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Dishan Francis
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Dishan Francis is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He was a six-time Microsoft MVP in enterprise mobility before he joined Microsoft UK as a security consultant. He has maintained the RebelAdmin technology blog over the years, with lots of useful articles that focus on on-premises Active Directory services and Azure Active Directory. He has also written for other Microsoft-managed blogs such as canitpro and ITopsTalk. When it comes to managing innovative identity infrastructure solutions to improve system stability, efficiency, and security, his level of knowledge and experience places him among the very best in the field.
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Devices and other objects

Apart from computers, Active Directory supports a few other devices and object types as well. In this section, we will look into these different object types:

  • Printers: Printers are one of the most commonly shared resources in office networks. We can use several methods to configure shared printers on user computers. We can set them up using the printer setup wizard in Windows and connect to a printer via an IP address. We can also use logon scripts to map and install printers on workstations. If an organization uses printer servers, we can connect to them and install the printers, too. In an Active Directory environment, we can register a printer as an object in Active Directory. This will allow users to browse Active Directory, find the relevant printer, and then install it on the workstation.

    To register a printer with AD, go to Printer properties and then to the Sharing tab. There, you can check the List in the directory checkbox to list the...

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Dishan Francis

Dishan Francis is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He was a six-time Microsoft MVP in enterprise mobility before he joined Microsoft UK as a security consultant. He has maintained the RebelAdmin technology blog over the years, with lots of useful articles that focus on on-premises Active Directory services and Azure Active Directory. He has also written for other Microsoft-managed blogs such as canitpro and ITopsTalk. When it comes to managing innovative identity infrastructure solutions to improve system stability, efficiency, and security, his level of knowledge and experience places him among the very best in the field.
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