Can you connect a Mac to a windows network

I was wanting to know if it is possible for a Mac to access our servers securely. The Mac was connected before but that was because it was an unsecure server but that has been fixed and since then the Mac no longer connects
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Hi Zachary,
I believe what you are looking for is to force a mobile account creation at logon. This at least allows me to log into my Mac with my AD credentials whether I'm connected to the network or not.
To do this, go to System Preferences and then Users and Groups. Then select Login Options and authenticate to make changes. Click "Edit" next to Network Account Server then click Open Directory Utility. Authenticate in the Directory Utility and click "Active Directory" and then click the edit pencil icon thing. Expand the Advanced Options section and click "Create mobile account at login". Log out and then log back in as the user while connected to AD, and this should cache the password for usage offline.

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