In this Onsite course, you will learn how to better manage and protect data access and information, simplify deployment and management of your identity infrastructure, and provide more secure access to data. You will learn how to configure some of the key features in Active Directory such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, Dynamic Access Control (DAC), Work Folders, Work Place Join, Certificate Services, and Rights Management Services (RMS). This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 10969: Active Directory Services with Windows Server.

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of networking
• Intermediate understanding of network operating systems
• Basic knowledge of server hardware
• Experience creating objects in Active Directory
• Concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server environment

Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Active Directory, Identity, and Access
• Active Directory Components and Concepts
• Install AD DS

Administering Active Directory Securely and Efficiently

• Work with Active Directory Administration Tools
• Custom Consoles and Least Privilege
• Find Objects in Active Directory
• Use Windows PowerShell to Administer Active Directory

Managing Users and Service Accounts

• Create and Administer User Accounts
• Configure User Object Attributes
• Automate User Account Creation
• Create and Configure Managed Service Accounts

Managing Groups

• Administer Groups
• Best Practices for Group Management

Managing Computer Accounts

• Create Computers and Join the Domain
• Administer Computer Objects and Accounts
• Perform an Office Domain Join

Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Understand Group Policy
• Implement Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Manage Group Policy Scope
• Group Policy Processing
• Troubleshoot Policy Application

Managing User Desktop with Group Policy

• Implement Administrative Templates
• Configure Group Policy Preferences
• Manage Software with GPSI

Managing Enterprise Security and Configuration with Group Policy Settings

• Manage Group Membership by Using Group Policy Settings
• Manage Security Settings
• Auditing
• Software Restriction Policy and AppLocker

Securing Administration

• Delegate Administrative Permissions
• Audit Active Directory Administration

Improving the Security of Authentication in an AD DS Domain

• Configure Password and Lockout Policies
• Audit Authentication
• Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers

Configuring Domain Name System (DNS)

• Install and Configure DNS Server in an AD DS Domain
• Integration of AD DS, DNS, and Windows
• Advanced DNS Configuration and Administration

Administering AD DS Domain Controllers

• Domain Controller Installation Options
• Install a Server Core DC
• Manage Operations Masters
• Configure DFS Replication of SYSVOL

Managing Sites and Active Directory Replication

• Configure Sites and Subnets
• Configure Replication

Directory Service Continuity

• Monitor Active Directory
• Manage the Active Directory Database
• Active Directory Recycle Bin
• Back Up and Restore AD DS and Domain Controllers

Managing Multiple Domains and Forests

• Configure Domain and Forest Functional Levels
• Manage Multiple Domains and Trust Relationships
• Move Objects between Domains and Forests

Install an AD DS DC to Create a Single Domain Forest

• Perform Post-Installation Configuration Tasks
• Install a New Windows Server 2008 Forest with the Windows Interface
• Raise Domain and Forest Functional Levels

Administer Active Directory Using Administrative Tools

• Perform Administrative Tasks by Using Administrative Tools
• Create a Custom Active Directory Administrative Console
• Perform Administrative Tasks with Least Privilege, Run as Administrator, and User Account Control

Find Objects in Active Directory

• Using Saved Queries

Use PowerShell to Administer Active Directory

reate and Administer User Accounts

• Create User Accounts
• Administer User Accounts

Configure User Object Attributes

• Examine User Object Attributes
• Manage User Object Attributes
• Create Users from a Template

Automate User Account Creation

• Export and Import Users with CSVDE
• Import Users with LDIFDE
• Import Users by Using Windows PowerShell

Create and Administer Managed Service Accounts

Administer Groups

• Implement Role-Based Management Using Groups

Best Practices for Group Management

• Implement Best Practices for Group Management

Create Computers and Join the Domain

• Join a Computer to the Domain with the Windows Interface
• Securing Computer Joins
• Managing Computer Account Creation

Administer Computer Objects and Accounts

• Administer Computer Objects Throughout Their Lifecycle
• Administer and Troubleshoot Computer Accounts

Configure an Offline Domain Join

Implement Group Policy

• Create, Edit, and Link GPOs
• Use Filtering and Commenting

Manage Group Policy Scope

• Configure GPO Scope with Links
• Configure GPO Scope with Filtering
• Configure Loopback Processing

Troubleshoot Policy Application

• Perform RSoP Analysis
• Using the Group Policy Results Wizard
• View Policy Events

Manage Administrative Templates and Central Store

Manage Group Policy Preferences

• Configure Group Policy Preferences
• Verify the Application of the Group Policy Preferences

Manage Software with GPSI

• Deploy Software with GPSI
• Upgrade Applications with GPSI

Using Group Policy to Manage Group Membership

• Configure the Membership of Administrators by Using Restricted Group Policies

Manage Security Settings

• Manage Local Security Settings
• Create a Security Template
• Use the Security Configuration Wizard

Audit File System Access

• Configure Permissions and Audit Settings
• Configure Audit Policy
• Examine Audit Events

Configure Application Control Policies

Delegate Administration

• Delegate Permission to Create and Support User Accounts
• View Delegated Permissions
• Remove and Reset Permissions

Audit Active Directory Changes

• Audit Changes to Active Directory using Default Audit Policy
• Audit Changes to Active Directory using Directory Service Changes Auditing

Configure Password and Account Lockout Policies

• Configure the Domain’s Password and Lockout Policies
• Configure Fine-Grained Password Policy

Audit Authentication

Configure Read-Only Domain Controllers (RODCs)

• Install RODC
• Configure Password Replication Policy
• Manage Credential Caching

Installing the DNS Service

• Add the DNS Server Role
• Configure Forward Lookup Zones and Resource Records

Advanced Configuration of DNS

• Enable Scavenging of DNS Zones
• Create Reverse Lookup Zones
• Explore Domain Controller Location
• Configure Name Resolution for External Domains

Install Domain Controllers

• Create an Additional DC with the AD DS Installation Wizard
• Add a Domain Controller from the Command Line
• Remove a Domain Controller
• Create a Domain Controller from Installation Media

Install a Server Core DC

• Perform Post-Installation Configuration on Server Core
• Create a Domain Controller with Server Core

Transfer Operations Master Roles

• Identify Operations Masters
• Transfer Roles

Configure the Global Catalog and Universal Membership Caching

• Configure a Global Catalog
• Configure Universal Group Membership

Configure DFS-R Replication of SYSVOL

• Observe the Replication of SYSVOL
• Prepare to Migrate to DFS-R
• Migrate SYSVOL Replication to DFS-R
• Verify DFS-R Replication of SYSVOL