use must be able to resolve the hostname of the domain
controller. NETGEAR recommends that you point your ReadyNAS to the Active Directory
DNS to ensure that host names can be resolved.
Note: If the NetBIOS domain name does not properly represent the
organizational structure or does not match the prefix naming rules, the name will
differ from the prefix of the DNS realm name.
Specify the location of the computer account of the ReadyNAS in the Active
Directory. By default, the computer account for the ReadyNAS is placed in the
\users organizational unit (OU), but you can use the Organizational Unit field to
specify another OU. You can specify OUs by separating OU entries with
commas. Specify the lowest-level OU first.
Note: The name of the computer account (also referred to as the machine
account) is the same as the host name of the ReadyNAS (see Configure the
Hostname on page 158).