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Microsoft Windows Server — Seminar Overview

• Windows Server — an overview
• Active Directory — what it is, what it does, and why it's critical
• Installation and server configuration
• Workstation setup — what you need to know
• Server setup — essentials for deploying and administering and successful Windows Server Network
• Administrative tools — function and management
• Network options and protocol capabilities
• Troubleshooting

Windows Server — an overview

• How Server contributes to greater ease of use, stability
• How versions differ in their hardware and installation requirements
• About multitasking, multithreading, and multiprocessing
• How the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) enables Windows Server to run on non-Intel processors
• The power of encryption for protecting sensitive data and securing your LAN
• Other security features such as authentication devices, authentication protocols, and certificates services

Active Directory — what it is, what it does, and why it's critical

• Forests, trees, domains, organizational units, and groups — the organizational constructs of Active Directory
• What you need to know about domain name and security boundaries
• Transitive trusts: how the Windows Server trust relationships operate
• User Policies and Templates: tools that keep individual desktop preferences and settings distinct from those of other users
• Printer server management

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Installation and server configuration

• Your network plan: what services you will needs and which options are critical for your domain
• How to use the Readiness Analyzer, Microsoft Catalog, Windows Server Certified Applications, and Windows Server Compatibility Updates to avoid installation anguish
• Procedures for basic installations and upgrades, and an overview of optional installations
• Which features will migrate intact from earlier setups, and which ones are no longer options
• Tips for installing, configuring, and implementing the Domain Name System (DNS)

Workstation setup — what you need to know

• How to establish and manage user settings and preferences
• The basics of offline files
• The art of group nesting for higher permission and security use
• Techniques for managing user accounts with greater ease
• Client and third-party options

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Server setup — essentials for deploying and administering and successful Windows Server Network

• Microsoft Console for complete management and customization of all your administrative tools
• The wisdom of creating and saving custom consoles for later use
• The need for and best use of a Global Catalog Server
• Domain Migration: precautions to take before you upgrade, and new migration tools to ease the transition
• Mixed Mode and Native Mode — what's appropriate for your network configuration
• new tools and techniques for setting up local, global, and universal groups

Administrative tools — function and management

• Services
• Groups and Users
• Active Director
• Workstations
• DNS Security
• Domain Security

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Network options and protocol capabilities

• IP4 versus IP6
• Tips for using TCP/IP to implement a successful Windows network
• What to do to make your Windows Server more versatile

Troubleshooting

• Windows Server's more reliable recovery methods
• Event Viewer — how to configure and use event logs to view application, system, and security events and pinpoint potential problems
• How to use volume shadow copy for a file system fail-safe
• Guidelines for using the Event Viewer to troubleshoot problems in advance — before they affect your network
• Where to find free tools from Microsoft to help overcome problems

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