More on Windows Server Update Services 3.0 (WSUS) - Video Series Video Category: Administration: Tools, Utilities and Common Tasks Skill Level: 300 (Intermediate) Versions/Editions Covered: Windows Server 2003 In this 10-part series, your instructor Grant will cover in more detail  about the WSUS installation, a walkthrough of the configuration wizard, a detailed overview of the WSUS infrastructure,  how to approve updates, how to configure servers and workstations to obtain updates from WSUS 3.0, using a group policy to configure WSUS workstations and servers, as well as configuring email notifications, automatic approvals, and using SSL certificates. Highlights from this video series:  Applying WSUS policy to workstations Adding Computer Groups to Update Service Adding a new custom rule for a specific product Viewing computer reports on your WSUS server Configuring other machines to your WSUS server Approving multiple updates simultaneously Filtering/ Deploying other updates Choosing which products will receive updates from the WSUS server Classifications of updates and much more!

Videos in this Series:

Title Skill Length Download Part 1 - Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Installation   200 12 mins. Download Part 10 - Request SSL Certificate and Configure WSUS to Use SSL   400 19 mins. Download Part 2 - WSUS 3.0 Configuration Wizard   300 11 mins. Download Part 3 - WSUS 3.0 Infrastructure Overview   200 15 mins. Download Part 4 - Approving Updates and Allowing Updates to Download   200 8 mins. Download Part 5 - Configuring Individual Servers and Workstations to Obtain Updates from ...   300 21 mins. Download Part 6 - Use Group Policy to Configure WSUS on Workstations and Servers   300 26 mins. Download Part 7 - Approve New Product and Classification for Deployment   200 12 mins. Download Part 8 - Configure Email Notifications About WSUS Status   200 7 mins. Download Part 9 - Configure Automatic Approvals   300 6 mins. Download

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Miscellaneous Bits & Pieces:

The "Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit" features a tool called "Inetesc.adm" that allows sysadmins to configure/manage Internet Explorer's Enhanced Security Confiugration options More Great Tools from the "Windows Support Tools": browstat.exe displays the status of running browsers in Windows 2003 domains (not web browsers; domain browsers) More Great Tools from the "Windows Support Tools": pviewer.exe (Process Viewer) allows you to view detailed information about the processes on a machine and allows you to kill/manage processes; much more detail/control than the Task Manager->Processes tab