Install or upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional

Administer access to shared files, folders, and printers

Configure and manage hardware devices and drivers

Optimize system memory, disk, and application performance

Troubleshoot the desktop environment

Implement network protocols and services

Help ensure data and system security

Implementing Windows XP Professional, including automated and remote installations

Configuring the desktop environment—from user accounts to multiple-language support

Installing and supporting hardware devices and drivers

Administering resources such as shared folders, file systems, and network printers

Configuring and troubleshooting network protocols and services—including TCP/IP, Internet Information Services, and remote access

Optimizing memory, processor, and application performance

Managing security—Group Policy, Encrypting File System (EFS), NTFS permissions

Backing up and restoring files and system state data

Install or upgrade to Windows 2000 Server

Configure network services for interoperability

Manage access to shared system and Web-based resources

Administer Windows 2000 disks and data storage

Set up and troubleshoot hardware devices and drivers

Optimize system performance, reliability, and availability

Implement network protocols and services

Help ensure system security

Plan the infrastructure for your network

Install and configure TCP/IP

Resolve host names with WINS and DNS

Automate and centrally manage address configuration

Implement and manage remote access

Share a single Internet connection with Network Address Translation

Help secure network communications

Plan, configure, and administer your Active Directory infrastructure

Manage and troubleshoot DNS name resolution

Administer software and the user environment with Group Policy

Deploy Windows 2000 using Remote Installation Services (RIS)

Use Active Directory technology to centrally manage user and group accounts, shared folders, and network resources

Implement and troubleshoot security in a directory services infrastructure

Monitor and optimize Active Directory performance

Analyzing your company’s business requirements, including structure, work processes, and growth strategy

Identifying your current and future networking needs, from connectivity and access to security, performance, and end user support

Assessing the impact of Active Directory on existing systems and processes, as well as on potential upgrades

Creating a forest model and schema modification plan

Defining and naming domains

Designing site topology, including placement of domain controllers and DNS servers

Developing the structure of organizational units and planning for Group Policy

Analyzing business requirements, including information flow, company processes, and IT structure

Assessing current and future network needs, from scalability and performance to security and disaster recovery

Planning and designing network topology, including optimizing TCP/IP and DHCP network designs

Evaluating multi-protocol routing designs

Creating secure name resolution services

Selecting components for Internet/intranet access, including proxy server, firewalls, and Network Address Translation (NAT) services

Developing remote access solutions, including dial-up connectivity, VPN, and RADIUS

Monitoring and managing Windows 2000 network services and resources

Analyzing business requirements, including strategies, structures, and processes

Evaluating your company’s existing and planned technical environment

Identifying security risks and requirements and defining security baselines

Planning an authentication strategy and Public Key Infrastructure

Controlling access to resources using EFS, NTFS, security groups, and Group Policy

Designing security for Windows 2000 network services: DNS, Remote Installation Services (RIS), SNMP, and Terminal Services

Developing an IPSec data encryption scheme and management strategy

Providing secure connections for users of remote access services, VPNs, extranets, or the Internet

Evaluating current infrastructure—hardware, security, applications, network services—to plan your migration strategy

Preparing the environment for migration, including configuring Windows 2000 DNS and Active Directory™ services

Developing and implementing an upgrade path for your Windows NT installation

Restructuring domains, including migrating users and groups, setting up trusts and group policies, and configuring network services

Performing system back-ups, testing, and other ongoing post-migration support

Troubleshooting domain upgrade failures and resolving problems with client connectivity, network services, and application compatibility

Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure