{"id":24878,"date":"2024-03-16T04:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/installation-and-setup-of-a-windows-server-2012-active-directory-domain-controller\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T04:48:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:48:51","slug":"installation-and-setup-of-a-windows-server-2012-active-directory-domain-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/installation-and-setup-of-a-windows-server-2012-active-directory-domain-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation and setup of a Windows Server 2012 Active Directory domain controller."},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to set up and install a Windows Server 2012 AD domain, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Download the Windows Server 2012 ISO image file and burn it onto a CD, or use virtual machine software (such as VMware or VirtualBox) to create a virtual machine and mount the ISO file.<\/li>\n
  2. Start the server or virtual machine and select to boot from the CD.<\/li>\n
  3. After the installation program starts, choose your language, time, and currency format, then click “Next”.<\/li>\n
  4. Click on the “Install” button to start the installation process.<\/li>\n
  5. Read and accept the license agreement, then click “Next”.<\/li>\n
  6. On the installation type selection screen, choose “Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)”.<\/li>\n
  7. Choose the disk partition to install Windows on, and then click “Next”.<\/li>\n
  8. The system will install automatically, please wait for the installation process to finish.<\/li>\n
  9. The system will automatically restart after the installation is completed.<\/li>\n
  10. After the restart, the system will prompt you to set a password for the Administrator account. Create a secure password and then click “OK”.<\/li>\n
  11. Log in to the Windows Server 2012 system.<\/li>\n
  12. Open the “Server Manager” and click on “Add Roles and Features”.<\/li>\n
  13. In the “Add Roles and Features Wizard”, click on “Next”.<\/li>\n
  14. Choose either “role-based installation” or “feature-based installation”.<\/li>\n
  15. Select “Active Directory Domain Services” in the “Server Roles” interface.<\/li>\n
  16. Click on “Add Features” in the popup of the “Add Roles and Features Wizard” dialog box.<\/li>\n
  17. On the “Server Roles” interface, choose “Active Directory Domain Services”.<\/li>\n
  18. The system will automatically select the required role services, click “Next”.<\/li>\n
  19. Click on “Next” in the “Features” interface.<\/li>\n
  20. On the “AD DS” interface, read the relevant information and then click “Next”.<\/li>\n
  21. Click on “Install” on the “Confirm Installation Selection” screen.<\/li>\n
  22. The installation process will take some time, please be patient.<\/li>\n
  23. Click “Close” after installation is complete.<\/li>\n
  24. Click on “Finish” in the “Server Manager”.<\/li>\n
  25. In the server manager, click on “Tools” and select “Active Directory Users and Computers” to manage your domain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You have now successfully set up and installed the Windows Server 2012 AD Domain Controller. You can now create and manage users, computers, and other domain objects on this server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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