Description This article will walk you through setting up the Active Directory Role on a Windows Server 2012. This article is intended to be used for those without an existing Active Directory Forest, it will not cover configuring a server to act as a Domain Controller for an existing Active Directory Forest. Content Installing Active Directory Configuring Active Directory Installing Active Directory 1. Open the Server Manager from the task bar. 2. From Server Manager Dashboard select Add roles and features. This will launch the Roles and Features Wizard allowing for modifications to be performed on the Windows Server 2012 instance. 3. Select Role-based or features-based installation from the Installation Type screen and click Next. Note: Roles are the major feature sets of the server, such as IIS, and features provide additional functionality for a given role. 4. The current server is selected by default. Click Next to proceed to the Server Roles tab. 5. Fro...