To create a new group:
Using Adaxes Administration ConsoleLaunch the Adaxes Administration Console.
In the Console Tree, expand the service node, in which you want to create a new group (the
icon represents service nodes).
Expand
Active Directory / 
<domain>.
Select the node, under which you want to create a group.
Right-click the selected node, point to New, and click
Group.
-or-
Click
New Group on the toolbar.
In the Group Name field, type the name of the new group.
![[Tip]](img/tip.png)
Tip By default, the Group Name (pre-Windows 2000) is generated automatically by a built-in Property Pattern, but you can modify the generated value the way you need. Type optional group description.
Define the group scope: Domain Local Group, Global Group or Universal Group.
Select the group type: Security Group or Distribution Group.
Tip If the domain, you selected to create the group in, is set to the domain functional level of Windows 2000 mixed, you can specify the Security group type with the scope of Domain Local or Global only.
Click Finish or click Next to enter additional information.
![[Note]](img/note.png) | Note |
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| The fields in bold are required according to the AD schema or Property Patterns. |
Using Adaxes Web InterfaceLog in to the Adaxes Web Interface.
Click the Browsing tab in the top navigational menu.
Click the domain in which you want to create a group, and then select the location for the new group.
-or-
Click Browse above the list of managed domains and select the location for the new group.
Click
Group link below the top navigational menu.
Tip If this link is not displayed, you do not have necessary permissions to create group objects in this location or it is not allowed by the Active Directory schema. At the Create New Group page that opens, type the name of the new group in the Group Name field.
Tip By default, the Group Name (pre-Windows 2000) is generated automatically by a built-in Property Pattern, but you can modify the generated value the way you need.
Type optional group description.
Define the group scope: Domain Local Group, Global Group or Universal Group.
Select the group type: Security Group or Distribution Group.
Tip If the domain, you selected to create the group in, is set to the domain functional level of Windows 2000 mixed, you can specify the Security group type with the scope of Domain Local or Global only.
To enter additional information, click Specify more information.
Click Save.
| Note |
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| The fields in bold are required according to the AD schema or Property Patterns. |