This document discusses group policy objects in Active Directory. It covers the components of group policy including the server and client components. The server component uses the Microsoft Management Console to specify policies while the client component interprets and applies the settings. Group policies can be applied in many areas like administrative templates, security settings, software installation, and scripts. Administering group policies involves using the Group Policy Management Console and Group Policy Object Editor. Group policies provide benefits like centralized control, reliable security, cost savings, and reduced technicians.

1. AD Group Policy Objects

2. AGENDA
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Why Group Plicies are needed?
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Components of Group policy objects.
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The various areas where group policies can be applied.
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Advantages of using Group policies.

3. Group policy

4. Why Group policy objects

5. Group Policy Architecture
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There are two components in Group Policy Architecture.
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Server Component.
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Client Component.

6. Server Component
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Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
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Its used to spcify group policies
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Administrative Templates
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Security settings
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IP security
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Scripts
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Software installation
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Internet Explorer maintanence

7. Client Component
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Process, Interpret and apply the settings to all the objects
mapped to a specific AD container.
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Administrative Templates
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Software installation
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Security settings
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Scripts
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IP security
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Disk Quotas
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Remote installation

8. Administration Of GPOs
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It's accomplished by using two consoles
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Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
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GPMC is used to create GPO
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Group Policy Object Editor.
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GPO Editor is used to modify the Group policy settings.

9. Group Policy Object Settings
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It's grouped under 2 heads
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Computer configuration
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Specific to computers
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User configuration
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Specific to users
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The GP settings can be either Enabled, Disabled, Not
configured

10. Group Policy Refresh
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At Specified Group Policy intervals
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Every time an user logon
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Every time a Computer starts up
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Forced update on demand

11. Administrative Templates
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Desktop options
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Apperance
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Operating System
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System Components and applications available

12. Security Settings
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Account Policies (Password Management,Lockout policy)
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Local Policies (Control User Right assingnment,Audit
Policies)
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Event Log (Application, System, Event)
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Restricted Groups
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System Services
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Registry (Resistry Keys)
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File system (Permissions to files & folders)

13. S/W Restriction & Wireless N/w Policies
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Software Restriction:
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Its controls Types of softwares and functionalities of
softwares
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Maintain Security of computers
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Wireless N/W policies:
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Configuring woreless n/w settings
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Specify preferred n/w

14. Software Installation
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When Software to install
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During user log on
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During computer start up
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On-Demand
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To apply upgrades

15. Scripts & Disk Quotas
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Scripts
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Automate certain tasks
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Starting applications
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System services
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Backups
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Disk Quotas
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Specific disk space for each user

16. Benefits of using Group policy
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Centralized control of settings and configurations
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Reliable and enhanced security
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Cost and time Saving
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Reduce the number of technicians