ACTIVE DIRECTORY : AN INTRODUCTION The Network Team Knox County Schools

Active Directory : Overview  Active Directory is basically a database of all users and computers at Knox County Schools It will be an organized list of students, teachers, staff, and parents in the school district It is a list of hardware resources available to users  Servers  Computers  Will work with Windows and Macintosh  Networked Printers  Benefit of Using Active Directory Single-Sign On For Many Applications Can Sign On At All Schools Increased Security

Active Directory Organization Basics  One District Domain – Knox County Schools  Centralized Management User Accounts Servers Computers Printers  Organizational Unit (OU) At School Site Allows Local Administrator to Manage Add Local Groups Add Computers Add Printers

Active Directory : Features  Group Policies Powerful Feature Control User And Computer Settings Can Be Applied To Student Groups To Manage Computer Use  Delegated Control Of OU School Site Manages OU Groups of Users And Computers Local School OU Admins Have Full Control  Search Resources Printers added to Active Directory Can Be Found On Listing And Connected To Computers

End Notes  Active Directory Has Been Implemented Successfully By Many Other School Districts Nationwide  Network Team Will Need List of Software Used At Each School That Is Not Already Listed On The Survey

Please contact us if you have problems. The Network Team Larry Brothers- Ed Dennison- Gary Bucci- Dan Foster- David Fleischmann- Joe Ray- Office phone: