Often System Administrator or Domain Admins will prefer to manage the Active Directory domain from their desktop or a separate computer without loging in directly to the server hosting the Active Directory. In order to do this the following steps needs to be performed.

• Endure the Win 7 host is added to the active directory
• Install The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 from Microsoft site (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d).
• Restart the Win 7 host if required.
• Open Control Panel, and select “Turn Windows Feature On or Off” from the Programs section
• Expand the “Remote Service Administration Tools” and then “Role Administration Tools”
• Ensure the following are selected:
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• You may want to restart the Windows 7 system and login using an Active Directory admin account

Once you login to the host, go to the Control Panel

1. Select View by: Large Icon
2. Select Administrative Tools
3. Select Active Directory Users and Computers