This hands-on lab demonstrates the deployment and management of a complete Windows Server Active Directory environment in a virtualized Hyper-V setup.
It includes a Domain Controller (AD DS, DNS, DHCP), a Windows 10 domain client, and applied Group Policy configurations to simulate real-world enterprise administration tasks.
This project documents the setup of a Windows Server Active Directory environment built on Hyper-V.
It simulates a small enterprise network with a Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy (GPO) configuration, fully tested with a Windows 10 client.
| VM | Role | Hostname | OS |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC01 | Domain Controller + DNS + DHCP | DC01.mylab.local | Windows Server 2022 |
| WIN10 | Domain Client | WIN10.mylab.local | Windows 10 Pro |
| LINUX | Optional Node | Ubuntu 22.04 | — |
Network: Default Switch (NAT)
Domain: mylab.local
- IP: 172.29.208.48
- Subnet: 255.255.240.0
- Gateway: 172.29.208.1
- DNS: 127.0.0.1 (local loopback)
Organizational Unit: YonatanLab
Sub-OUs:
Computers→ WIN10Users→ Yonatan Abraha (Domain Admin), Henok TzaduGroups→ (for future GPO testing)
- Range: 172.29.208.50 – 172.29.208.100
- Gateway: 172.29.208.1
- DNS: 172.29.208.48
- Domain: mylab.local
- Dynamic DNS updates enabled (secure only)
Policy Name: Disable_ControlPanel
Linked to: OU → YonatanLab
Effect: Domain user (Henok) cannot access Control Panel
Status: ✅ Verified via Win10 login test
- Installation & configuration of AD DS
- DNS and DHCP setup with secure updates
- OU and user management
- Group Policy creation and linking
- Name resolution and network testing
- Documentation of IT lab projects (GitHub portfolio)
- Add File Server and NTFS permissions lab
- Test GPOs for software deployment and logon scripts
- Integrate Azure AD for hybrid identity demo
🔗 Related Project
Azure DC02 (azlab.local) https://github.com/yoab39/Azure-DC02
Created by: Yonatan Abraha
GitHub: yoab39
License: MIT