Windows 2000 Server Network Management - Online Course

In this series you will learn network administration skills, including how to configure and troubleshoot client computers, network printing, Active Directory, file sharing, Internet connection and services, remote access, and network security.

This online course contains 13 lessons and should take approximately 44 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Installing Devices and Managing Disks (4.0) hours

Installing Devices and Managing Disks teaches you how to install and manage hardware devices, identify different volume types, create, maintain, and delete partitions, and create and expand volumes. This course provides an overview of installing and configuring server and client computer hardware. Topics include Installing and managing hardware devices, Identifying different volume types, Creating, maintaining, and deleting partitions, and Creating and expanding volume.

Lesson 2: Configuring Volume Features and Replication (4.0) hours

Configuring Volume Features and Replication teaches you how to manage file and folder compression, enable and configure disk quotas, implement and configure file encryption, and explain and troubleshoot Active Directory replication. This course provides an overview of managing files and diagnosing problems involving replication. Topics include Compression in NTFS, Compressing objects, Viewing objects, uncompressing objects, and using compact.exe, Rules of compression, Disk quotas, Personalizing and modifying disk quotas, Encrypting File System, Understanding Active Directory structure, Replicating information, Site replication, Creating bridgehead servers, Creating global catalog servers, and Troubleshooting replication.

Lesson 3: Managing Permissions and Resources (4.0) hours

Managing Permissions and Resources teaches you how to create and configure user and computer accounts, use templates to create user accounts with similar properties, explain, plan, and manage objects and groups, create and implement Organizational Units, set permissions on objects, delegate administrative control, locate objects, explain the purpose of Access Control Lists, explain, create, manage, and publish shared resources, and move directory objects. This course provides an overview of configuring user accounts and troubleshooting groups. Topics include Creating a user account, Using account templates, Maintaining user accounts, Understanding groups, Understanding default groups, Planning groups, Managing groups, Creating organizational units, Understanding access control, Delegating administrative control, Finding objects, Creating a share, Granting share permissions, Publishing Shares and Printers, and Moving directory objects.

Lesson 4: Updating Windows and Software (2.0) hours

Updating Windows and Software teaches you how to deploy service packs and hotfixes, verify what software and updates are installed on a computer, use Windows Installer to deploy software, deploy software using group policies, upgrade deployed software, and remove software. This course provides an overview of deploying service packs and software by configuring Group Policy. Topics include Maintaining software, Deploying service packs and hot fixes, Verifying and removing Windows updates, Windows installer and application deployment, Deploying software with group policy, Configuring package options, Upgrading and redeploying software, and Removing a package.

Lesson 5: Managing Group Policy (5.0) hours

Managing Group Policy teaches you how to explain the advantages and challenges of using Group Policy in a corporate environment, identify the Group Policy rules applied to users and computers, list the rules followed by Windows 2000 when applying Group Policy, create a Group Policy object, modify GPO settings, set Group Policy permissions, block, force, and filter Group Policy, troubleshoot Group Policy, add, edit, and remove scripts from a GPO, list and explain the four levels of security templates, and create, modify, and delete a security template. This course provides an overview of the Windows 2000 Group Policy feature. Topics include Group Policy components, Group Policy processing, Managing Group Policy, Setting Group Policy permissions, Filtering Group Policy inheritance, Troubleshooting Group Policy, Group Policy script processing, Implementing Group Policy scripts, Security settings, and Managing security templates.

Lesson 6: Implementing Auditing and Account Policies (2.0) hours

Implementing Auditing and Account Policies teaches you how to implement an audit policy, audit resource usage, configure object access auditing, configure the security log, implement password policies, and implement account lockout policies. This course provides an overview of enabling and configuring auditing and using account policies. Topics include Implement an audit policy, Audit resource usage, Configure object access auditing, Configure the security log, Understand account policies, Implement password policies, and Implement account lockout policies.

Lesson 7: Controlling File and Web Access (3.0) hours

Controlling File and Web Access teaches you how to set up and administer Dfs on a server, create a domain-based Dfs structure, set up root replicas, replicate shared folders, enable folder sharing on the Web, troubleshoot a Web sharing system, install Internet Information Server, create an FTP site, control access to the your Web site, and change authentication type. This course provides an overview of controlling file access via Web Services. Topics include Setting up and administering Dfs on a server, Creating a domain-based Dfs structure, Setting up root replicas, Replicating shared folders, Folder sharing on the Web, Troubleshooting a Web sharing system, Installing Internet Information Server, Creating an FTP site, Controlling access to your Web site, and Changing authentication type.

Lesson 8: Monitoring and Backing Up Systems (4.0) hours

Monitoring and Backing Up Systems teaches you how to open and use the Task Manager, use the Event Viewer, configure the Event Logs, explain the function of the Network Monitor, disable an unnecessary service, interpret startup log file information, initiate a backup under Windows 2000, schedule a backup, use a command line to initiate a backup, use the Last Known Good Configuration method, initiate the emergency repair process, use the Recovery console to recover data, start Windows 2000 in Safe Mode, and restore a backup. This course provides an overview of monitoring domain controllers, making backups, and data recovery. Topics include Using the Task Manager, Using the Event Viewer, Configuring the Event Logs, Network Monitor, Disabling an unnecessary service, Startup log file information, Initiating a backup under Windows 2000, Scheduling a backup, Last Known Good Configuration method, Emergency repair process, Recovery console data, and Restoring a Backup.

Lesson 9: Managing TCP/IP and DHCP (4.0) hours

Managing TCP/IP and DHCP teaches you how to configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP on servers and client computers, troubleshoot routing, validate local computer configuration by using Ipconfig, Arp, and Route commands, validate network connectivity by using Tracert, Ping, and Pathping commands, and configure and troubleshoot DHCP on servers and client computers. This course provides an overview of configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting TCP/IP and DHCP. Topics include IP addresses, Subnet mask and default gateway, Configuring TCP/IP properties, Dynamic IP addressing, Host routing and router routing, The routing process, Validating configurations, Validating network connectivity, Troubleshooting with Ipconfig and Ping, Dynamic host configuration protocol, Configuring DHCP scope, and Configuring DHCP servers.

Lesson 10: Administering Name Resolution and DNS (4.0) hours

Administering Name Resolution and DNS teaches you how to explain how NetBIOS and host names are resolved, use the Nslookup utility, resolve a host name, determine a local address, identify and resolve Lmhosts file errors, verify WINS configuration, identify and resolve Hosts file errors, verify DNS configuration, define DNS and explain its hierarchy, describe the process for resolving host names into IP addresses, install the DNS Server service, configure, administer, and troubleshoot DNS, and configure a caching only server. This course provides an overview of installing, configuring, and troubleshooting DNS. Topics include Resolving a NetBIOS name, Resolving Host names and determining a local address, Socket connection errors and troubleshooting tools, Installing the DNS Server service, Configuring zones, Configuring Root name servers and secondary servers, Configuring a caching-only server and understanding dynamic DNS, Setting up DNS delegated zones and using resource records, Troubleshooting DNS, and Using NSLookup and IPconfig.

Lesson 11: Managing Remote Access (4.0) hours

Managing Remote Access teaches you how to enable internet connection sharing, install and configure NAT shared access, set up a remote access system, create remote access policies and profiles, and configure authentication and encryption protocols. This course provides an overview of configuring and using Remote Access policies and profiles. Topics include Sharing connections, Installing NAT shared access, Configuring NAT shared access, Remote access connectivity, Configuring inbound connections, Configuring the remote access server, Configuring user accounts, Creating a remote access policy, Configuring a remote access profile, Managing and monitoring remote access, Configuring remote access security, Configuring authentication protocols, and Configuring encryption protocols.

Lesson 12: Configuring VPNs and Terminal Services (3.0) hours

Configuring VPNs and Terminal Services teaches you how to explain how Virtual Private Networks operate, explain how Terminal Services operates, set up Terminal Services, list the server and client requirements for Terminal Services, install Terminal Services on a server, configure a Terminal Services connection, configure Terminal Services server and user settings, install Terminal Services on a client computer, and connect to a server via Terminal Services. This course provides an overview of configuring a Virtual Private Network. Topics include Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Terminal Services, Setting up Terminal Services, Terminal Services clients, Installing Terminal Services server, Configuring the Terminal Services connection, Configuring server settings and user accounts, Installing Terminal Services client, and Connecting via Terminal Services client.

Lesson 13: Practice Test (1.0) hour

Practice Test teaches you how to demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of creating, configuring, managing, securing, and troubleshooting file, print, and Web resources, demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of configuring, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure, demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of managing, securing, and troubleshooting servers and client computers, demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of configuring, managing, securing, and troubleshooting active directory organizational units and group policy, and demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of configuring, securing, and troubleshooting remote access. This course provides practice questions for the MCSA Exam 70-218: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment. Topics include Creating, Configuring, Managing, Securing, and Troubleshooting File, Print, and Web Resources, Configuring, Administering, and Troubleshooting the Network Infrastructure, Managing, Securing, and Troubleshooting Servers and Client Computers, Configuring, Managing, Securing, and Troubleshooting Active Directory Organizational Units and Group Policy, and Configuring, Securing, and Troubleshooting Remote Access.