Azure Active Directory fundamentals documentation

Learn basic Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) concepts and processes, including how to create a basic environment, basic users, and groups, to get started.

About Azure AD

Overview

• What is Azure Active Directory?
• What's new in Azure Active Directory

Concept

• Azure AD architecture

Get started

Quickstart

• Access the portal and create a tenant
• Create a group and add members

Create an Azure AD account

How-To Guide

• Sign up for Azure Active Directory Premium editions
• Sign up for Azure AD as an organization
• Add your custom domain name

Manage groups in Azure AD

Concept

• Learn about groups

How-To Guide

• Manage groups and group membership

Add users and assign roles and licenses

How-To Guide

• Add or delete users
• Assign roles to users
• Assign licenses to users