Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Duration
Three Days
Description
This three day course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks in a single-domain or multiple-domain Microsoft Windows NT-based network.
Course Content
Introduction
- Administering Microsoft Windows NT
- Administrative tools
- Logging on to a computer or domain
- Windows NT Security dialog box
- Use Help to locate information
Setting Up User Accounts
- Introduction to user accounts
- Video: Overview of Windows NT directory services
- Planning new user accounts
- Creating user accounts
- Deleting and renaming user accounts
- Managing the user work environment
- Best practices
Setting Up Group Accounts
- Introduction to groups
- Video: Local and global groups
- Planning a group strategy
- Creating local and global groups
- Implementing built-in groups
- Best practices
Administering User and Group Accounts
- Introduction to administering accounts
- Creating user account templates
- Implementing an account policy
- Resetting user account passwords
- Unlocking accounts
- Modifying multiple user accounts
- Maintaining domain controllers
- Troubleshooting log on problems
Securing Network Resources with Shared-Folder Permissions
- Introduction to shared folders
- Guidelines for sharing folders
- Sharing folders and assigning Permissions
- Accessing shared folders
- Best practices
Securing Network Resources with NTFS Permissions
- Introduction to Windows NT file system (NTFS) permissions
- Securing network resources with permissions
- Guidelines for assigning NTFS permissions
- Assigning NTFS permissions
- Taking ownership of folders and files
- Copying and moving folders and files
- Identifying permission problems
- Best practices
Setting Up a Network Printer
- Introduction to Windows NT-based printing
- Guidelines for setting up a network printer
- Setting up a network printer
- Accessing a network printer
- Creating a printing pool
- Setting a separator page
- Best practices
Administering Network Printers
- Introduction to administering printers
- How documents are printed
- Deleting a document
- Setting a notification, priority, and printing time
- Pausing, resuming, and purging a printer
- Redirecting documents to a different printer
- Taking ownership of a printer
- Identifying printing problems
Auditing Resources and Events
- Introduction to auditing
- Planning an audit policy
- Implementing a domain audit policy
- Using Event View
- Archiving the security log
Monitoring Network Resources
- Introduction to monitoring network
- resources
- Monitoring computer properties
- Viewing system configurations
- Best practices
Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Introduction to the Windows NT Backup program
- Planning a backup strategy
- Backing up data
