Sams Teach Yourself Windows Server 2008 in 24 Hours

Pub Date: May 14, 2008
Print ISBN-10: 0-672-33012-1
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33012-4
In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to install and configure Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and its various services for any size network. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Windows Server® 2008 from the ground up.

• Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common tasks.
• Q&As at the end of each hour help you test your knowledge.
• By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
• Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something.
• Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to

• Install the latest version of the Windows network operating system
• Design and implement Active Directory Forests, Trees, and Domains
• Configure Windows servers for a number of different roles including domain controller, remote access server, file server, print server, Web server, and much more
• Add users to your domainกฏs Active Directory and organize users in groups and organizational units
• Implement network services such as DNS, DHCP, Windows Deployment Services, and Routing and Remote Access
• Secure your servers with the Windows Firewall and IPSec and make your domain more secure using the Active Directory Certificate Services