Introduction to Active Directory

Duration: 19:42
In this video you'll learn what Active Directory is all about. We'll explain what Active Directory
is and the Ieatures that make up an Active Directory network. You'll learn about Forests,
Domains, Domain Controllers, Parent and Child Domains, Domain Trees, Sites, OU's, the
Global Catalog Server and much more.
Installing Active Directory
Duration: 16:51
In this video you'll learn how to install your Iirst Active Directory Domain Controller when we
discuss the Active Directory Domain Services Role. You'll learn about all oI the conIiguration
options you'll need to consider beIore you deploy your Iirst domain controller in the Iirst domain
in your Iorest.
Installing an Additional Active Directory Domain Controller
Duration: 10:38
In this video you'll learn how to install a second domain controller into an existing domain.
Having more than one domain controller allows you to have better perIormance and redundancy
in case one oI your servers goes down.
Installing an Active Directory Child Domain
Duration: 10:12
In this video you'll learn how to create a Child Domain using Windows Server 2008.
Read Only Domain Controllers
Duration: 32:15
In this video you'll learn how to create a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC). Read Only
Domain Controllers are more secure since they can be deployed in remote locations where
physical security is lacking and still provide all oI the beneIits oI having a local domain
controller. You'll learn how to conIigure password replication, role separation and discover what
to do iI your RODC is stolen.
Forest and Domain Functional Levels
Duration: 12:46
In this Video you'll learn all about Forest and Domain Functional Levels. You'll see what
Ieatures you'll be able to utilize when you implement a speciIic Iunctional level and you'll also
learn how to raise the Iunctional level oI both your domains and your Iorest.
Trusts
Duration: 22:35
In this Video you'll learn all about Trusts. In Windows Server 2008 Trusts are very easy to create
and you'll learn about the conIiguration options you have when creating and managing trusts.
Global Catalog Servers
Duration: 18:19
In this Video you'll learn all about what the Global Catalog is, why it's important and how you
can conIigure it in your domains. You'll also learn about Universal Group Membership Caching
and how to conIigure UPN SuIIixes.
Sites
Duration: 39:40
In this Video you'll learn all about Sites. Sites and replication go hand in hand and here you'll see
how you can conIigure Sites to improve perIormance, bandwidth utilization and response times.
Operations Masters
Duration: 39:23
Learn how to Administer the 5 Operations Masters Roles, or FSMO Roles in Windows 2008
Server. The Schema Role, the Domain Naming Role, the RID, PDC and InIrastructure Roles are
critical to the healthy operation oI your network!
Active Directory Replication
Duration: 34:44
In this Video you'll learn how replication works and how to troubleshoot replication. You'll also
see how Update Sequence Numbers and Property Version Numbers are used to veriIy objects
and attributes that require replication. And Iinally we'll take an extensive look at the repadmin
command which will soon become your Iavorite tool Ior troubleshooting replication.
Active Directory Audit Policies
Duration: 18:57
In this Video you'll learn how how to conIigure Active Directory Audit Policies and you'll see
how we can use them to keep a trail oI who is doing what in our network. You'll learn how to use
the auditpol command as well as the wevntutil command to granularly apply and understand
these policies.
Organizational Units
Duration: 20:03
In this video you'll learn all about Organizational Units, or OU's. We'll show you 5 diIIerent
types oI OU structures that you can deploy that will help you manage your environment. You'll
also see how to create new OU's using the GUI and the command prompt using the DSAdd
Command.
User Accounts
Duration: 45:20
In this video you'll learn how to create both Local User Accounts and Active Directory Domain
User Accounts. We'll discuss the deIault domain policy and how it enIorces complexity
requirements that govern your choice oI password. You'll also learn about various User Account
properties and Ieatures, such as how to determine a Users SID, how to determine which User
Account a SID belongs to, how to delegate control to users and how to determine a Users
EIIective Permissions inside a domain or OU.
Creating User Accounts using Automated Tools
Duration: 59:18
In this video you'll learn how to create Active Directory Domain User Accounts in bulk using
automated tools such as LDIFDE, CSVDE, the Net User and the Directory Services Commands.
You'll also learn about creating Template Accounts which you can copy to make creating new
accounts Iaster and how to redirect the creation oI user and computer accounts to a speciIc OU oI
your choice.
Active Directory Queries
Duration: 13:48
In this video you'll learn how to use the Query Ieature oI Active Directory to locate and edit
multiple objects in Active Directory. This is a real time saving tool which you'll use regularly
once you'll know about it.
Introduction to Group Policy
Duration: 42:28
In this video you'll learn all about Group Policy. You'll learn how policies are applied to
computers and users, how to use the Group Policy Management Console. You'll understand
enIorcing policies, blocking policy inheritance, creating Starter GPO's, working with WMI
Filters and much more!
Introduction to DNS
Duration: 9:29
In this video you'll learn all about how DNS works. We'll show you how our DNS Servers
resolve hostnames so you have a good solid understanding oI what DNS does behind the scenes.
You'll also learn about delegation.
Installing DNS
Duration: 10:00
In this video you'll learn how to install DNS and you'll also see how DNS Resolves hostnames
without any zones by using Root Hints as we use MicrosoIt Network Monitor to trace DNS
packets.
DNS Zones
Duration: 19:15
In this Video we discuss what DNS Zones are and create Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones
and talk about Primary, Secondary, Stub and Active Directory Integrated Zones.
DNS Records
Duration: 45:54
In this video we demonstrate how to create DNS Records on a Windows 2008 Server and discuss
in detail the various types oI DNS Records, including SRV Records, A or Host Records, Cname
(Alias) and MX Records. We'll also talk about other experimental and largely unused records
that are available.
DNS Resolution
Duration: 9:08
In this Video we discuss DNS Resolution and show you exactly what happens when a client
computer needs to resolve a Hostname to an IP Address using the Hosts File, Caching and DNS.
Security Baseline
Duration: 19:58
In this Video you'll learn all about creating a security baseline conIiguration that ensures that not
only are your systems as secure as possible, but also management oI your systems is easier.
Security Configuration Wizard
Duration: 22:27
In this Video you'll learn all how to use the Security ConIiguration Wizard to reduce the attack
surIace oI your server by locking it down with a secure policy. You'll also learn how to manually
apply this policy to a server and apply it to a group oI servers using Group Policy.
Securing Windows 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
Duration: 16:23
Your Domain Controllers are one oI the most important server roles in your Iorest so it stands to
reason that they need to be secure. In this video you'll learn what you can do to secure your
Active Directory Domain Services.
Securing Windows 2008 DNS Servers
Duration: 16:34
In this video you'll see how you can secure your DNS Servers using Active Directory Integrated
Zones, Secure Dynamic Updates, Zone TransIers, Root Hints, Recursion the Global Query Block
List - a new Ieature oI Windows Server 2008 and more.
Securing Windows 2008 DHCP Servers
Duration: 29:33
In this video we'll see how we can secure our DHCP Servers. You'll learn about Reservations,
Exclusions and DHCP groups and how to conIigure them using the DHCP Console and using
Group Policy. You'll also discover the new DHCP EnIorcement Policy and learn how to set up
Network Access Protection so only clients that meet strict health requirements are able to obtain
a Iull DHCP Address Lease.
Securing Windows 2008 Web Servers
Duration: 18:20
In this video you'll learn how to remove unused IIS 7 components to reduce the attack surIace oI
your web server. You'll also learn about implementing SSL, IPv4 Address and Domain
Restrictions, URL Authorization, Bindings and Permissions.
Securing Windows 2008 File Servers
Duration: 11:24
In this video you'll learn how to digitally sign your File Server traIIic by implmenting SMB
Signing. You'll also learn about removing the deIault administrative shares as well as
Encryption.
Securing Windows 2008 Print Servers
Duration: 12:29
In this video you'll learn about the new Point and Print Ieature oI Windows 2008 and Windows
Vista as well as how to manage printer shares and permissions, implement SMB Signing and
move the Spooler to another location.
Introduction and Installing IIS 7
Duration: 9:18
In this Video we introduce you to some oI the new Ieatures oI IIS 7 and show you how to install
IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.