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With Windows 2000, Microsoft introduced Active Directory (ADS), which is a large 
database/information store. Prior to Active Directory the Windows OS could not 

store additional information in its domain database. Active Directory also solved 
the problem of locating resources; which previously relied on Network 

Neighborhood, and was slow. Managing users and groups were among other 
issues Active Directory solved. 

Active Directory was built as a scalable, extensible directory service that was 

designed to meet corporate needs. A repository for storing user information, 
accounts, passwords, printers, computers, network information and other data, 

Microsoft calls Active Directory a "namespace" where names can be resolved. 

ADS lets the N5200PRO integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office 
environment. This means the N5200PRO is able to recognize your office users and 

passwords on the ADS server. Other major benefits ADS support provides include: 
 

1.  Easy integration of the N5200PRO into the existing office IT infrastructure 

 

The N5200PRO acts as a member of the ADS. This feature significantly 
lowers the overhead of the system administrator. For example, corporate 
security policies and user privileges on an ADS server can be enforced 

automatically on the N5200PRO. 

 

2.  Centralized user/password database 

 

The N5200PRO does not maintain its own copy of the user/password 
database. This avoids data inconsistency between the N5200PRO and 

other servers. For example, without ADS support, an administrator might 
need to remove a specific user privilege on the N5200PRO and each 
individual server. With ADS support, the change on an ADS server is 

known to all of its ADS members.