Synology Active Directory Server Setup

Do you want Active Directory for your Windows PCs but you don't want to spend a boat load on licensing? Have a Synology? Let's use that for your AD!

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[seanbohl]

I'd say a series of Active Directory Synology videos could be very helpful for users.

I truly think some people don't fully realize the power that Synology builds around DSM, and it's Package Center. I'm glad your shining light on it.

[ronalcorn]

More active directory videos would be of great value. Excellent video

[Infesteringmole]

Please go into more detail with this for a small business. Would be interesting to learn about roaming profiles/small details/etc and how they work with the Synology implementation. Thanks for all the great videos

[jcnash]

I would also like the active directory video. Only a few of them on YouTube, and most aren’t that great....too dry, often a foreign accent or language that makes it hard to understand what they’re teaching. It’s another niche you can fill that YouTube lacks. You’re doing great at finding them!

[nld_Robert]

Great video!
I would also like to see more synology ad server.
A few examples with drive mapping and logon scripts ??

And maybe tips to apply rules / scripts to multiple users at once.

Keep up the great videos

[marcelb]

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you very much for sharing. I am in the process of studying the replacement of Windows servers with a Nas as a Server solution. Synology seems a very good candidate for the task.

[AndreasBodin]

Awesome tutorial of Active Directory on Synology. I would really like to see even more on this topic as you mentioned Willie. You're doing an outstanding work!

[davidanderson]

Great video - would love to see how adding computers to the domain works and having them managed by the Synology. Do logon scripts work? Is there any group policy stuff? More AD video content would be great. This would be a great single solution to replace my ProxMox FreeNAS setup.

[nsjarial]

Finally, I think I am getting a glimmer of what's happening, a very good video, I wonder if you can elaborate more and if possible, to enlighten us on LDAP, Active Directory C2 identity, are they all required if our synology is to turn into a complex sort of server. Thank You

[bradactual]

There has been an update to Windows 10 that makes adding the AD mgmt tool so you can actually really manange AD. There is little interface in DSM for creating GP objects, login scripts etc.

[htfilmsmusic]

We have a small family business that would certainly benefit from active directory, I’m tech savy but still a networking newbie so I would love more in depth knowledge on AD please, specifically being able to log onto a computer via AD

[UrielPix]

Thanks Willie! I'm interested on how well this works with RSAT.

[JohnDorr]

Is there a way to add a synology to an existing domain, to give a remote office a domain controller, without the need for a full windows server?

[robmorin]

Can i sync Synology AD with a real MS AD server? SO i do not have to manually add users. Were are to get rid of our MS ad server as per management. Thanks...

[Mlaprades]

Oh my goodness yes active directory Great information would love to see some roaming profile stuff & goodies thank U

[Kitearmy]

Great video - can you import batch groups of users - like 100 to 200 at a time?

[eirjordan]

Thanks! Was just looking at replacing a tower server with a Synology. Also interested in the Active Directory video

[gswhite]

Excellent Video as always Willie. Thanks

[nickragucci]

Hey Willie did you ever do a video on roaming profiles ?

[dennisboutrup]

Could it bee an idea to go the extra step and make a video on using Azure ad as your ad and just have the synology as local storage (but Azure ad joined) for permissions. In my region we are close to 19 of 20 that are in office with the mail anyway