CompTIA Security_ Deluxe Study Guide_ SY0-201 - Emmett Dulaney [284]
6. Exit the Internet Options.
Lab B.44: Add a Legal Notice
This lab requires a Windows XP workstation.
This lab requires editing the Windows Registry. Do not perform this lab unless you are comfortable doing so because improperly changing Registry settings can crash the system.
The Registry can be thought of as a database holding most of the configuration settings in current Windows-based operating systems. In this lab, you create a legal notice prompt that will appear before a user gives their username and password. That banner tells the user that they are expected to follow the acceptable use policy as defined by your firm:
1. Choose Start Run.
2. Type regedit and press Enter.
3. Expand HKEY_LOCAL _MACHINE.
4. Expand SOFTWARE.
5. Expand Microsoft.
6. Expand Windows.
7. Expand CurrentVersion.
8. Expand Policies.
9. Click on System. A list of values appears on the right.
10. Within the right frame, double-click legalnoticecaption. At the prompt, type Attention! and click OK.
11. Within the right frame, double-click legalnoticetext. At the prompt, type All users are expected to adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. There is zero tolerance for violations. Click OK.
12. Exit the Registry Editor.
13. Log off and back on to the workstation. The legal notice should appear and require you to click OK before you are allowed access to the login prompt.
Lab B.45: Configure Windows XP Startup
This lab requires a Windows XP workstation.
Initial settings for the operating system are contained in the Windows Registry and a handful of other files. Microsoft XP includes a utility that provides quick access to the system startup files. To access that utility, follow these steps:
1. Choose Start Run.
2. Type msconfig and press Enter. The dialog box shown in Figure B.8 appears.
3. Click the BOOT.INI tab.
4. Check the box labeled /SOS. This setting displays each driver as it is loaded during the boot process.
5. Click OK.
6. A dialog box appears that states that you must restart your computer before the changes you made will take effect. Click Restart.
FIGURE B.8 To start the System Configuration Utility, type msconfig.
Lab B.46: Run a Remote Desktop
This lab requires two Windows XP workstations networked together.
The purpose of a remote desktop session is to allow an administrator who might not be in close proximity to a workstation to help a user. Unfortunately, allowing remote access/ control can always open vulnerabilities.
This lab illustrates the correct way to run a session between two workstations—one is the user’s, and the other is the administrator’s:
1. On the User’s workstation, choose Start Control Panel System.
2. Click the Remote tab and check the box labeled Allow Users to Connect Remotely to This Computer.
3. Click the Select Remote Users button. The Remote Desktop Users dialog box appears.
4. Enter the user account you want to use to access the system. All members of the Administrators group can access the system even if they are not listed.
5. Click OK.
6. Click OK to exit System Properties.
7. Close out of Control Panel.
8. On the administrator’s workstation, choose Start All Programs Accessories Remote Desktop Connection.
The location of the Remote Desktop Connection option can vary based upon the service pack installed. If you do not see it under Accessories, look beneath Communications.
9. Type in the name of the user’s computer and click Connect.
10. At the prompt, enter the username and password to use.
11. Warnings appear on both systems stating that the remote desktop connection is proceeding. Agree to all of them.
12. The remote desktop now appears on the administrator’s workstation, and the person sitting there can access the remote system as if they were a local user. At the top of the screen, a box allows you to minimize the session or exit it. When you are finished, exit the session (a warning will state that you are about to disconnect