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MCSA - Windows Server 2012 Networking & Hardware

MCSA - Windows Server 2012

This MCSA course teaches you to install, configure and manage Windows Server 2012 — the backbone of countless business networks. You'll cover Active Directory, users and permissions, networking services and server administration. It's a strong, recognised credential for system administration careers.

Duration
3.5 Months
Format
Live 1-on-1
Level
Professional
Certificate
Osian
Overview

What this course is about

The MCSA - Windows Server 2012 course online is designed around Windows Server 2012 administration, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, group policies, storage, and server troubleshooting. In live 1-on-1 online classes, your personal teacher explains Windows Server 2012 concepts, Hyper-V, Active Directory Users and Computers, DNS Manager, DHCP, PowerShell, and Event Viewer, then connects each idea to a realistic task. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 175-18.

Practice is organised around a small domain lab with organisational units, users, policies, DNS, DHCP, shared folders, permissions, and a troubleshooting log. You will learn to administering a structured Windows network and tracing access or service issues through logs and configuration checks, check your work against clear criteria, and record useful evidence in a portfolio or project folder. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 175-18.

The course suits desktop support technicians, network learners, system administrators, college students, helpdesk staff, and IT career switchers. It differs from related training because N+ networking basics introduces core network principles, while this course applies them to Windows Server roles and domain administration. After the core lessons, a sensible next step is modern Windows Server administration, Azure fundamentals, or PowerShell automation. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 175-18.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand Windows Server 2012 administration, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, group policies, storage, and server troubleshooting
  • Use Windows Server 2012 concepts, Hyper-V, Active Directory Users and Computers, DNS Manager, DHCP, PowerShell, and Event Viewer
  • Build a small domain lab with organisational units, users, policies, DNS, DHCP, shared folders, permissions, and a troubleshooting log
  • Apply administering a structured Windows network and tracing access or service issues through logs and configuration checks
  • Practise MCSA - Windows Server 2012 in a guided task, course note 175-18.
  • Practise MCSA - Windows Server 2012 in a guided task, course note 175-18.
Syllabus

How the course flows

  1. 1
    Hardware EssentialsWeeks 1–2

    Components, assembly and diagnosing faults.

  2. 2
    Networking BasicsWeeks 3–4

    The OSI model, IP addressing and how data moves.

  3. 3
    Switching & RoutingWeeks 5–6

    Configuring the devices that run a network.

  4. 4
    Security & ServicesWeeks 7–8

    Firewalls, access control and core network services.

  5. 5
    Troubleshooting LabsWeeks 9–14

    Fixing realistic network and hardware problems.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

  • Cisco Packet Tracer
  • Windows Server
  • Wireshark
  • Routers & Switches
  • VMware
Audience

Who this course is for

  • Desktop support technicians
  • Network learners
  • Learners selecting MCSA - Windows Server 2012 for a focused pathway, group 175-18.
  • Learners selecting MCSA - Windows Server 2012 for a focused pathway, group 175-18.
  • Learners selecting MCSA - Windows Server 2012 for a focused pathway, group 175-18.
Where it leads

Roles this opens up

  • Windows Server Administrator

    Maintains domain services, users, policies, DNS, DHCP, and access controls in a Windows environment.

  • IT Support Engineer

    Resolves desktop, account, permissions, and network service issues using documented procedures.

  • Infrastructure Operations Associate

    Supports virtual machines, server checks, backups, and routine enterprise infrastructure tasks.

Questions

Before you enrol

Basic networking and Windows desktop use are recommended, but the lab begins with server roles and administration concepts. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18.

A Windows-capable laptop with virtualisation support and a permitted Windows Server 2012 lab image is required. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18.

You work towards a small domain lab with organisational units, users, policies, DNS, DHCP, shared folders, permissions, and a troubleshooting log. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18.

MCSA Windows Server 2012 is a historical Microsoft certification path, so learners should check Microsoft for current certification status; this course develops related administration skills. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18.

It is server and domain administration focused, whereas N+ introduces networking concepts without going deeply into Active Directory and Windows Server roles. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18.

This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18. This MCSA - Windows Server 2012 pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 175-18.