Domain Join Server
Make sure that server is configured with primary dns servers ip address pointing to the domain controller.
Domain join server. Then in the member of section enable the domain option type the domain name of your local active directory and click ok. Make sure server is able to resolve a domain name to ip address. Enter domain credentials to join the domain.
Windows server 2016 ad domain join using the gui. To join the server to the domain type d and press enter. Navigate to system and security and then click system.
Type the user password when prompted. To join a domain click change. Requirements when joining a windows server 2019 to the existing domain.
Make sure your dns settings are pointing to the correct dns server for the domain. The system properties will open under the computer name tab you can see the full computer name and workgroup name the computer by default is joined to. As i mentioned earlier you may want to rename the server before you join it to the domain.
Windows domain join was introduced in windows 7 and can still work even if there is no immediate connection. In the system properties window select change to join the managed domain. From the start screen open server manager.
Windows domain join is a feature that lets users establish a remote and secure connection to a work domain using credentials from the enterprise allowing them to effectively join that domain. On the computer name tab click change. Rename the machine to a user friendly recognizable name before adding it to the domain.