[Beginners] How to enter Mac in Windows home

But what if you work in an organization that is sufficiently large that uses Windows Server and Active Directory, respectively? But what if you Mac? As is known, conventional PC are not able to use the Apple Open Directory, but your Mac is able to work with Microsoft Active Directory and how to enter a domain, I'll tell you.Nothing complicated sequence of actions is not, although it must be admitted that the normal Windows machine to enter in the AD bit easier. A couple of days ago, brought his MacBook to work, I decided to introduce it to the domain. But he did not immediately realize where do you need to go to see the settings associated with the domain. Trying to find the desired item through search did not produce results, although everything looked logical: work with should be in the category of domain settings, "Network", but she was not there.

At first, it seemed to me that I just do not see the treasured icons and items. And as it turned out - they were not there. And that's where I found them, will reveal the secret.

To begin, open the menu "System Preferences." We are interested in the category "System" and there select "Users and Groups".

Here we have in store for the "Login Parameters" - this is exactly what we need and not found in the "Network" menu.

Remove the lock by entering a password and select a cherished tab. You see, at the bottom of the item "Network Server accounts"? Yes, its just we need to connect the respective button.

In the resulting window, enter all the required information: name of the server (you can ip), ID and a bunch of computer login and password to add the machine to the domain. Of course, you must have rights in the domain for this operation.

We go back to the previous screen, and draw attention to the paragraph "Auto-Login". If your Mac is used for personal use at home, at work and you are using an account from Active Directory, I advise you to set to "Off." This parameter. Thus, at the start of the system you will get the shape of the input login and password, which will be able to use the data domain uchetki. Also, just in case, tick the item "Show input menu in the login window."
The rest of the items, except for prompts VoiceOver can leave the default.

That's all. Even rebooting is not necessary (as it is annoying on Windows). Close the lock, so no one can change the settings without authentication.

It remains only to only log into the system using their data. In the upper right corner next to the clock, there is a new menu with the currently active account. If you decide to go under the domain uchetki, just click on your username and select "Login Window". You will see the standard form on which you need to enter the data type domainnameuser and password (do not forget about the domain name!).

Switch between accounts at any time by entering your password for each. Switching takes place very rapidly, and the session is not necessarily complete.
All the setting is completed. Added whether our machine, you can view Acive Directory.