In this section, I present selected Windows Server configurations and projects that I have completed throughout my professional experience. For each project, I explain the configuration steps, the purpose of the services involved, and the reasons behind the configuration choices.
To make the scenarios easier to understand and demonstrate their practical application, I have also recreated them in my own lab environment.
Windows Server File Sharing and Access Control
SMB File Sharing | Active Directory | Security Groups | Share Permissions | NTFS Permissions | Organizational Units
Environment: Windows Server
DNS Server Deployment and Redundancy
DNS Server Deployment | Forward & Reverse Lookup Zones | Forwarders | Secondary DNS | Zone Transfer | Records
Environment: Windows Server 2022
Active Directory Forest, Domain Controllers, and Child Domain Deployment
AD DS | DNS | Forest Root Domain | Additional Domain Controller | Child Domain | Domain Administration
Environment: Windows Server 2022
Active Directory Maintenance, Database Optimization, and Backup
Active Directory | Metadata Cleanup | Domain Controller Cleanup | AD Sites and Services | AD Recycle Bin | NTDS.dit Defragmentation | Database Integrity Check | System State Backup
Environment: Windows Server 2022 / 2016
Active Directory and Group Policy Management
Active Directory | Users & Computers | Security Groups | Organizational Units | Group Policy (GPO) | Group Policy Preferences | Windows Firewall | Software Deployment | PowerShell
Environment: Windows Server 2022 / Windows Server 2016 + Windows Client Computers
DHCP Server Deployment and VLAN Scope Configuration
DHCP Server | DHCP Console | Active Directory | VLAN | IP Address Management | DHCP Reservations | DHCP Options
Environment: Windows Server