Windows session 5

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