The MCSE 2003: Security+ Boot Camp delivers the greatest value on
the market for Windows 2003 Certification Training. During the
program, students will achieve the following certifications:
Administration
of a Windows 2003 Network
Administrative Tasks
As a network administrator, you provide users with access to the
network, control the kind of access that each user has to
network resources, and perform maintenance tasks. You create
user accounts and assign permissions for users to access such
resources as printers, applications, and data files. You also
manage the hardware and software installed on the computers as
well as perform such tasks as creating printer shares and
administering database and mail servers. Some of these routine
tasks, such as backing up data on the servers, can be scheduled
to run on a recurring basis automatically.
Routine Administrative Tasks
A network administrator performs administrative tasks in the
following areas:
users and groups, printers, security, network events and
resources, system integrity, backup and restoration, server
applications, and disks.
Users and Groups
As an administrator, you assign and maintain user names and
passwords for each user account. A user account enables the user
to log on to a server to access network resources or to log on
to an individual computer to access resources on that computer.
You also create and maintain groups and define their membership.
Organizing users into groups simplifies assigning permissions.
Printers
Administering printers includes setting up local and network
printers and troubleshooting common printing problems, thereby
ensuring that users can connect to and use printer resources
easily.
Security
Maintaining network security involves planning, implementing,
and enforcing a security policy for protecting data and shared
network resources, including folders, files, and printers. By
assigning user permissions, you can control access to resources.
You determine
who
has access to specific resources and specify the
kind
of access that each user has.
Network Events and Resources
Monitoring network functioning is a very important task. Regular
monitoring of the network can help detect a problem and resolve
it before it causes the network to fail. Network monitoring
includes evaluating resource usage and planning and implementing
a policy for tracking security breaches.
System Integrity
Maintaining system integrity is critical to the network. You can
help protect your network system by applying the latest service
packs, hot fixes, and security updates to each computer. The
network administrator must regularly check the computers for the
presence of computer
viruses.
A virus is a program that runs without your knowledge and may
damage data. The administrator must safeguard the network by
installing and updating anti-virus software regularly. In the
event of the network being infected by a virus, the network
administrator must take necessary steps to delete the virus from
the network.
Backup and Restoration
One of the most important recurring tasks is backing up the data
in the system. This task includes planning, scheduling, and
performing regular backups to protect important data. Having a
good backup system ensures that you can quickly locate and
restore critical data that has been lost or damaged.
Server Applications
A system may run numerous server applications that require
administration. For this purpose, there are specific tools that
you use to administer application based services, such as mail
servers and database servers.
Disks
A computer’s hard drive, or hard disk, is responsible for data
storage. It is important to maintain these disks to ensure
optimum performance and minimize the chances of data loss, while
at the same time maintaining the data access speed. You verify
the integrity of hard drives in terms of their reliability and
configure them as part of your routine administrative tasks.
