Enterprise certification authority: installation and configuration with Windows Server

In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up an enterprise CA that is linked to an Active Directory, unlike the stand-alone CA. This type of CA allows you to automate certificate generation with direct submission to the CA. Automatically issue computer and user certificates to, for example, secure VPN access with Windows NPS. …

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Hyper-V: add a virtual card to the host

NIC added

This tutorial will explain how to add a virtual network adapter connected to a virtual switch on a Hyper-V host and how to bind it to a VLAN. Launch a PowerShell window and it’s gone …



DNS Resolution Based on Client IP Address with Windows Server

DNS Geo

In this tutorial I will explain how to make sure that the DNS resolution with Windows Server is done according to the IP address of the client. There are two solutions that we will see in this article. The first solution to enable network mask sorting is available from Windows 2003 Server. The option is …

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Active Directory: Joining a Computer to a Domain at the Command Line

NETDOM JOIN

Introduction The Active Directory domain join of a computer can be done using either the GUI or using command line and PowerShell. In this tutorial, I will explain how to join a computer to a domain using the various command lines that are: NETDOM DJOIN for off-line joining Add-Computer in PowerShell It is also possible …

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Join a computer to an Active Directory domain

To join a computer to a domain you have several possibilities: By graphical interface Command Line (CMD, PowerShell) Prerequisites be an administrator on the local workstation. have an account on the domain (preferably administrator). at the network configuration level, have dns a domain controller. By the graphical interface 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Right-click on …

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OneDrive OnPremise with SharePoint

Open folder

OneDrive is Microsoft’s tool for storing information in the cloud and having a synchronized copy on your computer. This solution is increasingly used by individuals to save their data, so we are left with users who uses their personal drive to store professional files. OneDrive is available in Office 365 offers, in company you may …

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Delete a service on Windows

Delete service

In this tutorial, we will see how to remove a Windows service by the registry. Sometimes some software does not remove their service during the uninstall, here’s how. Open the Service Console and make sure it is shut down. Open the regedit registry editor. Go to the following location : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services then look for the …

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Windows Server: Change the TTL of DNS Records

TTL in DNS Record

Introduction TTL (Time To Live) is the time to keep the server’s DNS response in the client cache before a new request is made. By default the TTL is: 1 hour for static recordings. 20 minutes for dynamic recordings. In the case of a website migration, it may be necessary to lower the TTL for …

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