Using Computer Accounts for Authentication

If you do not want to use an individual account for a DSM Service, make sure that the account of the computer you are using for running the Service, owns the right access permissions.

Note the following requirements when you are using a computer account:

• Active Directory is required
• The service is installed on a computer that is using at least Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 as operating system.
• You must enable the following policy on the computer:
  Network security: Allow Local System to use computer identity for NTLM

  This is the default with newer operating systems; with Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you must activate the policy directly.