Group Policy in Windows Vista

Group Policy Administration Group Policy with Windows Vista QoS Policies What Will We Cover?

Level 200 Understanding of Group Policy Administering Windows Helpful Experience

Understanding Group Policy Reviewing New Infrastructure Features Using Policy Settings Agenda

Group Policy Overview

Group Policy Pain Points File Format ADM file format and languages Storage Policy Definition Difficult to locate settings Lack of best practice knowledge Policy Enforcement Ping issues VPN scenarios Policy Troubleshooting Error messages Complicated diagnostic log What and Where is GPMC? Network Traffic End-to-end performance WAN performance

Preparing Active Directory Install Group Policy Management Console Copy AdPrep Folder Run ForestPrep demonstration

Understanding Group Policy Reviewing New Infrastructure Features Using Policy Settings Agenda

HelloHola Windows Vista Improvements Extended Coverage Reliable and Efficient Application of Policy Ease of Use SYSVOL

More efficient Service has been hardened Group Policy Service Winlogon

Network Awareness Ping Group Policy Client Ping Connecting over VPN

Multiple Local GPOs Customer Request: Set different configurations for different users with local GPOs

Group Policy Management Console

Events and Logging Cryptic Error Messages userenv.log Multiple Logs Admin Events Operational Events

Demo Using Group Policy Features Run DomainPrep Access the Vista GPMC Use Internet Explorer 7.0 Group Policy Use Events and Logging demonstration

Administrative Template Files %windir%\policydefinitions Printing.admx inetres.admx … %windir%\policydefinitions \en-us Printing.adml inetres.adml Windows Vista Administrative Computer (English) Windows Vista Administrative Computer (French) \policies\policydefinitions Printing.admx inetres.admx.. \en-us Printing.adml inetres.adml \fr Printing.adml inetres.adml \.. %windir%\policydefinitions Printing.admx inetres.admx … %windir%\policydefinitions \fr Printing.adml inetres.adml

Demo Editing Domain-based GPOs Using ADMX Files Create ADMX Central Store demonstration

DFS Replication and SYSVOL ADM File SYSVOL ADMX File

Understanding Group Policy Reviewing New Infrastructure Features Using Policy Settings Agenda

Choosing the Right Settings – Examples of Expanded Policy Settings: BITS Client Help Disk Failure Diagnostics DVD Video Burning MMTPNetwork Quarantine Security Protection Shell Application Management UAC

Security Pain Points Users over-privileged – Spyware and viruses – Lost productivity – Administrative cost Secure by default

UAC Policy Settings

Windows Firewall and IPSec IPSec

Security Enhancements Version 7.0 Windows Defender Wireless and Wired Configuration Network Access Protection Public Key Policy Configuration Integrated IE 7.0 Policy Settings

Desktop Management Power Management Printer Management Windows Shell Management

Device Installation Policy Settings Device Driver Device Identification Strings Device Setup Classes

Demo Installing Devices with Group Policy Block the Installation of a USB Device demonstration

QoS Policies Source IPv4/IPv6 addresses Destination IPv4/IPv6 addresses Protocol Source or destination ports A/V Traffic

Demo Configuring QoS Policy Create a QOS Policy for Web Traffic Create a QOS Policy for VoIP Traffic demonstration

Better Group Policy administration Restricting device installation Managing network traffic Session Summary

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