Managing User and Computer Accounts is one of the most challenging tasks for an IT Administrator. And manual configuration of User Properties can be extremely time consuming, tiring and error prone. Often times these tasks require in-depth know-how in Active Directory related technologies. Learn how SolarWinds can help you simplify your Active Directory Management.

1. Simplify Active Directory
Management
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2. Agenda
» Active Directory Management
» SolarWinds 3 AD Tools
 Inactive User Account Removal Tool
 Inactive Computer Account Removal Tool
 User Import Tool
» SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
» Helpful Resources
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3. Active Directory Management
» Managing User and Computer Accounts is one of the most
challenging tasks for an IT Administrator, It’s too
cumbersome
» Manual configuration of User Properties can be extremely
time consuming, tiring and could also be error prone.
Moreover, these tasks require in-depth know-how in Active
Directory related technologies
IS THERE A SOLUTION?...
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4. 3 Free Tools that Simplify AD Administration
Inactive User Account Inactive Computer
Removal Tool Account Removal Tool
Enables you to scan Active Enables you to scan Active
Directory and optionally Directory and optionally
remove users who have not remove computers that are
logged in for a certain over a certain number of
amount of time. days old.
User Import Tool
Saves time by giving you
the ability to create users in
bulk, using a CSV file. You
can even specify the
attributes.
SolarWinds pack of Active Directory Admin Tools run on current Windows® versions, and they are
even certified with Windows 7 through a strategic relationship with Microsoft®!
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5. Inactive User Account
Inactive User Account Removal Tool Removal Tool
» Scan & Remove Inactive Users from Active Directory in 3 simple steps
Step 1: Launch the Tool and Enter the Credentials Information and Test those Credentials
Credentials entering screen
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6. Inactive User Account
Inactive User Account Removal Tool Removal Tool
Step 2: Next, List the Accounts. To select a different date, just select the drop down and select a
different date. You can also filter, Select All or de-Select All Accounts.
Listing the Inactive user accounts in the domain Listing the Inactive user accounts date wise
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7. Inactive User Account
Inactive User Account Removal Tool Removal Tool
NOTE: You can Export the List to have a Record
Exporting the Inactive user account List
Step 3: Select Remove to Remove the Accounts
from the Domain
Removing the selected Inactive users accounts
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8. Inactive Computer Account Removal Inactive Computer
Account Removal Tool
Tool
» Removing Inactive Computer Accounts will be a cake walk when you follow
these steps.
» Launch the Tool
Follow the Step 1, Step 2 & Step 3 of the previous section on Removing Inactive User Accounts.
See how easy it is to keep your Inactive Accounts from cluttering your directory?
Enter Credentials List Inactive Computer Accounts Remove Selected Inactive
Computer Accounts
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9. User Import Tool
User Import Tool
» Using the instructions below is a lot easier than using custom scripts or
some other back end method to create users in bulk.
NOTE:
It is essential to have the actual file that needs to be imported
While selecting a file, you can either select a CSV or Excel
The Tool can automatically create an exchange mailbox too
Step 1: Enter the Credentials and Click Next
Credentials Entering Screen
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10. User Import Tool
User Import Tool
Step 2: Map the Custom Fields in the Export file with what is available in the Active Directory. You can
update as few or as many properties as you want.
For example, if the import file has a Phone Number, but that does not appear, you can easily search
the Active Directory for the property and add it to the list to be mapped.
Step 3: Clicking Next would show an example of all the accounts that you are importing and the
corresponding values
Mapping of Fields
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11. User Import Tool
User Import Tool
Step 4: Finally Click Create and the Accounts are created on your domain
You can make any last minute changes on this page or deselect one of the values that don’t require
importing.
Creating the Accounts in the Domain
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12. Need more Comprehensive Server and
Application Monitoring?
SolarWinds free AD Admin Tools make it easy to add and remove users and
computers from Active Directory, but what if you need more insight into your
apps and servers?
SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor can:
»Monitors performance & user experience for virtually any application –
Microsoft® Exchange, Active Directory®, IIS, any ODBC database, & more
»Monitors server hardware faults & operating systems across platforms –
Windows®, UNIX, Linux®, & more
»Easy to download & deploy in less than an hour, easy to use, & easy on your
budget
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13. Top 5 Reasons to choose SolarWinds for Server
& Application Monitoring
Top 5 Reasons to Try Learn More…
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
»Unexpected affordability. 80% functionality at
20% of the cost of other leading competitors.
»Agentless monitoring: Get server performance
reporting up and running today
»Easy deployment: Automatically scan and
discover your server infrastructure
»Built-in best practices for optimal thresholds
»Enterprise scalability: Manage 10,000+ servers
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14. Helpful Resources
We invite you to learn more about SolarWinds Free Tools
LEARN MORE
Free
Tools
Over 1 million IT pros rely on
SolarWinds free network monitoring,
application monitoring, and storage
monitoring tools.
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15. Thank You!
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