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Last Updated: November 12, 2009

How-to


Getting Started with Active Directory

Joining the U-M Windows Forest as a Delegated OU

The steps you need to join the U-M Windows Forest as a Delegated OU

Installing Windows Server 2003

Step by step explanation of how to install a basic Windows 2003 Server in the U-M forest. This includes information on which version to use, hardware choices, licensing, joining the domain, security, remote access,etc.

Installing Windows Server 2008 (Coming Soon)

Setting up your Active Directory Environment

Initial setup of Active Directory management tools to manage your environment. Includes information on bootstrap computers, administrator configuration and basic navigation of Active Directory.

Server Addresses and Firewall Configuration Information for using Active Directory Updated 7/2/09!

How to configure your network firewall's outbound rules to access UMROOT Active Directory servers.

Logon Script Basics

Understanding and creating basic logon scripts in Active Directory.

Active Directory Users, Groups and OUs

How to start using Active Directory Organziational Units (OUs), Users, and groups.

How Users Can Set Their Own Windows Password

Users can set their own Active Directory password if they know their Kerberos password.

Windows File Sharing

How to set up basic Windows file sharing

Joining client Computers and Servers to a Delegated OU

How to join client computers and servers in a delegated OU.

Active Directory Orientation

A Powerpoint presentation given at the Active Directory Orientation sessions. This presentation assumes some knowledge of Active Directory and explains the idiosyncracies of the U-M implementation.


More Active Directory

Understanding LDAP and Global Catalog Access to UMROOT Active Directory

How to configure applications to use Active Directory for LDAP and Global Catalog Access.

Using Centrally Provisioned Accounts

How to use centrally provisioned accounts and move them from the People OU to your Accounts OU.

Licensing and Activating Windows Server and Clients Updated 10/14/09!

How to License and Activate Windows Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Vista and Windows 7.

Terminal Server Licensing for Windows 2003

How to License Windows Server 2003 Terminal Servers.

Terminal Server Licensing for Windows 2008

How to License Windows Server 2008 Terminal Servers

Remote Desktop Services Licensing for Windows 2008 R2 New 10/1/09!

How to License Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services (formerly Terminal Services)

Using Alternate DNS Names for your File Servers

How to use a name other than server.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu to access your file servers.

Distributed File System - DFS

With DFS, you can make files distributed across multiple servers appear to users as if they reside in one place on the network. This explains how to set up and start using the Distributed File System.

Allowing IIS and SQL Services in the UMROOT Domain

How to allow IIS and SQL services to run in the UMROOT domain.

Windows DHCP in the U-M Campus Forest

DHCP Servers in UMROOT must be authorized by ITCS.


Pass-Thru Authentication

Pre-conditions for pass-thru logon

Configuring Windows 2000 and XP workstations for pass-thru logon

Configuring Vista workstations for pass-thru logon

Accessing File Shares with pass-thru logon

Troubleshooting Pass-thru Logons (click on image to zoom)


Protecting Privacy of Institutional Data


How to Configure DNS in the U-M Campus Forest

U-M Campus WINS Configuration

Public Key Infrastructure and Certificate Issues

U-M Windows Distributed File System (DFS)

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