Managing Microsoft Server Environment Syllabus

Course Title: Managing Microsoft Server Environment

Course no: CSC-404                                                                         Full Marks: 70+10+20

Credit hours: 3                                                                                  Pass Marks: 28+4+8

Nature of course: Theory (3 Hrs.) + Lab (3 Hrs.)

Course Synopsis:    It provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment.

Goal:   This course is to provide Information Technology (IT) professionals with the knowledge and skills to deploy and managing Microsoft Server environment.

Course Contents:

Unit 1. Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources                          7 Hrs.

Multimedia: Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources, The Windows Server 2003 Family, Logging on to Windows Server 2003, Installing and Configuring, Administrative Tools, Creating User Accounts, Creating Computer Accounts Creating an Organizational Unit, Creating an Organizational Unit Hierarchy, Creating Computer Accounts Creating User Accounts

Unit 2. Managing User and Computer Accounts                                                   7 Hrs.

Modifying Users and Computer Account Properties, Enabling and Unlocking User and Computer Accounts, Creating a User Account Template, Locating User and Computer, Accounts in Active Directory, Saving Queries, Resetting User and Computer Accounts, Moving Domain Objects, Searching for and Moving User Accounts, Searching for and Moving Computer Accounts Searching for and Enabling User Accounts

Unit 3. Managing Groups                                                                                        4 Hrs.

Creating Groups, Managing Group Membership, Strategies for Using Groups, Modifying Groups, Using Default Groups Best Practices for Managing Groups

Unit 4. Managing Access to Resources                                                                    5 Hrs.

Managing Access to Shared Folders, Managing Access to Files and Folders Using NTFS

Permissions, Determining Effective Permissions, Managing Access to Shared Files Using Offline Caching, Configuring Access for Manufacturing Personnel, Configuring Access for Marketing Personnel Configuring Access for Purchasing Personnel

Unit 5. Implementing Printing                                                                                 3 Hrs.

Multimedia: Introduction to Printing in the Windows Server 2003 Family, Installing and Sharing Printers, Managing Access to Printers Using Shared Printer, Permissions, Managing Printer Drivers Implementing Printer Locations, Install Printers Browse Network Printers with Locations

Unit 6. Managing Printing                                                                                       2 Hrs.

Changing the Location of the Print Spooler, Setting Printer Priorities, Scheduling Printer Availability Configuring a Printing Pool, Creating Printing Pools Setting Printer Priorities and Availability

Unit 7. Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units                                4 Hrs.

Multimedia: The Role of the Organizational Unit, Modifying Permissions for Active Directory Objects Delegating Control of Organizational Units, Delegating Administrative Control, Documenting Security of an Object Created in an Organizational Unit

Unit 8. Implementing Group Policy                                                                        4 Hrs.

Implementing Group Policy Objects, Implementing Group Policy Objects on a Domain Managing the Deployment of Group Policy, Creating and Linking GPOs, Configuring Group Filtering on GPOs, Configuring the Enforcement of GPOs, Configuring the Blocking of GPOs

Unit 9. Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy                        4 Hrs.

Configuring Group Policy Settings, Assigning Scripts with Group Policy, Configuring Folder Redirection, Determining Applied GPOs, Creating a Group Policy, Generating a Group Policy, Modeling Report, Generating a Group Policy Results Report

Unit 10. Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy                    5 Hrs.

Overview of Security in Windows Server 2003, Using Security Templates to Secure Computers, Testing Computer Security Policy, Configuring Auditing Managing Security Logs, Creating a Custom Template, Testing a Custom Template, Deploying a Custom, Template by Using a GPO, Configuring and Testing Security Audits of Organizational Units

Laboratory works:    Project on each unit

Text Books:                Managing a Microsoft Server 2003 Environment

Homework

Assignment:               Assignment should be given from the above units in throughout the semester.

Computer Usage:      No Specific

Prerequisite:              Student should have a strong understanding of Microsoft Windows Server

Category Content:    Science Aspect:           50%

                                    Design Aspect:            50%