CompTIA A+ Core 2 Exam 220-1102
Lesson 14
Managing Windows Networking
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Objectives
• Configure Windows networking
• Troubleshoot Windows networking
• Configure Windows security settings
• Manage Windows shares
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Lesson 14
Topic 14A
Configuring Windows Networking
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Windows Network Connection Types
• Wired (Ethernet)
• Device Manager properties
• Wireless
• Network name/service set ID (SSID)
list
• Joining a non-broadcast network
• Adapter properties
• Standards support, transmit
power, and roaming
aggressiveness
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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IP Addressing Schemes
• Internet Protocol (IP) addressing scheme
• IPv4 address and subnet mask
• IPv6 address and network prefix
• Default gateway
• Domain Name System (DNS) settings
• Static versus dynamic configuration
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Windows Client Configuration
• Clients, protocols, and services
• IPv4 properties
• Obtain an IP address
automatically
• Static configuration
• Alternate configuration
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Network Location
• Public versus private
• Network Location Awareness
• Controls whether host
discovery and sharing is
enabled
• Network navigation in File
Explorer
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Windows Defender Firewall Configuration
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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VPN and WWAN Connection Types
• Virtual private network (VPN)
• Protocol support in Windows
versus third-party clients
• Remote network address
• Connecting and disconnecting
• Wireless wide area network
(WWAN)
• Cellular adapter and SIM card
• Metered connections and
limitations
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Proxy Settings
• Clients connect to Internet via
server
• Content filtering and security
• Caching to improve performance
• Non-transparent configuration
• Proxy server address
• Port
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Review Activity: Windows Networking
• Windows Network Connection Types
• IP Address Schemes
• Windows Client Configuration
• Network Location
• Windows Defender Firewall Configuration
• VPN and WWAN Connection Types
• Proxy Settings
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Lesson 14
Topic 14B
Troubleshooting Windows Networking
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Troubleshoot IP Configuration
• Windows adapter error states
• Limited connectivity versus No Internet
• ipconfig Command
• Basic versus detailed (/all)
• Manage DHCP (/release and /renew)
• Manage DNS cache (/displaydns and
/flushdns)
• hostname Command
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
• Network reset
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Troubleshoot Local Network Connectivity
• ping to test connectivity with host
• ping loopback and own IP
• ping gateway
• ping remote host
• Response types
• Round-trip time (RTT) if responses
received
• Destination unreachable
• No reply (request timed out)
• ping by name
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Troubleshoot Remote Network Connectivity
• tracert
• Path from gateway to remote
hosts
• Hop count
• Router ingress interface
• RTT
• pathing
• Measure more accurate latency
statistics
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Troubleshoot Name Resolution
• Troubleshooting beyond basic
connectivity
• Security, name resolution, and
service availability
• Diagnose DNS issues with
nslookup
• Domain/host and record type to
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft query
• Server to use to perform queries
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Troubleshoot Network Ports
• netstat
• Report port status and
connections
• Switches
• -a to show all
• -b and -o report process that
opened the port
• -n use numerical formats
• -e and -s to report statistics
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Review Activity: Windows Network Troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot IP Configuration
• Troubleshoot Local Network Connectivity
• Troubleshoot Remote Network Connectivity
• Troubleshoot Name Resolution
• Troubleshoot Network Ports
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Lab Activity
• Assisted Lab: Configure Windows Networking
• Diagnose and remediate a network connectivity issue
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Lesson 14
Topic 14C
Configure Windows Security Settings
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Logical Security Controls
• Security control types
• Physical, procedural, logical
• Logical security
• Access control system enforced by software
• Authentication, authorization, and accounting
• Access control lists (ACLs)
• Subjects receive permissions over resources (objects)
• Implicit deny
• Least privilege
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User and Group Accounts
• User accounts
• Local versus Microsoft account
• Security groups
• Administrator
• Users (standard accounts)
• Guests
• Power users
• Managing user and group accounts
• Local Users and Groups management console
• net user Commands Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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User Account Control
• Least privilege
• Require consent even if user is
administrator
• Allow temporary escalation of
privileges in standard user
session
• Run as administrator
• UAC settings
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Authentication Methods
• Multifactor authentication (MFA)
• 2-step verification
• Validate sign-in by sending a soft token to a registered account, device, or
phone number
• Email, short message service (SMS), voice call
• Authenticator application
• Hard token authentication
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Windows Login Options
• Windows authentication
• Local, network, and remote
• Username and password
• Windows Hello
• Personal identification number (PIN)
• Fingerprint
• Facial recognition
• Single sign-on (SSO)
• Kerberos authentication and authorization
• Password-less SSO
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Windows Domains and Active Directory
• Local security accounts versus
Active Directory (AD) accounts
• Domain Controller (DC)
• Member server
• Kerberos SSO
• Security groups
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
• Organizational units (OU)
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Group Policy and Login Scripts
• Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Attach to domains and OUs
• Apply to computer and user
accounts
• Administrative Templates
• Updating and monitoring policies
• gpupdate
• gpresult
• Login scripts Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Mobile Device Management
• Register mobile devices when
they connect to network
• Control use of apps and device
features
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Review Activity: Security Settings
• Logical Security Controls
• User and Group Accounts
• User Account Control
• Authentication Methods
• Windows Login Options
• Windows Domains and Active Directory
• Group Policy and Login Scripts
• Mobile Device Management
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Lesson 14
Topic 14D
Manage Windows Shares
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Workgroup Setup
• Workgroup networking versus
domain networking
• Peer-to-peer versus centralized
client/server models
• Network discovery and file
sharing
• Advanced sharing settings
• Password-protected sharing
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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File Share Configuration
• Public folder sharing
• Custom shares
• Read versus Read/write
• Administrative shares
• C$
• ADMIN$
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Network Browsing Mapping Drives (Slide 1 of 2)
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Network Browsing and Mapping Drives (Slide 2 of 2)
• Mapped drives
• net commands
• net use X: \\Host\Share
• net use X: /delete
• net view
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Printer Sharing
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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NTFS versus Share Permissions
• Advantages of NTFS
permissions over share
permissions
• NTFS ACLs
• Principal (user or group account)
• Permissions (read/list/execute,
write, modify, full control)
• Allow versus deny
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft • Effective permissions
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Permissions Inheritance
• NTFS permissions are inherited from
parent (unless inheritance is
disabled)
• Share and NTFS permissions
inheritance
• Share permissions are always inherited
but only apply to network access
• Effective permissions are most
restrictive of share versus NTFS
• Configure Full Control share
permissions and use NTFS
permissions to achieve policy design
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Domain Setup
• Joining a domain
• Network requirements
• Appropriate IP configuration
(DHCP)
• DNS servers
• Administrator approval
• Domain sign-in
Screenshots courtesy of Microsoft
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Home Folders
• Configure personal share for
each user on file server
• User accesses home folder as
mapped drive
Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection
• Roaming profile
• Profile is copied to workstation at
login
• Copied back to file share at logoff
• Folder redirection
• Personal folders are redirected to
file share
• Centralizes data storage and
reduces load on profile copying Screenshot courtesy of Microsoft
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Review Activity: Windows Shares
• Workgroup Setup
• File Share Configuration
• Network Browsing and Mapping Drives
• Printer Sharing
• NTFS versus Share Permissions
• Permissions Inheritance
• Domain Setup
• Home Folders
• Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection
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Lab Activity
• Assisted Lab: Configure Folder Sharing in a Workgroup
• Configure and test a file share on a Windows host
• Assisted Lab: Support Active Directory Networking
• Join a computer to a domain and implement a logon script and folder
redirection policy
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CompTIA A+ Core 2 Exam 220-1102
Lesson 14
Summary
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