Windows Server 2019 Active Directory Lab

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) deployment using Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10.

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📋 Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• Lab Architecture
• Features
• Repository Structure
• Deployment Workflow
• Verification
• Screenshots
• Documentation
• Technologies Used

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🎯 Project Overview

This project demonstrates the deployment and configuration of a complete Microsoft Active Directory environment using Windows Server 2019.

The infrastructure provides:

• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• DNS Services
• Centralized Authentication
• User and Group Management
• Organizational Units (OU)
• Windows 10 Domain Integration

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🏗️ Lab Architecture

Component	Configuration
Domain	LHAMD.ma
Domain Controller	ADM-Cont-1
OS	Windows Server 2019
Server IP	10.1.10.100
DNS Server	10.1.10.100
Client	CLIENT01
Client OS	Windows 10
Network	10.1.10.0/24

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🚀 Features

Active Directory Services

• Domain Controller Deployment
• Active Directory Domain Services Installation
• Organizational Units Creation
• User Management
• Security Groups

DNS Configuration

• DNS Service Installation
• Domain Name Resolution
• Client DNS Integration

Client Integration

• Windows 10 Domain Join
• Domain User Authentication
• DNS Verification

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📂 Repository Structure

windows-server-active-directory
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├── configs/
│   ├── domain-information.txt
│   ├── ip-configuration.txt
│   ├── users-and-groups.txt
│   └── verification-commands.txt
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├── docs/
│   ├── Installation-Guide.md
│   └── Lab-Report.md
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├── screenshots/
│   ├── 01-windows-server-installation.png
│   ├── ...
│   └── 17-server-manager.png
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├── topology/
│   ├── network-topology.md
│   └── network-topology.png
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└── README.md

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🔄 Deployment Workflow

Windows Server Installation
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Static IP Configuration
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Server Rename
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AD DS Installation
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Domain Controller Promotion
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LHAMD.ma Domain Creation
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OU & Security Groups
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User Creation
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Windows 10 Domain Join
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Verification & Testing

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✅ Verification

hostname

ipconfig /all

whoami

echo %logonserver%

nslookup LHAMD.ma

ping ADM-Cont-1

systeminfo

Additional commands:

configs/verification-commands.txt

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📸 Screenshots

This repository includes 17 screenshots covering:

• Windows Server Installation
• Static IP Configuration
• AD DS Installation
• Domain Controller Promotion
• Organizational Units
• Security Groups
• User Creation
• Domain Join
• Verification Commands

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📚 Documentation

File	Description
docs/Installation-Guide.md	Step-by-step installation
docs/Lab-Report.md	Full lab report
topology/network-topology.md	Network design
configs/*	Configuration references

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Windows Server 2019
• Active Directory Domain Services
• DNS Server
• Windows 10
• VMware Workstation
• PowerShell

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👨‍💻 Author

Jawad Manhajay

System & Network Administration Student

GitHub: https://github.com/jaouad-manhajay

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