Nt Domains - Buffalo LS410D User Manual

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Click OK.
Notes:
• If both read-only and read & write permissions are given, the user will have read-only access. The most restrictive
access setting will apply.
• To have the LinkStation join an Active Directory domain, configure it to use a DNS server that can resolve names
for the Active Directory domain.
• After building an Active Directory domain, the administrator password for joining the domain must be changed
at least once, or joining the Active Directory domain will fail.
• The DNS name and NetBIOS name of Active Directory domains should be identical.
• If there are more than 5 minutes difference between the LinkStation's clock and the domain controller's clock,
joining the domain or authenticating domain users and groups may fail. For best results, use an NTP server to set
the time for all network devices.
• The LinkStation supports a domain environment with a maximum of 1000 users and 1000 groups. 10,000 users
and 10,000 groups can be downloaded from the domain controller but are not supported.
• To use the LinkStation as a member server in an Active Directory domain, the LinkStation should be logged in to
the domain and accessed from a computer that is not a member of the domain with a valid domain account.
• If the LinkStation is a member server of an Active Directory domain, you cannot connect as a guest user via AFP.
• If your LinkStation is a member server in an Active Directory domain and you change the authentication method
to "Workgroup", the account on the domain controller will not be deleted automatically.
• When the LinkStation joins an Active Directory domain, FTP is disabled. Before use FTP, move the FTP switch back
to the position.
• Don't disable the SMB protocol while Active Directory is used for access restrictions. If you do, you will need to en-
able SMB again and reconfigure AD from scratch.

NT Domains

In an NT domain environment, the LinkStation uses account information from the NT domain server to set access
restrictions for files and folders on the LinkStation. There's no need to perform individual account management for the
LinkStation. If multiple LinkStations are installed on the network, the account information is centrally managed in the NT
domain, greatly reducing the operations required for installation and management.
Note: A maximum of 1000 domain users and 1000 groups can be downloaded from an NT domain server.
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Create an account on the domain controller for the LinkStation.
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In Advanced Settings, click Network.
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Select Workgroup/Domain.
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Click Edit.
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Select "NT Domain", then click Next.
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