Configuring branding

This recipe shows how to apply your organization's branding to AD FS sign-in pages.

Getting ready

Ask the marketing team for your organization to produce the following files:

• One logo, ideally 280 pixels wide and 60 pixels high
• One big background picture, ideally 1,420 pixels wide and 1,200 pixels tall, not exceeding 200 kilobytes (KB) in size
• Disclaimer text

Place these files in a folder on the AD FS server—for instance, in the C:\Style folder.

In an AD FS farm that uses WID, sign in to the primary AD FS server and place the files in a folder on this server. Sign in with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps:

1. Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the menu. The elevated Windows PowerShell window appears.
2. Use the following command to switch the appearance of the AD FS farm's login pages to a paginated experience...