Course 70019: Managing Computer Accounts and Implementing Group Policy

Introduction This 3.25-hour course describes how to manage computer accounts and implement Group Policy. Computers in a domain are security principals, like users. Managing computers—both the objects in Active Directory® and the physical devices—is one of the day-to-day tasks of most IT professionals. Unfortunately, most enterprises do not invest the same kind of care and process in the creation and management of computer account.In an environment managed by a well-implemented Group Policy infrastructure, little or no configuration needs to be made by directly touching a desktop. Several subsequent modules will apply Group Policy to specific management tasks such as security configuration, software deployment, password policy, and auditing. This course describes how to create and manage computer objects through their life cycle, including configuring, troubleshooting, repairing, and de-provisioning computer objects. In addition, this course also describes the management and configuration of users and computers by using Group Policy.The audience intended for this course includes Active Directory Technology Specialists, Server Administrators, and Enterprise Administrators who want to learn how to implement Active Directory in a distributed environment, secure domains using Group Policy, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory configuration to ensure trouble-free operation. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will manage Computer Accounts and implement Group Policy.

Modules & Lessons Managing Computer Accounts Module Introduction Create Computers and Join the Domain Administer Computer Objects and Accounts Offline Domain Join Module Follow-Up Implementing a Group Policy Infrastructure Module Introduction Understand Group Policy Implement GPOs Manage Group Policy Scope Group Policy Processing Troubleshoot Policy Application Lesson Lab Module Follow-Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

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