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Joining the SOONER domain
Joining the SOONER domain
Windows 10:
Click the
“Start”
menu button, then select the
“Settings”
option
Click
“System”
button
Click
“About”
on the bottom left, then select
“Rename PC”
Type in the name of your computer, and then click the
“Next”
button
Click the
“Restart now”
button
After computer restarts, log back in to, click on the
“Start”
menu button, select
“Settings”
, then select
“System”
Click
“About”
and
“Join a domain”
button
Type in the sooner domain:
“sooner.net.ou.edu”
and click the
“Next”
button
Type in your OUNet ID and password, then click the
“OK”
button
Click the
“Account type”
button if you want to switch from
“Standard”
to
“Administrator”
, then click the
“Next”
button
Click the
“Restart now”
button. The computer will restart.
After the computer restarts, click the
“OK”
button to accept the terms
Type in your OUNet ID and password. You may have to click the
“Other user”
button at the bottom left
The first time you log into the computer with your OU account, it will take a bit to set up your account on the computer.
Mac OS X
Make sure that you are logged into a local administrator account
Click the Apple menu at the top left the screen and select
“System Preferences”
Click the
“Sharing”
button
Type in what you want the name of your computer to be on the domain, then click “return” or “enter” on your keyboard to change the name
Click the magnifying glass icon in the top right of the menu bar to open Spotlight, then type in
“Directory Utility”
to search for the OS X Directory Utility, and click “return” or “enter” on the keyboard to launch
Once the Directory Utility is open, click the
lock button
on the bottom left of the window
Type in your local user account name and password to unlock
Once unlocked, select
“Active Directory”
and then click the
pen button
to edit
Type in
‘sooner.net.ou.edu’
in the
“Active Directory Domain:”
field, then click the arrow on the left to reveal more options
Click the
“Administrative”
button, then click the
checkbox
next to the
“Allow administration by:”
, then click the
“Bind…”
button
Type in your OUNet ID and password, then click the
“OK”
button
Click
“OK”
button again
Close System Preferences, then log out of the local user account
Click on the
“Other…”
button
Type in your OUNet ID and password to log into the computer using your OU account
The first time you log into the Mac with your OU account it can take a bit of time because it is setting up your account for the first time
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Thu 9/3/20 3:31 PM
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Check out this article I found in the Unified - Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDClient/30/Unified/KB/ArticleDet?ID=133">https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDClient/30/Unified/KB/ArticleDet?ID=133</a><br /><br />Joining the SOONER domain