Training Guide Administering Windows Server 2012 (MCSA)

Designed to help enterprise administrators develop real-world, job-role-specific skills—this Training Guide focuses on deploying and managing Windows Server 2012. Build hands-on expertise through a series of lessons, exercises, and suggested practices—and help maximize your performance on the job.

This Microsoft Training Guide:

• Provides in-depth, hands-on training you take at your own pace
• Focuses on job-role-specific expertise for deploying and managing Windows Server 2012
• Creates a foundation of skills which, along with on-the-job experience, can be measured by Microsoft Certification exams such as 70-411

Sharpen your skills. Increase your expertise.

• Deploy and update Windows Server 2012
• Manage account policies and service accounts
• Configure name resolution
• Administer Active Directory
• Manage Group Policy application and infrastructure
• Work with Group Policy settings and preferences
• Administer network policies
• Configure the network to enable remote access
• Manage file services
• Monitor and audit Windows Server 2012

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Deploying and updating Windows Server 2012
• Chapter 2: Managing account policies and service accounts
• Chapter 3: Configuring name resolution
• Chapter 4: Administering Active Directory
• Chapter 5: Managing Group Policy application and infrastructure
• Chapter 6: Group Policy settings and preferences
• Chapter 7: Administering network policies
• Chapter 8: Administering remote access
• Chapter 9: Managing file services
• Chapter 10: Monitoring and auditing Windows Server 2012
• Setup instructions for exercises and labs
• About the Author

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