Windows Server 2012: Configure Basic Microsoft Services

Learn to configure three essential Microsoft services for any organization running Windows Server: file sharing, printers, and remote server management.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Configuring File Sharing in Server 2012

• Introduction to file and folder sharing
• Enabling network discovery and file and print sharing
• Sharing a folder
• Understanding sharing profiles
• Adding file server roles
• Using the Server Manager wizard
• Understanding access and offline files

2. Windows Permissions

• Introduction to permissions
• The differences between basic and advanced permissions
• Setting up and using share permissions
• Setting up and using NTFS permissions
• Understanding actual permissions vs. effective permissions
• Effective rights and inheritance
• Understanding volume shadow copies and NTFS quotas
• Applying volume shadow copies and NTFS quotas

3. Printer and Document Services

• Understanding how Windows printing works
• Installing and sharing printers
• Connecting to a printer on a print server
• Some advanced printer configurations

4. Configuring Remote Management

• Introduction to remote server management
• Remote management tools
• Basic remote server administration
• Understanding workstation tools for remote server management

Conclusion

• Next steps