1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace) 4. [AD Connect Server 2016 Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/ad-connect-server-2016/discuss) [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2d135d7a5affcbdc7f1afa698558c46a/ad-connect-server-2016.jpg "Product Avatar Image") ](/products/ad-connect-server-2016/reviews) [ AD Connect Server 2016 ](/products/ad-connect-server-2016/reviews) 0 ratings AD Connect Server 2016 is a robust solution designed to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory (AD) or AWS Managed Active Directory with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). This synchronization enables a unified identity for users across platforms such as Office 365, Azure, and various SaaS applications integrated with Azure AD. By bridging on-premises and cloud directories, AD Connect Server 2016 facilitates seamless user experiences and centralized identity management. Key Features and Functionality: - Synchronization Capabilities: AD Connect Server 2016 allows for one-way or two-way synchronization between on-premises AD and Azure AD, ensuring that user accounts, group memberships, and credential hashes are consistently updated across environments. - Single Sign-On (SSO: Integrating with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), it provides SSO capabilities, enabling users to access Office 365 and other Azure-integrated applications using their existing credentials. - Password Hash Synchronization: This feature synchronizes on-premises password hashes to Azure AD, allowing users to maintain the same password for both on-premises and cloud services, simplifying password management. - Password Writeback: Users can change or reset their passwords in the cloud, with changes written back to the on-premises AD, ensuring consistency and compliance with organizational password policies. - Device Writeback: Devices registered in Azure AD can be written back to the on-premises AD, facilitating conditional access and device management policies. - Filtering Options: Administrators can configure synchronization to include specific domains, organizational units (OUs, or attributes, providing flexibility in managing which objects are synchronized. - Prevent Accidental Deletes: To protect against unintended deletions, AD Connect Server 2016 includes a safeguard that limits the number of deletions per synchronization run, with default settings allowing up to 500 deletes. Primary Value and Problem Solved: AD Connect Server 2016 addresses the challenge of managing identities across hybrid environments by providing a seamless bridge between on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory. It ensures that users have a consistent identity and authentication experience, whether accessing resources on-premises or in the cloud. This integration simplifies administrative tasks, enhances security through unified policies, and improves user productivity by enabling single sign-on and consistent credential management across platforms. Show More When users leave AD Connect Server 2016 reviews, G2 also collects common questions about the day-to-day use of AD Connect Server 2016. These questions are then answered by our community of 850k professionals. Submit your question below and join in on the G2 Discussion. * * * ### 0.0 Nps Score ### All AD Connect Server 2016 Discussions Search Most CommentedMost HelpfulCommon QuestionsNewest All DiscussionsDiscussions with CommentsCommon QuestionsDiscussions without Comments FilterFilter Filter byExpand/Collapse Sort by Most Commented Most Helpful Common Questions Newest Filter by All Discussions Discussions with Comments Common Questions Discussions without Comments Sorry... There are no questions about AD Connect Server 2016 yet. ## Start a New Software Discussion Have a software question? Get answers from real users and experts [Start A Discussion](/products/ad-connect-server-2016/discussions/new) * * * ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2d135d7a5affcbdc7f1afa698558c46a/ad-connect-server-2016.jpg "Product Avatar Image") ### Have you used AD Connect Server 2016 before? Answer a few questions to help the AD Connect Server 2016 community [ Yes ](javascript:void(0))[ Yes ](https://www.g2.com/login?context=product_review&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fad-connect-server-2016%2Fdiscuss%3Fsmall_ask%3Dad-connect-server-2016) No