55152AC Fundamentals of Active Directory

1 Days

6 CPD hours

This course is intended for both novice and experienced IT professionals, Network Administrators new to Active Directory, Help Desk Personnel, Network Support Personal, Desktop Support Personal, Managers that oversee IT personnel, Developers that create products that interact with Active Directory and Exchange Administrators.

At Course Completion you will
Understand the industry standards used in Active Directory and their importance.
Recognize the functionality of Domain Controllers and Active Directory Replication mechanisms.
Understand Forest, Domain and OU structure.
Recognize and understand the role of Active Directory Sites.
Skills needed to determine Domain Controller Server versions, Forest and Domain Functional levels.
Describe authentication Mechanisms in Active Directory NTLM and Kerberos.
Optimize and maintain Group Policy Objects (GPO) used in Active Directory.
Understand the functioning of Active Directory Partitions and the Global Catalog.
Fundamental understanding of using Active Directory with Cloud Services like Federation Services and Azure.

This one-day instructor-led class is intended for IT professionals and IT managers who work with Active Directory or supervise IT professionals that work with Active Directory. Additionally, IT professionals that work with products that integrate with Active Directory such as Exchange can also benefit. In this course, students learn how and why Active Directory was developed by Microsoft, the fundamental architecture, basic design, management, as well as security and fundamentals for cloud integration with services like Azure.

Module 1: Principles of Active Directory

• Development of Active Directory
• What is X.500
• LDAP
• Active Directory Architecture
• NTLM and Kerberos
• Managing operating systems with GPOs, Workplace Join and InTune
• Active Directory Groups: Domain Local, Global and Universal
• Using and Managing Active Directory Domain Controllers
• Forest and Domain Functional Levels
• Introduction to Active Directory Partitions and the Global Catalog
• Basic Forest Structure and Design
• Basic Domain Structure and Design
• Basic OU Structure and Design

Module 2: Fundamentals of WAN management with Active Directory

• Understanding AD Sites and WAN Traffic Management
• Basic AD Sites and Logon Traffic
• Introduction to AD Sites and Replication Traffic
• Bridgehead Servers and Site Link Objects
• Site Aware Applications

Module 3: Introduction to Active Directory Group Policy Objects

• Introduction to Group Policy
• Administrative Templates
• Fundamental Concepts of GPO Scripts
• Introduction to Creating and Using GPOs
• Principles of Managing Multiple GPOs
• Block, Enforce and Inheritance
• GPOs and Active Directory Versions
• Introduction to Controlling and Installing Software with GPOs, SRP and App Locker

Module 4: Principles of Active Directory Integration

• Active Directory and ?The Cloud?
• User Principle Names, Authentication and Active Directory Federated Services
• Conclusion, Additional Resources, Labs and Exercises

Additional course details:

Nexus Humans 55152AC Fundamentals of Active Directory training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward.