Managing AD FS with Azure AD Connect

This recipe explores how to manage an AD FS farm with Azure AD Connect.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you'll need the following:

• A properly configured AD FS farm running Windows Server 2012 R2 or a newer version of Windows Server
• A properly configured Azure AD Connect installation, capable of communicating with the AD FS server(s) and Web Application Proxy server(s) in the AD FS farm using TCP 5985

Sign in to the Windows Server installation with Azure AD Connect with an account that is a member of the local Administrators group.

If the organization uses the Azure AD PIM feature, activate the Global administrator role or the Hybrid Identity administrator role in advance.

How to do it...

First, perform the following steps:

1. Open Azure AD Connect from the desktop.
2. In the Welcome to Azure AD Connect screen, click Configure.
3. In the Additional tasks screen, select the Manage federation ribbon.
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