mac & windows integration - yosemite

Practical working knowledge of computers and basic Mac OSX skills

The Mac & Windows Integration - Yosemite training course is designed for individuals using a Mac that is predominantly Windows-based. The course focuses on getting to know the foundations of Mac OS X integrated in a Windows environment.

  • Employees bringing their first Mac into a business with a Windows server
  • Windows IT professionals who need to integrate a Mac into their Windows network
  • Resellers, distributors, systems integrators, and consultants who are selling and/or integrating Mac computers into a Windows environment

COURSE AGENDA

  • Binding to AD
  • Mobile accounts
  • Roaming profiles
  • Remapping custom attributes
  • Troubleshooting AD logins
  • What are directories?
  • Inside a user record - attributes & values
  • Creating accounts manually or via command line
  • Creating a hidden admin account
  • Inside Directory Utility
  • Troubleshooting local Mac logins
  • An overview of MIT & Heimdal Kerberos
  • Kerberos tickets
  • Troubleshooting authentication issues
  • Connecting a Mac to a Windows file server
  • Exchange & other mail, contacts & calendar services
  • Instant messaging
  • User account security & Keychains
  • System Security
  • Network Security
  • VPN
  • Adding a network printer
  • Sharing a printer from your Mac
  • CUPS
  • Migrating data with Migration Assistant
  • Time Machine backups
  • Dual-booting with Boot Camp
  • Virtualization with Parallels, VMware, Virtualbox
  • Hosting an OpenDirectory domain - an overview
  • Creating, exporting & importing users
  • Security
  • Archiving & Restoring
  • Replicas for failover & load balancing
  • Integrating OD & AD