How to join a Client to a Domain In Active Directory Environment on Window Server 2012 r2

How to join a Client to a Domain In Active Directory Environment on Window Server 2012 r2

In this tutorial, you will learn how to join a client to a  Domain in Active Directory Environment.

Requirement:

1. Window Server 2012 r2
2. Window 10 (pro) 

Note: you can use the lesser or greater version that's your choice.

Now Let's begin...

• This is our Window Server 2012 Domain Controller which we have configured in our previous tutorial. (If you haven't configured click here: Step 1 Install AD DS and step 2 Configure DC )

• Click Ctrl + Alt +  Delete to Sign in (OR you can use the onscreen keyboard).

• Let us log in to Domain Controller with administrative right.
• Enter the very Secret Password and hit Enter.

• This is our Window Server 2012 Display Screen.

• Let us check the Domain name on the domain controller.

• Here you will get Computer Name, Full Computer Name, and Domain.

In my case,

Computer Name  WIN-N1KAKUH51HA

Full Computer Name: WIN-N1KAKUH51HA.Sanima.com

Domain: Sanima.com

Note: You can change the name of the computer.

• Now, Let us check the IP address of the server.
• Right Click on the LAN adoptor icon and Click on Open Network and Sharing Center.

• Will you get window like this.

• Click on Ethernet and this brings Ethernet Status Window.

• Now Click on Details.

In my case,

IPv4 Address: 192.168.21.2

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (Class B)

IPv4 Default Getway: As this is a locally configured Domain we do not require a gateway and DNS setting for this LAN.

• Close the window and Switch to the client machine (Window 10 Pro) to join it to this domain.
• This is a User which is a local administrator for this machine.
• Type your very secret Password and hit Enter.

• Now Right Click on this PC and click on properties.
• 

• The system properties Window will open.

In my case,

Computer Name: DESKTOP-I144F3Q

Full Computer Name: DESKTOP-I144F3Q

Workgroup: WORKGROUP

It is a member of a workgroup before we join a domain.

• Lets us see some more things.
• Open Command Prompt - Ctrl + R and enter cmd and then hit Enter.

• We are going to ping the domain name which we are going to join.
• Type Ping Sanima.com

Note: You have to enter your domain in the place of Sanima.com.

• Hit Enter.

• Right now we are not able to ping the domain name.
• It says Ping request could not find host Sanima.com. Please check the name and try again.
• Now We have to check TCP/IP Configuration of the system.
• Enter Window + R.
• Enter ncpa.cpl
• Hit Enter.
• You will get Network and sharing

• Right Click on Ethernet and then properties.
• Click on Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

• Basically, when we ping our domain name it checks  Sanima.com DNS records on this server.
• Before when we ping we got an error because we haven't set our preferred DNS server.

(In my case)

Note: Should be in same Subnet mask and Preferred DNS Server should be the same as the IP address of the domain.

• Now let us ping again.

• Pinging Sanima.com [192.168.21.2] Which is the IP Address of my Domain.
• Ping Success.
• Now we are going to join this client machine to the domain.
• Go to the System Window - Right click on this PC and click on properties.

• This is a system Window.

• Click on Change Setting.

• Click on Change.
• You will see Computer Name / Domain Changes.

• Select the Domain radio button and enter you domain.

• Click OK.
• This will Open Window Security box.

Enter the name and password of an account with permission to join the domain.

• Enter your domain name and password.

(In my case)

• Click on Ok.

You will see the Welome note.

In my case : Welcome to the Sanima.com Domain.

• Click OK.

Note: you must restart your computer to apply these changes.

• Click Ok.

Note: Before restarting, save any open files and close all programs.

• Click OK.

NOTE: We can see two option to sign in.

First one is a local administrator for this PC.

The second one is other user, this is where we are going to enter our domain username and password.

Finally, we have joined a client to a Domain.

How to Create a Domain User Account in Window server 2012 r2

If you have any query and if you detect any error you can contact me via email: whopawan@gmail.com
Thank you for visiting my blog.

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