• Overview of AD DS
• Overview of AD DS domain controllers
• Deploying a domain controller

• Deploying AD DS
• Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning
• Administering AD DS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe AD DS and its main components.
• Describe the purpose and roles of domain controllers.
• Describe the considerations for deploying domain controllers.

This module describes how to use various techniques to manage objects in AD DS. This includes creating and configuring user, group, and computer objects.

• Overview of the DHCP server role
• Deploying DHCP
• Managing and troubleshooting DHCP

• Creating and managing groups in AD DS
• Creating and configuring user accounts in AD DS
• Managing computer objects in AD DS

• Delegate administration for OUs
• Creating and modifying AD DS objects with Windows PowerShell
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Manage user accounts in AD DS.
• Manage groups in AD DS.
• Manage computer objects in AD DS.
• Use Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration.
• Implement and manage OUs.
• Administer AD DS.

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests. The module provides an overview of the components in an advanced AD DS deployment, the process of implementing a distributed AD DS environment, and the procedure for configuring AD DS trusts.

• Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
• Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
• Configuring AD DS trusts

• Implementing forest trusts
• Implementing child domains in AD DS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the components of an advanced AD DS deployment.
• Deploy a distributed AD DS environment.
• Configure AD DS trusts.

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations. The module explains how replication works in a Windows Server 2016 AD DS environment.

• Overview of AD DS replication
• Configuring AD DS sites
• Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

• Modifying the default site
• Creating additional sites and subnets
• Configuring AD DS replication
• Monitoring and troubleshooting AD DS replication
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe how AD DS replication works.
• Configure AD DS sites to help optimize authentication and replication traffic.
• Configure and monitor AD DS replication.

This module describes how to implement a GPO infrastructure. The module provides an overview of the components and technologies that compose the Group Policy framework.

• Introducing Group Policy
• Implementing and administering GPOs
• Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
• Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

• Creating and configuring GPOs
• Managing GPO scope

• Verify GPO application
• Troubleshooting GPOs
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Explain what Group Policy is.
• Implement and administer GPOs.
• Describe Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing.
• Troubleshoot GPO application.

This module describes how to configure Group Policy settings and Group Policy preferences. This includes implementing administrative templates, configuring folder redirection and scripts, and configuring Group Policy preferences.

• Implementing administrative templates
• Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts
• Configuring Group Policy preferences

• Using administrative templates to manage user settings
• Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences
• Configuring Folder Redirection
• Planning Group Policy (optional)
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Implement administrative templates.
• Configure Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts.
• Configure Group Policy preferences.

This module describes how to configure domain controller security, account security, password security, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA).

• Securing domain controllers
• Implementing account security
• Implementing audit authentication
• Configuring managed service accounts

• Implementing security policies for accounts, passwords, and administrative groups
• Deploying and configuring an RODC
• Creating and associating a group MSA
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Secure domain controllers.
• Implement account security.
• Implement audit authentication.
• Configure managed service accounts (MSAs).

This module describes how to implement an AD CS deployment. This includes deploying, administering, and troubleshooting CAs.

• Overview of DirectAccess
• Implementing DirectAccess by using the Getting Started Wizard
• Implementing and managing an advanced DirectAccess infrastructure

This module explains how to implement and manage remote access in Windows Server 2016 by using VPNs.

• Deploying CAs
• Administering CAs
• Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

• Implementing VPN
• Validating the VPN deployment
• Troubleshooting VPN access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Plan a VPN solution.
• Implement VPNs.

• Deploying an offline root CA
• Deploying an enterprise subordinate CA
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Deploy CAs.
• Administer CAs.
• Troubleshoot and maintain CAs.

• Implementing DFS
• Validating the deployment

• Deploying and managing certificate templates
• Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
• Using certificates in a business environment
• Implementing and managing smart cards

• Configuring certificate templates
• Enrolling and using certificates
• Configuring and implementing key recovery
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Deploy and manage certificate templates.
• Manage certificates deployment, revocation, and recovery.
• Use certificates in a business environment.
• Implement and manage smart cards

This module describes AD FS and how to configure AD FS in a single-organization scenario and in a partner-organization scenario.

• Overview of AD FS
• AD FS requirements and planning
• Deploying and configuring AD FS
• Web Application Proxy Overview

• Configuring AD FS prerequisites
• Installing and configuring AD FS
• Configuring an internal application for AD
• Configuring AD FS for federated business partners
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe AD FS.
• Explain how to deploy AD FS.
• Explain how to implement AD FS for a single organization.
• Explain how to extend AD FS to external clients.
• Implement single sign-on (SSO) to support online services.

This module describes how to implement an AD RMS deployment. The module provides an overview of AD RMS, explains how to deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure, and explains how to configure AD RMS content protection.

• Overview of AD RMS
• Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure
• Configuring AD RMS content protection

• Installing and configuring AD RMS
• Configuring AD RMS templates
• Using AD RMS on clients
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe AD RMS.
• Deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure.
• Configure AD RMS content protection.

This module describes how to plan and configure directory syncing between Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and on-premises AD DS. The modules describes various sync scenarios, such as Azure AD sync, AD FS and Azure AD, and Azure AD Connect.

• Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
• Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
• Managing identities with directory synchronization

• Preparing for directory synchronization
• Configuring directory synchronization
• Managing Active Directory users and groups and monitoring directory synchronization
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Plan and prepare for directory synchronization.
• Implement directory synchronization by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect (Azure AD Connect).
• Manage identities with directory synchronization.

This module describes how to monitor, manage, and maintain AD DS to help achieve high availability of AD DS.

• Monitoring AD DS
• Managing the Active Directory database
• Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions

 Backing up and restoring AD DS
• Recovering objects in AD DS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Monitor AD DS.
• Manage the Active Directory database.
• Describe the backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity access solutions.