DameWare NT Utilities Active Directory administration tools
simplify directory service administration and allows administrators
to remotely manage multiple Active Directory sites directly from
their workstation, without being physically logged into any
domain.
DNTU’s Active Directory functionality is only supported on
machines running Windows 2000 and above. However, even though it is
not directly supported, many of DNTU’s Active Directory features
will still work on machines running Windows NT4 SP-6a, provided you
also installed Microsoft’s Active Directory Client Extensions
(DSClient.exe) for Windows NT4. For more information about
Microsoft’s Active Directory Client Extensions, please refer to
Microsoft’s website.
Active Directory
Client Extensions for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT
4.0
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/adextension.asp
Active Directory
Support
DameWare NT Utilities v4.0 and above contains support for
extended Active Directory Management – through the exclusive
DameWare AD & Exchange Agent, which is automatically deployed
from your PC to the DC or Exchange server that you wish to
administer. You just click YES when asked if you wish to install
the Agent and DameWare NT Utilities takes care of the rest! You can
add a new user, create their home folders with the correct security
settings, create an Exchange Mailbox for the user, and even add
their picture – all from within DameWare NT Utilities.
Active Directory GPOs and
OUs
You can manage your GPOs and OUs from within DameWare NT
Utilities. Right click on the Active Directory site you would like
to manage and browse your GPOs. You add, delete or edit them right
away – without Remote Controlling your DC. You can also edit your
Domain Account and Audit Policy from within DameWare NT
Utilities.
Microsoft Exchange
2000/2003
support
You can now administer your Exchange Mailboxes from within DameWare
NT Utilities. Need to move a user’s mailbox to a different Exchange
Server? Just find the user and right click it to move the mailbox –
it is that simple!
You can even set quotas on the user’s mailbox and set delivery
restrictions all from within DameWare NT Utilities.
Exchange functionality does not necessarily require the "DameWare
AD & Exchange Agent." DNTU will automatically detect if
the Microsoft Exchange Admin tools are installed locally, if DNTU
finds them it will use them otherwise DNTU will attempt to install
the new AD & Exchange Agent. For example, if DNTU is run on an
AD Domain Controller running Exchange, then the Exchange interfaces
are already installed and DNTU will detect & use them instead.
This also pertains to a workstation running Microsoft's Exchange
Admin Tools.
DNTU's enhanced Exchange functionality allows you to remotely "Mail
Enable" Contacts & Groups, as well as Create, Move, &
Delete mailboxes without being logged into the Domain. You can be
outside of the Domain, provided you have the necessary Domain
credentials to successfully perform the Exchange Admin
functions.
For Example, an Administrator can be logged into Domain A, or even
working from home over a VPN connection without being logged into
any Domain. He can then use DNTU to perform Administrative tasks on
Domain B, including Active Directory, Exchange, Event Logs, etc.
without having to log into Domain B.
When you open DNTU's Active Directory Users & Computers section
on a Domain Controller, the only way DNTU's Exchange Tasks
(right-click context menu) will be enabled is if DNTU also detects
that Exchange 2000 or greater is installed on this specific AD
site. If this specific machine where you opened the Active
Directory Users & Computers section is not your Exchange Server
(i.e. you have another machine in your Domain that is running your
Exchange Server), then you will need to right-click on DNTU's
Active Directory section, then select Add Active Directory Site,
then add the IP-Address of your Exchange Server. However, DNTU also
requires that your Exchange Server also be running Active
Directory. In other words, your Exchange Server must also be an
Active Directory Domain Controller for this Domain. If you Exchange
Server is not running AD (i.e. Domain Controller), then DNTU's
Exchange Tasks menu will not function properly and you will receive
an error.
If everything is setup correctly in your environment, then you
should be able to right-click on an AD object (i.e. User, Group,
Contact...) under AD Users & Computers (or in an OU), then
select the Exchange Tasks context menu. Then selecting your desired
Task (i.e. Create Mailbox, Move Mailbox, Delete Mailbox, Establish
Email Addresses, Delete Email Addresses, or Update now). Or you can
also access other Exchange settings via the Exchange General,
Email-Addresses, or Exchange Advanced Tabs, on the User Properties
GUI. Just make sure the "View Advanced Properties" setting is
enabled.