Action
Log on to the server with a user name of administrator and a password of Password! (don’t
forget the exclamation point).
In Server Manager (the icon next to the Start button), expand Roles -> Active Directory Domain
Services -> Active Directory Users and Computer -> experimental.lab. Click Users.
Right-click the Users folder, select New, and then User.
Use your own first name and last name. For the user log-on name, type the first letter of your
first name followed by your last name. Click Next.
For the password, type a password of your choice. To meet complexity requirements, it must be
at least seven characters long and have characters in three out of the following four character
sets: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. Click Next. The
summary appears with your name in it. Remember how to add a user. In future labs, you will
have to know it.
Click Finish.
Minimize the server window.
STEP 2: Allow User to Log On; Then Log On as the User You Created
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Because ElementK is a remote environment, we first have to allow the user to log on remotely.
Before you go through the following, restart the Windows 7 PC by clicking the Send Ctrl-Alt-
Delete button, clicking the red arrow in the lower right, and clicking Restart. Click OK at the
error message, then close the window. After a minute or so, click the PC icon again.
Action
Log on to the PC (the icon on the right) as experimental\administrator. Naturally, because you
are using the same user as when you logged on to the server, the password is the same too. If
the “Set Network Location” window opens, click Work Network, then Close.
Click Start, right-click Computer, and click Properties. The System window opens.
In the left panel, click Remote settings.
Under Remote Desktop, click the Select Users button.
In the Remote Desktop Users dialog box, click the Add button.