Windows 2000 Server Admin, Config, Install - Online Course

Windows 2000 Server is the server version of the Windows 2000 family of products. There are many differences between this version of Windows and older versions, including the addition of Active Directory, which drastically changes how the operating system stores and retrieves data. Courses in this series show users how to perform installations and upgrades, add and configure hardware, configure network services, recover from disaster, configure disks, and work with security features.

This online course contains 12 lessons and should take approximately 46 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Installation (4.0) hours

Installation teaches you how to perform an attended installation of Windows 2000 Server, perform an unattended installation of Windows 2000 Server, create unattended answer files by using Setup Manager to automate the installation of Windows 2000 Server, create and configure automated methods for installation of Windows 2000, upgrade a server from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, deploy service packs, and troubleshoot installation problems. This course provides an overview of the installation process for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and has step-by-step procedures for installation tasks. Topics include New Installations, Deployment, Unattended Installation Files, Upgrades, and Troubleshooting.

Lesson 2: Hardware (4.0) hours

Hardware teaches you how to configure hardware devices, configure driver signing options, update device drivers, and troubleshoot problems with hardware. This course describes how to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot hardware devices in a Windows 2000 environment. Topics include Adding and Configuring Hardware, Managing Displays, Managing I/O and Multimedia Devices, and Managing Other Devices.

Lesson 3: Controlling Access to Files and Folders (5.0) hours

Controlling Access to Files and Folders teaches you how to install protocols and services for interoperability with the Novell Netware, Unix, and Apple Macintosh operating systems, create local user accounts and local groups, activate and deactivate the Server service, troubleshoot shared folders, modify NTFS permissions, configure, manage, and troubleshoot a domain-based Distributed file system (Dfs), and set security for and troubleshoot Web sharing. This course shows how to configure interoperability and Web services, manage users and groups, share folders, and manage a distributed file system. Topics include Configuring Network Services, Managing Local Users and Groups, Controlling Access to Shared Folders, Controlling Access to Local Files, Using Dfs to Control Access, and Controlling File Access via Web Services.

Lesson 4: Controlling Access to Web Resources and Printers (4.0) hours

Controlling Access to Web Resources and Printers teaches you how to modify TCP port numbers, change and apply Web access and execute permissions, add IP address or domain name restrictions, apply server and client certificates for securing Web access, troubleshoot Web site access, configure and troubleshoot print processes, and install and share access to a local printer. This course describes the process and capabilities of managing resources shared on a network. Topics include Controlling Access to Web Sites, Using Certificates for Web Access Control, Understanding the Printing Process, Installing and Configuring Printers, and Managing Printers and Print Jobs.

Lesson 5: Optimizing Your Server (4.0) hours

Optimizing Your Server teaches you how to monitor and optimize usage of system resources, manage processes, set priorities and start and stop processes, and optimize disk performance. This course describes how to manage processes, monitor system resources, and optimize disk performance. Topics include Managing Processes, Monitoring Resource Use, Using Logs to Monitor Resources, Increasing Performance, and Optimizing Resource Utilization.

Lesson 6: Recovering from Disaster (4.0) hours

Recovering from Disaster teaches you how to manage and optimize availability of System State data and user data, recover System State data and user data, recover System State data by using Windows Backup, troubleshoot system restoration by starting in safe mode, and recover System State data by using the Recovery console. This course describes system tools used to save and recover data. Topics include Maintaining Recovery Information, Saving Backup Data, Data Recovery, and Restoring a Backup.

Lesson 7: Configuring Disks and Volumes (3.0) hours

Configuring Disks and Volumes teaches you how to configure disks and volumes, maintain partitions on basic disks, maintain volumes on dynamic disks, mount partitions and volumes in NTFS folders, and troubleshoot problems with disks and volumes. This course describes how to monitor, configure, and troubleshoot disks and volumes. Topics include System and Boot Partitions, Disk Basics, Maintaining Basic Disks, Maintaining Dynamic Disks, and Mounting and Troubleshooting.

Lesson 8: Administering Disks (3.0) hours

Administering Disks teaches you how to manage user profiles, configure data compression, monitor and configure disk quotas, and recover from disk failures. This course describes how to manage user profiles, data compression, and disk quotas, as well as how to recover from a disk failure. Topics include Managing User Profiles, Configuring Data Compression, Configuring Disk Quotas, and Recovering from Disk Failures.

Lesson 9: Networking Your Server (4.0) hours

Networking Your Server teaches you how to install, configure, and troubleshoot network protocols, install and configure network services, implement TCP/IP on a server, and configure network connections. This course describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot network protocols, services, and connections. Topics include Network Connections, Implementing TCP/IP, Resolving Names and Addresses, and Enabling Network Services.

Lesson 10: Implementing Remote Access (4.0) hours

Implementing Remote Access teaches you how to install, configure, and troubleshoot shared access, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot remote access, configure inbound connections, create a remote access policy, configure a remote access profile, and install, configure, and troubleshoot VPNs. This course describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot shared access, remote access, and virtual private networks. Topics include Sharing Access, Configuring Remote Access Services, Remote Access Policies and Profiles, and Virtual Private Networks.

Lesson 11: Implementing Terminal Services (3.0) hours

Implementing Terminal Services teaches you how to remotely administer servers by using Terminal Services, configure Terminal Services for application sharing, and configure applications for use with Terminal Services. This course describes how to install, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Terminal Services. Topics include Requirements for Terminal Services, The Terminal Services Server, The Terminal Services Client, and Administering Terminal Services.

Lesson 12: Using Security Features (4.0) hours

Using Security Features teaches you how to define and configure local and group policies, implement an audit policy, user rights assignments, and security options, use and modify Administrative templates, implement local password policies and local account lockout policies, troubleshoot account policies, utilize the Security log and troubleshoot auditing problems, encrypt data on a hard disk by using Encrypting File System (EFS), recover encrypted files, and create a Security Configuration tool set console. This course describes how to implement, configure, manage, and troubleshoot security features. Topics include Local and Group Policies, Using Account Policies, Auditing, EFS Encryption, and Using the Security Configuration Tool Set.