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Published inJul 2022
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ISBN-139781803242507
Edition2nd Edition
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Sander Berkouwer
Sander Berkouwer
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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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Configuring branding

This recipe shows how to apply your organization's branding to AD FS sign-in pages.

Getting ready

Ask the marketing team for your organization to produce the following files:

  • One logo, ideally 280 pixels wide and 60 pixels high
  • One big background picture, ideally 1,420 pixels wide and 1,200 pixels tall, not exceeding 200 kilobytes (KB) in size
  • Disclaimer text

Place these files in a folder on the AD FS server—for instance, in the C:\Style folder.

In an AD FS farm that uses WID, sign in to the primary AD FS server and place the files in a folder on this server. Sign in with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the menu. The elevated Windows PowerShell window appears.
  2. Use the following command to switch the appearance of the AD FS farm's login pages to a paginated experience...
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Active Directory Administration Cookbook - Second Edition
Published in: Jul 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803242507

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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
Read more about Sander Berkouwer