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Domain Accounts
Windows XP
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Using Your Domain Account
Windows XP, personal machines
About
domain membership
Connecting to
file servers
Logging
out
Changing your
domain password
About domain membership
Your Windows XP computer
must be designated a "member" of the Wellesley domain in order for you to log
in to the domain at startup and change your domain password. Since computers
not
owned by Wellesley College are not domain members, when you start up your
personal Windows XP machine you are logging in to the computer itself, not to
the domain. To use a file server such as NTM, you must log in to the domain
when
you connect to the file server. To change the password for your domain account,
you must use a public Windows machine.
Connecting to file servers
To connect to a Windows
file server such as NTM:
- From the Start menu, choose Run.
- In the Open: field, type \\ followed
by the name of the server to which you want to connect (e.g., \\ntm). Then
click OK.
- The Connect to
window will appear. In the User name field, type
wellesley\ followed by your domain user name (e.g.,
wellesley\wwellesl); in the Password field, type your domain
password. Click OK. Note: To preserve the security of your
account,
do not check Remember my password.
Logging out
To prevent others from gaining access to
private server directories to which your domain account may have access, you
should log out of the domain when you are finished using the server. To log out:
- From the Start menu, choose Log Off.
- In the Log Off Windows window, click Log Off.
If the Log Off option does not appear in the Start menu:
- Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE.
- Click Log Off.
- When you are asked if you are sure you want to log off, click Yes.
Shutting down your computer will automatically log you out.
Changing your domain password
To change your password on campus only:
You will first need to enroll with the Password Station.
1. Enter your Wellesley Username and click on “Continue” button.
2. You will be prompted to enter your current Domain password, click on “Continue” button.
3. Select your challenge question from each drop down list, each question and answer must be unique. They are not case sensitive. Make sure you select answers that are LONG-TERM Memory based and that you will not forget in 6 months, such as the street you grew up on. When all questions are answered click on “Continue” button
4. Congratulations you are enrolled and you can now change your password and manage your domain account.
