Windows .NET server 2003 (kick start)

Quick and concise coverage of the most important features of .NET Server.

• Hands-on, easy-to-follow content that allow the reader to install and configure .NET Server.
• Coverage of advanced networking features such as Virtual Private Networking and Routing and Remote Access.
• Provides an overview of the .NET initiative and what that means for IT Professionals.

Windows .NET Server fixes problems such as security and scalability found in Windows 2000 and adds a number of new services and application deployment tools. This book will appeal to many IT professionals who wish to configure a .NET test Server and read about its deployment. Network administrators and IT professionals often want a quick fix when it comes to learning about new IT solutions such as the .NET Server software. This book provides a hands-on approach to quickly learning and running the features of .NET Server. The book will also provide information on advanced features such as routing and remote access and Virtual Private Networking, which is often skipped in books of this size and intent. Joe Habraken is a computer technology professional and best-selling author with more than fifteen years of experience in the information technology field. He has written more than twenty computer and information technology publications including Microsoft Office XP 8 in 1, Practical Cisco Routers, and the Absolute Beginners Guide to Networking, Third Edition. Joe, a Microsoft Certified Professional and Cisco Certified Network Associate, currently serves as an assistant professor in the business management program at the University of New England where he teaches a wide variety of LAN, WAN, OS, and other information technology courses.

Introduction. Part 1: SERVER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION.. Hour 1. Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2003. What Is Windows Server 2003? Improvements to Windows Server 2003. The Different Flavors of Windows Server 2003. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Compatibility with Other Versions of Windows. Summary. Q&A. Hour 2. Windows Server 2003 Security Overview. Creating a Network Security Plan. Using Access Control Settings. Configuring User Logon. Securing Passwords. Understanding Kerberos Authentication. Security and Permissions. The Encrypting File System. IPSec. The Public Key Infrastructure and Certificates. Firewall Security. Other Windows Server 2003 Security Features. Summary. Q&A. Hour 3. Installing Windows Server 2003. Planning the Server Installation. Server Hardware Requirements. Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility. Understanding Server Licensing Issues. Choosing to Upgrade or Make a Clean Installation. Using Supported File Systems. Performing a Clean Installation. Performing an Upgrade. Understanding Windows Product Activation. Choosing Between a Workgroup and a Domain. Summary. Q&A. Hour 4. The Windows Server 2003 Administrative Environment. Working with the Server Desktop. Understanding Automatic Updates. Using the Control Panel. Creating Hardware Profiles. Using the Device Manager. Configuring Virtual Memory Settings. Using Other Control Panel Applets. Using the Microsoft Management Console. Local User Accounts and Groups. Summary. Q&A. Hour 5. Configuring a Windows Server. Understanding the Microsoft Networking Model. Determining Server Roles. Using the Manage Your Server Tool. Understanding Network Services. Summary. Q&A. Hour 6. Managing Hard Drives and Volumes. Managing Your Disk Drives Using Windows Server 2003. Using the Disk Management Tool. Creating a Partition on a Basic Disk. Creating a Logical Drive and Formatting an Extended Partition. Converting a Basic Drive to a Dynamic Drive. Creating a Volume. Extending a Volume. Understanding RAID. Implementing RAID 1. Implementing RAID 5. Working with DiskPart. Using the Disk Defragmenter. Viewing Drive Properties. Planning Your Server Backups. Backing Up Files. Restoring Files. Summary. Q&A. Part 2: NETWORK USERS., RESOURCES, AND SPECIAL SERVER ROLES. Hour 7. Working with Network Protocols. Understanding Network Protocols. Understanding the OSI Model. Selecting Protocols for Your Windows Network. Working with NWlink (IPX/SPX). Installing Nwlink. Understanding TCP/IP. Configuring TCP/IP. Checking IP Configurations and Server Connectivity. Introducing IP Version 6. Summary. Q&A. Hour 8. Introducing Active Directory. Understanding Active Directory. Planning the Active Directory Hierarchy. Installing Active Directory and Creating the Root Domain. Adding a Child Domain. Using the Active Directory Management Tools. Working with Domain User Accounts. Working with Active Directory Objects. Summary. Q&A. Hour 9. Creating Active Directory Groups, Organizational Units, and Sites. Understanding Active Directory Groups. Using Default Groups. Creating Groups. Adding Users and Groups to a Group. Raising Domain Functional Levels. Using Organizational Units. Using Active Directory Sites. Active Directory Replication and Sites. Understanding Delegation. Summary. Q&A. Hour 10. Adding Client Computers and Member Servers to the Domain. Adding Client Computers to the Domain. Using Active Directory to Add Computers to the Domain. Adding and Configuring XP Clients. Adding and Configuring Windows 2000 Clients. Configuring 9x/ME Clients. Configuring Client Computer Network Protocols. Using Remote Installation Services. Adding Member Servers to the Domain. Creating a Workgroup. Summary. Q&A. Hour 11. Understanding Group Policy and User Profiles. Understanding Group Policy. Installing the Group Policy Management Console. Creating Group Policies. Editing Group Policies. Enabling the Auditing Policy. Configuring an Administrative Template. Understanding Policy Inheritance. Viewing GPO Details in the GPO Management Snap-In. Understanding User Profiles. Creating Roaming and Mandatory User Profiles. Summary. Q&A. Hour 12. Working with Network Shares and the Distributed File System. Configuring a File Server. Creating New Shares on the Server. Understanding Administrative Shares. Managing the File Server. Publishing a Share to the Active Directory. Using the Volume Shadow Copy Service. Understanding the Distributed File System. Configuring the Distributed File System. Summary. Q&A. Hour 13. Understanding Share and NTFS Permissions. Understanding Share Permissions. Assigning Share Permissions. Understanding NTFS Permissions. Upgrading a Drive to NTFS. Assigning NTFS Permissions. Working with Special NTFS Permissions. Taking Ownership of an NTFS File. Using File Encryption. Mixing Share and NTFS Permissions. Fine-Tuning Disk Quotas. Summary. Q&A. Hour 14. Working with Network Printing. Networking Printing and Windows Server 2003. Installing a Local Printer. Installing Direct-Connect Printers. Print Servers and the Configure Your Server Wizard. Finding Printers on the Network. Configuring Other Printer Properties. Working with Printer Permissions. Auditing Printer Access. Managing Print Jobs. Summary. Q&A. Hour 15. Understanding the Domain Name Service. DNS Server Overview. Installing the Domain Name Service. Configuring the DNS Server. Managing DNS. Creating Resource Records. Configuring DNS Clients. Configuring a Caching-only Server. Monitoring and Troubleshooting the DNS Server Service. Summary. Q&A. Hour 16. Using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Understanding DHCP. Installing the DHCP Service. Configuring the DHCP Service with a Scope. Authorizing the DCHP Server in Active Directory. Understanding DHCP and DNS Integration. Editing DHCP Server Options. Configuring DHCP Clients. Monitoring DHCP Leases. Loading the DCHP Database Backup. Troubleshooting DHCP. Summary. Q&A. Hour 17. Understanding WINS. Understanding WINS and NetBIOS. Installing and Configuring WINS. WINS Configuration Issues. Adding Replication Partners. Managing the WINS Database. Configuring WINS Clients. Avoiding WINS Problems. Using NBTSTAT. Summary. Q&A. Part 3: ADVANCED NETWORKING.. Hour 18. Using Routi