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Management Client elements

 As Windows users, authenticated based on their Windows login

Windows Users

You add Windows Users through the use of Active Directory. Active Directory (AD) is a directory

service implemented by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows

Server operating systems. It identifies resources on a network in order for users or applications to

access them. Active Directory uses the concepts of users and groups.

Users are Active Directory objects representing individuals with a user account. Example:

Groups are Active Directory objects with several users. In this example, the Management Group has

three users:

Groups can contain any number of users. By adding a group to the system, you add all of its members

in one go. Once you have added the group to the system, any changes made to the group in Active

Directory, such as new members you add or old members you remove at a later stage, are

immediately reflected in the system. Note that a user can be a member of more than one group at a

time.

You can use Active Directory to add existing user and group information to the system with some

benefits:

 Users and groups are specified centrally in Active Directory so you do not have to create user

accounts from scratch.

 You do not have to configure any authentication of users on the system as Active Directory

handles authentication.

Before you can add users and groups through the Active Directory service, you must have a server

with Active Directory installed on your network.

Basic users

If your system does not have access to Active Directory, create a basic user instead. For information

about how to set up basic users, see Create basic user (see "Create basic users" on page 201).

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