Introduction
- Instructor Introduction
(Optional) Setting Up a Lab Environment
- Course Lab Setup - Section Overview
- Downloading Windows Server 2016 from Eval Center
- Downloading Windows Server 2016
- Downloading and Installing VirtualBox
- Creating a Virtual Network with VirtualBox
- Creating a Virtual Machine with VirtualBox
- Configuring the Virtual Machine
- Installing Windows Server 2016
- Basic Server Configuration
- Adding the Active Directory Domain Services
Introduction to Active Directory Users & Computers
- What is Active Directory Users & Computers
- Understanding Organizational Units and Containers
- Creating User Accounts with AD
- Searching for Objects in Active Directory
- Resetting User Passwords in Active Directory Users and Computers
- Understanding Groups and Memberships
- Disabling and Deleting User Accounts with Active Directory
- Active Directory Quiz
Introduction to Group Policy Management
- What is Group Policy
- Creating and Linking Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Group Policy Precedence
- Editing GPOs (Group Policy Objects)
Group Policy Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Group Policy with MMC (RSOP.msc - Resultant Set of Policy)
- Troubleshooting Group Policy with Command Prompt (GPResult /r)
- Creating Non-Inheriting Organizational Units for GPO Testing / Troubleshooting
- Group Policy Knowledge Test
Manage Your Workstations
- Deploying a Desktop Background to your domain with a GPO (Group Policy Object)
- Setting up an Logon Banner (Interactive Logon)
- Deploying Software with Group Policy
- Configuring Roaming Profiles for User Accounts
- How to automatically map network share drives with Group Policy
Securing your Domain
- Configuring Domain Password and Account Lockout Policies with Group Policy
- Deploying Fine Grained Password Policies (PSOs)
- Configuring Windows Firewall with Group Policy
- Configuring Windows Registry Settings with Group Policy (GPOs)
How to use Powershell with Active Directory
- Enabling Script Execution for Powershell
- Powershell Basics
- Listing AD Users with Powershell
- Configure User Roaming Profile Path with Powershell
- Creating User Accounts with Powershell
- Creating User Accounts from a CSV (Comma Separated Value) File
- Move All Disabled Users to "Disabled Users OU" with Powershell
- How to create AD accounts with duplicate names
Active Directory Backups
- Creating an Active Directory System State Backup
- Restoring an Active Directory Backup
Conclusion
- How to Get Your Certificate of Completion
- Bonus Lecture
Course Graveyard (Replaced Lectures)
- Course Rebuild in Progress
- Instructor Introduction & Course Overview
- What is Active Directory?
- Organizational Units
- Containers & Builtin Object Types
- Creating User Accounts
- Searching for Objects in Active Directory Users & Computers
- Resetting User Passwords
- Managing User Account Memberships
- Disabling / Deleting User Accounts
- What is Group Policy?
- Creating & Linking a Group Policy Object
- Editing Group Policy Objects
- Creating Non-inheriting OUs
- Troubleshooting Group Policy
- Create a Logon Banner
- Preventing Users from Accessing Certain Websites on ALL browsers
- Setting up Roaming Profiles
- Deploy Adobe Flash with Group Policy
- Deploy Java with Group Policy
- Deploy The Dreaded Adobe Reader with Group Policy
- Configure Domain Password Requirements & Account Lockout
- Configuring Windows Firewall with Group Policy
- Setting Registry Keys with Group Policy
- Creating the User Groups
- Create Share Folders
- Automatically Map The Drive for Each Group
- Verify folders are secure
