Setup Organizational Units (OUs) in Active Directory

In this guide, we’ll configure Organizational Units (OUs) in Active Directory to streamline user and administrative management.

Open Active Directory Users and Computers

Create the Top-Level Organizational Unit.

1. Right-click on your domain name.
2. Select New then click Organizational Unit.
3. Enter the name for the top-level OU: Company Name
   
4. Click OK to create the OU.

Create Sub-OUs Under the Company OU

1. Right-click on the newly created Company Name OU.
2. Select New then click Organizational Unit.
3. Create the following OUs
   • Domain Users (for standard user accounts and departmental OUs)
   • Server Admins (for administrative roles managing servers)
   • Domain Admins (for domain controller management)
   • Workstation Admins (for managing workstation admin privileges)
4. Organizational Units (OUs) should be organized as shown in the screenshot below.