Using Windows 2000 Professional with Windows 2000 Server
Use this quick guide to find out how using Windows 2000 Professional in a Windows 2000 Server–based environment allows you to centrally deploy and manage Windows 2000 Professional and to review the added benefits that you gain for security, networking, and interoperability.
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How can I deploy customized Windows 2000 Professional installations from a central location?
You can use the Remote Installation Services (RIS) feature in Windows 2000 Server to standardize a Windows 2000 Professional installation and to allow users to install it from a central location. Users simply connect to the custom installation on a server configured with RIS.
See Centralized Deployment in this chapter.
See Customizing and Automating Installations in this book.
How can I centrally manage desktops in my organization?
Using the Windows 2000 Server IntelliMirror management technologies, administrators can have total control over users data, client applications, and system settings. This reduces helpdesk calls and ensures that end users do not inadvertently damage their systems. More importantly, it helps ensure that users always have access to the data, applications, and settings that they need to do their jobs — even when working from another computer.
See Centralized Administration in this chapter.
See Introduction to Configuration and Management in this book.
How can I control access to sensitive data and provide stronger authorization with mutual client and server authentication?
With Windows 2000 Server, administrators have more precise administration of network traffic by granting specific rights to Active Directory directory service containers. Windows 2000 Server also provides stronger security mechanisms for authenticating users. Kerberos v5 is the default authentication protocol in Windows 2000 Server; it includes mutual client and server authentication and reduced server load while connections are being established.
See Advanced Security in this chapter.
See Security in this book.
What networking features in Windows 2000 Server support Windows 2000 Professional client computers?
Although Windows 2000 Professional can take advantage of many of the latest networking technology and protocols on any network, Windows 2000 Server provides a complete Windows 2000 networking solution, including the Windows 2000 implementation of Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and Quality of Service (QoS) as well as Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) support for interoperability with previous versions of Windows, such as Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0.
See Robust Networking Infrastructure in this chapter.
See Part 4 Network Configuration and Management and Part 5 Network Interoperability in this book.
What Windows 2000 Server features extend interoperability with other networks?
The core Microsoft Windows 2000 technology for interoperability is the Windows 2000 implementation of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Windows 2000 Professional allows you to provide interoperability with earlier versions of Windows and third-party networks. With Windows 2000 Server you can extend interoperability through add-on packs such as Services for UNIX and File Server for Macintosh.
See Interoperability with Other Networks in this chapter.
See Part 5 Network Interoperability in this book.