How to Use the Create Computer Account Webpage

Updated 2/01/2005 Version 1.0

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I. Overview

The Create Computer Account page is a web interface that allows OU administrators to create new computer account(s) in their OU.

A.  Requirements

• Browser:
  • Version: Internet Explorer 5.x or higher.
  • Configuration Requirement: Add the Create Computer Account URL to the Intranet Sites list.
• Machine:
  • Operating System: Windows 2000 or higher
  • Domain Membership: campus.berkeley.edu
• Credentials:
  • Logged on as CalNetAD administrator
  • Launch browser in the context of your CalNetAD administrator account (Use runas)

B.  Internet Explorer Configuration

Follow these steps to add the web page URL to the list of Intranet sites for the Internet Explorer browser. Omitting this step will cause the browser to prompt for your account and password.

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools menu.
3. Select Options...
4. Click the Security tab.
5. Select the Local Intranet zone.
6. Click on the Sites... button.
7. Click the Advanced... button.
8. In the Add this web site to the zone: text box, type http://ad-pw01.berkeley.edu/createcomputer.
9. Click the Add button.
10. Click on the OK button 3 times to apply the change.

II. Data Requirements

To complete a computer account creation, you must specify the computer account(s) and the target OU.

Figure 1

A.  CalNet ID

You can specify 1 or more Computer Accounts to create in the target OU, 1 Account per line, as shown in the graphic below.   Multiple Accounts can be entered by typing the information directly within the text box or by cutting and pasting from another document. There is a maximum of 25 computers that can be created at one time.

Figure 2

B.  Target Organizational Unit

Figure 3

The examples below are based on the OU hierarchy shown on Figure 3.

Examples

1.  To create a computer account in the top-level CollegeB OU, enter:

2.  To create a computer account in the Users OU under the top-level CollegeB OU, enter:

3.  To create a computer account in the 3rd-level IT Department OU, enter:

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