Active Directory Group Policy management tool

Group Policy in Active Directory

Group Policy in Active Directory (AD) helps IT administrators quickly manage AD users, computers, and groups and consistently apply organizational policies. Traditionally, administrators relied on Active Directory Group Policy management tools such as the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and Active Directory Users and Computers for AD and Group Policy management. However, managing Group Policies using just these tools and PowerShell can be mundane and time-consuming. This is why it's essential to simplify AD and Group Policy management.

ADManager Plus, an IGA solution with Active Directory management and reporting capabilities, helps administrators manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) of multiple domains from a single console. It provides predefined GPO reports that can be swiftly fetched to gain insights on recently created GPOs, GPO scope, status, and more. Note that you can also securely delegate Group Policy management tasks to your help desk technicians without affecting their AD permissions.

ADManager Plus as a Group Policy management tool

Using ADManager Plus as a GPO management tool, administrators can:

• Create a GPO and instantly link it to any AD domain, organizational unit (OU), or site.
• Enable or disable GPOs or individual configuration settings (user or computer configurations).
• Delete GPOs in bulk
• Create and manage GPO links.
• Enable, disable, or remove GPO links.
• Enforce GPOs and manage them.
• Block or unblock GPO inheritance for any domain or OU in bulk.
• Manage and report on GPO scopes.
• Manage permissions to read, modify, or delete GPOs by users, computers, and groups.
• Configure GPO security settings like Account Policies, Local Policies, Event Log, Restricted Groups, System Services, Registry, and File System for computer objects.
• Copy GPOs from one domain to another.
• Force update GPOs instantly.

Creating and linking GPOs

Using ADManager Plus, create GPOs and link them to multiple OUs, domains, and sites at once in a single action. This drastically minimizes the time and effort required to perform the same tasks compared to using native Active Directory Group Policy editors like the GPMC or PowerShell. ADManager Plus also enables you to link appropriate GPOs to relevant containers either while creating a new GPO, or at a later time.

Manage GPOs and GPO links

ADManager Plus, with its intuitive interface, enables administrators to manage group policies and their links in a few clicks. Utilizing this solution, administrators can:

Benefits of using ADManager Plus for Group Policy management

• Manage GPOs in bulk from a unified console with intuitive actions.
• Force update GPOs and ensure immediate policy application.
• Delegate GPO management tasks to junior technicians and efficiently manage GPOs.
• Generate reports on GPO settings, status, and more, and manage GPOs on the fly from them.