Link to an Active Directory Group

Associate a group profile to an Active directory group.

Note: You must be assigned the role of Administrator to perform this operation.

1. In the New Group Profile dialog box, click Linked to. If you are editing an existing group, use the Group Profile dialog box.
2. In the Link to an Active Directory Group dialog box:
   • Select Windows Authentication checkbox to add or edit the Active Directory group name.
   • Enter the Active directory group name, or alternatively click Select Domain Group to browse and add the group from the Active Directory domain.
   • In the Select Group dialog box, click Locations to specify the domain containing the Active Directory account. In the Locations dialog box, select the domain to use and then click OK.
   • In the Select Group dialog box, enter the name of the group to add from the Active Directory domain. Alternatively, click Advanced to search for the groups.
   • Once the group has been specified, click OK in the Select Group dialog box. The selected Active Directory domain group is added to the group name.
   • Click OK.
3. Click OK.