Windows Server 2012: Install, Configure, and Administer Active Directory

Learn how to install, configure, and administer Active Directory and organize computers, users, groups, and other objects on your Windows-based network.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Installing Domain Servers

• Understanding what a domain controller does
• Adding domain controllers to a domain
• Configuring a server to add to a domain
• Upgrading Active Directory Domain Services
• Removing domain controllers
• Removing a domain controller from a domain
• Configuring a global catalog server
• Understanding DNS and Active Directory Domain Services

2. Creating and Managing Users and Computers in Active Directory

• Understanding and creating user objects
• Creating users
• Creating and using a user template
• Understanding computer objects
• Creating computer objects
• Using Active Directory to disable user accounts

3. Creating and Managing Groups and Organizational Units in Active Directory

• Understanding organizational units and groups
• Creating organizational units
• Using organizational units to delegate Active Directory management tasks
• Working with groups
• Creating groups
• Managing groups and group memberships

Conclusion

• Next steps