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# Active Directory dashboard entry

The ***Active Directory dashboard*** entry provides a centralized and efficient way for system administrators and IT professionals to manage and interact with Active Directory (AD) services directly within Remote Desktop Manager.

It is possible to modify the Active Directory groups and add a user to them by using the ***AD dashboard***. You must first restrict access to the folder that contains the administrative tools.

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1\. Create or select a folder in Remote Desktop Manager. 2. Right-click on the folder and go to ***Properties*** 3. In ***Security*** – ***Permissions***, set ***Permission*** to ***Disallowed***, which means that nobody except the administrators can access the folder. The ***Grant access*** option can always be used for more granularity. 4. Click ***Add*** to save.

### Create the Active Directory dashboard entry

1. Select the created folder.
2. In the ribbon, go to ***Edit*** – ***New entry***.
3. Select ***Active Directory dashboard*** entry (***Remote management*** entry type).
4. In ***Common – General***, enter the general and Active directory information.
5. Go to ***View*** – ***Logs***.
6. In the ***Open logs*** drop-down menu, select ***Custom***.
7. Check ***Prompt for comment on open*** and enable ***Open comment is required*** and ***Ticket number is required*** under it.

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8. Click ***Add*** to save.
9. Open your session.
10. In the ***Open session comment*** window that opens, enter a ***Ticket #*** and a ***Comment***.
11. Click ***OK***.

#### Add a user to an AD group

1. Open your session.
2. Navigate to the user group location.
3. Click ***Properties***.
4. Navigate to the ***Members*** tab.
5. Click ***Add***.
6. Select the user and click ***OK*** to save.

The user has been successfully added.

#### Active Directory dashboard entry settings

Here is a list of the settings available in the ***Active Directory dashboard entry*** interface.

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| Settings       | Description                                                               |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| New user       | Create a new user in Active Directory.                                    |
| New group      | Create a new group in Active Directory                                    |
| Enable         | Reactivate an object, making it active.                                   |
| Disable        | Disable an object without deleting it.                                    |
| Unlock         | Release a user account that has been locked.                              |
| Reset password | Assign a new password to a user account.                                  |
| Delete         | Permanently delete an object from Active Directory.                       |
| Properties     | View or modify the attributes and settings of an object.                  |
| BitLocker      | Retrieve the recovery password for a BitLocker-encrypted key.             |
| Search         | Locate any object within the domain, such as users, groups, or computers. |

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy - Managing systems remotely](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/1925039/activity/2667184)


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