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Windows AD accounts let you manage access to Windows servers using Active Directory domain credentials. Users connect through Web Access (a browser-based RDP client) or CLI (using your own RDP client) to any allowed host, and every session is recorded.
Windows AD accounts require session recordings to be stored in an external S3 bucket. Configure this in the template before creating Windows AD accounts.

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Creating an Account

1

Start adding an account

Go to Privileged Access Management → Accounts and click Add Account.
2

Select a folder and template

Choose which folder to add the account to, then select a Windows AD template.
3

Enter connection details

FieldDescription
NameA descriptive name (e.g., domain-admin)
FQDNFully qualified domain name (e.g., corp.example.com)
DC AddressDomain controller hostname or IP for LDAP
Allowed HostsHostnames or IPs this account can connect to (one per line)
LDAP PortLDAP port (default: 389)
RDP PortRDP port (default: 3389)
Use LDAPSEnable LDAP over SSL
4

Enter credentials

FieldDescription
UsernameDomain username in DOMAIN\username format (e.g., CORP\Administrator)
PasswordDomain password
5

Save

Click Create.

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Connecting

Web Access provides a browser-based RDP client:
  1. Go to Privileged Access Management → My Access
  2. Find the account and click Launch
  3. If the account has multiple allowed hosts, select which host to connect to
  4. Click Connect in Browser
  5. A remote desktop session opens in a new tab
You get a full Windows desktop. To disconnect, log out or close the tab.

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Allowed Hosts

Unlike single-server Windows accounts, Windows AD accounts can connect to multiple hosts. When you create the account, you define the list of allowed hosts. Users choose which host to connect to when launching a session. This is useful for domain admin accounts that need access to multiple servers — you can manage a single account with one set of credentials while controlling which servers it can access.

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Next Steps

Windows Accounts

Add single-server Windows accounts.

Sessions

View and manage sessions.