Configuring Network Logon


Every user who wants to access a domain-based network must log on to the domain by using a valid user account. The user account is created on the domain controller-not on the client computer.

Tip 

Network logon isn't required to access workgroup resources. Instead, work- group resources can be password-protected to restrict access.

When you start a Windows computer that has been configured to join a domain, as described in the section "Configuring Client Computer Identification," earlier in this chapter, the Log On to Windows dialog box is displayed. The user can use this dialog box to log on to a domain by entering a domain username and password and then selecting the domain that she wants to log on to (from the Log On To drop-down list).

Tip 

You can create local user accounts in Windows that allow users to access resources on the local computer. To log on to the local computer, the user selects This Computer from the Log On To drop-down list and enters the username and password for a local user account. When a user logs on by using a local account, he isn't connected to a network domain. To log on to a domain, the user must select the domain from the Log On To drop-down list.

If the computer isn't part of a domain, Windows can display a friendly logon screen that displays an icon for each of the computer's local users. The user can log on simply by clicking the appropriate icon and entering a password. (This feature isn't available for computers that have joined a domain.)

Note that if the user logs on by using a local computer account rather than a domain account, she can still access domain resources. A Connect To dialog box appears whenever the user attempts to access a domain resource. Then the user can enter a domain username and password to connect to the domain.




Networking For Dummies
Networking For Dummies
ISBN: 0470534052
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 254
Authors: Doug Lowe

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