{"id":57008,"date":"2021-12-01T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=57008"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:07:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T18:07:33","slug":"jumpcloud-agent-support-for-active-directory-bound-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/jumpcloud-agent-support-for-active-directory-bound-devices","title":{"rendered":"JumpCloud Agent Support For AD-Bound Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sometimes determine that it\u2019s best to keep Active Directory (AD), despite the challenges a remote workforce full of diverse devices and resource requirements presents. But change and modernization aren\u2019t always all or nothing<\/em> propositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To better support organizations leveraging Active Directory device management<\/a>, the JumpCloud\u00ae agent can now coexist with devices that have domain bindings. This makes it possible to manage and secure devices while maintaining legacy infrastructure, while also delivering the added benefit of deploying JumpCloud without having to un-join devices from the domain controller to have secure, centralized access control and visibility everywhere users work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be difficult to manage devices that are being used in home offices. Remote devices that are outside of the corporate network become a veritable forest of silos, because neither Active Directory nor Microsoft ADFS can manage them on their own. Many IT admins struggle to schedule time with employees to share a screen, log the target device into the VPN, and manually perform maintenance tasks such as forced reboots, software updates, and policy changes. That\u2019s no longer necessary with this enhancement, which streamlines remote device management <\/a>and lifecycle management tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three main benefits that arise from the combination of JumpCloud and Active Directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Centralized control means that time-consuming manual processes or single purpose Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) solutions aren\u2019t required to keep remote devices in compliance with the rest of the fleet. JumpCloud\u2019s compatibility with domain-joined devices enables admins to utilize PowerShell and basic security commands with root access, even when they\u2019re remote and not logged into a VPN. Having devices constantly connected to a VPN can be expensive and not the optimal use of your department\u2019s budget<\/a>. Instead, JumpCloud\u2019s console can be used to create PowerShell commands to ensure devices periodically \u201cphone home\u201d back to the domain controller (DC) over the VPN to receive policy changes and other updates from your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n JumpCloud orgs also gain event management monitoring with JumpCloud\u2019s System Insights<\/a>, as the agent pulls telemetry from Windows devices into the JumpCloud platform. The JumpCloud console serves as a single pane of glass for compliance and visibility into the remote workforce\u2019s devices and incorporates any additional non-Windows devices. Most enterprises operate heterogeneous environments, which benefit from having a full device view, especially during security audits. There\u2019s no longer a reason for legacy domain controllers to be reporting silos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Centralized Management and Governance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n