Windows 2000 Professional Admin, Config, Install - Online Course

This series provides comprehensive discussion of topics related to the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Topics covered include installation, including remote installations and upgrades, administering resources and shared resources, managing disks and hardware, and monitoring and optimizing your Windows 2000 Professional system. Also covered are desktop configuration, networking, using TCP/IP, managing users and groups, and system security.

This online course contains 12 lessons and should take approximately 42 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Installation (3.0) hours

Installation teaches you how to devise an installation plan for Windows 2000 Professional, install Windows 2000 Professional in a new installation, and troubleshoot failed installation problems. This course provides users with an overview of the installation process for Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and has step-by-step procedures for installation tasks. Topics include Planning the Installation, Examining a New Installation, Performing a New Installation, and Troubleshooting an Installation.

Lesson 2: Remote Installations and Upgrades (3.0) hours

Remote Installations and Upgrades teaches you how to install Windows 2000 Professional over a network, perform an unattended installation of Windows 2000 Professional, and upgrade an existing operating system to Windows 2000 Professional. This course describes network, unattended, and upgrade installations of Windows 2000 Professional. Topics include Installing over a Network, Unattended Installations, Deployment Tools, and Upgrading.

Lesson 3: Administering Resources (3.0) hours

Administering Resources teaches you how to configure file systems using FAT, FAT32, or NTFS, convert from one file system to another, configure and manage compression and encryption for files and folders, and control access to files and folders by using NTFS permissions. This course shows how to manage files. In particular, it covers how to choose a file system, how to compress and encrypt files, and how to manage file-level security. Topics include Configuring and Converting File Systems, Compressing Files and Folders, Managing Compression and Encryption, and Managing Security for Files and Folders.

Lesson 4: Administering Shared Resources (3.0) hours

Administering Shared Resources teaches you how to manage shared folders with Windows 2000, explain network printing under Windows 2000, add a local or network printer, and set up and manage a print server with Windows 2000. This course describes the process and capabilities of managing resources shared on a network. Topics include Managing Shared Folders, Understanding Printers, Adding Printers, and Configuring Printers.

Lesson 5: Managing Disks (4.0) hours

Managing Disks teaches you how to describe features of basic and dynamic storage, view disk properties on local and remote computers, format disks, perform disk maintenance, and manage removable media. This course describes how to view properties of disks, configure disks, maintain disks, and work with removable media. Topics include Disk Management, Viewing Disk Properties, Configuring Disks, and Maintaining Disks.

Lesson 6: Managing Hardware (4.0) hours

Managing Hardware teaches you how to install, configure, and manage display devices, install, configure, and manage Input/Output Devices, install, configure, and manage IrDA and USB devices, install, configure, and manage multiple processing units and network adapters, troubleshoot hardware devices, and update device drivers. This course describes the installation process for various types of hardware and has step-by-step procedures for installation and configuration of hardware devices in Windows 2000 Professional. Topics include Adding and Configuring Hardware Devices, Managing Displays, Managing I/O and Multimedia Devices, and Managing Other Devices.

Lesson 7: Monitoring and Optimizing Your System (4.0) hours

Monitoring and Optimizing Your System teaches you how to manage and troubleshoot driver signing, configure, manage, and troubleshoot the Task Scheduler, manage and troubleshoot the use and synchronization of offline files, optimize and troubleshoot the performance of Windows 2000 Professional, manage hardware profiles, and back up and recover system state and user data. This course teaches users how to monitor, troubleshoot, and back up your system for optimum performance. Topics include Signing, Scheduling, and Offline Files, Optimizing System Performance, Network and Application Performance, and Recovering from Failure.

Lesson 8: Configuring Your Desktop (4.0) hours

Configuring Your Desktop teaches you how to configure and manage user profiles, configure support for multiple languages or multiple locations, manage applications using Windows Installer packages, configure and troubleshoot desktop settings, configure and troubleshoot fax support, and configure and troubleshoot accessibility services. This course provides users with an overview of the installation process for Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and has step-by-step procedures for installation tasks. Topics include Configure and troubleshoot accessibility services, Installing and Configuring Applications, Securing the Desktop, and Fax Support and Internet Options.

Lesson 9: Networking with Windows 2000 Professional (4.0) hours

Networking with Windows 2000 Professional teaches you how to configure network components, connect to computers using dial-up networking, and connect to shared resources on a Microsoft network. This course provides users with an overview of the Windows network architecture model. Users are provided with step-by-step procedures for configuring and connecting a network with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. All types of network service, client, protocol and security issues are explained in the course. Topics include Networking Models, Configuring Network Components, Using Dial-Up Networking, and Connecting to Shared Resources.

Lesson 10: Using TCP/IP (4.0) hours

Using TCP/IP teaches you how to configure and troubleshoot the TCP/IP protocol, identify characteristics of IP addresses and their classes, use the ipconfig command, create a Virtual Private Network connection, apply an IPSec policy, and use the Route command. This course shows users how to configure and troubleshoot the TCP/IP protocol in a Windows 2000 environment and provides step-by-step procedures for common tasks. Topics include Configuring TCP/IP, Advanced TCP/IP Configuration, Troubleshooting TCP/IP Connections, Resolving Host Names, and Identifying Name Resolution Problems.

Lesson 11: Managing Users and Groups (3.0) hours

Managing Users and Groups teaches you how to describe the two user account models and their purpose, create and manage local user accounts, create and manage domain user accounts, create and manage group accounts, and modify user rights for users and groups. This course provides the user with an overview of user and group accounts, including local and domain user accounts, group accounts, and user rights. Topics include Placing Accounts in Perspective, Creating User Accounts, Using Group Accounts, and Understanding User Rights.

Lesson 12: Securing Your System (3.0) hours

Securing Your System teaches you how to encrypt data on a hard disk by using Encrypting File System (EFS), implement, configure, manage, and troubleshoot local security policy, and implement, configure, manage, and troubleshoot a security configuration. This course provides users with an overview and step-by-step procedures for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining systems security using audit policies, security templates, and encryption technology for Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Topics include Using Policies, Monitoring Security Events, Configuring System Security, and Using the Encrypting File System.