MS-2274 Managing a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment
Course ID: HLT 2274
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.
Target Student:
This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
- A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Create, manage and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts.
- Create and manage groups.
- Manage access to resources and objects in using organizational units.
- Implement and manage printing.
- Implement Group Policy.
- Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.
- Audit accounts and resources.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
Topic 1A: Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
Topic 1B: The Windows Server 2003 Environment
Topic 1C: Logging on to Windows Server 2003
Topic 1D: Using the Run As Feature for Administration
Topic 1E: Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
Topic 1F: Creating an Organizational Unit
Lesson 2: Managing User and Computer Accounts
Topic 2A: Creating User Accounts
Topic 2B: Creating Computer Accounts
Topic 2C: Modifying User and Computer Account Properties
Topic 2D: Creating a User Account Template
Topic 2E: Managing User and Computer Accounts
Topic 2F: Using Queries to Locate User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
Lesson 3: Managing Groups
Topic 3A: Creating groups
Topic 3B: Managing group membership
Topic 3C: Strategies for using groups
Topic 3D: Using default groups
Lesson 4: Managing Access to Resources
Topic 4A: Overview of Managing Access to Resources
Topic 4B: Managing Access to Shared Folders
Topic 4C: Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS Permissions
Topic 4D: Determining Effective Permissions
Topic 4E: Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching
Lesson 5: Implementing Printing
Topic 5A: Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family
Topic 5B: Installing and Managing Access to Printers
Topic 5C: Managing Printer Drivers
Topic 5D: Implementing Printer Locations
Lesson 6: Managing Printing
Topic 6A: Changing the Location of the Print Spooler
Topic 6B: Setting Printer Priorities and Scheduling Printer Availability
Topic 6C: Configuring a Printing Pool and Redirecting Print Queues
Lesson 7: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
Topic 7A: Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects
Topic 7B: Delegating Control of Organizational Units
Lesson 8: Implementing Group Policy
Topic 8A: Implementing Group Policy Objects
Topic 8B: Implementing GPOs on a Domain
Topic 8C: Managing the Deployment of Group Policy
Lesson 9: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
Topic 9A: Configuring Group Policy Settings
Topic 9B: Assigning Scripts with Group Policy
Topic 9C: Restricting Group Membership and Access to Software
Topic 9D: Configuring Folder Redirection
Topic 9E: Determining Applied GPOs
Lesson 10: Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy
Topic 10A: Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003
Topic 10B: Using Security Templates to Secure Computers
Topic 10C: Testing Computer Security Policy
Topic 10D: Configuring Auditing
Topic 10E: Managing Security Logs