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To create a domain:

When you first launch Synology Directory Server, you will be guided through the creation of your own domain.

Domain naming limitations:

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To comply with the password strength requirements, your password must contain at least 3 of the following rules:

To remove a domain:

In the Status page, you can click Remove domain to remove the domain.

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To edit the IP address of this machine:

Synology Directory Server is normally set up with a static IP. For certain reasons, you may need to change the IP address of your Synology NAS that is running Synology Directory Server. Please follow the steps below:

  1. Back up your Synology Directory Server with Hyper Backup package.
    Note: For detailed steps to create a backup task, please see this article.
  2. Change the IP address of this machine.
  3. Confirm and update the resource records in DNS Server package. For more information, please check up on the section of Synology Directory Server and DNS Resource Records below.
  4. Restart Synology Directory Server.

Synology Directory Server and DNS Resource Records

In order that Synology Directory Server can normally deliver services, all A/AAAA resource records in DNS Server must correctly point to the IP address of this machine. When a domain is created with Synology Directory Server, all A/AAAA resource records will point to the IP address of this machine by default.

However, A/AAAA resource records may not properly point to this machine under any of the following circumstances:

When encountering the cases mentioned above, please follow the steps below.

To check and update resource records in DNS Server:

  1. Go to DNS Server package > Zones.
  2. Select the concerned DNS zone (e.g. [domain name]@Active Directory or _msdcs.[domain]@Active Directory), and click Edit > Resource Record.
  3. Check the IP address set up in the A and AAAA types of resource records. Make sure all the records point to this machine or the correct server.
    Note: To batch edit, you can press and hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple resource records of the same type but with different names.
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