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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.

4Users 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.

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