Fundamentals of Active Directory

Course CodeIT00026

Available Dates & Locations

This course is available in multiple locations and online. Choose the most suitable date and delivery method.

London

Dates

London

Venue / Hotel

82 - 83 Eccleston Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 1PS, UK

Duration
1 Week
Price
€5,775
Sharm El-Sheikh

Dates

Sharm El-Sheikh

Venue / Hotel

Sheraton Sharm Hotel

El-Salam, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt

Hotel Website
Duration
1 Week
Price
€4,350
Madrid

Dates

Madrid

Venue / Hotel

-

Duration
1 Week
Price
€5,775
Dubai

Dates

Dubai

Venue / Hotel

Sheikh Zayed Rd Near Financial Metro Station - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Hotel Website
Duration
1 Week
Price
€5,200
Cairo

Dates

Cairo

Venue / Hotel

22 El Messaha Sq.، Ad Doqi, Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Duration
1 Week
Price
€3,750

Course Overview

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.

Course Objectives

  • 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.
  • Understand available solutions for identity management and be able to address scenarios with appropriate solutions.
  • Deploy and administer AD DS in Windows Server 2012.

Who Should Attend

  • Novice IT professionals
  • Experienced IT professionals
  • Network Administrators new to Active Directory
  • Help Desk Personnel
  • Network Support Personnel
  • Desktop Support Personnel
  • IT Managers overseeing technical teams
  • Developers building products that interact with Active Directory
  • Exchange Administrators

Course Outline

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
  • Describe the key features and editions of Active Directory
  • Understand all of the principle components of Active Directory including Sites, Domains, OUs and their use.
  • Describe the authentication mechanisms used by Active Directory and how they are implemented.
  • Understand the common design scenarios used when implementing Active Directory.
  • Describe the techniques used by Active Directory to manage computers and network resources.