Windows Active Directory Reporting tools help system administrators and IT managers generate effective reports on Active Directory (AD) users, OUs, groups, computers, printers and contacts. It also helps the users to build security reports as well as password reports to track user compliance details. This tool also have good impacts on network auditors by helping them to mange old computers and review inactive user reports to clear out the system which further helps in smooth running of the information around the organization. For IT administrators it also has beneficial package which makes the delegating helpdesk tasks easy for them over large network.

The Windows active directory plays various important roles in managing the administrative tasks of an organization. Some of the useful responsibilities that it performs are:

1.Generate Detailed Active Directory User Reports

When we consider large network, it is not possible to manage bulk user accounts with default AD tools. The use of windows 7 active directory tool makes this task easier by generating comprehensive user reports under the selected domain in a complicated and elaborated network. With this tool, recently created, updated or deleted user reports can be produced. Besides, reports on users with logon scripts and without logon scripts can also be produced separately.

Furthermore, the tool helps to produce several user accounts and makes mass modifications of user attributes in a single attempt. The tasks this tool performs include resetting of passwords, deactivation or deletion of inactive accounts and moving of users between OUs. It is flexible enough to allow the IT managers to view or print detailed reports on objects within the directory and they can customize them according to their requirements.

1.Locate Disabled and old computer account with computer reporting tools

The Windows AD tool helps to report about the inactive objects that require disabling or removal from the directory. It also makes sure that only such accounts are removed that are not being used in real time manner. It first identifies the old computer accounts, and then confirms the accuracy of the information that only dead accounts have been targeted. The next step it performs is disabling or removing the targeted accounts in order to maintain a clean and efficient directory.

1.Ensure Security and Compliance with Windows Active Directory Password Reports

The Windows AD management tool plays a key role in retaining security and compliance with password reports. The password reports give precise information on when the last time a password was set in order to identify stale user accounts as per the password policy of the network thus, securing the user accounts over a large network. The tool also help in auditing the expiry of the passwords which make it sure that all the passwords should expire within the duration prescribed under the password policy.

Lepide Active Directory Management & Reporting has been proposed as the solution to all AD related problems as it offers all the key features of Windows Active Directory tool. This tool acts as the solution to the complex problems of administrative works over large network. With simplified and centralized management solution, this tool manages domains, services, event logs, registry and other resources. A free evaluation copy of this software is available which can easily be downloaded and used.