Create Computer Account

You can create computer accounts to enable network computers communicate with the domain. Windows Server 2003 creates a computer account when you add the computer to the domain.

To create a computer account:

1. Select Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. The Active Directory Users and Computers console appears.

2. Click Computers. The list of computers appears.

3. Select Action > New > Computer. The New Object - Computer dialog box appears.

The different options on the New Object-Computer dialog box are:

> Computer name - Specifies a name for a Windows 2000 computer account

> Computer name (pre-Windows 2000) - Specifies a name for a computer running versions earlier than Windows 2000

> User or group - Specifies the group the computer will belong to

> Assign this computer account as a pre-windows 2000 computer - Specifies to create a

> Assign this computer account as a backup domain computer - Specifies to create a backup domain controller for the computer account.

4. Enter the name for the computer in the Computer name text box, for example, Computer-1.

5. Click Next. The Managed dialog box appears.

6. Click Next. The Summary screen appears.

7. Click Finish. Windows Server 2003 creates the Computer-1 account and lists it under Computers.