# User Guide

## Modify Domain

Modifying a domain allows you to modify the way BEA Guardian communicates with the domains you have activated. You use the Domain Properties dialog box to modify a domain. It can be opened in any of the following ways:

- Select a domain from the Active Domain Table and click the Modify Domain button.
- Right-click a domain in the Domain Explorer and select Modify Domain from the pop-up context menu.

The Domain Properties dialog box allows you to change the following aspects of Guardian's communication with a target domain:

- The administrator account username and password Guardian uses to access the domain - please note that changing the username and password in Guardian does not change the username and password on the domain.
- Whether to remember the username and password - if selected, the username and password are encrypted and stored on disk. Then, whenever Guardian needs to access the domain, the domain's username and password are filled in automatically. Otherwise, you have to enter them for each operation that accesses the domain.
- Whether to use a proxy server to access the domain - if selected, you must add a proxy server and manually deploy the Guardian Agent onto the target domain.

#### Related Concepts

- Domain
- Security & Privacy

#### Related Tasks

- Activate Domain
- Inventory Domain
- Evaluate Domain

#### Related Reference

- Domain Properties
- Active Domain Table
- Domain Explorer
- Add Proxy Servers
- Manually Deploy Guardian Agent