Amazon FSx File Gateway is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers of FSx File Gateway can continue to use the service normally. For capabilities similar to FSx File Gateway, visit [this blog post](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/switch-your-file-share-access-from-amazon-fsx-file-gateway-to-amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server/).

# Configure Microsoft Active Directory domain access settings
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In this step, you configure access settings to join your Amazon FSx File Gateway to a Microsoft Active Directory domain.

**To configure Active Directory settings**

1. In the Storage Gateway console, choose **FSx file systems** from the navigation menu.

1. Choose **Attach FSx file system**.

1. On the **Confirm gateway** page, choose the gateway you want to join to your Active Directory domain from the drop-down menu.

   If you don't have a gateway, you must create one. Make sure your gateway can resolve the name of your Active Directory Domain Controller. For information, see [Prerequisites](Requirements.md#user-requirements).

1. Enter values for the **Active Directory settings**:
**Note**  
If your gateway is already joined to a domain, you don't need to join again. Go to the next step.
   +  For **Domain name**, enter the domain name of the Active Directory that you want to use.
   + For **Domain user**, enter the user name of the Active Directory user that you want to use to join the gateway to the domain. This user must have the necessary permissions. For more information, see [Active Directory service account permission requirements](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/filegateway/latest/filefsxw/ad-serviceaccount-permissions.html).
   + For **Domain password**, enter the password for the user.
   + For **Organizational unit- optional**, you can specify an organizational unit the Active Directory belongs to.
**Note**  
If you leave this field blank, joining a domain creates an Active Directory computer account in the default computers container (which is not an OU), using the gateway's **Gateway ID** as the account name (for example, SGW-1234ADE). It is not possible to customize the name of this account.  
If your Active Directory environment requires that you pre-stage accounts to facilitate the join domain process, you will need to create this account ahead of time.  
If your Active Directory environment has a designated OU for new computer objects, you must specify that OU when joining the domain.
   + Enter a value for **Domain controller(s) - optional**. 

1. Choose **Next** to open the **Attach FSx File system** page.

**Next step**

[Attach an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system](attach-fsxw-filesystem.md)