
John Christopher guides you through hands-on learning of Microsoft Entra Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect), featuring real-world demos, labs, simulations, and practical lab setups to practice cloud identity management.
John Christopher guides learners to ask questions and consult docs.microsoft.com for official guidance. He points to examlabpractice.com for courses and notes that exam questions come from Udemy.
Earn a certificate of completion by watching all course videos, with assignments not required, and follow a final video for instructions on obtaining your certificate.
Disable large send offload version 2 on the Hyper-V virtual ethernet adapter to fix internet slowdowns, by opening Device Manager, locating the Hyper-V adapter, and turning off the advanced setting.
Learn to set up a Windows Server 2022 virtual machine using Hyper-V manager, configure memory, storage, and network, install the desktop experience, and sign in to Server Manager.
Set up your lab by creating a free trial of Office 365 to activate a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription, and learn how to enable Teams if desired.
Create a free Microsoft 365 trial account, verify with a phone number, navigate the marketplace, assign an E5 license, and cancel after 30 days.
Master PowerShell fundamentals, including the verb-noun syntax, IntelliSense, and piping, to speed up server, client, and cloud administration. Build scripts, load modules, and access help and online resources.
Verify ownership of an additional domain in Microsoft 365 by adding a DNS text or MX record and confirming it in the admin center, with GoDaddy integration as an option.
Learn how to redo simulations after completing assignments by navigating to summary, returning to the assignment, and opening the instructions to access the simulation link.
Assess business needs and technical requirements to plan on-premises active directory synchronization with the cloud, and compare managed authentication, password hash synchronization, PTA, and federated authentication for hybrid identity.
Evaluate authentication requirements to establish a hybrid identity that links on premise directory services with cloud services, choosing between hash synchronization, PTA, or federation with seamless SSO.
Examine hash-based password hash synchronization, pass-through authentication, and federated authentication for hybrid azure ad, detailing on-premises ad, azure ad connect, ad fs, and redundancy.
Clean up on premise active directory before using Entra ID Connect by running the ID fix tool to remove spaces and other invalid characters.
Discover Udemy's role play feature, an AI-powered tool that generates realistic scenarios for practicing explanations and meetings, enabling you to learn from the AI with a demo and optional use.
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Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Understanding the Microsoft Environment
Foundations needed before continuing
Gaining a solid foundation of Active Directory Domains
Gaining a solid foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
Gaining a solid foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
Setting up a lab for practicing
Introduction to practicing hands on
Downloading Windows Server 2022 ISO
Getting Hyper-V Installed on Windows
Creating a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V
Installing a Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine
Installing a second Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine
Creating a trial Microsoft 365/Azure Account
How On-Premise Active Directory is set up
Domains, Trees, and Forests
Before proceeding with the next video
Setting up an Active Directory Domain and Domain Controller
Getting your server joined to a Domain
Adding another domain controller
Understanding PowerShell administration
PowerShell Fundamentals for Server
Remote administration with PowerShell
PowerShell using the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
Understanding the domain naming infrastructure for a hybrid Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) connection
Supporting additional domain names in Active Directory
Verifying an additional domain name in Microsoft 365/Azure
How to set the Primary Domain Name in Microsoft 365/Azure
How to set a user account for a new domain name
Setting up DNS On-Premise to support the Microsoft 365/Azure services
Required concepts needed for connecting On-Premise Active Directory with Azure AD
Understanding requirements for synchronization
Understanding requirements for identity management
Understanding requirements for authentication
Preparing for using Entra ID Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect) to create a Hybrid environment
Getting ready to use Azure AD Connect
The concepts of Directory Sync Designs
Using Idfix to clean up Active Directory before using Entra ID Connect (formally Azure AD Connect)
Implementing Azure AD Connect
Running Entra ID Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect)
Choosing objects being migrated using Entra ID Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect)
Completing the migration with Azure AD Connect
Checking the health of your Hybrid environment using Entra ID Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect) Health