Which credentials must be entered into the S-Series GUI when joining the Active domain?

Question

Options

• Athe credentials of a privileged account on the Active directory server
• Bthe credentials of any account on the Active directory server
• Cthe credentials of the account (created by the S-Series) on the Active directory server when the
• Dthe S-Series administrative account

• A
  90% (44)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Joining an Active Directory domain requires privileged account credentials because the join operation itself is a domain-level administrative action - it creates a computer account object in Active Directory, which requires write permissions that only privileged (typically Domain Admin or delegated) accounts possess.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because a standard user account lacks the permissions needed to add a machine to the domain - read-only access to AD isn't sufficient.
• C is wrong because the S-Series does not pre-create an account on the AD server before the join; the join process itself is what establishes the machine account.
• D is wrong because the S-Series administrative account governs the appliance itself, not the external Active Directory infrastructure.

Memory tip: Think of joining a domain like signing a contract - only someone with authority (a privileged account) can bind the organization. A regular employee (any account) can't sign on behalf of the company, and the company's internal badge (S-Series admin account) has no authority outside its own building.

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