Active Administrator 4.04 is a Network Utility product from scriptlogic.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, Active Directory Management With Active Administrator. At the heart of the Windows network is Active Directory, which provides central authentication and authorization services. Windows provides built-in tools for basic administration but lacks enterprise-class management abilities that give administrators the capability to impactfully secure, delegate, audit, report and recover the ever-changing state of their Active Directory infrastructure.
Active Administrator is an enterprise-class Active Directory management, auditing and recovery solution that takes over where the management tools supplied with Windows leave off.
Advanced management features include centralized auditing of events, real-time alerts, searching and reporting of delegations, self-healing privilege management, and Group Policy offline editing and rollback. The enhancements in version 5.0 include an improved interface and user experience, deeper event reporting and alerting with improved performance and management of collection agents, and support for Windows Server 2008. Active Administrator's integrated management console and cost-impactful price make it a must-have for Active Directory administrators.
* Centralized Active Directory Auditing:
Active Administrator centrally collects events from the event logs on all Domain Controllers using fast, efficient agents which can be run on any member server or directly on the DC.
Active Administrator provides an audit trail of exactly what changes were made in Active Directory, when and by whom. It eliminates the need to manually filter through thousands of event log entries across multiple servers.
Administrator alerts on selected AD events:
The new alerting engine in version 5.0 lets you build granular rules that send alerts to select administrators whenever one or more events occurs that meets the specified criteria.
Always be the first to know! Administrators can receive direct email notifications of critical changes in their OU or department. e-mail text can be customized based on different event types. Version 5.0 provides clearer management and listing of all configured alerts.
Powerful, integrated User Interface
Active Administrator 5.0's updated interface provides a strong, yet easy to use workspace for impactful Active Directory management. All 4 major management functions are integrated into one console, providing a single point of control for the administrator.
Work faster! Rapid access to advanced Active Directory management functions ensures that your network and your IT team run more efficiently.
Instant Backup and Recovery of Objects and Containers
Active Administrator can backup and instantly recover Active Directory objects, attributes, containers and permissions. Active Administrator will also recover Group Memberships and back-linked attributes such as "Managed By."
Performing an Authoritative Restore on Domain Controllers in Directory Services Restore Mode is now a thing of the past! Active Administrator gives administrators instant relief from what was once a daunting or impossible task.
With instant recovery and no loss of information such as group memberships, your users will be productive again in seconds, not hours, following an accidental deletion or change.
Simplified Security with Active Templates
Active Administrator uses Active Templates, collections of permissions that can be repeatedly and consistently applied to give delegated privileges to groups and users. Each template defines the specific permissions required to accomplish Active Directory tasks, such as "Create User Accounts" or "Reset Passwords."
Active Templates take the guesswork out of which permissions need to go where. By utilizing Active Templates, administrators make delegation an easy task and ensure consistent assignment of permissions across Active Directory.
Administrators can also create their own custom Active Templates for specialized management roles unique to their organization.
Self-Healing Active Templates
Should permissions assigned with Active Templates be broken, missing permissions are automatically recreated, enforcing your security model. Emails optionally alert administrators of the change.
Comprehensive Group Policy Management
Active Administrator gives administrators the capability to plan, edit, backup and restore, and manage group policy settings, all within a single interface. Active Administrator's Resultant Set of Policies (RSoP) functionality allows administrators to plan "what-if" scenarios when moving a user or computer. Active Administrator automatically maintains a GPO history, allowing rollback to a particular version of a GPO. The capability to restore Group Policies means faster response to corruption or changes that have a negative impact on users.
Offline Group Policy Repository
Administrators can now edit Group Policies offline from Active Directory, ensuring no adverse affects from Group Policy changes. Active Administrator's RSoP functionality can be run against GPOs stored in the offline repository to validate settings, completing the GPO management cycle before the policies are ever published to the live Active Directory. The license of this networking software is Free Trial Software, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of Active Administrator, you can buy this networking software.