Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC for Dell Wyse Thin Clients Administrator’s Guide

Participating in domains

You can participate in domains by joining the thin client device to a domain or by using roaming profiles.

1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Go to Start > Control Panel > System.
   The System window is displayed.
3. In the Computer name, domain and workgroup settings section, click Change Settings.
   The System Properties dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Change option to change the domain or workgroup.
   1. Click Domain.
      The Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box is displayed.
   2. Enter the domain of your choice.
   3. Click OK.
5. To join a thin client device to a domain, click Network ID.
   The Join a Domain or Workgroup wizard is displayed. On the first page of the wizard, select the option that describes your network.
   • Business Network—Click this option if your thin client is a part of business network and you use it to connect to other clients at work.
     1. Click Next.

     2. Select the option according to your company’s network availability on a domain.

        If you select the option Network with a domain, then enter the following information:

        • User name
        • Password
        • Domain name

        If you select the option Network without a domain, then enter Workgroup, and then click Next.

        NOTE You can click Next even if you do not know the workgroup name.
     3. To apply the changes, you must restart the computer. Click Finish.
        NOTE Before restarting your computer, save any open files and close all programs.
   • Home Network—Click this option if your thin client is a home client and it is not a part of a business network. To apply the changes, you must restart the computer. Click Finish.
   CAUTION Exercise caution when joining the thin client device to a domain as the profile that is downloaded at logon could overflow the cache or flash memory.

   When adding the thin client device to a domain, the Unified Write Filter should be disabled so that the domain information can be permanently stored on the thin client device. The Unified Write Filter should remain disabled through the next restart as information is written to the thin client on the restart after joining the domain. This UWF is important when joining an Active Directory domain. For details on disabling and enabling the Unified Write Filter, see Before configuring your thin clients.

   To make the domain changes permanent, complete the following:

   1. Disable the Unified Write Filter.
   2. Join the domain.
   3. Restart the thin client.
   4. Enable the Unified Write Filter.
      NOTE

      If you use the Write Filter Enable icon to enable the Write Filter, the thin client restarts automatically.