Creating a List from the Active Directory

Rather than having the Control Center discover all network computers on startup, you can discover all available computers one time and then pick and choose which ones to add to your network configuration (NetConfig.xml) list. You must be on a domain network with Active Directory Services (ADS) enabled. This function simply uses ADS to obtain a list of computers.

To create a list from the active directory

Click the Advanced button if you don't see the bottom portion of this box

  1. Right-click on the Control Center icon in the left pane.

  2. Select All Tasks and Edit Computer List to open the Network Configuration Edit box.

  3. In the lower portion of the box, click the Discover button. A message asks if you would like to use ADS to get a list of computers on your network.

  4. Click Yes. Wait for the list to appear in the lower portion of the Network Configuration Edit box.

  5. Now you can select any computer from the lower list and click the Add button to add it to your current computer configuration in the upper list.

  6. Select any computer from the upper list and click Remove to remove the computer from the current configuration.

  1. When you are finished, if you want to save the list under a different file name, click Save As in the upper portion of the box. Otherwise click Done. A message asks you if you would like to save your configuration changes. Click Yes, and click Yes again to write over the existing configuration file.

  2. If you have saved your list under a different name, Select your list to be loaded on startup from the Control Center Properties Network panel. The list will be loaded automatically the next time you start the Control Center.

    If you have written over the existing file selected to load and startup, you are prompted to reload the list now.