After completing Networking Essentials: Implementation the user should be able to:
 

	Choose an administrative plan to meet specified needs including performance management account management and security
	Choose a disaster recovery plan for various situations
	Given the manufacturer's documentation for the network adapter to install configure and resolve hardware conflicts for multiple adapters in a Token Ring or Ethernet network

Resource Sharing Basics
 

	Identify network resources
	Explain how users and groups share resources
	Specify the difference between networking rights and permissions

User Accounts and Groups in Windows NT
 

	Describe what is required to set up a user account
	Use local and global groups
	Assign users to the special Windows NT groups as needed

Implementing Security on Windows NT
 

	Describe the use of Windows NT as a network server
	Set up shared folder permissions on a Windows NT network
	Set up file-level permissions on a Windows NT network

Implementing Security on Windows 95
 

	Describe the use of Windows 95 as a network server
	Set up share-level security on a Windows 95 network
	Set up user-level security on a Windows 95 network

Printers and Administrative Tasks
 

	Share printers under Windows NT
	Share printers under Windows 95
	Use auditing data encryption and virus protection

Disaster Recovery
 

	Implement a backup strategy
	Explain the use of full incremental and differential backups
	Describe the importance of an Uninterruptible Power Supply

Using RAID
 

	Add fault tolerance to a network
	Specify the differences between RAID levels 0 1 and 5
	Describe the purpose and use of disk duplexing

Network Adapter Cards
 

	Describe the purpose of a network adapter card
	Describe the conversion of data between parallel and serial forms
	Explain how data flow is controlled by a network adapter card

Installing Network Adapter Cards
 

	Identify the basic steps required to install a network adapter card
	Install the driver for a network adapter card
	Explain the use of jumpers and DIP switches

Configuring Network Adapter Cards
 

	Assign the appropriate IRQ to a network adapter card
	Assign the base I/O port address and base memory address
	Identify and resolve hardware conflicts
	Use the Windows 95 Device Manager

This course is distributed with
 

	Exercises that allow users to practice in Windows NT and Windows 95
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills even if they don't have access to the Windows NT product
	A glossary