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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. These tasks include managing user, computer, and group accounts; managing access to network resources; managing printers; managing an organizational unit in a network based on Active Directory directory service; and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts
  • Manage user and computer accounts
  • Create and manage groups
  • Manage access to resources
  • Implement printing
  • Manage printing
  • Manage access to objects in using organizational units
  • Implement Group Policy
  • Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.
  • Audit accounts and resources
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills. Students must also have Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Course Outline:
  • Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
    1. Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
    2. The Windows Server 2003 Environment
    3. Logging on to Windows Server 2003
    4. Using the Run As Feature for Administration
    5. Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
    6. Creating an Organizational Unit
    7. Lab: Creating Organizational Units
    8. Creating an Organizational Unit
  • Managing User and Computer Accounts
    1. Creating User Accounts
    2. Creating Computer Accounts
    3. Modifying User and Computer Account Properties
    4. Creating a User Account Template
    5. Managing User and Computer Accounts
    6. Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
    7. Lab: Managing User and Computer Accounts
    8. Creating User Accounts
    9. Creating Computer Accounts
    10. Using Queries to Locate Objects
    11. Modifying User and Computer Properties
  • Managing Groups
    1. Creating groups
    2. Managing group membership
    3. Strategies for using groups
    4. Using default groups
    5. Lab: Creating and Managing Groups
    6. Creating Global and Domain Local Groups
    7. Managing Group Membership
    8. Managing Default Groups
  • Managing Access to Resources
    1. Overview of Managing Access to Resources
    2. Managing Access to Shared Folders
    3. Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
    4. Determining Effective Permissions
    5. Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching
    6. Lab: Managing Access to Resources
    7. Creating and Sharing Folders
    8. Configuring NTFS Permissions
    9. Publishing Shared Folders
    10. Testing Permissions
    11. Configuring Automatic Caching
  • Implementing Printing
    1. Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
    2. Installing and Managing Access to Printers
    3. Managing Printer Drivers
    4. Implementing Printer Locations
    5. Lab A: Implementing Printing
    6. Installing Printers and Setting Printer Locations and Permissions
    7. Searching for Printers and Testing Permissions
  • Managing Printing
    1. Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
    2. Setting Printer Priorities and Scheduling Printer Availability
    3. Configuring a Printing Pool and Redirecting Print Queues
    4. Lab: Managing Printing
    5. Installing Printers and Creating a Printing Pool
    6. Setting Printer Priorities and Availability
  • Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
    1. Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
    2. Delegating Control of Organizational Units
    3. Lab: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
    4. Modifying the Delegation of Control Wizard and Delegating Permissions
    5. Testing the Delegated Permissions
    6. Granting Permissions to the Legal Organizational Unit and Creating a Taskpad
    7. Testing the Delegated Permissions
  • Implementing Group Policy
    1. Implementing Group Policy Objects
    2. Implementing GPOs on a Domain
    3. Managing the Deployment of Group Policy
    4. Lab: Implementing a GPO
    5. Disabling and Deleting a GPO
    6. Creating and Linking Multiple GPOs
    7. Filtering the GPOs to Exempt Selected Users
    8. Backing Up and Importing GPO Settings
  • Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
    1. Configuring Group Policy Settings
    2. Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
    3. Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software
    4. Configuring Folder Redirection
    5. Determining Applied GPOs
    6. Lab: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
    7. Creating and Applying a GPO to the Graphics Organizational Unit
    8. Assigning a Logon Script to Connect to a Printer
    9. Using a GPO to Configure the Members of the Backup Operators Group
    10. Using the Group Policy Results Wizard to Verify the Policy Settings
  • Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy
    1. Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
    2. Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
    3. Testing Computer Security Policy
    4. Configuring Auditing
    5. Managing Security Logs
    6. Lab: Managing Security Settings
    7. Creating a Custom Security Template
    8. Importing and Deploying the Custom Template