Azure AD Connect – Configure synchronization

To configure synchronization between on-premises Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) using Azure AD Connect, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Download and install Azure AD Connect on a server that has network connectivity to both your on-premises AD domain and your Azure AD tenant.
  2. Launch the Azure AD Connect configuration wizard and sign in with a Global Administrator account for your Azure AD tenant.
  3. In the "Connect your directories" screen, select "Express Settings" and then click on the "Next" button.
  4. In the "Azure AD sign-in configuration" screen, enter the credentials for an account that has permissions to read the directory data in your on-premises AD domain, and then click on the "Next" button.
  5. In the "Connect to your directory" screen, select your on-premises AD forest and then click on the "Add Directory" button.
  6. Enter the credentials for an account that has permissions to read the directory data in your on-premises AD domain, and then click on the "OK" button.
  7. In the "User sign-in" screen, select "Password Hash Synchronization" as the sign-in method and then click on the "Next" button.
  8. In the "Ready to configure" screen, review the configuration settings and then click on the "Install" button to start the synchronization process.
  9. Wait for the synchronization process to complete, which may take several minutes depending on the size of your on-premises AD domain and the number of objects that need to be synchronized.