Mac Cannot Join Domain

You can either set a static ip address on your mac or let dhcp assign the ip address to mac.

Mac cannot join domain. If the lock icon at the bottom left of the page is locked click it and enter your password when prompted. Click the join button. 1 choose settings then choose users groups.

If your mac is unable to communicate with domain controller the domain join will fail. This brings up the users groups page. At this point we really get down to business.

Steps to join or bind a mac to a windows domain. If you are using a mac on a network in a windows domain environment you can join the mac to the domain by following these steps. Macs bind to the domain but the configuration process poses various challenges to admins working in a heterogeneous environment.

Before you bind or join a mac to active directory domain ensure the mac is connected to the network. Let me now cover the steps to join or bind a mac to a windows or active directory domain. By default the user login options are locked to prevent unauthorized changes.

2 select the user account you want to join to the domain then click login options. This step unlocks the settings so that you can join the domain. Select active directory then click the edit settings for the selected service button.

You re prompted to enter the name of the domain you want to join. Click the lock icon. Enter the dns host name of the active directory domain you want to bind to the computer you re configuring.