Info Level: Intermediate Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: April 22, 2013 Length of Class: 17:47 Research Assistance: Tracks Windows Server 2012 Prerequisites Comfortable working in the Windows Server 2012 Environment Be able to create User Accounts Be able to Share Folders on Windows Server 2012 Purpose of Class This class introduces students to Roaming Profiles in a Windows Server Environment. Class Notes Roaming Profiles allow users to be able to log into different machines and automatically be give their own Profile Shared Profile Folder can be on any File Server on the Network, but for small to medium sized environments it is usually on the Domain Controller. If network connection is down you will use the cached profile from the last time you logged in. Profiles encompass: files, folders, settings. Applications/ Programs must be installed locally on each machine.. Steps: Create a Share on Your Server called PROFILES and share is with Everyone with Read/ Write Permission Create New User (If Needed) Open User Profile Go to Profile Tab Type in Profile Path \\SERVERNAME\profile\%username% (Substitute SERVERNAME with your Server's Name) Login to a computer with User Account that will be made Roaming Profile in PROFILES folder will be automatically created. Caution Profile Information gets Cached on Local Machine (Hacking Vector) Cached Profiles take up hard drive space Corrections Lab Setup Used in Demonstration The ETCG Host Computer Specs are: ASUS Model: CM6870US01 16 GB of RAM 1 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive i7 3.4 GHz Intel Processor Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine AD, DNS, and DHCP ETCG.com Domain Created Internal Network Connection in VirtualBox 2 Windows 8 Virtual Machines Both machines are members of ETCG.com domain Internal Network Connection in VirtualBox Study Guide Resources http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649079.aspx