Module 1: Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise This module describes the features of Configuration Manager that you can use to perform complex management tasks, including the following tasks:

• Hardware and software inventory.
• Application management.
• Operating system deployment.
• Settings management. • Software update management.
• Remote client troubleshooting.
• Protection from malware.

Lessons

• Overview of systems management by using enterprise management solutions
• Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture
• Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools
• Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site

Lab : Exploring the Configuration Manager tools

• Searching in the Configuration Manager console
• Using Windows PowerShell with Configuration Manager
• Using Configuration Manager Service Manager to manage components
• Monitoring site and component status
• Reviewing log files by using the Configuration Manager Trace tool
• Explain how to use Configuration Manager to address the challenges of managing systems and users in today’s enterprise.
• Describe the Configuration Manager architecture.
• Describe the management tools that you use to perform administrative functions for Configuration Manager.
• Describe the tools that you use to monitor and troubleshoot a Configuration Manager site.

Module 2: Analyzing data using queries and reports The Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager database stores a large amount of data about the resources in your environment. You might not always want to perform all management tasks on all resources simultaneously. Therefore, to help you locate devices or user objects in your environment that meet specific criteria, you can create queries. You then can use these queries to create collections or to find additional information about specific resources. This module describes queries and methods of creating and running them. In addition to queries, you can run reports to view various types of information related to your Configuration Manager environment. To run Configuration Manager reports, you must install and configure a reporting services point, which this module details. Lessons

• Introduction to queries
• Configuring Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Lab : Creating and running queriesConfiguring boundaries and resource discovery

• Creating data queries
• Creating subselect queries
• Creating status message queries

Lab : Configuring SSRS

• Configuring a reporting services point
• Creating a report by using Report Builder
• Create and configure data and status message queries.
• Configure and manage SSRS and the reporting services point.

Module 3: Preparing the management infrastructure to support PCs and mobile devices This module explains how to prepare the management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery. Additionally, it describes how Configuration Manager interacts with the Microsoft Exchange Server environment to discover and manage mobile devices. Lessons

• Configuring site boundaries and boundary groups
• Configuring resource discovery
• Configuring the Exchange Server Connector for mobile device management
• Configuring user and device collections

Lab : Configuring boundaries and resource discovery

• Configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and fallback relationships
• Configuring Active Directory discovery methods

Lab : Configuring user and device collections

• Creating a device collection
• Creating a user collection
• Configuring a maintenance window
• Configure boundaries and boundary groups.
• Configure resource discovery.
• Configure the Exchange Server connector mobile device management.
• Organize resources using device and user collections.

Module 4: Deploying and managing clients This module explains the supported operating systems and devices, the software requirements, and the different methods for installing the Configuration Manager client. This module also describes some of the default and custom client settings that you can configure. After installing the client software, you can configure the client settings to perform routine management tasks.Lessons

• Overview of the Configuration Manager client
• Deploying the Configuration Manager client
• Configuring and monitoring client status
• Managing client settings in Configuration Manager

Lab : Deploying the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager client software

• Preparing the site for client installation
• Deploying the Configuration Manager client software by using client push installation

Lab : Configuring and monitoring client status

• Configuring and monitoring client health status

Lab : Managing client settings

• Configuring client settings
• Describe the requirements and considerations for installing the Configuration Manager client software.
• Deploy the Configuration Manager client software.
• Configure and monitor client status.
• Manage Configuration Manager client settings.

Module 5: Managing inventory for PCs and applications This module provides an overview of inventory collection, and explains how you can manage the information collected. You also will learn about the process of collecting hardware and software inventory, initiating inventory cycles, and initiating and securing inventory collection. This module also covers the use of software metering to monitor program usage, and the configuration and management of Asset Intelligence. Lessons

• Overview of inventory collection
• Configuring hardware and software inventory
• Managing inventory collection
• Configuring software metering
• Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence

Lab : Configuring and managing inventory collection

• Configuring and managing hardware inventory

Lab : Configuring software metering

• Configuring software metering

Lab : Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence

• Preparing the site for Asset Intelligence
• Configuring Asset Intelligence
• Monitoring license agreements by using Asset Intelligence
• Viewing Asset Intelligence reports
• Describe inventory collection.
• Configure and collect hardware and software inventory.
• Manage inventory collection.
• Configure software metering.
• Configure Asset Intelligence.

Module 6: Distributing and managing content used for deployments Configuration Manager clients obtain content, such as packages, applications, software updates, and even operating system images, from distribution points. Configuration Manager relies on the distribution point infrastructure to provide content management functionality. In this module, you will review the content management features, configure distribution points, and learn how to distribute and monitor content. You also will perform content validation and content prestaging. Lessons

• Preparing the infrastructure for content management
• Distributing and managing content on distribution points

Lab : Distributing and managing content for deployments

• Installing a new distribution point
• Managing content distribution
• Prepare the infrastructure for content management.
• Distribute and manage content on distribution points.

Module 7: Deploying and managing applications In this module, you will learn about the methods for creating, deploying, and managing applications with Configuration Manager. You also will learn to use the Software Center and the Application Catalog to install available applications. You will learn about managing deployments on unconventional applications. In addition, you will learn to install Windows 10 apps and virtualized applications. Lessons

• Overview of application management
• Creating applications
• Deploying applications
• Managing applications
• Deploying virtual applications by using System Center Configuration Manager (Optional)
• Deploying and managing Windows Store apps

Lab : Creating and deploying applications

• Installing and configuring the Application Catalog roles
• Creating applications with requirements
• Deploying applications

Lab : Managing application supersedence and removal

• Managing application supersedence
• Uninstalling the Excel Viewer application

Lab : Deploying virtual applications by using Configuration Manager (Optional)

• Configuring support for App-V
• Deploying virtual applications

Lab : Using Configuration Manager to deploy Windows Store apps

• Configuring support for sideloading Windows Store apps
• Configuring a Windows Store app
• Deploying Windows 10 apps to users
• Describe the application management features of Configuration Manager.
• Create applications.
• Deploy applications.
• Manage applications.
• Configure and deploy virtual applications.
• Configure and deploy Windows Store apps.

Module 8: Maintaining software updates for managed PCs This module explains how to use the software updates feature in Configuration Manager to implement an end-to-end management process for the complex task of identifying, deploying, and monitoring software updates to your Configuration Manager clients. Lessons

• The software updates process
• Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates
• Managing software updates
• Configuring automatic deployment rules
• Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates

Lab : Configuring the site for software updates

• Configuring and synchronizing the software update point

Lab : Deploying and managing software updates

• Determining software update compliance
• Deploying software updates to clients
• Configuring automatic deployment rules
• Describe how the software updates feature integrates with Configuration Manager.
• Prepare the Configuration Manager site for software updates.
• Manage the evaluation and deployment of software updates.
• Configure automatic deployment rules.
• Monitor and troubleshoot software updates.

Module 9: Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs Configuration Manager provides a number of security-related features that you can use to help protect client computers from malware threats, and to configure specific Windows Firewall settings for clients. Based on System Center Endpoint Protection (Endpoint Protection) functionality, Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager supports the deployment, management, and monitoring of antimalware policies and Windows Firewall settings on client computers. This module explains how to use configure Endpoint Protection Configuration Manager to implement Endpoint Protectionand deploy and monitor Endpoint Protection policies. Lessons

• Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies

Lab : Implementing Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection

• Configuring the System Center Endpoint Protection point and client settings
• Configuring and deploying Endpoint Protection policies
• Monitoring Endpoint Protection
• Configure Endpoint Protection to detect and remediate malware and security vulnerabilities.
• Configure, deploy, and manage Endpoint Protection policies.

Module 10: Managing compliance and secure data access Many enterprise organizations require systems, such as servers, laptops, desktop computers, and mobile devices, to meet specific configuration and compliance requirements. Compliance settings in Configuration Manager can play a key role in identifying existing configurations, discovering systems that have adverse configuration changes, and remediating these settings automatically when necessary. Compliance settings also can help control how users manage and access data in the enterprise network environment. For computers that run Windows 8 and newer operating systems, you can manage data using folder redirection, offline files, and roaming profiles. You also can control access to data using remote connection profiles, virtual private network (VPN) profiles, Wi-Fi profiles, and certificate profiles. This module describes the compliance settings that you can manage using Configuration Manager. You will learn to use these settings to maintain configuration requirements and to provide secure data access to enterprise resources. Lessons

• Overview of Compliance Settings
• Configuring compliance settings
• Viewing compliance results
• Managing resource and data access

Lab : Managing compliance settings

• Managing configuration items and baselines
• Viewing compliance settings and reports
• Configuring remediation in compliance settings
• Using compliance information to create collections
• Describe compliance settings features.
• Configure compliance settings.
• View compliance results.
• Manage resource and data access.

Module 11: Managing operating system deployment You can use the operating system deployment feature in Configuration Manager to create operating system images that you can deploy to unmanaged computers and those managed by Configuration Manager. There are several scenarios in which you can deploy operating systems by using Configuration Manager, including when you are working with new systems or when you are upgrading existing ones. Operating system deployment uses both Configuration Manager and Windows components to manage and deliver operating system images. You can configure settings on a reference computer prior to capturing an image of its operating system or by using task sequences that Configuration Manager creates after you deploy the image to a target system. This module explains how to use Configuration Manager to create a strategy for operating-system deployments. And also, it explains how to manage Windows as a service. Lessons

• An overview of operating system deployment
• Preparing a site for operating system deployment
• Deploying an operating system
• Managing Windows as a service

Lab : Preparing thea site for operating -system deployment

• Managing the site system roles used to support operating system deployment
• Managing packages to support operating system deployment

Lab : Deploying operating -system images for bare-metal installations

• Preparing the operating system image
• Creating a task sequence to deploy an image
• Deploying an image
• Describe the terminology, components, and scenarios used to deploy operating systems by using Configuration Manager.
• Describe how to prepare a site for operating system deployment.
• Describe the process used to deploy an operating system image.

Module 12: Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site This module explains how to use manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site. It describes role-based administration, Remote Tools, and the site maintenance tasks that you can manage by using Configuration Manager. Additionally, it explains how to back up and recover a Configuration Manager site system.Lessons

• Configuring role-based administration
• Configuring Remote Tools
• Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance
• Backing up and recovering a Configuration Manager site

Lab : Configuring role-based administration

• Configuring a new scope for Toronto administrators
• Configuring a new administrative user

Lab : Configuring Remote Tools

• Configuring the Remote Tools client settings and permissions
• Managing desktops by using Remote Control

Lab : Maintaining a Configuration Manager site

• Configuring maintenance tasks in Configuration Manager
• Configuring the Backup Site Server task
• Recovering a site from a backup
• Configure role-based administration.
• Configure Remote Tools to support client activity.
• Identify Configuration Manager site Maintenance tasks.
• Back up and recover a Configuration Manager site.

Integrating MDM and Cloud Services with System Center Configuration Manager

Module 1: Extending the Configuration Manager infrastructure to support Internet-based and mobile devices This module describes the challenges in managing a mobile and Internet-based workforce and how Configuration Manager integrated with MDM and cloud services solutions can address these challenges. Lessons

• Managing a mobile and distributed workforce
• Integrating Configuration Manager with cloud services and Internet-based management solutions
• PKI requirements to support the Internet and MDM
• Expanding content availability by using cloud-based distribution points

Lab : Preparing for cloud integration

• Activating an Azure trial subscription
• Configuring and enabling directory syncing

Lab : Implementing PKI for Configuration Manager site systems and clients

• Creating certificate templates for Configuration Manager services
• Deploying certificates to Configuration Manager

Lab : Configuring cloud-based distribution points

• Creating and exporting an Azure management certificate for cloud-based distribution points
• Setting up Azure and creating a cloud-based distribution point

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the challenges in managing a mobile and distributed workforce.
• Understand the considerations for integrating Configuration Manager with cloud services and Internet-based management solutions.
• Describe the public key infrastructure (PKI) requirements to support the Internet and MDM.
• Explain how to expand content availability by using cloud-based distribution points.

Module 2: Managing clients on the Internet This module explains how to manage client devices that are located outside of the corporate network and connected to the Internet. Lessons

• Methods for managing Internet-based clients
• Planning and implementing Internet-based client management
• Planning and implementing Cloud Management Gateway

Lab : Configuring IBCM

• Configuring the Configuration Manager site systems to support IBCM
• Verify the client settings for IBCM

Lab : Configuring Cloud Management Gateway for managing clients on the Internet

• Enabling the Cloud Management Gateway feature
• Creating and exporting the Azure management certificate for cloud-based distribution points
• Setting up the Cloud Management Gateway

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the methods for managing client devices that are connected to the Internet but located outside the corporate network.
• Describe the considerations and tasks for enabling Configuration Manager to support Internet-based client management (IBCM).
• Describe the considerations and procedures for implementing the Cloud Management Gateway to support Internet-based clients.

Module 3: Managing Microsoft Store for Business apps by using Configuration Manager This module explains how to deploy and manage Microsoft Store for Business apps by using Configuration Manager. Lessons

• Overview of Microsoft Store for Business
• Managing Microsoft Store for Business apps by using Configuration Manager

Lab : Microsoft Store for Business

• Signing up for Microsoft Store for Business
• Microsoft Store for Business

Lab : Deploying Microsoft Store for Business apps by using Configuration Manager

• Setting up syncing with Microsoft Store for Business
• Microsoft Store for Business apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain how to manage Microsoft Store for Business and describe its features.
• Deploy apps from Microsoft Store for Business by using Configuration Manager.

Module 4: Managing Office 365 apps by using Configuration Manager This module explains how to deploy and manage Office 365 apps by using Configuration Manager. Lessons

• Overview of Office 365 ProPlus
• Deploying Office 365 client applications by using Configuration Manager
• Managing and updating an Office 365 client deploymentProPlus

Lab : Office 365 for to support application deployment by using Configuration Manager

• Signing up for an Office 365 trial subscription
• Assigning Office 365 ProPlus licenses to users
• Modifying Office 365 ProPlus options for manual downloads

Lab : Deploying and managing Office 365 client applications by using Configuration Manager

• Configuring infrastructure requirements to support
• Deploying the Office 365 ProPlus to client devices application
• Configuring software updates to support Office 365

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus features.
• Use Configuration Manager to deploy Office 365 applications.
• Manage and update an Office 365 client deployment.

Module 5: Mobile device management by using Configuration Manager This module describes the methods and technologies used to manage mobile devices by using Configuration Manager. Lessons

• Overview of mobile device management
• Configuring the Exchange Server connector for mobile device management

Lab : Managing mobile devices by using the Exchange Server connector

• Configuringeing security permissions for Exchange integration
• Configuring the Exchange Server connector
• Managing mobile devices by using Configuration Manager

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Provide an overview of Microsoft mobile device management technologies and how they integrate with Configuration Manager.
• Explain how to deploy the Microsoft Exchange Server connector for Configuration Manager.

Module 6: Hybrid MDM with Configuration Manager and Intune This module describes how to integrate Configuration Manager with Intune and provide the foundation for device enrollment and management capabilities. Lessons

• Planning and preparing for hybrid MDM
• Configuring hybrid MDM with Configuration Manager and Intune

Lab : Configuring hybrid MDM

• Validating and configuring prerequisites for Configuration Manager and Intune integration
• Adding the Intune subscription to Configuration Manager
• Adding terms and conditions for MDM users

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan and prepare for hybrid MDM.
• Configure hybrid MDM by using Configuration Manager and Intune

Module 7: Device platform enrollment by using Configuration Manager MDM This module explains how to enroll iOS, Android, and Windows-based devices in a hybrid Configuration Manager and Intune MDM solution. Lessons

• Enrolling Windows devices into MDM
• Enrolling Android devices into MDM
• Enrolling iOS devices into MDM
• Managing mobile devices in Configuration Manager

Lab : Enrolling Windows devices into hybrid mobile device management (MDM) environment

• Enrolling Windows devices into a hybrid MDM environment
• Configuring automatic MDM enrollment for Windows 10 devicesEnabling
• Enrolling Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices into MDM

Lab : Enrolling Android devices into a hybrid MDM environment

• Enabling Android enrollment for MDM by using Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune
• Enrolling an Android device into MDM

Lab : Managing mobile devices in hybrid MDMPerforming

• Configuring compliance settings for devices enrolled into MDM
• Deploying and managing applications to devices enrolled into MDMfor
• Performing on-demand management on devices enrolled into MDM

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Enable Windows device management and implement Windows device enrollment.
• Enable Android device management and implement Android device enrollment.
• Enable iOS device management and implement iOS device enrollment.
• Manage mobile devices in Configuration Manager hybrid MDM.

Module 8: On-premises mobile device management using Configuration Manager This module explains On-premises MDM, its requirements, and the types of devices it can managehow to configure on-premises mobile device management by using Configuration Manager. It also explains how to implement On-premises MDM in an existing Configuration Manager environment and the different ways to enroll Windows 10 devices. Lessons

• Overview of oOn-premises mobile device management
• Configuring oOn-premises MDM by using Configuration Manager

Lab : Managing mobile devices with an oOn-premises infrastructure

• Configuring PKI for On-premises MDM
• Preparing Configuration Manager prerequisites for oOn-premises MDMmobile device management
• Enrolling a standalone Windows 10 devices for On-premises MDMas a mobile client