Network Infrastructure Archive
12 Jan 2012
Managing Share Permissions in Windows 8
What are Permissions? In IT domain Permissions are the privileges which administrators assign to the user accounts which authorize them to perform certain tasks. Whenever any task is performed by the users or administrators, it becomes possible only when the account has been granted appropriate permissions. In Windows operating systems administrators are the ones who
11 Jan 2012
Adding Primary DNS Suffix in Microsoft Windows 8
What Is DNS Suffix? When any computer or a standalone server is added to a domain as a member, the network identifies that computer with its Fully Qualified Domain Name or FQDN. A Fully Qualified Domain Name consist of a hostname and the DNs suffix separated by a “.” called period. An example for this
10 Jan 2012
Renaming Built-In Administrator Account in Windows 8
What is Administrator Account? An administrator account in Windows 8 is a built-in account that is automatically created during the installation of Windows 8 operating system. By default built-in Administrator is disabled right from the beginning for security reasons and Microsoft strongly recommends that it must not be enabled whatsoever. However it is also suggested
10 Jan 2012
Restrict Access to Control Panel in Microsoft Windows 8
What is Control Panel? Control Panel in any version of Microsoft-based operating system can be considered a machine room for a submarine from where almost every configuration can be modified and managed. Right from the release of Microsoft Windows 95 to the release of Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview Control Panel has proved to be
05 Jan 2012
Installing VMware Workstation 8
What is VMware Workstation 8? VMware Workstation 8 is a software application that allows users to create virtual machines and install other operating systems like Linux, UNIX, Windows, Solaris, etc. inside those virtual machines. Virtual machines are the virtual computers which reside inside the physical computers and work as real computers with almost identical features