Create Organizational Units in Active Directory
In this post, we will create organizational units within Active Directory. This post is part five of a home lab that explains how to use Windows Server and Active Directory. …
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DHCP Server Installation and Configuration
In this post, we will install and configure a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. This post is part four of a home lab series that explains how to use …
Create Users in Active Directory using PowerShell
In this post a PowerShell script will be used to create users in Active Directory. We will begin by adding users and their parameters to a CSV file. Then we …
How to Join a Windows 11 Computer to a Domain
In this post, a Windows 11 virtual machine (VM) is created using VMware Workstation Pro. Then the Windows 11 client computer is joined to a Windows domain. This post is …
Configure Windows Server
In this post, we will configure Windows Server 2022 to act as a domain controller. You could use the steps described in this post to configure Windows Server 2025 instead. …
Install Windows Server using VMware Workstation
In this post, we will create a Windows Server 2022 virtual machine (VM) using VMware Workstation Pro. You could use the steps described in this post to create a Windows …
Home Lab: Windows Server and Active Directory
In this series of blog posts we will create a Windows Server and Active Directory home lab. Hiring managers are looking for IT professionals who have at least a working …
Windows Settings for VMware Workstation
In this post we will configure Windows settings to run a type 2 hypervisor, which for our lab will be VMware Workstation Pro. Table of Contents This Post This post …
How to Configure Kali Linux After Installation
In this post, we will configure the Kali Linux operating system (OS). Table of Contents This Post This post is part of a series that documents the creation of a …
How to Configure VMware Workstation
In this post, we will configure the VMware Workstation settings for a recently installed Kali Linux virtual machine (VM). Table of Contents This Post This post is part of a …
