Add Windows Computer to Domain – Windows 7 and Vista Professional
You must logon to the computer with a user who has administrative rights.
***For security reasons, only ITD personnel can add a computer to a domain
1. Right click on the network icon in the lower right corner.
2. Select ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’
3. Click the ‘Local Area Connection’ link in the ‘View your active networks’ section.
4. Click the ‘Properties’ button.
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Add Windows Computer to Domain – Windows 7 and Vista Professional
5. Select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’ in the ‘This connection uses the following items:’
section and click the ‘Properties’ button.
6. Click the ‘Use the following DNS server addresses:’ button.
7. Enter 172 16 100 157 in the ‘Preferred DNS Server:’ field and 172 16 100 12 in the ‘Alternate
DNS Server:’ field.
8. Click the OK button.
9. Right click on my computer.
10. Select Properties.
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Add Windows Computer to Domain – Windows 7 and Vista Professional
11. Click ‘Change Settings’ hyperlink in the Computer name, domain, and workgroup section.
***NOTE: Only a member of IT can perform this part.
12. Select the ‘Computer Name’ tab.
13. Click the ‘Change’ button.
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Add Windows Computer to Domain – Windows 7 and Vista Professional
14. Click the ‘Domain’ button in the ‘Member’ of section. Enter the csu.edu.local in the ‘Domain’
box.
15. Click the ‘OK’ button.
16. Windows will require that you restart the computer. Click the ‘Restart the computer’ button.
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