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Free EditionActive Directory is a crucial infrastructure component for managing network resources, securing access, and ensuring efficient administration within a Windows-based environment. It stores information, provides authentication and authorization services for entities, and allows IT administrators to manage access to network resources. It comprises various types of objects such as users, groups, computers, contacts, and group policies that represent the resources and security principles in the network.
Active Directory objects are categorized into several types, each serving a specific purpose within the directory service. The primary types of AD objects include:
User objects in Active Directory represent individual users within the network. Each user object contains attributes such as username, password, full name, email address, and group membership. Active Directory users are a key component of an AD infrastructure and must be managed securely. ADManager Plus, an IGA tool, comes with capabilities such as bulk user management, password management, automated user management and detailed user reports, allowing administrators to manage users and their attributes effectively and securely.
In Active Directory, computer objects represent the physical computers within a domain. These objects are used to manage and secure the computers and their interactions within the network. Each computer object in Active Directory has various attributes that store information about the computer, such as its name, location, and security settings.
Computer objects are also essential for managing and securing the computers in the domain, applying group policies, and ensuring proper authentication and authorization. Using ADManager Plus, a computer management tool, administrators can create, manage, and move computers without using native AD tools like Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) or PowerShell.
Group objects are collections of users, groups, and other Active Directory objects. Active Directory groups simplify the management of permissions and user rights by allowing administrators to assign permissions to a group rather than individual users. There are two main types of groups in AD:
ADManger Plus, as a group management tool, enables administrators to create groups, manage their attributes such as group scope, SID, etc.; manage memberships, and generate reports on them; and manage the permissions of both security and distribution groups efficiently. It also allows administrators to securely delegate group management tasks to junior technicians without affecting their Active Directory permissions.
OUs in Active Directory are hierarchical containers that help organize and manage users, groups, and computers within a domain. They allow for targeted administration, enabling the delegation of control, application of Group Policies, and logical grouping of resources. By structuring Active Directory with OUs, organizations can better isolate, manage, and secure different segments, simplifying tasks like reporting, automation, and policy enforcement while reflecting the organization's physical or functional layout.
ADManager Plus simplifies Active Directory OU management and enables administrators to create, manage, and delete OUs in bulk with smart templates and CSV files.
Contact objects represent individuals or entities that are not security principals and therefore cannot log in or access network resources directly. Active Directory contacts are often used to include external users, such as vendors, partners, or customers, in the directory for maintaining their information and enabling email communication through Exchange Server. Contact objects have attributes such as phone number, email, fax, and more that help in communication.
ADManager Plus enables administrators to manage contacts objects and their attributes in bulk, using templates and CSV files. It also provides predefined contact reports that can be generated to gain insights on the contact objects and manage them effectively.
Group Policies in Active Directory are used to centrally manage and configure operating systems, applications, and user settings in a Windows environment. Group Policies allow administrators to enforce specific configurations and rules across all users and computers within a domain, ensuring consistency, security, and compliance.
Using ADManager Plus, administrators can securely configure, manage, link, copy, migrate and force update group policies. Additionally, they can also generate reports on Group Policy settings, GPO scopes, the resultant set of policies, and more and gain insights on their GPOs.
ADManager Plus as an Active Directory management and reporting tool helps administrators overcome the challenges associated with conventional tools like ADUC and PowerShell. Here are some reasons why:
ADManager Plus' intuitive UI enhances user experience and simplifies Active Directory management.
Repetitive Active Directory management tasks such as such as user provisioning, deprovisioning, password resets, and group management can be automated and efficiently executed.
Detailed reports on Active Directory objects can be generated in an instant and exported in various formats without using PowerShell scripts.
Tasks such as user provisioning, account unlocks, and more can be securely delegated to non-administrative users, reducing the workload on IT administrators without altering their AD permissions.
Delegated tasks can be overseen and executed securely with multi-level workflows.
ADManager Plus assesses and provides a comprehensive report on Active Directory security landscape with actionable insights.
Users' access rights can be periodically validated and attested with automated access certification campaigns.
Exhaustive reporting on Active Directory Users and user-attributes. Generate reports in user-activity in your Active Directory. Perform user-management actions right from the report interface!
Learn moreActive Directory reports to assist you for compliance to Government Regulatory Acts like SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, PCI, USA PATRIOT...and much more! Make your organization compliance-perfect!
Learn moreMake your everyday Active Directory management tasks easy and light with ADManager Plus's AD Management features. Create, modify and delete users in a few clicks!
Learn moreConfigure Active Directory Terminal Services attributes from a much simpler interface than AD native tools. Exercise complete control over technicians accessing other domain users' computers.
Learn moreGet rid of the inactive, obsolete and unwanted objects in your Active Directory to make it more secure and efficient...assisted by ADManager Plus's AD Cleanup capabilities.
Learn moreA complete automation of AD critical tasks such as user provisioning, inactive-user clean up etc. Also lets you sequence and execute follow-up tasks and blends with workflow to offer a brilliant controlled-automation.
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