Configure Active Directory on Windows Server

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Configure Active Directory on Windows Server

Step 1: Install Active Directory Domain Services

Install “Active Directory Domain Services” role through Server Manager roles.

• On you Windows Server Machine, click on Start -> Server Manager -> Add Roles and Features.

• After selecting Add Roles and Features, click on Next.

• Choose Role-based or feature-based installation options and click on Next button.

• Choose Select a server from the server pool option and select the server from the server pool and click on Next button.

• Choose the Active Directory Domain Services option from the list of roles and click on the Next button.

• Click on Add Features from the add features that are required for the Active Directory Domain Services window.

• Choose nothing from the list of features and click on Next button.

• In the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) choose nothing and click on Next button.

• Now, click on the Promote this server to a domain controller option and click on Close button.

Step 2: Configuring the Active Directory

• To configure the Active Directory, select Add a new forest and enter the Root domain name. After entering the details, click on the Next button.

• Enter the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password and then click on the Next button.

• Do not choose anything and leave the default settings and click on the Next button.

• Confirm the NetBIOS domain name and click on the Next button.

• Specify the location of the AD DS database, log files and SYSVOL and then, click on the Next button.

• You can review your selections and click on the Next button.

• Once all the prerequisites are checked, click on the Install button to install the Active Directory Domain Services.

Step 3: Creating Users

• Users can be created in the Active Directory to bind and connect to the Active Directory.
• To create users in the Active Directory, click on Start-> Server Manager -> Tools -> Active Directory Users and Computers.

• On the Active Directory Users and Computers click on Create a new user icon.

• Enter the user details and click on the Next button.

• Enter the Password of the user and click on the Next button.

• Click on Finish once the software has been installed.

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