Place your mouse cursor on My
Computer on the device desktop and right-click to see the menu.
Select Properties
from this menu.
Click the Computer
Name tab in the Properties
window.
Endpoint users can verify the Workgroup or Active Directory domain their devices are configured for. Here are some definitions for reference.
Active Directory is a Windows-based directory service that stores information about resources (such as printers, users, computers, and groups) and makes this information available to users and other computers.
A Workgroup is a logical collection of computers that share resources. Normally, workgroups are composed of the computers within a single department or a small company. Each computer can share resources with all other computers. Within a company, different departments may be workgroups and each may have a unique name to identify the workgroup.
Like a workgroup, a domain is a logical collection of computers that share resources. One of the key differences is that there is a single server that is responsible for managing security and other user-related information for the domain. This server allows login validation, by which a user logs into the domain and not into a single computer
Here are steps to verify the workgroup or Active Directory domain devices are configured for:
Place your mouse cursor on My
Computer on the device desktop and right-click to see the menu.
Select Properties
from this menu.
Click the Computer
Name tab in the Properties
window.
The device's workgroup is listed on this screen.
To view the workgroup on a device with Windows Vista OS:
Click Start.
Right-click My Computer and select Properties from the menu displayed.
Click System.
The System window details are displayed.
The device's workgroup is listed on this screen.