Friday 23 September 2011

Keep things simple yet secure with Active Directory Self-service


Some things are always best to be handled by safe hands. But what if, it just becomes an added burden which can actually be easily undertaken through individuals. Thus in any organization, active directory, event logs asset management and etc are maintained by the admin helpdesk or IT personnel. They are the dedicated staffs who are involved in helping the employees with day to day IT related issues and keep the works flowing. There schedule also involve trivial tasks like managing account and password of users. That’s a simple job but in a bulk it’s just a tedious task gobbling a large amount of time and hindering business eventually.

Such small issues have a small but strong solution. The answer is to simply install an Active Directory self service software. It is small but highly effective software and proves to be a promising asset in the long run. AD Self Service tool lets you compete with reset password and account unlock issues in no time. The key to this software is that user can personally handle these petty stuffs and admin has to just monitor the events. The interesting part is that both admin and user can perform their respective task from anywhere in the windows active directory network.

Let’s have a quick overview about its features from both ends:
  • Admin has to no longer run from system to system for resetting password or unlocking accounts. 
  • No more fear of IT tickets for such issues and will have more time to execute other important works. 
  • You can even heighten security by configuring security question policy. 
  • Also, admin can configure settings for automatically resetting password or unlocking account at specified time.
  • Just configure the mail server and get elaborate reports covering each and every particular and changes involved.

From the user end: 
  • One can now reset his/her password or unlock account in a jiffy. 
  • Also, authorize your fellow worker to do the same on your behalf by enrolling them. 
  • You can even enroll multiple team members to ensure better accessibility. 
  • Users don’t need to depend on admin now and cut short the waiting period to transform into business transactions.

Lepide Active Directory Self Service (LADSS) is such a tool supporting all the above features. In fact the elaborated reports generation part and email option serves as an added feature. Another remarkable part is the fully functional trial version which supports fifty users. However, you need to buy the license in case of higher users but that is again made viable through the various license options depending on the number of users. The extensive support that this software provides is remarkable and the price would just seem to vanish in thin air in front of its benefits.

Piyush
piyush@lepide.com