Active Directory (AD)
Active Directory is a hierarchical collection of network resources that can contain
users, computers, printers, and other Active Directories.
Active Directory Services (ADS) allow administrators to handle and maintain all network resources from a single location.
Active Directory is a feature in Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, and is not available to Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 client, Mac OS, Mac OS X, or Unix client software.
Benefits of Active Directory Services
1. It will provide fully integrated security in the form of user logon's and authentication.
2. It makes easy in administration in the form of group policies and permissions.
3. It makes easy to identify the resources.
4. It will provide scalability, flexibility.
5. It is tightly integrated with DNS services for all its operations, provide better in identifications.
6. It services will provide Automatic replication of information between the domain controllers.
7. It supports integration of the other directory services also.
8. It supports multiple authentication protocols
2. It makes easy in administration in the form of group policies and permissions.
3. It makes easy to identify the resources.
4. It will provide scalability, flexibility.
5. It is tightly integrated with DNS services for all its operations, provide better in identifications.
6. It services will provide Automatic replication of information between the domain controllers.
7. It supports integration of the other directory services also.
8. It supports multiple authentication protocols
Benefits of Active Directory Services
1. It will provide fully integrated security in the form of user logon's and authentication.
2. It makes easy in administration in the form of group policies and permissions.
3. It makes easy to identify the resources.
4. It will provide scalability, flexibility.
5. It is tightly integrated with DNS services for all its operations, provide better in identifications.
6. It services will provide Automatic replication of information between the domain controllers.
7. It supports integration of the other directory services also.
8. It supports multiple authentication protocols.
2. It makes easy in administration in the form of group policies and permissions.
3. It makes easy to identify the resources.
4. It will provide scalability, flexibility.
5. It is tightly integrated with DNS services for all its operations, provide better in identifications.
6. It services will provide Automatic replication of information between the domain controllers.
7. It supports integration of the other directory services also.
8. It supports multiple authentication protocols.