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Russell Smith

Editorial Director

Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase. Russell has more than 20 years' experience working in IT. From small business to large government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started his writing career for Windows IT Pro magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, Russell has contributed to a variety of publications, including Petri, CDW's list of publications, and various industry blogs including Netwrix, BeyondTrust, and others.

In addition to more than 1000 articles Russell has authored, he has also written a book on Windows security and co-authored another for Microsoft's MOAC series. Russell has also authored several courses for Pluralsight.

LATEST

Joining Windows Server 2012 to a Domain

May 30, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn how to join Windows Server 2012 to an AD domain using Server Manager in this quick ‘n easy Ask an Admin.

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Enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2012

May 23, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn how to enable Remote Desktop in Windows Server 2012 so that you can remotely administer a server.

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Why You Shouldn’t Disable the Firewall in Windows Server

May 21, 2013
Russell Smith

It was once common practice to turn off Firewall in Windows as part of a PC or server build. Learn why you shouldn’t disable Windows Server Firewall on your PC.

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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2012: Installation

May 20, 2013
Russell Smith

Become a WSUS wizard! Learn to install and configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2012.

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Using Remote Desktop Connection Manager

May 16, 2013
Russell Smith

In this Ask an Admin, discover how to manage remote desktop connections with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCM).

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Dedicated Forest Root Domains in Active Directory

May 09, 2013
Russell Smith

New Ask an Admin! Check out the benefits and disadvantages of using a dedicated forest root domain in your Active Directory design.

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Check a Domain Controller Configuration with the DCDiag Tool

May 07, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn to wield the dcidiag.exe tool like a pro! Discover how to use check a DC configuration with the DCDiag tool in this Ask an Admin column.

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Changing the IP Address of a Domain Controller

May 02, 2013
Russell Smith

As part of your IT infrastructure, DCs should be assigned an IP address. Learn to change the IP address of a domain controller in this edition of Ask an Admin.

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Performing an Offline Domain Join in Active Directory

Apr 30, 2013
Russell Smith

Need to join a client to an AD domain that isn’t connected to a domain controller? Learn how to perform an offline domain join in AD in this tutorial.

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Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 with Server Manager

Apr 25, 2013
Russell Smith

Want to know more about installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 with Server Manager? Learn to install AD DS components and configure a new forest.

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