Guy Hart-Davis

Integrating Macs into Windows Networks

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Effectively manage Macs on Windows networks
Guy Hart-Davis has put together a thorough, detailed guide to making your Macs work more smoothly and completely in your Windows environment. His step-by-step instructions and attention to the gotchas will be appreciated by any administrator who has struggled to integrate Macs more thoroughly. This is a book that is long overdue, and should be on the shelf of any administrator working in a heterogeneous environment. Don Jones, Senior Partner and Principal Technologist, Concentrated Technology; Contributing Editor, Redmond Magazine and TechNet Magazine
Maximize productivity by incorporating Mac desktops, laptops, and wireless devices into your existing Windows networks and VPNs. Covering Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows Server 2008, Integrating Macs into Windows Networks shows you how to provide Mac users with mission-critical access. Select suitable machines, develop rollout plans, work with Active Directory, connect to network hardware, and regulate Internet activity. Microsoft Exchange support, software installation, and Mac-specific security techniques are also covered in this practical guide.
Connect Macs to PC networks via Ethernet, AirPort, and Firewire
Manage Mac clients through Active Directory and Mac OS X Server
Handle security with proxy servers, firewalls, and AV software
Configure shared folders, file services, and network printers
Run Windows applications on Macs using Boot Camp and VMs
Seamlessly merge Mac Mail and iCal with Microsoft Exchange
Modify Windows VPNs to accept remote Mac connections
Back up and restore data with Time Machine and third party utilities

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Osborne / McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 187mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9780071713023
• ISBN-10: 0071713026
• Artikelnr.: 30359210

Autorenporträt

Guy Hart-Davis (Barnard Castle, UK) is the author of more than 60 computer books, including all editions of How to Do Everything: iPod, iPhone, & iTunes, iPad and iPhone Administrator's Guide, Integrating Macs in Windows Networks, and Mac OS X System Administration.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Planning Your Mac Rollout; Chapter 2. Connecting the Macs to the Network and Active Directory; Chapter 3. Binding a Mac OS X Server to Manage Macs via a "Magic Triangle"; Chapter 4. Extending Active Directory to Handle Mac Clients Natively; Chapter 5. Giving Your Macs Safe Access to the Internet; Chapter 6. Connecting Macs to Microsoft Exchange; Chapter 7. Providing Home Folders and File Services for Macs; Chapter 8. Setting Up Printing on Macs; Chapter 9. Installing and Updating Software; Chapter 10. Running Windows Applications on Macs; Chapter 11. Providing Remote Access for and to Macs; Chapter 12. Backing Up and Restoring Macs; Chapter 13. Recovering from Disaster; Chapter 14. Adding Macs to Small Windows Networks