Windows Server 2012: Create and Manage Group Policy

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Managing Group Policy Objects

• An introduction to Group Policy objects (GPO)
• Understanding the Group Policy central store
• Configuring the Group Policy central store
• Using the management console with group policies
• What are starter group policies objects and how to use them
• How to configure Group Policy settings
• Setting GPO states
• Creating multiple local Group Policy objects
• Creating local GPOs

2. Configuring Security Policies

• How to define local policies
• Planning an audit policy
• Configuring an audit policy
• Configuring user rights and security options
• Using security templates to create GPOs
• Creating GPOs from security templates
• How to configure local users and groups
• Creating local users using User Account Control Panel applet
• Creating local users and using Local Users and Groups MMC snap-in
• How to configure user account controls

3. Configuring Application Restricting Policies

• How to use software restriction policies
• Configuring software restriction rules
• How to use AppLocker
• Using AppLocker

4. Configuring Windows Firewall

• Understanding Windows Firewall
• Basic Windows Firewall settings
• Understanding Windows Firewall rules

Conclusion

• Next steps