You must be the administrator of your organizational unit (OU) in Central Services Active Directory to perform these actions. These instructions pertain to computer accounts in a Central Services OU.

1. Pre-create the computer account.
   
   1. On the OU administrator's computer, start the Active Directory Users and Computers administrative tool.
      (For instructions on installing the tool, see Installing the Active Directory Users and Computers Tool.)
   2. In the left pane, browse to and click your OU to highlight it.
      Example: cntrlsrvs.w2k.vt.edu, Central, ABC (where ABC is replaced with the name of your OU).
   3. In the menu bar, click Action.
   4. Click New.
   5. Click Computer.

      

   6. In the Computer name: text box, type the name of the computer to be added to the OU.
   7. Click OK.

      

   8. Wait 15 minutes for the computer account to replicate to all domain controllers.
2. Add the computer to your Central Services OU.
   
   1. Log on to the computer you want to join to the OU using a local administrator account.
   2. Set the computer's DNS addresses to the appropriate addresses.
      
      1. Click Start.
      2. Type: network connections.
      3. As you type, results will appear and change. Click View network connections.

         

      4. Right-click the appropriate connection.
      5. Click Properties.

         

      6. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

         

      7. Click Use the following DNS server addresses:
      8. In the Preferred DNS server: text box, type: 198.82.162.237.
      9. In the Alternate DNS server: text box, type: 198.82.174.15.
      10. Click OK.

          

      11. Click OK.
      12. Close the Network Connections window.
   3. Change the computer's domain membership to cntrlsrvs.w2k.vt.edu.
      
      1. View the system properties.
         
         1. Click Start.
         2. Type: system.
            
         3. As you type, results will appear and change. Click System.

            

         4. On the right side of the window, click Change settings.

            

      2. Change the workgroup and domain membership.
         
         1. Click the Computer Name tab.
         2. Click Change....

            

         3. Under Member of, click Domain:.
         4. In the Domain: text box, type: cntrlsrvs.w2k.vt.edu.
            
         5. Click OK.

            

      3. In the Windows Security window that prompts for permission to join the domain:
         
         1. In the User name text box, type: hokies\ABC.
            (Replace ABC with your own Hokies ID.)
         2. In the Password text box, type your Hokies passphrase.
         3. Click OK.
      4. When you see the Welcome to the cntrlsrvs.w2k.vt.edu domain message, click OK.
      5. **Important: If you see "The following error occurred attempting to join the domain 'cntrlsrvs.w2k.vt.edu': Access is denied", verify that you used the MMC to pre-create the computer account as directed above.**
      6. Click OK.
      7. When you see a message saying you have to restart your computer, close all windows, and restart your computer.
   4. The added computer can now be logged on to with a VT username and passphrase.

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