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(Windows 2008 Server: Lesson 12)

{ How to add a computer to your domain }

Section 0. Background Information

Overview
- In this lab, we will show you how to add a Windows 7 computer to a Windows 2008 Server Domain.
- This lab is useful, because it sets up the foundation in which all computers of a domain (1) use the same Active Directory for Authentication and (2) use the same Group Policies.
Prerequisite

Section 1. Login to your W2K8 server.

Edit Virtual Machine Settings
- Instructions:
  1. Click on W2K8
  2. Click on Edit virtual machine settings
Edit Network Adapter Settings
- Instructions:
  1. Click on Network Adapter
  2. Click on Bridged: Connected directly to the physical network.
  3. Click OK.
Start your Windows 2008 Server
- Instructions:
  1. Click on W2K8 Server
  2. Click on Play virtual machine
CRTL + ALT + DELETE
- Instructions
  1. Virtual Machine
  2. Send Ctrl+Alt+Del
Login as Administrator
- Click on the Administrator icon.
Login
- Command: Provide the password for the Administrator account.

Section 2. Determine the IP Address for the W2K8 server.

Open a Command Prompt
- Instructions:
  1. Type "cmd" in the search box.
  2. Click on "cmd" under Programs.
Determine the IP Address for your W2K8 Server
- Instructions:
  1. ipconfig
    - In my case, the IP Address is 192.168.1.113.
    - In your case, it will probably be different.
- Note:
  - In a later step, this will be the IP address of the DNS server for the Windows 7 machine.

Section 3. Start up the Windows 7 machine.

Edit Virtual Machine Settings
- Instructions:
  1. Select W7P32B
  2. Click on Edit virtual machine settings.
Edit Network Adapter Settings
- Instructions:
  1. Click on Network Adapter
  2. Click on Bridged: Connected directly to the physical network.
  3. Click OK.
Booting up W7P32B
- Instructions:
  1. Start up VMware Player
  2. Select W7P32B
  3. Play Virtual Machine
- Note:
  - For those of you that are not part of my class, W7P32Bis a Windows 7 32 Bit Operating System.
  - Any version of Windows can be used.
  - But you must have first completed the pre-requisite labs listed in the overview section
W7P32B Authentication
- Instructions:
  1. Login as student

Section 4. Set DNS Server on Windows Client

On W7P32B, Launch Network and Sharing Center
- Instructions:
  1. In the search box, type "network", and press enter
  2. Next click on "Network and Sharing Center"
Change adapter settings
- Instructions:
  1. Click on "Change adapter settings"
Configure Local Area Connections
- Instructions:
  1. Right Click on Local Area Connection
  2. Click on Properties
Configure Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)
- Instructions:
  1. Click on Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)
  2. Click on Properties
Set DNS Server Address
- Instructions:
  1. Click on "Use the following DNS server addresses:" radio button.
  2. Preferred DNS server: E.g., 192.168.1.113
    - Note: Use the W2K8 Server IP Address you obtained in Section 2, Step 2.
  3. Click OK.
Close Local Area Connection Properties
- Instructions:
  1. Click Close

Section 5. Add Windows 7 Client to the W2K8 Server Domain

Open Control Panel
- Instructions:
  1. Start --> Control Panel
Open System and Security
- Instructions:
  1. Click on System and Security
Open System
- Instructions:
  1. Click on System
Change Settings
- Instructions:
  1. Click on Change settings
Change System Properties
- Instructions:
  1. Click on the Change button.
Change Computer Name/Domain
- Instructions:
  1. Change Computer name to "STUDENT-1".
  2. Select the Domain radio button and put "security.student" in the textbox.
  3. Select OK.
Authenticate with the W2K8 security.student Domain
- Instructions:
  1. Username: administrator
  2. Password: Use the Password for the W2K8 security.student domain.
Confirmation Message
- Instructions:
  1. Click OK
Restart Message (Part 1)
- Instructions:
  1. Click OK
  2. Click OK
Restart Message (Part 2)
- Instructions:
  1. Click Restart Now

Section 6. Logging into the security.student domain

Send Ctrl+Alt+Del
- Instructions:
  1. Virtual Machine
  2. Send Ctrl+Alt+Del
Switch User
- Instructions:
  1. Click the Switch User Button
Other User
- Instructions:
  1. Click Other User
Login as manager
- Instructions:
  1. Login: security.student\manager
  2. Password: Use the Active Directory Password for the user manager.
Verifying Login
- Instructions:
  1. Click the Start Button
- Note:
  - Notice you are logged in as "Boss T. Man"

Section 7. Verify the Windows 7 Client's DNS

Open a Command Prompt
- Instructions:
  1. Type "cmd" in the search box.
  2. Click on "cmd" under Programs.
Using nslookup
- Instructions:
  1. nslookup
  2. www.cnn.com
  3. quit
  4. date
  5. Press <Enter>
  6. echo "Your Name"
- Proof of Lab Instructions (Part 1):
  1. Do a PrtScn
  2. Paste into a word document

Section 8. Verify the security.student domain computers

Open Active Directory Users and Computers
- Instructions:
  1. Start --> Administrative Tools --> Active Directory Users and Computers.
View security.student Domain Computers
- Instructions:
  1. Click on Computers
- Note:
  - You should see STUDENT-1.
Open a Command Prompt
- Instructions:
  1. Type "cmd" in the search box.
  2. Click on "cmd" under Programs.
Using dsquery
- Instructions:
  1. dsquery computer
  2. date
  3. Press <Enter>
  4. echo "Your Name"
    - Replace the string "Your Name" with your actually name.
    - E.g., echo "John Gray"
- Proof of Lab Instructions (Part 2):
  1. Do a PrtScn
  2. Paste into the same word document as used in Proof of Lab Part 1.
  3. Upload to Moodle.

Section 5. Proof of Lab