Audience
The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals who are new to
Active Directory and want to become familiar with Active Directory concepts.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will understand how Active Directory
server roles are used and learn about the purpose and components of Active
Directory Domain Services. Students will learn how to configure organizational
units and user, computer and group accounts. Lastly, students will learn how to
manage access to shared resources.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Basic understanding of networking.
- Basic understanding of network operating systems.
- Basic knowledge of server hardware. A+ or equivalent knowledge (not
required but expected)
Course Outline
Module 1: Exploring Windows Server 2008
Active Directory Roles
This module provides an overview of the
Active Directory server roles.
Lessons
- Overview of Active Directory Domain
Services
- Overview of Active Directory
Lightweight Directory Services
- Overview of Active Directory
Certificate Services
- Overview of Active Directory Rights
Management Services
- Overview of Active Directory
Federation Services
Lab : Exploring Windows Server
2008 Active Directory Server Roles
- Planning Active Directory Server
Role Implementations
- Understanding Active Directory
Server Role Integration with AD DS
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services
This module explains the reasons for
deploying AD DS and describes the AD DS components.
Lessons
- Overview of AD DS
- Overview of AD DS Logical
Components
- Overview of AD DS Physical
Components
Lab : Exploring AD DS Components
and Tools
- Examining the AD DS Logical
Components
- Examining the AD DS Physical
Components
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
-
Install the AD DS
management tools on a Windows Vista computer.
-
Describe the AD DS
logical components
-
Describe the AD DS
physical components
Module 3: Introduction to Active Directory Lightweight Directory
Services
This module explains how Active
Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) works and how to configure AD
LDS components.
Lessons
- AD LDS Overview
- Implementing and Administering AD
LDS
- Implementing AD LDS
Replication
- Comparing AD DS and AD
LDS
Lab : Configuring AD LDS
- Configuring AD LDS Instances and
Application Partitions
- Configuring AD LDS Access
Control
- Configuring AD LDS
Replication
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
-
Configure AD LDS
instances and application partitions.
-
Configure AD LDS
access control.
-
Configure AD LDS
replication.
Module 4: Introduction to Active Directory Certificate Services
This module explains how Active
Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) works and how to implement AD CS
certificate enrollment.
Lessons
- Overview of Active Directory
Certificate Services
- Understanding Active Directory
Certificate Services Certificates
- Implementing Certificate Enrollment
and Revocation
Lab : Exploring Active Directory
Certificate Services
- Requesting Certificates Using Web
Enrollment
- Managing Certificate Requests and
Revocation
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Introduction to Active Directory Rights Management
Services
This module explains how Active
Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) works and how to configure AD RMS
settings.
Lessons
- AD RMS Overview
- Understanding AD RMS
- Managing AD RMS
Lab : Exploring AD RMS
- Verifying AD RMS
Functionality
- Customizing the AD RMS
Configuration
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Introduction to Active Directory Federation Services
This module explains how Active
Directory Federation Services (AD FS) works and how to configure AD FS
components.
Lessons
- AD FS Overview
- AD FS Deployment Scenarios
- Configuring AD FS
Components
Lab : Exploring AD FS
- Implementing the AD FS Components
(Discussion)
- Configuring the AD FS Resource
Partner Organization
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Creating Active Directory Domain Services User and Computer
Objects
This module explains how to configure AD
DS user and computer accounts.
Lessons
- Managing User Accounts
- Creating Computer Accounts
- Using Queries to Locate Objects in
AD DS
Lab : Creating AD DS User and
Computer Accounts
- Creating and Configuring User
Accounts
- Creating and Configuring Computer
Accounts
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Creating Active Directory Domain Services Groups and
Organizational Units
This module explains how to configure AD
DS group accounts and organizational units (OU).
Lessons
- Introduction to AD DS Groups
- Managing Group Accounts
- Creating Organizational
Units
Lab : Creating an OU
Infrastructure
- Creating AD DS Groups
- Planning an OU Hierarchy
(Discussion)
- Creating an OU
Hierarchy
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
-
Create and configure
group accounts.
-
Create and configure
organizational units
-
Apply considerations
when creating an OU design.
Module 9: Managing Access to Resources in Active Directory Domain
Services
This module explains how to manage
access to shared resources in an AD DS environment.
Lessons
- Managing Access Overview
- Assigning Permissions to Shared
Resources
- Managing NTFS File and Folder
Permissions
- Determining Effective
Permission
Lab : Managing Access to
Resources
- Planning a Shared Folder
Implementation (Discussion)
- Implementing a Shared Folder
Implementation
- Evaluating the Shared Folder
Implementation
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
-
Plan a shared folder
implementation.
-
Implement a secure
shared folder implementation.
-
Evaluate the shared
folder implementation.