active directory introduction
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Introduction to Microsoft Active Directory
1Grade Level / Audience - post-secondary students enrolled in a computer related college or university program.
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Learning Goal(s)I will be able to define what Active Directory is and what it’s used for.
I will be able to describe the basic functions of active directory
I will be able to describe the tools needed to use and manage Active Directory
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How does it know who you are?
We login to a computer daily, but how does your computer at work or school know if you’ve changed
your password? or how does it know to get your information when you login, and your co-workers
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Active Directory
Active Directory is a phone book for your computer network
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“Active Directory is a tool that allows computers connected to it to reference a common database, stored on a server for usernames and passwords. Then apply
settings to connected computers based on information programmed by the administrator”
- Rand Morimoto (Windows Server 2012 Unleashed)
Active DirectoryIn one instance, AD is about using resources efficiently and helping people to remember only one set of credentials for all connected resources
AD is also about control, administrators can control every aspect of connected computers down to the colour of your desktop wallpaper.
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Why would you want to do this? • Helps technical
support • One set of permissions
for the whole company • Task automation• Single Sign On • Better security
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What’s the down side
The connected computers become part of a greater whole. Permissions and Settings are inherited from the server. Computer will behave differently if disconnected from the hive
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Active Directory History Built on the Microsoft Exchange directory platform first introduced for Windows NT 4.0
First introduced as a standard in Windows 2000
Compatible with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) which allows it to share usernames and passwords across third party systems.
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• Microsoft and Active Directory are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation • Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Exchange are copyright terms - copyright held by the Microsoft Corporation • Zacker, C. (2009). Planning Active Directory Enviornments . Microsoft Certified IT Professional - Windows Server 2008 Administrator (). Hoboken, NJ: Microsoft Press.
Typical AD - Client Server Communication
Server(s)
User Workstation
Sending Usernames and Passwords to be
checked,Status InformationReceiving
Users files, Commands, Programs to be installed
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Considerations
• Active Directory is a client server NETWORK technology, you need to have a network installed before using it
• Active Directory can be big and complicated, planning is critical to success
• Active Directory is best used in locations that need management, it’s not a solution for everyone
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How to get it
• Active Directory is included with a Windows server product licence
• You can install it on Windows 2012 Standard or DataCenter editions (current versions)
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Resources to get started
Microsoft provides training courses for Active Directory Administration
Printed books with Lab exercises are a great way to get started
www.microsoft.com/education
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Installing Active Directory
Microsoft TechNET provides a step by step overview of the process
TechNET is a freely accessible online resource to help you configure Microsoft Products
Access the directions for installing Active Directory at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574166.aspx
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Connecting Computers
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Step 1 - Click Start, Computer, Properties
Step 2 - Click Change Settings
Step 3 - Enter the name of the AD domain under domainClick OK, Reboot the computer
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Types of AD ObjectsUsers - Individual User Accounts
Groups - Used for Security - Users can be added to groups and groups can be given permissions
Organizational Units - Used to logically organize Active Directory databases
Computers - Individual computers connected to the Active Directory
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Objects are “things” Active Directory can manage
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A look inside
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Organization Units - Dividing Functional
Sections
Groups
User Account
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Tools UsedMMC - Microsoft Management Console - A flexible tool that contains many modules for managing Active Directory and Windows components - Installed in Windows 2012 Automatically
RSAT - Remote Management Tools - Allows Administrators to install the MMC components of the server onto their workstations for remote management
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• Microsoft and Active Directory are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. • MMC, Microsoft Management Console and Windows 2012 are all software programs created by the Microsoft Corporation • RSAT is a software program created and licensed by the Microsoft Corporation• Windows 2012 is copyright of the Microsoft Corporation• Morimoto, R. (20122013). Active Directory Domain Services Primer. Windows Server 2012 unleashed (). Indianapolis, IN: Sams.
Final Thoughts• Active Directory can help
you manage your users and computers better, however it’s complicated to understand. Take the time to get to know it properly before leaping in. A little bit of knowledge can go a long way.
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Bibliography and CreditsPrimary Source - Morimoto, R. (20122013). Active Directory Domain Services Primer. Windows Server 2012 unleashed (). Indianapolis, IN: Sams.
Primary Source - Zacker, C. (2009). Planning Active Directory Environments . Microsoft Certified IT Professional - Windows Server 2008 Administrator (). Hoboken, NJ: Microsoft Press.
Secondary Source - Thomson, I (2013). Compiled Lecture Notes. Sir Sandford Fleming College . Peterborough, Ontario
Secondary Source - Microsoft TechNET Knowledge Base (2014). The Microsoft Corporation
Active Directory, Windows, Windows 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 2003, MMC, and RSAT are copyright works and trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation
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