Administering Windows 2000 
Professional and Server
A 5-day hands-on course

The course starts with an overview of Windows 2000 covering professional and server, the role of domains and workgroups are compared. This is followed by installation considerations. The next section covers users, groups and file security with the objective of providing a safe and secure computing environment.

Key sessions cover management of Windows 2000 professional including editing the registry, using profiles and policies. The course will finish by looking at the Windows 2000 tools e.g. Event Viewer and System Monitor as well as troubleshooting issues.

Pre-requisites
Participants are assumed to be familiar with the Windows NT or Windows 9x user interface and to be familiar with a networked environment. Some experience with Windows NT would be useful. If you need help call us on 020 88109662.

Hands-on
This is a hands-on course; each participant will install Windows 2000, create users and groups and assign rights and permissions. A domain will be created and the computers will then join that domain. 

Hands-on exercises (include)
  ·    Install Windows 2000 
  ·    Create user accounts 
  ·    Create a user login script
  ·    Determine user account policies
  ·    Create user profiles
  ·    Checking the network installation
  ·    Joining a Domain
  ·    Set up and test Remote Access 
  ·    Monitor performance parameters
  ·    Create a boot floppy
  ·    Using automated and server based setups
  ·    Create a Distributed File System (DFS)
  ·    Compress and Encrypt folders and  files.
  ·    Using Terminal Services

 Who should attend
This course is primarily intended for those who administer Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Professional as well as those who are on the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer track. The course helps participants prepare for exams 70-210 and 70-215. The course will also appeal to:

Support & Help Desk personnel who need a real understanding of Windows 2000, its configuration and integration into Windows 2000 networks.

PC Managers who need a more than cursory understanding of Windows 2000 Server and professional.

Course Overview
The course starts with an installation of Windows 2000. A series of hands-on exercises then leads us through the various tasks met on a day-to-day basis on a typical network. Tasks include: Create and administer user and group accounts. Join a Domain and determine account policies. Identify and troubleshoot problems that prevent users from logging on to the network. Manage network resources, set up and administer permissions for files and folders. Set up a printing environment, administer printers, and troubleshoot basic printer problems. Use auditing functions to generate and view security logs, monitor network resources to track usage and disk space. Identify and use troubleshooting aids.

Introduction
Windows 9x, NT and 2000
Workgroups and Domains
Professional Vs Server
File systems, FAT and NTFS
Hardware requirements

Installing the Server software
Installation methods
WINNT and WINNT32
Domain and Administrator Accounts
Troubleshooting setup

Managing Users
Logging on, passwords and security
Creating User Accounts
Account Policies
User rights
Group Policies
Deleting and disabling user accounts

Managing Group Accounts
Using groups
Local and global groups
Using built-in groups

Managing Domains
Directory services 
Active Directory
Adding computers to domains

Administering a server
Control panel
Registry
Hardware Profiles
Sharing resources
Printing and connecting to network drives
Managing devices 

Performance and System Tuning
Windows 2000 and performance
Performance monitoring

 Mobile Computing
Power Management
Using files off-line
Creating a dial-up connection

Managing the file system
File systems supported by Windows 2000
Creating NTFS partitions
File system and security
Setting directory permissions
Auditing files and directories
Ownership of files and directories
Using compression and encryption

 Managing storage
Windows 2000 disk types
Partitions and Volumes
Dynamic disks
Using Disk Manager
Distributed File Systems
Quotas

Printing
Adding a printer
Configuring a network printer
Setting up printer pools
Setting print priorities
Web based printing

 Networking with NetWare
Windows 2000 and NetWare
Gateway services for NetWare
Converting from a NetWare server

 Managing the network
Network architecture
Configuring and installing the network
Managing services
Supported protocols
Installing and configuring TCP/IP
Using DHCP and WINS

 Troubleshooting
Using Terminal services
Troubleshooting Tools
Troubleshooting problems
Network problems 

Disaster Prevention
UPS
RAID
Tape backup
Backup strategies
Tape rotation
Restoration

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