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Learning Objectives and Outcomes Describe the impact of adding Active Directory to an existing network in a Windows environment. Assignment Requirements This assignment builds on the scenario of Quality Windows Limited, which is introduced in this lesson (see 1.30 background information document). For this assignment, imagine yourself to be a security administrator working for Quality Windows Limited. You have been asked to evaluate the option of adding Active Directory to the Quality Windows network. Here are some facts to help you work on this assignment. Quality has just purchased a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software package and will place the workstation computers which will use this ERP software at eight different locations on the shop floor. The ERP software requires two database servers, four application servers, and two Web servers, all of which run a Windows operating system. All above-mentioned servers and the shop floor workstations are new, but there are 22 workstations, already in place, that work with an older software Quality used to manage the manufacturing and accounting processes. The existing 22 workstations are grouped into three workgroups: accounting, planning, and purchasing. Before you add Active Directory to the network, you have been asked to examine the effects of Active Directory in several key areas. Process Tasks Provide the answers to the following questions to satisfy the key points of interest to the Quality Windows Limited management regarding the addition of Active Directory to the network. 1. Currently, system administrators create Quality users in each computer where users need access. In Active Directory, where will system administrators create Quality users? 2. How will the procedures for making changes to the user accounts, such as password changes, be different in Active Directory? 3. What action should administrators take for the existing workgroup user accounts after converting to Active Directory? 4. How will the administrators resolve the differences between the user accounts defined on the different computers? In other words, if user accounts have different settings on different computers, how will Active Directory address that issue? 5. How will the procedure for defining access controls change after converting to Active Directory?