About Course
Course Objective:
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Understand the architecture and components of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
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Manage enterprise devices including computers and mobile devices
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Configure resource discovery, boundaries, and device collections
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Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client
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Collect and manage hardware and software inventory
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Distribute and manage content for deployments
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Deploy and manage enterprise applications
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Configure and manage software updates for managed devices
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Implement Microsoft Defender Endpoint Protection policies
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Configure compliance settings and manage secure data access
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Deploy and manage operating systems across enterprise environments
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Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot a Configuration Manager site
Course Outlines:
Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise
- Overview of systems management by using enterprise management solutions
- Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture
- Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools
- Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site
- Lab 1: Exploring the Configuration Manager tools
Analyzing data using queries, reports, and CMPivot
- Introduction to queries
- Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services
- Analyzing the real-time state of a device by using CMPivot
- Lab 1: Creating and running queries
- Lab 2: Configuring SSRS
- Lab 3: Analyzing the real-time state of a device by using CMPivot
Preparing the Configuration Manager management infrastructure
- Configuring site boundaries and boundary groups
- Configuring resource discovery
- Organizing resources using device and user collections
- Lab 1: Configuring boundaries and resource discovery
- Lab 2: Configuring user and device collections
Deploying and managing the Configuration Manager client
- Overview of the Configuration Manager client
- Deploying the Configuration Manager client
- Configuring and monitoring client status
- Managing client settings and performing management operations
- Lab 1: Deploying the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager client software
- Lab 2: Configuring and monitoring client status
- Lab 3: Managing client settings
Managing inventory for PCs and applications
- Overview of inventory collection
- Configuring hardware and software inventory
- Managing inventory collection
- Configuring software metering
- Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence
- Lab 1: Configuring and managing inventory collection
- Lab 2: Configuring software metering
- Lab 3: Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence
Distributing and managing content used for deployments
- Preparing the infrastructure for content management
- Distributing and managing content on distribution points
- Lab 1: Distributing and managing content for deployments
Deploying and managing applications
- Overview of application management
- Creating applications
- Deploying applications
- Managing applications
- Deploying and managing Windows apps
- Lab 1: Creating and deploying applications
- Lab 2: Managing application supersedence and removal
- Lab 3: Using Configuration Manager to deploy Windows apps
Maintaining software updates for managed PCs
- The software updates process
- Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates
- Managing software updates
- Configuring automatic deployment rules
- Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates
- Enabling third-party updates
- Lab 1: Configuring the site for software updates
- Lab 2: Deploying and managing software updates
Implementing Defender Protection for managed PCs
- Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
- Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies
- Configuring and deploying advanced threat policies
- Lab 1: Implementing Endpoint Protection
- Lab 2: Implementing advanced threat policies
Managing compliance and secure data access
- Overview of Compliance Settings
- Configuring compliance settings
- Viewing compliance results
- Managing resource and data access
- Lab 1: Managing compliance settings
Managing operating system deployment
- An overview of operating system deployment
- Preparing a site for operating system deployment
- Deploying an operating system
- Managing Windows as a service
- Lab 1: Preparing the site for operating-system deployment
- Lab 2: Deploying operating-system images for bare-metal installations
Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site
- Configuring role-based administration
- Configuring Remote Tools
- Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance and Management Insights
- Backing up and recovering a Configuration Manager site
- Updating the Configuration Manager infrastructure
- Lab 1: Configuring role-based administration
- Lab 2: Configuring Remote Tools
- Lab 3: Maintaining a Configuration Manager site
