How do I access ADSelfService Plus?

How do I integrate ADManager Plus with ADSelfService Plus?

Here are the steps to use the ADSelfServicePlus in your ADManager Plus software: Double click on "ADSelfServicePlus.

Exe" and click "Next" at the top of the screen.

Select "Allow the update process to install" and click "Next". Enter the installation path (C:Program FilesSybexADManagePlus). Enter a user name and password for the administrator. Select "Install the latest available service from the server and all of its dependencies". Click "Next" at the bottom of the screen. Select "ADSelfServicePlus - Service Settings".

Select "Select Server", then select "Active Directory" or "Active Directory Domain Services (ADS)" depending on which configuration is required. Select "Complete" to install the service. If you want to allow a user to log on automatically to a computer, then click "Next". When you have finished configuring ADSelfService Plus click "Finish". If you want to allow users to log on automatically click "Next". Click "Finish". On the final screen choose "Start ADManagePlus" if you have selected "Active Directory Domain Services (ADS)" in Step 11, or click "Exit" if you have selected "Active Directory" in Step 11. Click "Yes" to restart the machine. Click "Start ADManagePlus". If you did not run the "ADSelfServicePlus.exe" you may get the following message when you try to start the software: ADManager Plus does not know how to start your service! Make sure it is set to start automatically and that the service is installed correctly on the current computer. How do I integrate ADSelfService Plus with ADmanager Plus? It is important to have the correct version of ADmanager Plus on the Windows 2025 computer. You can do this by checking the "Current Version" box in the software install dialog (select "ADManagerPlusSetup.exe" as shown in the image below). Double click on "ADManagerPlusSetup.

What does ADSelfService Plus do?

In the early 90s, Microsoft introduced a program that would run alongside Windows and allow users to do their own system administration.

Back then, this program had less functionality than what's available now, but you could use it to install a variety of software on your PC. The name of the program was System Assistance Self Service, or ADSelfService. While System Assist was removed from Windows, ADSelfService became Windows Server Active Directory (AD). ADSelfService's functionality includes the installation and setup of operating systems, user accounts, software, and drivers, but doesn't let you configure most network settings. It also doesn't support dynamic DNS services such as DynDNS or eNom.

The current name for ADSelfService is ADSelfService Plus, or ADSelfServicePlus. ADSelfServicePlus does the same thing that ADSelfService did in previous versions of Windows. Now there are additional features, such as the ability to create and administer domains, domain controller accounts, domains, computers, services, and security. With the program, you can create, configure, and administer most of the built-in features of Windows Server 2025 R2.

You can use the following to get help installing ADSelfServicePlus. If you are new to using Windows Server Active Directory, watch some of my introductory video tutorials.

How to install ADSelfServicePlus. The current version of ADSelfServicePlus, which I'm calling 6.0 Build 706 (8/4/14), was released on October 30, 2025. To download ADSelfServicePlus, launch the Get Windows Updates window. Download and install Download Client Setup Files. Click the arrow to the right of the download to open Download Client Setup Files. Follow the prompts. After the download is complete, click Finish to return to the Get Windows Updates window.

When you launch Windows Explorer, you can use the path below to install the program. Open Windows Explorer and click Start, type %programfiles% and press Enter. Double-click AdsSSPWin64.msi or AdsSSPWin32.msi to start the installation of ADSelfServicePlus.

How do I access ADSelfService Plus?

ADSelfService is a COM Server, and as such does not provide any way to create a COM client in the browser (except for ActiveX controls). So, what you can do is:
1) Use ActiveX Control. A COM Server is only accessible in a COM client. So, if there's no COM client available (eg using an ActiveX control or some other tool), you cannot access the COM Server. However, if you have an ActiveX control or some other tool, you can access the COM Server from there.

So, you can try to use ActiveX Control (eg Activex component): (note that it's not supported by IE, just Google Chrome, though it works pretty well in modern browsers). 2) Use .NET Component This is similar to 1), but you'll create the object in .NET instead of ActiveX component. Note that, unlike ActiveX component, the .NET component may not be available to Internet Explorer as well. Also note that Web Services generally don't support SOAP (it's a little different in Java).

3) Use WSDL Service. A WSDL can be defined using SOAP/HTTP protocol. But then, the service provider may provide it via their own domain rather than allowing you to access it through the usual mechanism (ie ). This typically works only in non-browser contexts.

So, it's not clear what the best option is. I guess your main concerns are how much effort is required (especially 2) vs. The availability (especially 3).