First-Time Setup Wizard
When you launch Synology Directory Server and there is no existing domain detected, you will see the domain deployment wizard that will guide you through the process of setting up your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$ as a domain controller.
Before you start
Before you start, make sure you have done the following tasks for your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$:
- Obtain a static IP address: To avoid clients from being disconnected because of changes in Synology Directory Server's IP address, you need to set up a static IP address in your local area network for your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$.
- Leave domain/LDAP: If your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$ has already joined a domain or an LDAP directory, you must leave the domain/LDAP before launching Synology Directory Server. This package is not compatible with their configurations.
- Make sure no domain name conflict exists on the local area network: Synology Directory Server will not be found by clients if more than one of the domains have the same name on the local area network. You can use another name, or remove the domains with the same name.
Create a new domain
- Click Create a domain in the setup wizard, which pops up when you first launch Synology Directory Server.
- Enter the following information:
- Domain name: Enter an FQDN (fully qualified domain name) for the domain, e.g., synology.local
- Workgroup: The workgroup name (or the NetBIOS domain name) will be automatically filled in this field. For instance, if your domain name is synology.local, the default workgroup name is synology.
- Password: Enter a password for the administrator account of your domain.
- Confirm password: Enter the password again in this field.
- Click Next, and the wizard will run a precondition check. There are three types of results for each test item:
: The test item has passed.
: There are one or more minor issues needed to be resolved. These issues may cause abnormalities of domain services. Click Detail on the right side of each issue to learn more information. After you check the issue details, please follow the instructions to fix the issue, and click Submit to run the precondition check again.
Note: You can also click Cancel to skip the issue and continue the wizard.
: There are one or more critical issues needed to be resolved immediately. These issues will cause failures of the domain creating process. Please do the following for each issue:
- Click Detail on the right side of each issue.
- Follow the instructions on the pop-up window to troubleshoot the issue.
- Click Submit to run the precondition check again.
- After completing the precondition check without any critical issues, you can click Apply to start managing the domain on your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$.
Note:
To comply with the password strength requirements, your password must contain at least 3 of the following rules:
- Uppercase letters of the Latin (including A-Z with diacritic marks), Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets
- Lowercase letters of the Latin alphabets (including a-z with diacritic marks), Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets
- Numeric characters (0-9)
- Special characters, including #, $, !, et cetera
- Unicase Unicode alphabets, including those in Asian languages
Migrate from a Windows Server domain
- Click Migrate from a Windows Server domain in the setup wizard, which pops up when you first launch Synology Directory Server.
- Enter the following information:
- Domain name: Enter the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of the Windows domain you want to migrate to Synology Directory Server.
- DNS Server: Enter the IP address of a DNS server that can resolve the Windows domain controllers.
- Account: Enter the domain's administrator account in the following format:
DOMAIN_NAME\ADMINISTRATOR_ACCOUNT
- Password: Enter the password of the administrator account.
- Click Next, and the wizard will run a precondition check. There are three types of results for each test item:
: The test item has passed.
: There are one or more minor issues needed to be resolved. These issues may cause abnormalities of domain services. Click Detail on the right side of each issue to learn more information. After you check the issue details, please follow the instructions to fix the issue, and click Submit to run the precondition check again.
Note: You can also click Cancel to skip the issue and continue the wizard.
: There are one or more critical issues needed to be resolved immediately. These issues will cause failures of the domain creating process. Please do the following for each issue:
- Click Detail on the right side of each issue.
- Follow the instructions on the pop-up window to troubleshoot the issue.
- Click Submit to run the precondition check again.
- After completing the precondition check without any critical issues, you can click Apply to start managing the domain on your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$.
Add a domain controller to an existing Synology domain
- Click Add a domain controller to an existing domain in the setup wizard, which pops up when you first launch Synology Directory Server.
- Enter the following information:
- Domain name: the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of the existing Synology domain.
- DNS Server: Enter the IP address of a DNS server that can resolve the existing Synology domain controller.
- Account: Enter the domain's administrator account in the following format:
DOMAIN_NAME\ADMINISTRATOR_ACCOUNT
- Password: Enter the password of the administrator account.
- Click Next, and the wizard will run a precondition check. There are three types of results for each test item:
: The test item has passed.
: There are one or more minor issues needed to be resolved. These issues may cause abnormalities of domain services. Click Detail on the right side of each issue to learn more information. After you check the issue details, please follow the instructions to fix the issue, and click Submit to run the precondition check again.
Note: You can also click Cancel to skip the issue and continue the wizard.
: There are one or more critical issues needed to be resolved immediately. These issues will cause failures of the domain creating process. Please do the following for each issue:
- Click Detail on the right side of each issue.
- Follow the instructions on the pop-up window to troubleshoot the issue.
- Click Submit to run the precondition check again.
- After completing the precondition check without any critical issues, you can click Apply to start managing the domain on your $_DSPRODUCTNAME_$.