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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Administration
Course Outlines	Course Schedule

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to instill the practical skills required to perform simple day-to-day administrative tasks, as well as simple maintenance tasks.

The students will also receive a basic introduction to networking concepts and technological terminology.

Course Objectives

Administrative skills learned include:

Ø Administering User Accounts

Ø Manipulating Local and Global groups

Ø Setting permissions and security on files and folders

Ø Troubleshooting strategies

Ø Remote Administration

Ø Simple disaster recovery

The student will also learn maintenance tasks such as:

Ø Converting FAT file systems to NTFS

Ø Applying Service Paks

Ø Using License Manager to add Licenses for new workstations

Ø Configuring Windows 95/98 workstations

Ø Clock synchronization

Ø User Profiles and Logon scripts

Ø Using Disk Administrator

Ø Creating a Backup Strategy

This course is not intended to replace the Microsoft Certified NT Administration course or to prepare students for the writing of the certification exams. This course is geared towards the non-IT professional, who may need to do simple day-to-day administration in a small office environment. However, all students will take a great deal from the course.
Each student will have the use of one Windows NT Server and one Windows 98 workstation to learn on and experiment with. This course stresses hands-on.

Course Length

Recommended Prerequisites

2 day

It is recommended that the students be familiar with the Windows NT/95/98 interface. Mouse skills are also necessary.

Course Cost

$400/participant

Table of Contents

I	Introduction
	A.	Introducing Windows NT Server 4.0
	B.	Built-in Services
	C.	Purpose
II	Introduction to Networks
	A.	Terminology
	B.	Protocols
III	Windows NT 4.0 Services
	A.	File Systems
	B.	Working with Disk Administrator
	C.	Security Architecture
IV	Windows NT Security
	A.	User Accounts, Groups, and Security
	B.	Managing User Accounts
	C.	Managing Groups
	D.	Configuring the Client Computer
	E.	Implementing Permissions and Security
	F.	Sharing Folders
	G.	NTFS Security

V	Server Management
	A.	Server Manager
	B.	Remote Administration
	C.	License Manager
	D.	Introduction to Windows NT Printing
	E.	Printer Permissions
	F.	Setting up a Printer on the Network
	G.	Accessing a Network Printer
	H.	Troubleshooting Printing Problems
	I.	Backup Strategy
VI	Recovery
	A.	System Diagnosis, Recovery, and Repair
	B.	Misc. Maintenance

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