Basic Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000

 

Introduction

 

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform administration tasks in a single-domain Microsoft Windows 2000 network. This course is suitable for people with no prior experience in system administration.

 

At Course Completion

 

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

 

- Add user accounts and grant access permissions to groups.

 

- Administer users and groups.

 

- Administer file resources.

 

- Administer printer resources.

 

- Manage data storage.

 

- Monitor access to resources.

 

- Audit access to resources.

 

- Back up and restore files and folders.

 

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

 

There is no MCP exam associated with this course.

 

 Prerequisites

 

- Proficiency using the Windows interface to locate, create, and manipulate folders and files, and to configure the desktop environment.

 

- General knowledge of basic computer hardware components, including memory, hard disks, and central processing units.

 

- General knowledge of basic networking concepts, including the network operating system, server-client relationship, and local area network.

 

 

The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.

 

 Course Materials

 

The course materials are yours to keep.

 

 Course Outline

  

Day 1

 

Module 1: Introduction to Windows 2000 Administration

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to Network Administration

Introduction to Windows 2000 Networks

Gaining Access to Network Resources

Using Administrative Tools

Using the Domain Administrator Account

Using Windows 2000 Help

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- List tasks performed by a network administrator.

 

- Describe the purpose of domains, organizational units, and the Active Directory™ directory service in a Windows 2000 network.

 

- Describe how users log on to a Windows 2000 network.

 

- Explain how to create a custom Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console.

 

- Explain how to use the Run As command to perform administrative tasks.

 

- Explain how to use Windows 2000 Help to find information.

 

 

 

Module 2: Setting Up User Accounts

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to User Accounts

Requirements for New User Accounts

Creating a Domain User Account

Setting Password Requirements

Setting Properties for User Accounts

Best Practices

 

 

Labs:

 

Setting up User Accounts

Setting Personal Properties

Modifying User Accounts

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Describe the purpose of user accounts.

 

- Determine the requirements for a new user account.

 

- Create domain user accounts.

 

- Set password requirements for user accounts.

 

- Set properties for user accounts.

 

- Create a template for new user accounts.

 

 

 

Module 3: Using Groups to Organize User Accounts

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to Groups

Implementing Group Strategies

Implementing Groups

Implementing Local Groups

Implementing Built-in Groups

Best Practices

 

 

Lab:

 

Creating Groups

Using Built-in Groups

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Describe the key features of groups.

 

- Apply group strategies to manage access to resources.

 

- Create and delete groups.

 

- Implement local groups.

 

- Implement built-in groups.

 

 

 

Day 2

 

Module 4: Administering File Resources

 

Topics:

 

Using NTFS Permissions

How Windows 2000 Applies NTFS Permissions

Granting NTFS Permissions

Copying and Moving Files and Folders

Sharing Resources

Creating Shared Folders

NTFS Permissions and Shared Folders

Troubleshooting Access Problems

Best Practices

 

 

Lab:

 

Granting NTFS Permissions

Managing NTFS Permissions

Sharing and Securing Network Resources

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Describe the use of NTFS permissions to control access to files and folders.

 

- Describe how permissions apply to files and folders.

 

- Grant NTFS file and folder permissions to user accounts and groups.

 

- Describe how copying and moving files and folders affects NTFS file and folder permissions.

 

- Use shared folders to provide access to network file resources.

 

- Create shared folders.

 

- Describe the result of using NTFS permissions to control access to resources contained in shared folders.

 

- Troubleshoot problems accessing files and folders.

 

 

 

Module 5: Administering User Accounts

 

Topics:

 

Finding User Accounts

Administering User Accounts

Managing User Profiles

Creating Home Folders

Introduction to Group Policies

Troubleshooting User Accounts

Best Practices

 

 

Labs:

 

Administering User Accounts

Administering User Profiles

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Use Active Directory to find user accounts.

 

- Administer user accounts.

 

- Manage user profiles and roaming user profiles.

 

- Create home folders.

 

- Describe Group Policy and its effect on user accounts, groups, and computers.

 

- Troubleshoot user accounts.

 

 

 

Module 6: Administering Printer Resources

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to Administering Printers

Managing Printer Permissions

Managing Printers

Managing Documents in the Print Queue

Administering Printers by Using a Web Browser

Best Practices

 

 

Labs:

 

Administering a Printer

Redirecting a Printer

Using a Web Browser to Administer Printers

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Identify printing components and perform basic administrative tasks, such as sharing and locating printers on a network.

 

- Identify and grant printer permissions.

 

- Manage printers.

 

- Manage documents in a print queue.

 

- Administer printers by using a Web browser.

 

 

 

Module 7: Managing Data Storage

 

Topics:

 

Managing Data Compression

Managing Disk Quotas

Encrypting Data

Using Disk Defragmenter

Troubleshooting Data Storage

 

 

Labs:

 

Compressing Files and Folders

Setting Disk Quotas

Defragmenting Hard Disks

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Manage data compression.

 

- Manage disk quotas.

 

- Manage data encryption.

 

- Defragment NTFS file system partitions.

 

- Troubleshoot data storage.

 

 

 

Day 3

 

Module 8: Remote Administration of Shared Folders

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to Monitoring Shared Folders

Monitoring Shared Folders on Remote Computers

Administering Shared Folders on Remote Computers

 

 

Lab:

 

Administering Shares on a Remote Computer

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Describe how to monitor shared folders.

 

- Monitor shared folders.

 

- Administer shared folders.

 

 

Module 9: Monitoring Event Logs

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to Monitoring Event Logs

Monitoring Security Events

Analyzing Security Events

Monitoring System and Application Events

Viewing Event Logs

Managing Event Logs

Best Practices

 

 

Lab:

 

Monitoring Event Logs

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Describe monitoring events in Windows 2000.

 

- Monitor security events.

 

- Analyze security events.

 

- Monitor system and application events.

 

- View events in event logs.

 

- Manage event logs.

 

 

Module 10: Backing Up and Restoring Data

 

Topics:

 

Introduction to Backing Up and Restoring Data

Preparing to Back Up Data

Backing Up Data

Restoring Data

Best Practices

 

 

Lab:

 

Backing Up and Restoring Data

 

 

Skills:

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

- Identify the purpose of backing up and restoring data and the permissions required for these tasks.

 

- Prepare for backing up data by identifying the folders to back up and the backup type and backup media to use.