Administer Active Directory Domain Services - Applied Skills Workshop Training

This course equips learners with the practical skills required to administer Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in a Windows Server environment. Through hands-on projects and guided instruction, learners will gain expertise in deploying, managing, and securing AD DS, as well as configuring group policies and managing objects. This course prepares you for the APL-1008 Administer Active Directory Domain Services modern credential.

• Experience working with Windows Server
• Familiarity with core networking technologies
• Basic knowledge of PowerShell and Active Directory Domain Services concepts

Target audience

This course is ideal for:

• IT professionals responsible for managing and maintaining Active Directory infrastructure
• System administrators seeking to deepen their understanding of AD DS
• Network administrators looking to enhance their skills in directory services

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controllers
• Configure and manage AD DS objects such as users, groups, and computers
• Create and configure Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce security policies
• Implement and manage password policies and authentication methods
• Secure AD DS by managing permissions and identifying problematic accounts

Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS):

• Overview of AD DS
• Understanding domain controllers, forests, domains, and organizational units (OUs)

Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers:

• Installing and configuring domain controllers
• Migrating and managing domain controllers
• Configuring AD DS topologies

Create and manage Active Directory objects:

• Creating and managing users, groups, and computers
• Configuring object properties and attributes
• Bulk management of Active Directory objects

Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Active Directory:

• Creating and applying GPOs
• Configuring fine-grained password policies
• Managing GPO inheritance and troubleshooting GPO issues

Maintaining security in AD DS:

• Managing AD DS permissions and access control
• Configuring authentication and encryption methods
• Identifying and resolving security vulnerabilities in AD DS

Guided project: Administer Active Directory Domain Services:

• Hands-on project covering domain deployment, object management, GPO configuration, and security management
• Step-by-step practical exercises

Assessment & Certification

• Upon course completion, learners will participate in a hands-on assessment using an interactive lab environment. Successful completion of this assessment will earn the learner the Microsoft Applied Skills credential in 'Administer Active Directory Domain Services.'