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Mac Integration Basics 10.13

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Date and Time

Thu, 5 April 2018

9:00 AM – 2:30 PM NZST

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Location

10/12 Minnie St

12 Minnie Street

#10

Auckland, Auckland 1021

New Zealand

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Description

Course Description

Mac Integration Basics is a one-day entry-level course for technical professionals wanting to learn more about integrating a Mac into a Windows or other standards-based environment. This course will introduce techniques for using a macOS computer with Windows based services including Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Windows file shares.

Objectives

Upon completion of the Mac Integration Basics 10.13 course, students will be able to:

Integrate a Mac into a Windows network environment
Configure a Mac to work with Active Directory
Take advantage of network services, file sharing, printing, instant messaging, email, calendars, and contacts
Provide security at the user, local-networking, and remote-networking levels
Migrate data from a Windows PC to a Mac
Back up data
Run Windows programs on a Mac

Audience

Users who bring a Mac into organizations that predominantly use the Microsoft Windows operating system and Windows Server Essentials
Users who replace a Windows personal computer (PC) with a Mac
IT professionals who support Mac users in organizations that predominantly use Windows and Windows Server Essentials

Prerequisites

Understand how to use a Mac, a PC, and computer peripherals

Topics

Directory Services
- Connecting a Mac to a directory server
- Using network accounts
File Sharing
- Connecting to file servers
- Turning on personal file sharing
Email, Contacts, and Calendars
- Managing Internet Accounts preferences
- Connecting to an Exchange Server
- Connecting Mail to non-Windows servers
- Adding accounts in Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
Security
- Built-in security features
- Creating strong passwords
- Using two-factor authentication
- Setting a firmware password
- Locking a Mac screen
- Creating user accounts
- Disabling automatic login
Protecting start-up disk files
- Ensuring that the apps you download are safe
- Providing network security
Printing
- Connecting to a local printer
- Setting up a wireless printer
- Sharing your printer
- Setting up a printer shared by a Mac and a PC via SMB or CIFS
- Setting up an IP printer
- Specifying printer features
- Printing from a network printer
Instant Messaging
- iMessage
- Jabber
- Configuring Messages
- Adding accounts
- Chatting on a local network with Bonjour
Moving and Backing Up Content
- Moving content
- Backing up data with Time Machine
Running Windows on a Mac
- Running Windows natively or virtually
- Using Office
- Using cross-platform apps
- Using cross-platform files
Additional Resources
- Books
- Courses
- Certifications
- Support

All Courses are subject to minimum numbers attending and may be rescheduled because of this