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| Active Directory for Dummies | 
| Authors: Marcia Loughry, Marcia R. Loughry
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 344407
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bk&CD-Rom
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0764506595
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.71369
UPC: 785555023253
EAN: 9780764506598
ASIN: 0764506595
Publication Date: November 1, 1999
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Product Description
Active Directory, a fundamental component of Windows 2000, is revolutionizing the way people design and manage networks. Whether you are a savvy system administrator or are new to networking and information technology, Active Directory For Dummies helps you understand this wonderful new operating system technology.
This unpretentious resource presents the fundamentals of Active Directory and then moves right into planning, implementing, and managing it. Active Directory For Dummies offers a clear explanation of the program and a cataloging of its benefits and buzzwords. Explore the following topics in easy-to-understand language:
* Prepare your environment for a shift to Active Directory.
* Consider logical structure issues like planning the DNS namespace, designing the tree, and defining an organizational unit (OU) model.
* Build a model of an Active Directory domain and create your first objects.
* Migrate from an existing environment to an Active Directory environment.
* Manage security, users, resources, and replication traffic within the Active Directory tree.
* Understand how the Active Directory Services Interface works with other Microsoft technology.
Active Directory For Dummies also includes cool Web links for information on the program as well as a special section on troubleshooting common problems that may arise during installation and operation of Active Directory. The enclosed CD-ROM offers you 60-day test-drive versions of Visio Professional and Visio Enterprise as well as trial versions of Entevo DirectMigrate2000, EtherPeek 4.0, EtherHelp, TokenPeek, and TokenHelp.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Surprising October 29, 2008
This was a "why not?" read.
I was surprised to find it a decent introduction to Active Directory. It mainly deals with the background information as it attempts to explain what is Active Directory.
This is not really an AD management book. If you are looking for a "How to" book, this book will not serve your needs. The information is rather basic at best.
There is discussion about the AD schema which might bore a few people but it is useful if you want to get a feel for the guts of AD. I might add; I really haven't had much of a need to dive into the schema as of yet. Had one instance of extending the schema but that was about it.
One thing that is lightly discussed is AD's use of DNS. Many problems tend to be DNS related and it's not discussed much.
There are dated chapters such as upgrading from NT 3.5 or 4.0 and it talks about why you should use AD. These can be skipped.
The chapter on troubleshooting is pretty basic and not really of much use.
The chapter containing links is old. Some no longer work and some have changed due to company renames, etc.
Overall, it's not a book to get a feel for AD. It is becoming dated especially with 2008 being out. But as a cheap introduction it's pretty good.
 Review of AD for dummies February 25, 2008
So far the book is right on and helpful as far as giving the back gorund of the AD system.
Book showed up ontime and was good price.
Help for a geek taking certs!!! January 23, 2008
For those that need such an aid, a dummy helper, quick book, etc in such a subject as this, it is irreplacable.
Simple explanation August 30, 2007
You have no need to worry all the unknown terms, alien language, confusing words that you might have found in the other books. Here, you will get simple explanations about every term used around Active Directory. It's a good one.. I like it =)
A great little book March 23, 2001
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
One of my students told me about this book and brought it to class. I hadn't expected so much technical content from a Dummies book. This little book really should be the starting point for anyone interested in Active Directory.
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