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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 N3200 integrate itself with the existing ADS in an office environment. 
This means the N3200 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 N3200 into the existing office IT infrastructure 
 

The N3200 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 N3200. 

 

2.  Centralized user/password database 
 

The N3200 does not maintain its own copy of the user/password database. 
This avoids data inconsistency between the N3200 and other servers. For 

example, without ADS support, an administrator might need to remove a 
specific user privilege on the N3200 and each individual server. With ADS 
support, the change on an ADS server is known to all of its ADS members.