Microsoft 55152: Fundamentals of Active Directory

• Understand the industry standards used in Active Directory and their importance
• Recognise the functionality of Domain Controllers and Active Directory Replication mechanisms
• Understand Forest, Domain and OU structure
• Recognise 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
• Optimise 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 course is likely to add to the employment-related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• Development of Active Directory
• What is X500
• 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 principal 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
• Understanding AD Sites and WAN Traffic Management
• Basic AD Sites and Logon Traff
• Introduction to AD Sites and Replication Traffic
• Bridgehead Servers and Site Link Objects
• Site Aware Applications
• Describe the key features, in Active Directory used to manage WAN logon and replication traffic
• Understand the function of the Knowledge Consistency Checker and the Inter-Site Topology Generator
• Fundamentals of WAN design with Active Directory
• Resolve common WAN traffic issues
• 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
• Describe the key features, editions, and hardware requirements Active Directory Group Policy
• Principles of managing multiple GPOs and inheritance
• Upgrade and Migrate to new Administrative Templates
• Understand Block, Enforce, GPO scripts and container linking
• Introduction to software installation with GPOs and application control
• Resolve common issues
• Active Directory and “The Cloud”
• User Principle Names, Authentication and Active Directory Federated Services
• Active Directory and “The Cloud”
• Determine server operating system version of a Domain Controller
• Determine Domain Functional Level
• Determine Forest Functional Level
• Raise Domain and Forest Functional Level
• Create a logical Active Directory Diagram
• Authenticate and log in using both Pre-Windows 2000 and User Principle Name login methods
• Understand the use and limitations of Active Directory authentication methods
• Explore and use the Active Directory Users and Computers Utility
• Create OU containers, users and delegate rights and permissions
• Explore the Active Directory Administrative Center
• Understand common issues
• Explore and use the Group Policy Management Editor
• Explore and understand the settings in the default Active Directory GPOs
• Create a new Group Policy Object using the Group Policy Management Editor
• Apply and test application of the new GPO
• Describe the key features of Active Directory that can be used for extra WAN resource sharing
• Understand the term Cloud and the advantage of Cloud services
• Understand the principles of Authentication outside of an Active Directory Forest
• Describe the role of Kerberos, Single Sign-On and User Principal Names
• Experience and use the principle Active Directory management tools described in the course
• Create, edit and apply a Group Policy Object