Windows Server 2003 For Dummies

Die Neuauflage der Vorgängerversion "Windows 2000 Server" - ein Bestseller mit über einer Million verkaufter Exemplare! "Windows .NET Server For Dummies" erscheint in Verbindung mit der neuen Windows .NET Server Release, die Microsoft im Mai 2002 auf den Markt bringt. Ein praktischer Leitfaden, der insbesondere Neulingen auf dem Gebiet der Netzwerk- und Servertechnik genau erklärt, wie man den Windows .NET Server nutzt. Behandelt werden alle wichtigen Features und Updates der neuen Version, wie z.B. Microsoft .NET Framework, Active Directory mit seinem neuen Drag and Drop-Object Management, Internet Information Server und Microsoft Management Console. Hier erhalten Sie alle Informationen, die Sie brauchen, um mit einem Windows .NET serverbasierten Netzwerk klar zu kommen, grundlegende Netzwerkkonzepte und -terminologie zu verstehen, Netzwerkdesign und Layoutprinzipien zu begreifen, Windows .NET Server zu installieren und zu konfigurieren, User-Management und Netzwerksicherheit umzusetzen. Ed Tittel ist ein erfahrener Trainer und Autor von über 20 Dummies-Titeln mit einer Gesamtauflage von über einer Million Exemplaren. Darüber hinaus hat er Hunderte von Artikeln für Fachmagazine geschrieben und an über 110 Computerbüchern mitgearbeitet.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 was made to help you handle e-mail, meeting management, and other essential office services. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 For Dummies helps you get a handle on Exchange Server. Pretty slick, huh? Here’s the lowdown on installing and administering Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and taking advantage of all the enhancements in Service Pack 1. With this handy guide, you’ll be able to maximize the security, reliability, and speed that Exchange Server 2007 provides. Assess your organization’s needs to determine which edition of Exchange Server best meets them Explore what Exchange Server does, then plan, install, and configure it Consider how your users work with their mail and customize your set-up to facilitate their needs Learn to use the Exchange Management Console Use the new Exchange Server security features to protect e-mail from viruses, spam, phishing, and other threats Set up an offline address book, use templates, and develop custom forms Create settings for the most efficient interaction with clients, use multiple mailboxes, and view digital certificates Manage resource scheduling and interactive calendars Troubleshoot your configuration, perform regular maintenance, and be able to recover from mail-specific problems Monitor Exchange Server performance and maintain databases, mail flow, and peak performance Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 For Dummies gets you ready to exchange problems for solutions. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

So you've decided to adopt Windows Server 2003? Whether you're migrating from Windows 2000 or directly from Windows NT, Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell is packed with the detailed information that you will need as you administer this OS. To-the-point chapters on migration highlight important new features such as enhancements to Active Directory, shadow volume copies, and Windows Update. Even better for experienced NT and 2000 admins are details about where Microsoft put familiar options, helping you quickly get oriented to the new platform.Those of you familiar with NT or Windows 2000 are well beyond the tutorial stage. Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell delivers a no-fluff guide with two alphabetical references, one for the GUI and one for the command-line. The Task Map chapter lets you find look up a task (such as "troubleshooting startup issues") to find appropriate topics in the references. Once you know where you're going, the book offers numerous step-by-step procedures in highly condensed form. This quick lookup reference is ideal for administration and deployment, as well as deeper issues such as planning, configuring, and troubleshooting.The GUI chapter is organized by topic according to major themes of Windows Server 2003 administration, providing one-stop shopping for busy admins. For example, if you want to find out about Active Directory and how to manage it, you'd begin by turning to Active Directory. Each topic begins with a description of basic concepts, followed by a description of tools (such as Microsoft Management Console snap-ins) used to administer the feature, instructions on how to perform common or important administrative tasks, and notes detailing subtle points and potential gotchas.Windows Server 2003 offers greatly enhanced command-line administration, and the command reference prominently highlights the many new commands in this release. Dozens of new commands and scripts have been added for administration of Active Directory, disks, event logs, Group Policy, IIS, network diagnostics, the pagefile, printers, processes, shared folders, and the Registry. The result is a Windows operating system platform that now rivals Unix in its ability to support command-line and scripted administration.Microsoft has introduced the right server for a world now dominated by highly distributed systems and web-based server applications, and O'Reilly has written a book that will earn a prominent place on administrators' desk tops.

The Only Windows Server Resource You Need The single most comprehensive and understandable book on the subject, Mastering Windows Server 2003 continues author Mark Minasi's award-winning tradition of clear and comprehensive coverage of Microsoft's Windows Server products. This book shows you how to plan, configure and install your network, keep it running its best, and fix it if it breaks. And you still get all the coverage you need for the Windows 2000 Server installations that remain part of your environment. Coverage includes: * Configuring IP, DHCP, DNS, and WINS to achieve the right foundation for your network * DNS explained in everyday English, from basics to advanced design * Designing, running, and maintaining Active Directory-based domains with Server 2003 and 2000 Server * Running your own Web, FTP, and e-mail server with 2003 * Controlling hundreds, even thousands, of workstations with group policies and security templates * Tuning and monitoring your network * Securing your network from split-brain DNS to AD delegation to group policies, logs, IPSec, PKI and more * Using Windows Server 2003 to share Internet connections * Complete coverage of all new 2003 features Real Solutions to Real Challenges If improving the real-world performance of your network is the bottom line, this book delivers the goods. It shows you how to design and manage a multiple-platform network, build a Windows-based intranet, find the right data backup strategy, prevent and recover from disasters, and much more. There's no end to what you'll accomplish with practical, step-by-step instruction from the expert who has actually done it all on live networks!

Annotation Published under the direction of Series Editor Ed Tittel, the leading authority on certification and the founder of the Exam Cram? series. Exam 70-276 is a core requirement for Microsofts MCSE Windows Server 2003 certification program, as well as an elective exam for the MCSA program. The Exam Cram Method? of study focuses on exactly what the reader needs to get certified now. CD-ROM features PrepLogic? Practice Tests. Exam Cram 2 is Cramsession? Approved Study Material. This book is the perfect study guide to help readers pass one of the four core exams in the MCSE Windows Server 2003 certification program and an elective exam in the MCSA program. This exam measures the ability to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. In addition, it measures the skills required to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Network Address Translation and Certificate Services. This book is not intended to teach new material. Instead it assumes that you have a solid foundation of knowledge but can use a refresher on important concepts as well as a guide to exam topics and objectives. This book focuses exactly on what you need to pass the exam - it features test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, and a special Cram Sheet that includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers not available anywhere else. The series is supported online at several Web sites: examcram.com, informit.com, and cramsession.com. The accompanying CD features PrepLogic? Practice Tests, Preview Edition. This product includes one complete PrepLogic Practice Test with approximately the same number of questions found on the actual vendor exam. Each question contains full, detailed explanations of the correct and incorrect answers. The engine offers two study modes, Practice Test and Flash Review, full exam customization, and a detailed score report.

-- Not only explains the new features of Windows .NET Server 2003, but also provides continued support for Windows 2000 administration.-- Covers changes in security, Active Directory, Microsoft Management Console, and integration with the .NET Framework, among many others changes.Windows .NET Server 2003 is the first Microsoft product that is innately affected by the company's recent Trustworthy Computing initiative. If this is successful, this will be the most stable, reliable, and dependable server OS that Microsoft has ever released. It will also feature an integrated environment with the .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime. The Ultimate Windows .NET Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide is an essential resource for planning, deploying, and administering a Windows .NET enterprise system. The authors draw on years of experience designing and administering Windows NT and UNIX systems in order to guide you through the varied tasks involved in real-world system administration. There are detailed discussions of key Windows .NET Server administrative functions, and descriptions of many advanced tools and optional components. In addition the authors have included a comprehensive and convenient command reference.

Microsoft SharePoint now has a 10 percent share of the portal market, and the new release, which features enhanced integration with Office 2007, is sure to give SharePoint a boost Offers clear instructions and soup-to-nuts coverage of this complex product, focusing instead on practical solutions to real-world SharePoint challenges Features tips, tricks, and techniques for administrators who need to install and configure a SharePoint portal as well as ordinary users who need to populate and maintain the portal and use it for collaborative projects Topics covered include setting up a SharePoint portal, matching SharePoint to business needs, managing portal content, branding, collaborating on SharePoint sites, using a portal to improve employee relations and marketing, putting expense reports and other interactive forms on a portal, and monitoring and backing up SharePoint

Describes Windows Server 2003, including how to install it, how to create and manage user accounts, with particular attention to Active Directory, how to manage access to system resources such as printers and files, and how to configure and manage its many subsystems.