Enabling AD LDS in Windows Server

If any of the organization wants to use AD LDS as a proxy to AD Server, then they can follow this document to enable AD LDS as a proxy server.

To enable AD LDS in Window Server, do the following:
  1. Click Start, and then click Server Manager. You can do this from Task Bar or from Start/ Administrative Tools menu.
  2. Select the Server Manager> Add Roles and Features. Click Next. The following screen appears.
  3. Choose Role-based or feature-based installation. Click Next.
  4. Select ldapstest server from the server pool. Click Next

  5. Mark Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services from the list of roles and click Next.
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  6. From the list of features, choose nothing – just click Next

  7. click Next.

  8. Click Install to start installation.

  9. Once installation is complete, click Close.

  10. Note:

    AD LDS Role is successfully set up. Create a new AD LDS Instance as “Instance1” using the wizard.

  11. Click the Run the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard shown in the above screen. And then click Close.

Note:

This entire procedure implemented and documented based on Windows 2012 edition.