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Set the NAS to use a DC as its DNS server

From the Start screen click on "Control Panel".
From "Control Panel", open "Network and Sharing Center".
From "Network and Sharing Center", click on "Change adapter settings" on the upper left.
Right-click on the first Ethernet adapter.
Click on "Properties".
Scroll down to "Internet Protocol Version 4" (or version 6 if you are using TCP/IPv6), select it and click Properties.
Set a static IP address (preferable) and set the DC as the preferred DNS server, then click OK.

Joining the WSS 2012 NAS to the AD domain

Open "Server Manager" on the NAS and select "Local Server".
Click on the link on the current workgroup name to change in. In this case it is the default "WORKGROUP".
Click Change in the property sheet that comes up.
Click on the radio button to select "Domain".
Type in the domain name. This may need to be the fully qualified domain name depending on your domain configuration.
You will be asked for a username and password for an account with permission to join the domain. This will probably be a domain administrator.
After the join is successful, you should get this welcome message. Click OK.
You will get a notification that a restart is required to complete the operation. Click OK.
Click Close to close System Properties.
Click Restart Now to restart the NAS and finish the process to join the NAS to the domain.