Group Policy Video Mentor

Group Policy Video Mentor

Released December 2009
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780768691771

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Video description

Group Policy Video Mentor

Derek Melber

Learn exam essentials from the Expert

The fast, powerful way to prepare for your Group Policy exam! 

Group Policy Video Mentoris a unique video product that provides you with more than 2.5 hours of personal visual instruction from best-selling author and instructor Derek Melber. In the videos presented on the DVD, Derek walks you through common Group Policy configuration topics. Designed to develop and enhance hands-on skills, each video guides you through essential tasks, including

  • Creating, linking, and enforcing Group Policy Objects

  • Managing Group Policy Objects through administrative templates and ADMX/ADML files

  • Updating Group Policy Objects with background and foreground refreshes

  • Configuring block inheritance

  • Controlling Group Policy Objects with security filtering and item-level targeting

  • Administering Group Policy with templates and containers

  • Managing Group Policy Objects through delegation

  • Troubleshooting with RSOP and GPRESULT

    • System Requirements:

  • Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, or Vista

  • Apple OS 9 or later

  • Linux operating systems that have a web browser with Flash 7 or later plug-in

  • Speakers or headphones

  • Color display with a minimum 1024x768 resolution

  • 1 GHz or faster CPU recommended

  • DVD drive

    • Category: Microsoft Certification

    Covers: Group Policy

    Table of contents

    1. Group Policy
      1. Group Policy Introduction 00:02:12
    2. Module 1: Introduction to Group Policy
      1. Introduction to Group Policy 00:04:52
    3. Module 2: Understanding Group Policy Objects
      1. Understanding Group Policy Objects 00:10:07
      2. Lab 1: Creating Group Policy Objects 00:01:35
      3. Lab 2: Linking Group Policy Objects 00:01:23
      4. Lab 3: Creating and Linking Group Policy Objects in One Step 00:01:42
      5. Lab 4: Linking Group Policy Objects to the Active Directory Infrastructure 00:02:42
    4. Module 3: Understanding the Management of Group Policy Objects
      1. Understanding the Management of Group Policy Objects 00:08:54
      2. Lab 1: Setting the Domain Controller Used to Update Group Policy Objects 00:01:54
      3. Understanding Administrative Template Options 00:01:50
      4. Lab 2: Using Custom ADM Templates 00:04:16
      5. ADMX/ADML Files in Windows Vista and 2008 00:02:05
      6. Lab 3: Creating a Central Store for ADMX/ADML Files 00:03:48
    5. Module 4: Managing the Application of Group Policy Objects
      1. Managing the Application of Group Policy Objects 00:03:28
      2. Lab 1: Updating Group Policy Objects with a Background Refresh 00:01:57
      3. Foreground Group Policy Refresh 00:01:54
      4. Lab 2: Updating Group Policy Objects with a Foreground Refresh 00:02:30
      5. Manual Group Policy Refresh/Precedence 00:05:23
      6. Lab 3: Viewing GPO Precedence Using the GPMC 00:03:35
    6. Module 5: Modifying GPO Application/Block Inheritance
      1. Modifying GPO Application/Block Inheritance 00:03:10
      2. Lab 1: Configuring Block Inheritance for Group Policy 00:02:36
      3. Enforcement of a GPO 00:01:47
      4. Lab 2: Enforcing a Group Policy Object 00:02:18
      5. GPO Filtering 00:03:01
      6. Lab 3: Modifying Group Policy Object Security Filtering 00:06:21
      7. WMI Filtering and Group Policy Preference Item-Level Targeting 00:05:50
      8. Lab 4: Controlling Group Policy Objects with Item-Level Targeting 00:04:12
    7. Module 6: Structure and Settings within a GPO and Group Policy Templates
      1. Structure and Settings within a GPO and Group Policy Templates 00:03:49
      2. Lab 1: Understanding Group Policy Templates 00:08:18
      3. Group Policy Containers 00:01:27
      4. Lab 2: Understanding Group Policy Containers 00:04:08
    8. Module 7: Securing GPO Management
      1. Securing GPO Management 00:03:14
      2. Lab 1: Controlling the Creation of Group Policy Objects Delegation 00:03:34
      3. Delegating the Linking of GPOs 00:01:46
      4. Lab 2: Controlling the Linking of Group Policy Objects Delegation 00:04:06
      5. Delegating the Editing of GPOs 00:01:07
      6. Lab 3: Editing Group Policy Objects Through Delegation 00:02:49
      7. Delegating the Management of GPOs 00:01:23
      8. Lab 4: Managing Group Policy Objects Through Delegation 00:03:15
    9. Module 8: Common Troubleshooting Techniques and Running RSOP on the Client Computer
      1. Common Troubleshooting Techniques and Running RSOP on the Client Computer 00:03:29
      2. Lab 1: Using the Resultant Set of Policies (RSOP) Tool 00:02:50
      3. The GPRESULT CLI Tool 00:01:08
      4. Lab 2: Using the GPRESULT CLI Tool 00:02:55
      5. Local Security Policy 00:01:56
      6. Lab 3: Accessing and Understanding Local Security Policies 00:03:20
      7. Checking DNS 00:02:47
      8. Lab 4: Verifying DNS on a Windows PC 00:02:36
    10. Module 9: Conclusion
      1. Conclusion 00:03:40

    Product information

    • Title: Group Policy Video Mentor
    • Author(s):
    • Release date: December 2009
    • Publisher(s): Pearson
    • ISBN: 9780768691771