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Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Management MCSA 70-218 Online Course Details

Total Lessons: 13
Total Time: 44 hour(s)
Subscription Term: 12 month(s)

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Summary:

This series teaches the information that is required to meet the objectives in Microsoft's exam 70-218: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment. This exam is one of the core tests that are required to gain a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certification. Users 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.

Features and Benefits of our Tutorial:
* Exercises that allow users to practice the application
* A file containing the text of the exercises
* Activities that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment
* Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the application
* A glossary
* A Skill Assessment

Lesson 1 Installing Devices and Managing Disks - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Install and manage hardware devices
* Identify different volume types
* Create, maintain, and delete partitions
* Create and expand volumes

Lesson 2 Configuring Volume Features and Replication - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Manage file and folder compression
* Enable and configure disk quotas
* Implement and configure file encryption
* Explain and troubleshoot Active Directory replication

Lesson 3 Managing Permissions and Resources - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Create and configure user and computer accounts
* Move directory objects
* 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

Lesson 4 Updating Windows and Software - 2 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able 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
* Remove software

Lesson 5 Managing Group Policy - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Explain the advantages and challenges of using Group Policy in a corporate environment
* List and explain the four levels of security templates
* Create, modify, and delete a security template
* 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

Lesson 6 Implementing Auditing and Account Policies - 2 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Implement an audit policy
* Audit resource usage
* Configure object access auditing
* Configure the security log
* Implement password policies
* Implement account lockout policies

Lesson 7 Controlling File and Web Access - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Set up and administer Dfs on a server
* Change authentication type
* 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

Lesson 8 Monitoring and Backing Up Systems - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Open and use the Task Manager
* 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
* Restore a backup
* 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

Lesson 9 Managing TCP/IP and DHCP - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able 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
* Configure and troubleshoot DHCP on servers and client computers

Lesson 10 Administering Name Resolution and DNS - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Explain how NetBIOS and host names are resolved
* Describe the process for resolving host names into IP addresses
* Install the DNS Server service
* Configure, administer, and troubleshoot DNS
* Configure a caching only server
* 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

Lesson 11 Managing Remote Access - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Enable internet connection sharing
* Install and configure NAT shared access
* Set up a remote access system
* Create remote access policies and profiles
* Configure authentication and encryption protocols

Lesson 12 Configuring VPNs and Terminal Services - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able 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
* Connect to a server via Terminal Services

Lesson 13 Practice Exam - 1 hour

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able 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
* Demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of configuring, securing, and troubleshooting remote access