(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:
- Click on W2K8
- Click on Edit virtual machine settings
- Edit Network Adapter Settings
- Instructions:
- Click on Network Adapter
- Click on Bridged: Connected directly to
the physical network.
- Click OK.
- Start your Windows 2008 Server
- Instructions:
- Click on W2K8 Server
- Click on Play virtual machine

- CRTL + ALT + DELETE
- Instructions
- Virtual Machine
- 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:
- Type "cmd" in the search box.
- Click on "cmd" under Programs.
- Determine the IP Address for your W2K8 Server
- Instructions:
- 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:
- Select W7P32B
- Click on Edit virtual machine
settings.
- Edit Network Adapter Settings
- Instructions:
- Click on Network Adapter
- Click on Bridged: Connected directly to
the physical network.
- Click OK.
- Booting up W7P32B
-
Instructions:
- Start up VMware Player
- Select W7P32B
- 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:
- Login as student

Section 4. Set DNS
Server on Windows Client |
- On W7P32B, Launch Network and Sharing Center
- Instructions:
- In the search box, type "network", and
press enter
- Next click on "Network and Sharing
Center"
-

- Change adapter settings
- Instructions:
- Click on "Change adapter settings"
-

- Configure Local Area Connections
- Instructions:
- Right Click on Local Area Connection
- Click on Properties
- Configure Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)
- Instructions:
- Click on Internet Protocol Version
4(TCP/IPv4)
- Click on Properties
- Set DNS Server Address
- Instructions:
- Click on "Use the following DNS server
addresses:" radio button.
- Preferred DNS server: E.g.,
192.168.1.113
- Note:
Use the W2K8 Server IP
Address you obtained in Section 2, Step 2.
- Click OK.
- Close Local Area Connection Properties
- Instructions:
- Click Close
Section 5. Add
Windows 7 Client to the W2K8 Server Domain |
- Open Control Panel
- Instructions:
- Start --> Control Panel

- Open System and Security
- Instructions:
- Click on System and Security
- Open System
- Instructions:
- Click on System
- Change Settings
- Instructions:
- Click on Change settings
- Change System Properties
- Instructions:
- Click on the Change button.
- Change Computer Name/Domain
- Instructions:
- Change Computer name to "STUDENT-1".
- Select the Domain radio button and put
"security.student" in the textbox.
- Select OK.
- Authenticate with the W2K8 security.student
Domain
- Instructions:
- Username: administrator
- Password: Use the Password for the W2K8
security.student domain.
- Confirmation Message
- Restart Message (Part 1)
- Instructions:
- Click OK
- Click OK
- Restart Message (Part 2)
- Instructions:
- Click Restart Now
Section 6. Logging
into the security.student domain |
- Send Ctrl+Alt+Del
- Instructions:
- Virtual Machine
- Send Ctrl+Alt+Del

- Switch User
- Instructions:
- Click the Switch User Button
- Other User
- Instructions:
- Click Other User
- Login as manager
- Instructions:
- Login: security.student\manager
- Password: Use the Active Directory
Password for the user manager.
- Verifying Login
- Instructions:
- 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:
- Type "cmd" in the search box.
- Click on "cmd" under Programs.
- Using nslookup
- Instructions:
- nslookup
- www.cnn.com
- quit
- date
- Press <Enter>
- echo "Your Name"
-
Proof of Lab Instructions (Part 1):
- Do a PrtScn
- Paste into a word document
Section 8. Verify
the security.student domain computers |
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers
- Instructions:
- Start --> Administrative Tools -->
Active Directory Users and Computers.
- View security.student Domain Computers
- Instructions:
- Click on Computers
- Note:
- You should see STUDENT-1.
- Open a Command Prompt
- Instructions:
- Type "cmd" in the search box.
- Click on "cmd" under Programs.
- Using dsquery
- Instructions:
- dsquery computer
- date
- Press <Enter>
- echo "Your Name"
- Replace the string "Your Name" with
your actually name.
- E.g., echo "John Gray"
-
Proof of Lab Instructions
(Part 2):
- Do a PrtScn
- Paste into the same word document as
used in Proof of Lab Part 1.
- Upload to Moodle.
- Proof of Lab Instructions
- Instructions:
- Complete Section 7, Step 2
- Complete Section 8, Step 4
-
Proof of Lab Instructions:
- Do PrtScn's for both Proof of Labs.
- Upload to Moodle
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