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Introduction to Windows 2003 Server

By Todd Palumbo

Running Time: 3 Hour and 47 Minutes

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Windows Guru Todd Palumbo spends over 3 and a half hours showing you the fundamentals of administering a Windows 2003 Server.

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Detailed Video Descriptions

  1 - Microsoft Management Console (Running Time: 9:33)

Since the MMC is the tool used most often when administering Windows 2003 Server, Todd starts the series explaining what the MMC is, how to use it, how to open up individual Snap Ins using the command line, how to customize an MMC with frequently used Snap Ins, or customize and lock it to prevent other Admins from administering your server or other servers on the network.

  2 - Local User and Group Management (Running Time: 8:36)

This video thoroughly demonstrates how to add, configure, administer and remove Local User Accounts and Groups. Todd also spends time explaning how to add users to groups, and provides short cuts to help speed common administrative tasks like changing passwords for users.

  3 - Creating and Managing Shared Folders (Running Time: 11:20)

Windows 2003 Server, at its core, is all about sharing information, and this video shows how to share files with users while making sure that they should only view the files they have been given access to on the network. This video will demonstrate how to create Shared Folders and explains the options available, adding Permissions to users and groups on Shared Folders, Connecting to Shared Folders from client machines, and creating a Mapped Network Drive. He also shares some "secret" tips on how to view all Shares on a Server and even how to connect to "Hidden" shared folders.

  4 - Configuring and Managing Shared Printers (Running Time: 13:35)

The video begins by demonstrating several ways to add the Print Server Role, how to use the Add Printer Wizard to install a printer and share it, how to find it on the network, etc. Then Todd address some more advanced concepts like allowing older clients (Windows 95, 98, NT 4.x) to install compatible drivers for their operating systems, how to create a network printer and a TCP/IP printer and creating a TCP/IP Port, load balancing printers by enabling pooling, setting printing permissions, and much more.

  5 - Local Security Policy (Running Time: 10:17)

Watch as Todd uses the Local Security Policy Editor to set security policies to enforce password restrictions (ex. age and complexity of password), allow users and groups certain rights on the server, audit various events generated by the server, and how to lockout users who might be attempting to guess passwords for an account. He also shows how to assign user rights to modify or manage just about every security option on the server. This is an important video when learning about Windows 2003 Server's security options.

  6 - Basic Disk Management (Running Time: 15:01)

This video thoroughly explains the differences between Logical vs. Physical Disks, Basic vs. Dynamic Disks, and Primary vs. Extended Partitions and Partitioning and Formatting. Todd explains the implications of your choices when setting up your disks on the server. Todd uses the Disk Management Tool create and format partitions, extending volumes, mounting partitions in NTFS folders, modifying drive letters and paths, and a lot more.

  7 - Advanced Disk Management (Running Time: 17:00)

Todd explains Volume Sets, what is RAID and how does it work, and the differences between and benefits of RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5. He demonstrates how to set up RAID in Windows 2003 Server by using Mirroring (redundancy/parity), Spanned Sets (speed), and Striped Sets (Striping with Parity).

  8 - Managing NTFS Permissions (Running Time: 14:11)

This video explains NTFS (NT File System) Permissions, how to change and utlize File and Directory Access Permissions Sets, how Inherited Permissions work, and how to break inherited permission links. Todd spends a lot of time explaining the ramifications of inheritance and how it will effect the documents and folders you create and move around the file system.

  9 - Remote Administration (Running Time: 7:57)

Remote Administration's new features are highlighted in this video. Todd demonstrates how to set up and configure Remote Administration on the server and on the client, and discusses security, performance and drive/printer mapping options.

  10 - DHCP (Running Time: 10:54)

Todd demonstrates how to use Windows 2003 Server's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service to manage network configuration settings for each client. He explains which options to select when using the DHCP Scope Wizard (exclusions, lease durations, gateway, DNS and WINS settings, etc.) He then shows how to activate and de-active scopes on the server, and how to review other scope settings, such as the Address Pool, Leases, Reservations and briefly overviews many of the scope options available.

  11 - Installing and Managing IIS 6.0 (Running Time: 26:59)

Internet Information Services 6.0 is thoroughly explained and demonstrated in this video. Included is basic installation and configuration settings, and goes through and sets up an example instance of a website, an FTP site, an SMTP service, and a newsgroup using IIS 6.0, and much time is spent on security, authentication and access/permission settings for each type of site or service. This video alone will pay for the price of this video series!

  12 - Mail Server (Running Time: 16:52)

Windows 2003 Server now includes a simple, yet powerful email server and this video demonstrates how to install the Mail Server Role and configure it within your organization. Todd demonstrates how to setup and manage both POP3 and SMTP using their respective management tools, starting/pausing/stopping the servers, creating mailboxes, using the WinPop utility to manage password information for users, testing the mail services with the TelNet and Netstat utilities. Finally, Todd demonstrates how to backup your mailbox.

  13 - Installing and Configuring DNS (Running Time: 21:30)

Todd explains what the history and purpose of the Domain Name Service (DNS) and compares it to host files (like lmhosts). He then launches into a demonstration of adding the DNS Server Role and explains how to configure options like Lookup Zones, Dynamic Updates and Forwarding Queries. He then turns to how to configure clients to use the DNS Server, testing the installed service using utilities like NSLookUp. Finally, he demonstrates how to create Host Records and Aliases, creating MX records and testing the DNS server.

  14 - Installing Active Directory (Running Time: 10:52)

In this video, the author discusses what Active Directory is and what it does for companies, programmers and administrators. Todd discusses the Windows 2003 Server replacement for the dcpromo.exe utility in order to setup Active Directory, AND discusses which configuration options to choose when setting up Active Directory, including familiarizing the user with concepts like domain controller, forest, trees, sub domains (or child domains). Finally, Todd explains DNS requirements to create an Active Directory environment.

  15 - User and Group with Active Directory (Running Time - 14:03)

Todd demonstrates how to add, configure and remove Users and Groups, and how to utilize Organizational Units in Active Directory using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC. Explains the differences between Domain, Global and Universal group scopes, Security and Distribution Group types, and more.

  16 - Group Policies with Active Directory (Running Time - 8:14)

In this last video, Todd explains what Group Policy OBjects are and when to use them. Then he demonstrates how to create and apply Group Policies to Groups or Organization Units using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC. He explains how policies are inherited by sub-Organizational Units, how to block inheritance, and finally he provides a high level overview of all the policies that can be set and applied to Organizational Units.

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