Networking For Dummies

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Networking For Dummies

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Networking For Dummies

Need networking know-how, but don't know where to turn? Run—don't walk—to the no-nonsense networking guidance offered in this friendly guide! Whether you're a networking administrator or an everyday computer user looking to set up a network in your home or office, Networking For Dummies seamlessly gets you connected with the basics and gives you the knowledge to work out whatever kinks may come your way—in no time.

A network can make everything in your home or office run more smoothly and easily, but setting one up can be challenging for even the most computer-savvy people. Well, relax—this bestselling guide has you covered! Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions on setting up and maintaining a network, working with broadband and wireless technologies, ensuring you're following best practices with storage and back-up procedures, building a wired or wireless network, and much more.

• Set up a network for all major operating systems
• Secure, optimize, and troubleshoot your network
• Create an intranet and use the Cloud safely
• Make sense of the latest updates to Windows 10

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Table Of Contents

Part 1: Getting Started with Networking

Chapter 1: Let’s Network!

Defining a Network

Why Bother with a Network?

Servers and Clients

Dedicated Servers and Peers

What Makes a Network Tick?

It’s Not a Personal Computer Anymore!

The Network Administrator

What Have They Got That You Don’t Got?

Chapter 2: Life on the Network

Distinguishing between Local Resources and Network Resources

What’s in a Name?

Logging On to the Network

Understanding Shared Folders

Four Good Uses for a Shared Folder

Oh, the Network Places You’ll Go

Mapping Network Drives

Using a Network Printer

Logging Off the Network

Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network

Sharing Your Stuff

Sharing a Folder

Using the Public Folder

Sharing a Printer

Using Microsoft Office on a Network

Working with Offline Files

Part 2: Setting Up a Network

Chapter 4: Planning a Network

Making a Network Plan

Being Purposeful

Taking Stock

To Dedicate or Not to Dedicate: That Is the Question

Choosing a Server Operating System

Planning the Infrastructure

Drawing Diagrams

Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP

Understanding Binary

Introducing IP Addresses

Classifying IP Addresses

Subnetting

Understanding Network Address Translation

Configuring Your Network for DHCP

Managing a Windows Server 2016 DHCP Server

Configuring a Windows DHCP Client

Using DNS

Working with the Windows DNS Server

Configuring a Windows DNS Client

Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers

What Is Ethernet?

All about Cable

Working with Switches

Daisy-Chaining Switches

Using a Router

Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients

Configuring Network Connections

Joining a Domain

Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet

Connecting to the Internet

Securing Your Connection with a Firewall

Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network

Diving into Wireless Networking

A Little High School Electronics

Eight-Oh-Two-Dot-Eleventy Something?: Understanding Wireless Standards

Home on the Range

Using Wireless Network Adapters

Setting Wireless Access Points

Roaming Capabilities

Configuring a Wireless Access Point

Connecting to a Wireless Network

Paying Attention to Wireless Network Security

Chapter 10: Virtual Networking

Understanding Virtualization

Understanding Hypervisors

Understanding Virtual Disks

Understanding Network Virtualization

Looking at the Benefits of Virtualization

Introducing Hyper-V

Enabling Hyper-V

Getting Familiar with Hyper-V

Creating a Virtual Switch

Creating a Virtual Disk

Creating a Virtual Machine

Installing an Operating System

Part 3: Working with Servers

Chapter 11: Setting Up a Server

Server Operating System Features

The Many Ways to Install a Network Operating System

Gathering Your Stuff

Making Informed Decisions

Final Preparations

Installing a Server Operating System

Configuring Your Server

Chapter 12: Managing Windows User Accounts

Understanding Windows User Accounts

Creating a New User

Setting User Properties

Resetting User Passwords

Disabling and Enabling User Accounts

Deleting a User

Working with Groups

Creating a Logon Script

Chapter 13: Managing Network Storage

Understanding Network Storage

Understanding Permissions

Understanding Shares

Managing Your File Server

Chapter 14: Managing Exchange Server 2016

Creating a Mailbox

Managing Mailboxes

Configuring Outlook for Exchange

Chapter 15: Creating an Intranet

Defining an Intranet

Identifying Intranet Uses

Setting Up an Intranet

Setting Up an IIS Web Server

Understanding the Default Website

Creating Websites

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