What you'll learn

Course Outline

Module 1: Installing and configuring domain controllers

This module describes the features of ADDS and how to install domain controllers (DCs). It also covers the considerations for deploying DCs.

Lessons

• Overview of ADDS
• Overview of ADDS domain controllers
• Deploying a domain controller

Lab: Deploying and administering ADDS

• Deploying ADDS
• Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning
• Administering ADDS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe ADDS and its main components.
• Describe the purpose and roles of domain controllers.
• Describe the considerations for deploying domain controllers.

 

Module 2: Managing objects in ADDS

This module describes how to use various techniques to manage objects in ADDS. This includes creating and configuring user, group, and computer objects.

Lessons

• Managing user accounts
• Managing groups in ADDS
• Managing computer objects in ADDS
• Using Windows PowerShell for ADDS administration
• Implementing and managing OUs

Lab: Managing ADDS objects

• Creating and managing groups in ADDS
• Creating and configuring user accounts in ADDS
• Managing computer objects in ADDS

Lab: Administering ADDS

• Delegate administration for OUs
• Creating and modifying ADDS objects with Windows PowerShell

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage user accounts in ADDS.
• Manage groups in ADDS.
• Manage computer objects in ADDS.
• Use Windows PowerShell for ADDS administration.
• Implement and manage OUs.
• Administer ADDS.

 

Module 3: Advanced ADDS infrastructure management

This module describes how to plan and implement an ADDS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests. The module provides an overview of the components in an advanced ADDS deployment, the process of implementing a distributed ADDS environment, and the procedure for configuring ADDS trusts.

Lessons

• Overview of advanced ADDS deployments
• Deploying a distributed ADDS environment
• Configuring ADDS trusts

Lab: Domain and trust management in ADDS

• Implementing forest trusts
• Implementing child domains in ADDS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the components of an advanced ADDS deployment.
• Deploy a distributed ADDS environment.
• Configure ADDS trusts.

 

Module 4: Implementing and administering ADDS sites and replication

This module describes how to plan and implement an ADDS deployment that includes multiple locations. The module explains how replication works in a Windows Server 2022 ADDS environment.

Lessons

• Overview of ADDS replication
• Configuring ADDS sites
• Configuring and monitoring ADDS replication

Lab: Implementing ADDS sites and replication

• Modifying the default site
• Creating additional sites and subnets
• Configuring ADDS replication
• Monitoring and troubleshooting ADDS replication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe how ADDS replication works.
• Configure ADDS sites to help optimize authentication and replication traffic.
• Configure and monitor ADDS replication.

Module 5: Implementing Group Policy

This module describes how to implement a GPO infrastructure. The module provides an overview of the components and technologies that compose the Group Policy framework.

Lessons

• Introducing Group Policy
• Implementing and administering GPOs
• Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
• Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

Lab: Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure

• Creating and configuring GPOs
• Managing GPO scope

Lab: Troubleshooting Group Policy infrastructure

• Verify GPO application
• Troubleshooting GPOs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain what Group Policy is.
• Implement and administer GPOs.
• Describe Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing.
• Troubleshoot GPO application.

 

Module 6: Managing user settings with Group Policy

This module describes how to configure Group Policy settings and Group Policy preferences. This includes implementing administrative templates, configuring folder redirection and scripts, and configuring Group Policy preferences.

Lessons

• Implementing administrative templates
• Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts
• Configuring Group Policy preferences

Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs

• Using administrative templates to manage user settings
• Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Planning Group Policy (optional)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement administrative templates.
• Configure Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts.
• Configure Group Policy preferences.

Module 7: Securing Active Directory Domain Services

This module describes how to configure domain controller security, account security, password security, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA).

Lessons

• Securing domain controllers
• Implementing account security
• Implementing audit authentication
• Configuring managed service accounts

Lab: Securing ADDS

• Implementing security policies for accounts, passwords, and administrative groups
• Deploying and configuring an RODC
• Creating and associating a group MSA

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Secure domain controllers.
• Implement account security.
• Implement audit authentication.
• Configure managed service accounts (MSAs).

 

Module 8: Deploying and managing AD CS

This module describes how to implement an AD CS deployment. This includes deploying, administering, and troubleshooting CAs.

Lessons

• Deploying Cas
• Administering CAs
• Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy

• Deploying an offline root CA
• Deploying an enterprise subordinate CA

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Deploy CAs.
• Administer CAs.
• Troubleshoot and maintain CAs.

 

Module 9: Deploying and managing certificates

This module describes how to deploy and manage certificates in an ADDS environment. This involves deploying and managing certificate templates, managing certificate revocation and recovery, using certificates in a business environment, and implementing smart cards.

Lessons

• Deploying and managing certificate templates
• Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
• Using certificates in a business environment
• Implementing and managing smart cards

Lab: Deploying and using certificates

• Configuring certificate templates
• Enrolling and using certificates
• Configuring and implementing key recovery

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Deploy and manage certificate templates.
• Manage certificates deployment, revocation, and recovery.
• Use certificates in a business environment.
• Implement and manage smart cards

 

Module 10: Implementing and administering ADFS

This module describes ADFS and how to configure ADFS in a single-organization scenario and in a partner- organization scenario.

Lessons

• Overview of ADFS
• ADFS requirements and planning
• Deploying and configuring ADFS
• Overview of Web Application Proxy

Lab: Implementing ADFS

• Configuring ADFS prerequisites
• Installing and configuring ADFS
• Configuring an internal application for AD
• Configuring ADFS for federated business partners

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe ADFS.
• Explain how to deploy ADFS.
• Explain how to implement ADFS for a single organization.
• Explain how to extend ADFS to external clients.
• Implement single sign-on (SSO) to support online services.

 

Module 11: Implementing and administering AD-RMS

This module describes how to implement an AD-RMS deployment. The module provides an overview of AD-RMS, explains how to deploy and manage an AD-RMS infrastructure, and explains how to configure AD-RMS content protection.

Lessons

• Overview of AD-RMS
• Deploying and managing an AD-RMS infrastructure
• Configuring AD-RMS content protection

Lab: Implementing an AD-RMS infrastructure

• Installing and configuring AD-RMS
• Configuring AD-RMS templates
• Using AD-RMS on clients

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe AD-RMS.
• Deploy and manage an AD-RMS infrastructure.
• Configure AD-RMS content protection.

Module 12: Implementing ADDS synchronization with Microsoft Azure AD

This module describes how to plan and configure directory syncing between Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and on-premises ADDS. The modules describe various sync scenarios, such as Azure AD sync, ADFS and Azure AD, and Azure AD Connect.

Lessons

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
• Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
• Managing identities with directory synchronization

Lab: Configuring directory synchronization

• Preparing for directory synchronization
• Configuring directory synchronization
• Managing Active Directory users and groups

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan and prepare for directory synchronization.
• Implement directory synchronization by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect (Azure AD Connect).
• Manage identities with directory synchronization.

 

Module 13: Monitoring, managing, and recovering ADDS

This module describes how to monitor, manage, and maintain ADDS to help achieve high availability of ADDS.

Lessons

• Monitoring ADDS
• Managing the Active Directory database
• Active Directory backup and recovery options for ADDS and other identity and access solutions

Lab: Recovering objects in ADDS

• Backing up and restoring ADDS
• Recovering objects in ADDS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Monitor ADDS.
• Manage the Active Directory database.
• Describe the backup and recovery options for ADDS and other identity access solutions.