Administrator's Guide - Kerio Software Archive

29.1 Installation of Active Directory Extensions29.1 Installation of Active Directory ExtensionsUse the wizard to install Active Directory Extensions. After you confirm the licensing policy,select a destination directory. In the next step a window showing the installation process willbe displayed. At the left bottom corner you will find buttons that can be used either to viewthe installation log (the View Log button) or to save the log to file (the Save Log to File button).Figure 29.1Installation processNotes:1. According to the version of Microsoft Internet Explorer that you use, installation of theMicrosoft XML Parser component may be required. If the installation is required you mustinstall Microsoft XML Parser first, otherwise the Kerio Active Directory Extensions installationcannot be finished.2. Only the English version of Kerio Active Directory Extensions is available.System requirementsActive Directory Extensions in Windows 2000 Server supports both Active Directory NT compatibleand 2000 native types. In Windows 2003, Active Directory 2000 native and Active Directory2003 are supported.29.2 Active DirectoryActive Directory is a service that stores information about objects (users, groups, hosts, etc.) inMicrosoft Networks. Applications that support Active Directory use the service to learn aboutparameters and rights of the objects. Active Directory is based on a structured database.307