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In this Global Knowledge-enhanced course-currently the only offering in the market devoted to Group Policy training-you will learn how to reduce costs and increase efficiencies in your network. You will discover how to consolidate the administration of an enterprise IT infrastructure with Group Policy, and you will learn to control and manage computer systems and domain users running Windows Server 2003, Server 2008 R2, XP, and Windows 7. Create Group Policies, implement administrative and security templates, and determine best practices when deploying software packages. Walk away with the experience and tools needed to optimize your enterprise systems and networks.

Highlights

• Design and deploy security policies for all your Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 R2 servers, workstations, member servers, and XP and Windows 7 clients
• Delegate Administrative Control of Group Policies
• Back up and restore Group Policy Objects (GPOs) through Group PolicyManagement Console (GPMC)
• Easily roll out selected software updates and operating system patchesfrom your network environment
• Tips for troubleshooting Group Policy

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Group Policy

• What Group Policy Is
• Managing Group Policies
• New Features for Server 2008 and Windows Vista
• What's New in Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

2. Group Policy Management Tools

• Local vs. Domain Policies
• Editing Local Policies
• Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
• Installing the GPMC
• Using the GPMC
• Group Policy Refresh

3. Designing a Group Policy Infrastructure

• Overview of Active Directory
• Design Phases
• Planning Your Group Policy Design
• Designing Your Group Policy Solution
• Deploying Your Group Policy
• Managing Your Group Policy Solution

4. Group Policy Processing Architecture

• Using Active Directory Components to Deploy Group Policy Settings
• Group Policy Deployment Order
• Modifying Group Policy Processing

5. Group Policy Object (GPO) Troubleshooting and Backup

• Group Policy Troubleshooting Tools
• Integration of Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) Functionality
• Logging Options
• GPO Backup and Restore
• Migration Tables

6. Using PowerShell with Group Policy

• Introduction to PowerShell
• Windows PowerShell Library for Group Policy
• Windows PowerShell-Based Logon Scripts

7. Implementing Security Using Group Policy

• Security Architecture
• Securing User Accounts
• Hardening Computer Accounts
• Domain Security

8. Configuring the Desktop Environment

• Using Scripts
• Desktop, Start Menu, and Taskbar
• Control Panel
• Windows Components
• Printer Management and Printing
• Computer Network Settings

9. Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection

• User Profiles
• Folder Redirection
• Using Folder Redirection and Roaming Profiles Together

10. Assigning and Publishing Software Packages

• MSI Packages
• Group Policy as a Software Deployment Method
• Software Deployment
• Setting Up Distribution Points
• System Center Configuration Manager

11. AppLocker and Software Restriction Policies

• What a Software Restriction Policy Is
• Creating a Software Restriction Policy
• Additional Rules to Identify Software
• Effective Software Restriction Policies
• Using AppLocker in Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

12. Creating and Deploying Administrative (ADM) Templates

• Overview of ADM Templates
• Standard ADM Templates
• Custom ADM Templates
• Using New ADMX Templates
• Creating Custom ADMX Templates
• Using the ADMX Central Store

13. Managing Group Policy Preferences

• Overview of Group Policy Preferences
• Comparing Preferences and Policy Settings
• Configuring Preferences Settings
• Advanced Configuration of Group Policy Preferences

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