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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