<DIV><p>Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the fifth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding in Microsoft’s network directory service by explaining concepts in an easy-to-understand, narrative style.</p><p>You’ll negotiate a maze of technologies for deploying a scalable and reliable AD infrastructure, with new chapters on management tools, searching the AD database, authentication and security protocols, and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). This book provides real-world scenarios that let you apply what you’ve learned—ideal whether you’re a network administrator for a small business or a multinational enterprise.</p><ul><li>Upgrade Active Directory to Windows Server 2012 </li><li>Learn the fundamentals, including how AD stores objects </li><li>Use the AD Administrative Center and other management tools </li><li>Learn to administer AD with Windows PowerShell </li><li>Search and gather AD data, using the LDAP query syntax </li><li>Understand how Group Policy functions </li><li>Design a new Active Directory forest </li><li>Examine the Kerberos security protocol </li><li>Get a detailed look at the AD replication process </li></ul></div>