Riordan SR-rm-006 University of Phoenix
Windows Server Networking
POS.421

Riordan SR-rm-006
Riordan Manufacturing is a “leader in the field of injection plastic molding with state of the art manufacturing capabilities” ("Sales Plan - Riordan Manufacturing," 2006), and they desire to remain a leader in this competative market. To help them stay on top of the market they have requested a comprehensive review of their business systems servers and operating systems. This review will benefit their managing of their information technology data resources. The primary systems this overview concentrates on are Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. Within each of these systems are sub-systems that will be addressed as needed.
Features and Benefits of Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional includes Active Directory integration along with the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that is a server and domain management tools. “You manage Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 domains using tools loaded into a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window. You can access these tools over the network directly or over the Internet via Internet Information Server.” ("Windows XP and desktop management," 2011). Windows XP Professional is an excellent choice to serve as a client-based network administration workstation.
Windows XP Professional contains two remote connectivity tools. First XP Professional contains the Remote Assistant and second it contains the Remote Desktop. Remote Assistant allows a help desk operator to view and take control of the desktop of another system over the network. If the user needs more than just oversight, the remote help desk operator can take control of the user's desktop and perform operations and activities. Remote Desktop allows the user to log into another computer and operate that computer