Lotus Training : Lotus Notes R5 Client Administration

Lotus Notes R5 Client Administration

Lotus Training Overview

During this course you will learn how to install and configure the Notes client to access Domino Servers for both general database and mail access.

This is an intensely practical course, offering significant hands-on experience with the Domino Administrator and Notes client software.

Lotus Training Learning Objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

create an Organizational Unit Certifier ID and configure it for ID/password recovery and alternate language names

utilize Setup Profiles for initial set up defaults and dynamic client configuration

create groups to manage Notes users in Server and database security access lists and mail addressing

install, set up, and configure Notes clients

configure basic mail in a single-Server/single-Notes Network domain

counter virus threats to the Notes client

enforce passwords and password changes during User authentication

use the Administration Process to automate user identity changes and to recertify expired certificates

recover a lost User ID or forgotten password using Password Recovery

synchronize users and groups between the NT and Domino directories.

Lotus Training Audience

This course is part of a series of courses. Follow these paths to master all aspects of the Domino Server, Domino Administrator, and the administration of Lotus Notes and browser clients:

Courses later in the series assume that you have mastered the content of earlier courses.

This course is designed for Domino administrators who are responsible for supporting Lotus Domino Servers and Notes Clients and who:

are proficient Notes R5 users

have installed and configured a Domino Server (R5)

have taken the Domino Administration Basics course or have the equivalent knowledge.

Lotus Training Course duration

1 day

Lotus Training Course design

This course balances lecture with hands-on exercises. The procedures in this course are clearly outlined in step-by-step tables.

Please consult the Set Up document for this course to make sure the correct environment is in place before starting the course. This course requires a pre-configured Domino Server, a pre-configured Domino Administrator client, and a third computer to be set up as a Notes client.

Lotus Training Course outline

Topic 1: Prepare Certifier
	Key points Organizational identity Advantages of Organizational Units Disadvantages of Organizational Units Register users with Organization Certifier Create OU Certifier from O Certifier Create OU Certifier from OU Certifier Exercise: Create OU Certifier ID Password/ID recovery ID/Password recovery Step 1: Create Mail-In Database ID/Password recovery Step 2: Edit Recovery Information Exercise: Edit Recovery Information Alternate language support Add alternate user name
Topic 2: Prepare to Register Users
	Key points Guarantee name uniqueness Group membership Exercise: Create group Access to the Domino Directory and Servers Create Certification Log ECLs Setup Profile Exercise: Create Setup Profile Dynamic Configuration Blocking Setup Profile updates Set Administration preferences Exercise: Set Administration Preferences
Topic 3: Register User
	Key points What is user registration? The role of a Person document No user count limitations Three sources for user names Register User dialog box Basics page Mail page ID Info page Groups page Other page Name conflicts Exercise: Register user Registration Queue User Registration options Register users from a text file Registration text file contents Migrate users from external directory
Topic 4: Notes Client Installation
	Key points Platform requirements Connection requirements NotesCONNECT Install software Name/Shared Installation Server dialog box Data directory Client choice Customize installation Program Folder Reboot client Results Exercise: Notes client installation Exercise: Notes client set up Shared executables Silent install Notes
Topic 5: Basic Notes Mail
	Key points Domino Domain Notes Networks Notes mail architecture Mail transfer and delivery Exercise: Test mail delivery
Topic 6: Client Security
	Key points Anti-Virus software Macro "viruses" Notes protection Disallow stored forms Disable all code from running Execution Control List Design signatures Administrator control over ECLs Password cracking
Topic 7: User Identity Changes
	Key points Rename user--Administrator initiated Exercise: Rename user Change Group name Rename user--User initiated via Notes mail Rename user--User initiated w/o Notes mail Move User to different OU Delete user
Topic 8: Password Control
	Key points Default password behavior Enforce password Enable password checking How password checking works Anomalies Disable password checking for user Disable password checking by Server Compare Public Keys
Topic 9: User ID and Password Recovery
	Key points User ID going to expire Administrator updates expiring certificates User ID has already expired User loses ID ID file is deleted or corrupted Setting recovery information after registration Recover deleted ID Exercise: Recover ID file User forgets password
Topic 10: Windows NT Integration
	Key points License implications Installation Registration Setup Mail/ID Registration Options Domino User Deletion and Synch Options Create NT account from Domino Administrator Create Notes account from NT Register existing NT users Create Notes group from NT Group Delete User/Group from NT User Manager Delete groups from Domino Directory Rename users Synchronize Internet Names and Passwords