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Windows Networking Courses
Which Courses Do I Need to Work on a Windows Network?
The classes you need for working on a network depend on how much network management you are doing and what kind of network you have.If You Manage Windows XP Professional at the Desktop
If you are responsible for managing Windows XP Professional at the desktop, consider taking our Introduction to Windows XP Administration and Intermediate Windows XP Administration courses. These courses teach you to work with users, groups, and permissions; set up shared resources; and use a variety of strategies to troubleshoot your system.
If You Manage Windows Vista at the Desktop
If you are responsible for managing Windows Vista at the desktop, consider taking our Introduction to Windows Vista Administration and Intermediate Windows Vista Administration courses. The introductory course covers managing users and groups, shared resources, and security. The intermediate course is a continuation of the introductory course, focused on deploying Windows Vista in a networked Windows Server 2003 configuration with Active Directory. Additional topics include troubleshooting the network and maximizing performance.
If You Manage Windows Server 2003
Currently, we offer a two-course system administration series on Windows Server 2003. The first course in the series is Managing a Network Using Windows Server and requires Intermediate Applications of Windows or equivalent experience. It is also useful to have some knowledge of DOS directory and file management techniques, including absolute and relative paths, as well as a basic understanding of networks, which you can get in our Introduction to Networks class.
The second course in this series, Advanced System Administration of Windows Server, is a continuation of the managing class and will cover hands-on installation and troubleshooting.
We also offer a few courses on special Windows Server 2003 topics. Our Introduction to Windows Active Directory course covers the basics of planning, designing, configuring, and administering Active Directory Services on Windows Server 2003. This course requires that students complete Managing a Network Using Windows Server (or have equivalent experience). A second Active Directory course, Intermediate Windows Active Directory, covers security, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery.
We also offer a course on Windows Server 2003 Group Policies, titled Special Topics in Windows Server: Group Policies. The prerequisite for this course is Managing a Network Using Windows Server or an understanding of users, groups, and the Active Directory structure.
If You Want to Secure Your Windows Network
In addition to these courses, we offer three courses in Windows security. If you want to learn more about securing Windows workstations, consider taking Introduction to Security: Windows Workstation. We also offer a step-by-step course on Windows XP security, titled Securing Windows XP Step-by-Step. This hands-on course follows the National Security Agency (NSA) guidelines to secure your Windows XP system.
If you are
responsible for securing a Windows server, our Intermediate
Security Concepts: Windows Server course teaches a variety of
techniques for identifying and resolving security problems at the server
level.
