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Course Overview

Obtaining the Microsoft Server 2012 Certification (Exam 70-410) can help you to enhance your career opportunities and also helps to boost your income. As a result, Microsoft Server 2012 Certification is highly sought. Many positions either prefer or require Microsoft Server 2012 Certification in the job description.

This course teaches you the basic skills of Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. It provides a solid hands-on experience for learning Windows Server 2012 R2. It is designed for those needing to demonstrate basic day-to-day administration and configuration skills required for Windows Server 2012 R2 administering.?This is Part I of a two-part series for learning Windows Server 2012 r2. Part I is for those needing to become familiar with Server 2012, virtualization, and configuring a Microsoft network from the ground up. In this first part, students will learn how to install and configure Server 2012 r2 just as they would as network administrators or networking consultants.  

By the end of this course, you will be able to install, configure, and manage the most common roles and features found on a Microsoft network Windows Server 2012 R2 with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and other roles commonly found in a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain.? ? 

 

What You Will Learn

  • Learn the Basic skills of Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2.
  • Learn to install and configure Windows Server 2012 R2 with Active Directory.
  • Learn about DNS role.
  • Learn about DHCP.
  • Understand how to troubleshoot the server.

Program Curriculum

  • Downloading ISO and OVA Files for VirtualBox
  • Creating Virtual Install of Server 2012 R2
  • Building a Virtual Install of Server Core from a Full GUI
  • Create a Virtual Install of Windows 10
  • Taking a Snapshot of Your Current Configuration
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  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Preparing Your Network for Active Directory
  • Preparing Server 2012 R2 for Promotion to a Domain Controller
  • Promote Server 2012 to a Domain Controller
  • Join Server 2012 R2 Core to an Existing Domain
  • Join Windows 10 to a Microsoft Domain
  • Promote Server Core to a Domain Controller
  • Creating a Server 2012 R2 RODC
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Create a Secondary or Backup DNS Server
  • Create a DNS Reverse Lookup Zone
  • Create a GlobalNames Zone
  • (Requires ADDS Being Present)
  • Create a New DNS Host Record
  • Create a Host Record for a New Website in Microsoft DNS
  • Creating a DNS MX Record
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Install and Configure DHCP on Server 2012
  • Install the DHCP Role Using PowerShell
  • How to Authorize/Unauthorize a DHCP Server
  • How to Edit the Default Gateway Settings in DHCP
  • Edit DNS Server List in DHCP
  • Configuring a DHCP SuperScope
  • Manage DHCP Failover in Server 2012 R2
  • Edit a DHCP Scope
  • Backup and Restore the DHCP Database
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Creating a Group Policy Object
  • Fine-Grained Password Policy in Windows Server 2012
  • Configure Folder Redirection in Window Server 2012 R2
  • Creating a Mapped Drive Using Group Policy
  • Managing User Desktops Using Group Policy
  • Prevent Automatic Logoff Due to Inactivity
  • How to Edit Group Policy Objects to Affect a User
  • How to Edit a Group Policy Object to Affect a Computer
  • Backup and Restore Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
  • Force Screensaver and Timeouts Using Group Policy
  • Change Users’ Desktop Background Using Group Policy
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • How to Shrink or Extend a Volume in Windows Server 2012
  • How to Format a Volume with ReFS in Windows Server 2019
  • How to Format a Volume with FAT32 in Windows Server
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • TCP/IP Printing Overview
  • Installing Print Services on Server 2012 R2
  • Installing a Network Printer onto a Windows Client
  • Adding a Printer to the Network Using TCP/IP
  • Printer Pooling
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Creating a Custom Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
  • Creating and Managing Objects in Active Directory
  • Performing a Full Backup and Recovery of Server 2012 R2
  • Rearm the 180-day Evaluation Period for Windows Server
  • Rearm the 30-day Evaluation for Windows 10
  • Disable the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security
  • Performing an Offline Defragmentation of the Directory Database
  • Creating a Mapped Drive in Server 2012 R2
  • Create a Heads-up Display Using BgInfo
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Allow PING Packets Through for Server 2012, 2016, and 2019
  • Troubleshooting Internet Connectivity
  • NSLookup
  • Windows Reliability Monitor (RELI)
  • Overview of Windows Sysinternal Tools
  • Overview of Sysinternal's Process Explorer
  • Chapter 9 Quiz
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Instructor

Cliff Krahenbill Krahenbill

Cliff Krahenbill has worked in technology since 1998 working as a Microsoft Support Technician, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, a technology support specialist, a Senior Network Technology Consultant, an IT Auditor and most recently as the owner and operator of his own technology firm, CLK Technology Solutions located in Tucson Arizona. Cliff's expertise in technology focuses on designing, building, supporting network infrastructures, and network security.

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