Hey everyone! Hope you're all having a great Monday!
I need some help with a project we're working on. We currently have an Exchange hybrid setup with three offices that are all part of the same network connected through MPLS. Changes to Active Directory and Group Policy sync across all our domain controllers in these offices.
Now, we're trying to figure out how to integrate a fourth office that doesn't have a domain controller and is on a separate network in another state. We want to ensure that changes to Group Policy replicate to this new location and that the PCs there can join the domain.
Is there a way to adopt this fourth office into our existing setup without requiring them to join the same network as the other three offices?
1 Answer
You can establish an open line of sight communication to your domain controller over a WAN, and then add the subnets for that fourth office to your Active Directory site and services (AD S+S). Just hope for solid connectivity!
Thanks for your response! By the way, do you know of any cloud solutions that can help with this setup?
Is good connectivity really that essential? I have an offsite DC with a flaky connection and surprisingly, it’s been working fine so far. You’ve got me reconsidering how important that is.