- Lesson 1.1 - Introduction
- Lesson 1.2 - Lab Setup
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This video is important because it lays out the scenario that you will be using throughout the video.
- Basic Disks
- Dynamic Disks
- Partitions
- Lesson 1.3 - Concepts
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This video is beneficial because you will examine certain terms that you will need to know to successfully build and administer a File Server.
- Basic Disks
- Dynamic Disks
- Partitions
- Lesson 1.4 - File Servers in Server 2003
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This is the starting point for implementing file servers in Server 2003. Knowing how to create partitions, set up folder structure, how to manage and share folders, and other general requirements for building your file servers is essential knowledge that will allow you to grasp the basics of file servers.
- General Requirements
- Partitions
- Folders
- Lesson 1.5 - Distributed File System
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If you are working in an environment that contains several different folders and shares, you need a distributed file system so you can consolidate all of this information in what is known as a root, for your users. This is essential knowledge to creating a user friendly file server.
- Differences in DFS from Windows 2000
- New Features in Windows Server 2003 - Volume Shadow Copy
- Lesson 1.6 - Files and Folders - Part 1
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Knowing how to use offline files will allow you access files on a laptop when you're not in the office. You can sync these files with a server over your network when you get back to work. This is a great way to save time and keep your files consistent at home and at work.
- Lesson 1.7 - Files and Folders - Part 2
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Enabling disk quotas on different volumes, knowing how to connect to different servers, and configuring hidden shares are features that can greatly increase the productivity of your users and make your file server more efficient.
- Disk Quotas
- Network Connections
- Hidden Shares
- Lesson 2.1 - Introduction
- Lesson 2.2 - Lab Setup
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This video is important because it lays out the scenario that you will be using throughout the video.
- MS Baseline Security Analyzer
- Account Security Implementation
- Password and Account Lockout Policies Configuration
- Update Windows Server 2003 with Windows Update
- Lesson 2.3 - Applying Baseline Security to Computers
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In order to secure your network you need to make sure that each piece of the network is secure. This includes each server and router, ect. This video is important because this is the starting point for making your network more secure.
- MS Baseline Security Analyzer
- Account Security Implementation
- Password and Account Lockout Policies Configuration
- Update Windows Server 2003 with Windows Update
- Lesson 2.4 - Taking Security to the Next Level
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You must make sure that each server on your Windows Server 2003 network is secure. If one of your servers is not secure it can be hacked and used as a jumping off point for other servers to be hacked. You are going to benefit from this video because you will see how to go beyond basic security to make your servers, and ultimately your network, more secure.
- Securing Windows Server 2003 with Security Options
- System Services Configuration
- Assign User Rights
- Advanced Security Settings Configuration
- Lesson 2.5 - NTFS Permissions, Securing Files and Folders
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Knowing how to set NTFS Permissions and knowing how to secure files and folders for the Users and Groups in your network is a great way to control who has access to specific information.
- NTFS Permissions Setup and Configuration
- Files and Folders Security
- Lesson 2.6 - Security Auditing
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Configuring and using Security Auditing is going to allow you to keep track of specific security events. Tracking these audits in the Event Viewer tool gives the administrator the ability to track security issues for specific users. This is another beneficial feature of network security in Windows Server 2003.
- Even Viewer Tool
- Security Auditing Explanation
- Lesson 3.1 - Introduction
- Lesson 3.2 - Lab Setup
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This video is important because it lays out the scenario that you will be using throughout the video.
- Lesson 3.3 - Analyzing and Applying Security Settings
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Setting up a Security Template on an individual system is a great way to configure your security settings. The benefit of this video is that you will also see how to import your Security Template to the domain controller and deploy it in your server's organizational unit, so that it applies to all systems in this unit.
- Security Templates
- Security Configuration and Analysis Tool
- Exporting and Importing Security Templates
- Differences Between Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
- Lesson 3.4 - Securing Network Using Group Policy
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If you are looking to have your network more organized and you want to apply settings to multiple users and groups, then you need to know how to secure your network using Group Policy.
- GPO Lockdown
- System Services Lockdown
- Authentication Protocols
- Third Party Tool
- Lesson 3.5 - Installing and Configuring Software Update Services (SUS)
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Software Update Services allow the administrator to more easily configure security patches. Knowing how to install and configure this service will save the administrator time and in the long run, money.
- Similarity Between Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
- SUS Deployment and Use
- Lesson 4.1 - Introduction
- Lesson 4.2 - Lab Setup
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This video is important because it lays out the scenario that you will be using throughout the video.
- Lesson 4.3 - Installing and Configuring a Public Key Infrastructure
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Knowing how to implement PKI is necessary for the administrator that wants a root of trust for technologies that use digital certificates. There are a number of applications that businesses rely on that use digital certificates and Public Key Infrastructure is used to manage these.
- PKI Terms
- PKI Explanation
- PKI Configuration and Setup
- Differences Between Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
- Lesson 4.4 - Digital Certificates
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This video is the next step from configuring a Public Key Infrastructure and is beneficial because you will get to see how to request these client certificates.
- Requesting and Using Digital Certificates for Encryption and Digital Signatures
- End User Side of PKI
- Lesson 4.5 - Implementation of Encrypted File System
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Knowing how to use EFS and the various enhancements of this system is a great way to secure your information at the file level.
- EFS Enhancements in Windows Server 2003
- Use of EFS
- Lesson 4.6 - Implementing and Configuring IPSec
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Knowing how to deploy IPSec and put it to use on a Server 2003 network is another way to keep your network as secure as possible, saving you time and money.
- IPSec on Windows Server 2003
- IPSec Definitions
- IPSec Policies
- Lesson 5.1 - Introduction
- Lesson 5.2 - Concepts
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This video is beneficial because you will examine certain terms that you will need to know to successfully setup and administer an IIS Server.
- Domain Name
- Socket
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- Front Page Server Extensions
- Lesson 5.3 - Lab Setup
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This video is important because it lays out the scenario that you will be using throughout the video.
- Lesson 5.4 - IIS Installation
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In this video you will learn about the new features in this version of IIS (6.0), which you should keep in mind as you see how to install IIS 6.0 and how to setup your web server.
- New Features in IIS 6.0
- IIS Installation
- Management of Web Server
- Lesson 5.5 - Creating and Hosting Web Sites
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You will benefit from this video by seeing how to set up multiple websites on a web server and secure these websites. You will also see how to set up an FTP server and see how to connect to that server using an FTP client to transfer files to the FTP server. These are essential tools when creating and hosting a web site.
- Creating and Hosting Multiple Web Sites
- Securing a Web Site
- FTP Server Setup
- Lesson 5.6 - Web Server Administration
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Knowing how to lock down your web server is essential to provide the top level of security for your web server. You will also gain hands on knowledge of how to back up your web server and how to manage your web server remotely.