Installing Windows XP

Hardware Requirements:

·        233 megahertz (MHz) Pentium or higher microprocessor (or equivalent)

·        128 megabytes (MB) recommended (64 MB of RAM minimum; 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM maximum)

·        1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk

·        VGA monitor

·        Keyboard

·        Mouse or compatible pointing device

·        CD-ROM or DVD drive.   

Boot Device Priority:

·        Make sure your CD/DVD drive as the First Boot Device Priority; otherwise it loads the Hard Disk.

·        To change the Boot priority, Restart your system and press the BIOS setup key. F2 or F10 if you are using Intel, Delete Key for other some boards. F2 uses complete BIOS settings, F10 uses on the session boot priority only. (BIOS setup key will display on the screen.)

·        In Boot section you can change the device priority.

·        (Note: Instructions will display on Right Bottom of the screen. Key notes: + for move up, - for move down, F10 for Save, )

Installation Notes:

Now we are moving to installing windows XP wizard. It’s easy to install. You don’t need anyone’s help to install. All instructions will display on bottom of the screen. So read carefully and do it very well.

·        Insert your bootable Windows XP CD

·        Setup will loads and take few minutes.

·        Press F8 to accept the License Agreement (If appears)

·        Press Enter or Return key to Install XP.

·        Select your partition to install XP. In this section you can create and delete partition.

·    Format your partition using the NTFS file system, not in quick format, as Quick format makes bad sector in Hard disk.

·        Partition will be formatted & then setup will copies the files into hard disk.

·       The system will restart after the files get copied. You may skip the restart time by pressing enter key. It gives 15 seconds to restart the system.

·       After some times Regional and Language settings wizard will appear. In this section you can change your Date and Time format.

·        Next Personalize your software will appear. Enter your organization name.

·    Next Computer name and Administrator Password wizard will appear. Enter computer name. Administrator password is optional. But entering Administrator password make sure that your system in secured.

·        Network Settings (If appear) Do custom settings only.

·        The installation wizard takes some times.

·        Finish the wizard as per your requirements.

MCSE 2003 Syllabus

SECTION 1

Part A
Exam 70-270

• Introduction
• Installation
• System Configuration
• Storage Devices
• Network Configuration
• Wide Area Networking
• Local Security Management
• Course Summary
• Glossary

Part B
Exam 70-270

• Introduction
• Security For Domain Members
• Desktop Management
• Resource Management
• Printer Management
• Performance
• Fault Tolerance and Recovery
• Course Summary
• Glossary
• Index

SECTION 2

Part A
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment

Exam 70-290

• Introduction to Windows Server 2003
• Managing Hardware Devices
• Creating and Managing User Accounts
• Managing File Access
• Managing Disks and Data Storage
• Advanced File System Management
• Course Summary

Part B
Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment

Exam 70-290

• Managing Printers
• Using Group Policy
• Server Administration
• Monitoring Server Performance
• Managing Backups and Disaster Recovery
• Administering Web Resources
• Windows Server 2003 Security Features
• Course Summary

SECTION 3

Part A
Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network

Exam 70-291

• Networking Overview
• Configuring Network Protocols
• TCP/IP Architecture
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Manage and Monitor a DHCP Server
• Name Resolution
• Domain Name System
• Course Summary

Part B
Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-291

• Windows Internet Naming Service
• Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
• Remote access
• Internet Authentication Service
• Routing
• Security templates
• Troubleshooting Windows Server 2003 networks
• Course summary

SECTION 4

Part A
Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299

• Introduction to Network Security
• Implementing Security Policies
• Analysing and Deploying Security Policies
• Troubleshooting Security Policies
• Planning and Deploying Patch Management
• Managing and Troubleshooting Software Updates
• Course Summary

Part B
Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299

• Planning and Deploying IPSec
• Troubleshooting IPSec Policies
• Planning and Deploying Public Key Infrastructure
• Planning and Deploying Authentication for Remote Access
• Planning and Configuring Security for Wireless Networks
• Troubleshooting Access Problems
• Monitoring Systems
• Course Summary

SECTION 5

Part A
Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-293

• Windows Server 2003 network planning
• TCP/IP architecture
• Plan network data flow
• Plan and configure routing and switching
• Plan, configure, and troubleshoot DHCP
• Plan, configure, and troubleshoot WINS
• Plan a DNS strategy
• Course summary

Part B
Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-293

• Manage and troubleshoot DNS
• Plan and manage Certificate Services
• Plan and manage IPSec
• Plan network access
• Plan and implement server availability and scalability
• Plan server and network security
• Problem recovery
• Course summary

SECTION 6

Part A
Implementing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
Exam 70-294

• Introduction to Active Directory
• Name resolution and DNS
• Design philosophy
• Architecture
• Logical design
• Physical design
• Replication
• Course summary

Part B

Implementing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Exam 70-294

• Active Directory operations masters
• Active Directory authentication and security
• Managing users, groups, computers, and resources
• Group Policy for corporate policy
• Managing software with Group Policy
• Monitoring and optimising Active Directory
• Disaster recovery
• Course Summary

 

SECTION 7

Part A
Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network

Exam 70-298

• Designing a secure network framework
• Securing servers based on roles
• Designing a secure public key infrastructure
• Securing network management
• Securing network services and protocols
• Course summary

Part B
Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network

70-298

• Securing Internet Information Services
• Securing VPN and extranet communications
• Securing Active Directory
• Securing network resources
• Securing network clients
• Course summary

Components in detailed

NIC:

Network Interface Controller is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

TCP/IP:

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), sometimes called the Transfer Control Protocol, is one of the core protocols of the Internet Protocol Suite. TCP is one of the two original components of the suite, complementing the Internet Protocol (IP), and therefore the entire suite is commonly referred to as TCP/IP. TCP provides reliable, ordered delivery of a stream of bytes from a program on one computer to another program on another computer. TCP is the protocol that major Internet applications such as the World Wide Web, email, remote administration and file transfer rely on. Other applications, which do not require reliable data stream service, may use the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which provides a datagram service that emphasizes reduced latency over reliability.

SWITCH:

A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.
The term commonly refers to a multi-port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. Switches that additionally process data at the network layer (Layer 3) and above are often referred to as Layer 3 switches or multi layer switches.

CABLE:

1.    Fiber Optical – Transfers the date in light speed.

2.    Twisted Pair Cable / Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable

a.     Cat 1

b.    Cat 2

c.     Cat 3

d.    Cat 4

e.    Cat 5

f.       Cat 6

       3.    Coaxial Cable

RJ45 PIN:

RJ45 is a type of registered jack. As a registered jack, telephone RJ45 specifies the physical male and female connectors as well as the pin assignments of the wires in a telephone cable. The original RJ45 uses a special keyed 8P2C modular connector, with pins 5 and 4 wired for tip and ring of a single telephone line and pins 7 and 8 connected to a programming resistor. It is used with a high speed modem.

Basic Components of Network

In this section we learn about the basic components that are required to make a network:

1.    A PC with NIC card (NIC - Network Interface Controller)

2.    TCP/IP

3.    Hub/Switch/Router

4.    Cable

5.    RJ45 Pin

Network topology design:

Think of a topology as a network's virtual shape or structure. This shape does not necessarily correspond to the actual physical layout of the devices on the network. For example, the computers on a home LAN may be arranged in a circle in a family room.

Fully Connected Mesh Topology:

The value of fully meshed networks is proportional to the exponent of the number of subscribers, assuming that communicating groups of any two endpoints, up to and including all the endpoints, is approximated by Reed's Law.The number of connections in a full mesh = n(n - 1) / 2.The physical fully connected mesh topology is generally too costly and complex for practical networks, although the topology is used when there are only a small number of nodes to be interconnected.

Star Topology:

In local area networks with a star topology, each network host is connected to a central hub with a point-to-point connection. All traffic that traverses the network passes through the central hub. The hub acts as a signal repeater. The star topology is considered the easiest topology to design and implement. An advantage of the star topology is the simplicity of adding additional nodes. The primary disadvantage of the star topology is that the hub represents a single point of failure.

Bus Topology:

In local area networks where bus topology is used, each node is connected to a single cable. Each computer or server is connected to the single bus cable. A signal from the source travels in both directions to all machines connected on the bus cable until it finds the intended recipient. If the machine address does not match the intended address for the data, the machine ignores the data. Alternatively, if the data does match the machine address, the data is accepted. Since the bus topology consists of only one wire, it is rather inexpensive to implement when compared to other topologies. However, the low cost of implementing the technology is offset by the high cost of managing the network. Additionally, since only one cable is utilized, it can be the single point of failure. If the network cable breaks, the entire network will be down.

Ring Topology:

A network topology that is set up in a circular fashion in which data travels around the ring in one direction and each device on the right acts as a repeater to keep the signal strong as it travels. Each device incorporates a receiver for the incoming signal and a transmitter to send the data on to the next device in the ring. The network is dependent on the ability of the signal to travel around the ring.

Types of Network

• LAN – Local Area Network – is a computer network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as home, school, computer laboratory or office building.
• WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network – links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method (typically spread-spectrum or OFDM radio), and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network. Most modern WLANs are based on the 802.11 (WiFi) standard.
• WAN – Wide Area Network – is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). This is in contrast withpersonal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), campus area networks (CANs), or metropolitan area networks (MANs) which are usually limited to a room, building, campus or specific metropolitan area (e.g., a city) respectively.
• MAN – Metropolitan Area Network – a data network designed for a town or city. In terms of geographic breadth, MANs are larger than local-area networks (LANs), but smaller than wide-area networks (WANs). MANs are usually characterized by very high-speed connections using fiber optical cable or other digital media.
• SAN – Storage Area Network, System Area Network, Server Area Network, or sometimes Small Area Network – is a dedicated storage network that provides access to consolidated, block level storage. SANs primarily are used to make storage devices (such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes) accessible to servers so that the devices appear as locally attached to the operating system. 
• CAN – Campus Area Network, Controller Area Network, or sometimes Cluster Area Network – is a vehicle bus standard designed to allow micro controllers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle without a host computer.
• CAN – is a message-based protocol, designed specifically for automotive applications but now also used in other areas such as industrial automation and medical equipment.
•  PAN – Personal Area Network – is a computer network used for communication among computer devices, including telephones and personal digital assistants, in proximity to an individual's body. The devices may or may not belong to the person in question. The reach of a PAN is typically a few meters. PANs can be used for communication among the personal devices themselves (intra-personal communication), or for connecting to a higher level network and the Internet
• DAN – Desk Area Network 

Introduction of Network

A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of computers and devices interconnected by communications channels that facilitate communications and allows sharing of resources and information among interconnected devices. A computer network is a collection of two or more computers linked together for the purposes of sharing information, resources, among other things. Computer networking or Data Communications is the engineering discipline concerned with computer networks