1. Understanding Group Policy Part 1 of 3 Rick Claus IT Pro Advisor Microsoft Canada rick.claus@microsoft.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/rclaus

2. What Will We Cover? Group Policy concepts Creating test and staging environments Group Policy tools

3. Helpful Experience Level 200 Experience supporting Windows servers Experience supporting Microsoft networks Familiarity with Active Directory

4. Agenda Preparing the Environment Creating a Staging Environment Managing Group Policy

5. Designing an OU Structure

6. Demo Organizing OUs demonstration

7. What Is Group Policy? Manage user and computer environments Enforce IT policies Simplify administrative tasks Implement security settings

8. Group Policy Terms Scope of Management Group Policy Object Site DomainOU Computer Configuration User Configuration

9. Common Desktop Scenarios Lightly managed Mobile Multiuser AppStation TaskStation Kiosk

10. Usage Scenarios – Lightly Managed For power users or developers Least restricted Free-seating Core set of applications www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=354b9f45-8aa6-4775- 9208-c681a7043292&displaylang=en (Search for Group Policy Scenarios)

11. Usage Scenarios – Mobile Aimed at mobile users Data available at all times Partial free-seating Log off without disconnecting

12. Usage Scenarios – Multiuser Basic customization Free-seating Restricted write access Security-enhanced Assigned and published applications

13. Usage Scenarios – AppStation Minimal customization Few applications Free-seating Restricted write access Security-enhanced

14. Usage Scenarios – TaskStation For order entry or call centers Runs a single application No desktop or Start menu

15. Usage Scenarios – Kiosk Unattended public workstation Single application and user Security-enhanced No user changes or write access Always on

16. Agenda Preparing the Environment Creating a Staging Environment Managing Group Policy

17. Build staging environment 1 1 Synchronize with production 2 2 Implementing a Staging Environment Test GPOs 3 3 Production Staging CreateXMLFromEnvironment.wsf CreateEnvironmentFromXML.wsf Group Policy ModelingGroup Policy Results Prepare for deployment 4 4 Deploy to production 5 5 Group Policy Results GPO Backups Migration Tables

18. Demo Creating a Staging Environment demonstration

19. Agenda Preparing the Environment Creating a Staging Environment Managing Group Policy

20. Group Policy Management Console MMC snap-in Includes Group Policy Object Editor Reporting and modeling Supports cross-forest trusts

21. GPMC Service Pack 1 Various bug fixes New languages Updated GPMC EULA Updated MSXML4 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A6D4C24- 8CBD-4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en

22. Demo Reviewing the GPMC demonstration

23. Sales Users settings User and Computer Configuration Lab Computers settings Sales Users settings Lab Computers settings

24. Local Security Policy Site Policy Domain Policy Parent OU Policy Child OU Policy Group Policy Order of Precedence

25. When is Group Policy Applied? Startup and shutdown Logon and logoff Defined intervals Forced with GPUpdate.exe

26. Group Policy Processing Synchronous Initial Processing Asynchronous Initial Processing

27. Demo Modifying Group Policy Objects demonstration

28. Group Policy Modeling and Results Group Policy Modeling Simulates GPOs on user or computer Group Policy Results Reports actual policy settings

29. Demo Group Policy Modeling and Results Using Group Policy Modeling Using Group Policy Results demonstration

30. Backing Up and Restoring GPOs

31. Demo Backing up and Restoring GPOs demonstration

32. Session Summary Manage and control your environment more easily with Group Policy Use a staging environment to test Group Policy before production deployment Use the GPMC to manage Group Policy

33. For More Information Visit TechNet USA at www.microsoft.com/technet Visit TechNet Canada at www.microsoft.ca/technet Rick Claus IT Pro Advisor Microsoft Canada rick.claus@microsoft.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/rclaus

34. What Will We Cover? (Part 2) Advanced Group Policy management Deploying software with Group Policy Group Policy troubleshooting What Will We Cover? (Part 3) Group Policy Management Advanced Group Policy Security Scripting Group Policy Group Policy Modeling