Configuring Networking Options in a Workgroup In a workgroup environment, you must configure networking options to share Internet connections, files, or printers, and protect your network...
Configuring Password Policy To gain access to the configurable Password Policy settings, click Password Policy . The configurable properties appear in the right pane. Double-clicking any setting will enable you to configure it. To maintain a minimum level of security, set the Password Policy as s...
Configuring User Interaction Level and Distribution Method In the Setup Manager Wizard, the first several pages enable you to configure the following settings of a basic answer file. Configuring the User Interaction Level When configuring the ...
Configuring User Rights Assignment The following table lists examples of User Rights Assignment settings that you can configure. Deny is the first permission that is applied, and overrides any other permission. Removing a user from the list of those granted access is not the same as denying acc...
Connecting to a Remote Host A standard Windows XP Professional installation without any additional Microsoft or third-party software, provides basic connectivity to remote hosts including hosts running other operating systems such as UNIX. This level of connectivity involves utilizing the basic ...
Creating a Customized Security Console Creating such a console enables you to open one tool to perform a variety of related tasks. To create a customized console, you add snap-ins and save the resulting console with a descriptive name. To create a customized local security console: 1.
Creating a Sysprep.inf File by Using Setup Manager You can also configure a Sysprep.inf file by running the Setup Manager Wizard. Setup Manager is located on the Windows XP Professional compact disc. To create a Sysprep.inf answer file by using ...
Creating a Uniqueness Database File You create a Uniqueness Database File (UDF) to replace values or provide additional values or sections in an answer file. Creating a UDF enables you to use one answer file for multiple client computers that require different setup configurations. Otherwise, yo...
Creating an Image After you prepare the hard disk of the reference computer, create an image of it by using a third-party disk imaging application. The process of creating an image varies, depending on the third-party disk imaging application that you use. It is recommended that you test the thi...
Creating and Authenticating Local User Accounts Local user accounts, which are the only type of user accounts in a workgroup environment, are created on the computer on which they will be used, and enable the user to gain access to resources on that computer. A local user account resides in a se...
