Setting Up Microsoft Active Directory

This project involved designing and implementing an Active Directory (AD) environment to manage users over an internal network. The goal was to simulate a typical enterprise network where AD is used for centralized management of authentication, user accounts, and access control. The project demonstrated the process of setting up a Windows Server as a domain controller (DC) and integrating users and devices into a secure domain.

The first step was to install Windows Server and promote it to a domain controller by installing the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role. After configuring DHCP for network services, I created a new domain. ​Once the domain structure was in place, I created an individual user account.

The project concluded by testing the AD environment by successfully logging in as the created user from the workstation. This simulation demonstrated a scalable and secure AD setup, highlighting the ability to efficiently manage networked devices, user authentication, and resource allocation through a centralized directory service.