Objective:

Learn how to set up and manage Active Directory basics.

If necessary, follow this video for Active Directory setup.

Initial setup

First, download and install VMware then Windows Server on it:

Windows Server 2022 Download/Installation

Active Directory initial Setup

AD DS

Promote the server to a Domain Controller by installing the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role:

Create AD DS in details here

AD DNS

DNS setup in Active Directory

AD DHCP

DHCP setup (adding users&permissions) in Active Directory

AD Create users, groups and OUs