Learning Windows Admin Center

Course details

Learn how to use Windows Admin Center, a locally deployed browser-based app, to manage PCs, servers, clients, virtual machines, clusters, and hyperconverged infrastructure. An ideal fit for system administrators and IT professionals, this course shows you how to install and use Windows Admin Center to perform system administration from any location with an internet connection. Professor Robert McMillen provides a tour of the interface and demonstrates how to complete common tasks, including firewall and DNS setup, server administration, client management, Azure resource management, cluster management, and more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learn the power of Windows Admin Center
02 - What you should know
03 - Lab setup configuration

1. Introduction and Installation of Windows Admin Center

04 - Overview of Windows Admin Center (WAC)
05 - Prerequisites for installing Windows Admin Center
06 - Installation types and additional features
07 - Installation and a first look
08 - Ordering a public certificate into Windows Admin Center
09 - Installing the public certificate
10 - Customizing settings in Admin Center
11 - Get hands-on experience

2. Firewall and DNS

12 - Edit DNS for WAC host record
13 - Prepare your firewall for Windows Admin Center
14 - Get hands-on experience

3. Windows Server Administration

15 - Managing Windows servers using WAC
16 - Extension installation and use
17 - Managing Active Directory using Windows Admin Center
18 - Log management in Windows Admin Center
19 - Device management in Windows Admin Center
20 - Roles and feature installation using Windows Admin Center
21 - Firewall management using Windows Admin Center
22 - File sharing and server settings in WAC
23 - Manage virtual machines in WAC
24 - Updates in Windows Admin Center
25 - Get hands-on experience

4. Windows 10 Client Management

26 - Managing Windows 10 clients using Windows Admin Center
27 - Managing older operating systems in Windows Admin Center
28 - Remote Desktop and PowerShell using Windows Admin Center
29 - Get hands-on experience

5. Azure Resource Management

30 - Register Windows Admin Center with Azure
31 - Create a new Azure virtual machine
32 - Azure VM management using Windows Admin Center
33 - Get hands-on experience

6. Cluster Management

34 - Add a cluster to Windows Admin Center
35 - Manage a cluster in Windows Admin Center
36 - Get hands-on experience

Conclusion

37 - Next steps