Services

CalNetAD provides the following centrally funded services for the campus:

• Support for the hardware, security, redundancy, and backup for the domain controller machines that run the CalNetAD forest

• Delegated management for OU Administrators

• Integration with the campus CalNet authentication service which allows CalNet authentication at the desktop

• Integration with the campus CalNet directory service which automatically creates the single sign-on accounts for faculty, staff, affiliates, and students in CalNetAD

• Integration with the campus (BIND-based) DNS service

• Microsoft Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) assistance

• Easier computer resource management through Group Policy Objects (GPO), remote software installation, and the establishment of minimum security requirements. The CalNetAD service provides templates and advice on security GPOs.

• Forum for discussion of Active Directory and Active Directory Security issues through a Planning Committee

• Presentations about the CalNetAD service and related topics

• Notice of important changes and scheduled maintenance through an Administrators Contact List

• Central logging of Domain Controller (DC) events and changes in the CalNetAD Change Management System (CCMS)

• A service calendar which lists important events and milestones

• Support for development and distribution of utility and administrative scripts and a FAQ page to help administrators find a quick solution to common problems.

• In the future, the service hopes to provide additional administrative web services for changing passwords, migrating single sign-on accounts, etc.

• Support for user and machine certificates via the CalNetPKI service