A new manager and a visitors' room
Willow Print Shop is growing. A new manager starts on Monday and needs access to the accounts folder. The owner also wants Wi-Fi for visitors that cannot reach the shop's files.
Nobody builds a new set-up. You change the one that exists, without breaking it.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can make a safe change to addresses, accounts, groups and protection to meet a new need.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Network | devices joined so they can share data |
| Malware | software made to cause harm |
| Domain | a group of computers and users managed together from one server |
| User account | a login that belongs to one person |
| Group | a set of accounts that share the same permissions |
| Permission | a right to open, change or delete something |
| Firewall | a filter that allows or blocks data by rule |
| Antivirus | software that finds and removes malware |
| IP address | a number that names a device on a network |
| Least privilege | giving people only the access their job needs |
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Starter: what you already know
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Starter: what you already know
3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.
Changing an IP address safely
Sometimes a device needs a new IP address. For example, the printer moves to a new number in the plan. Check that nobody else is using the number first. Two devices with one address cause a clash.
Change the address, then check it. On Windows type ipconfig. On Linux type ip addr. Both show the address a device really has.
Record every change
| Item | Before | After | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printer address | 192.168.10.3 | 192.168.10.4 | Print a test page from a workstation |
| Visitor Wi-Fi | None | Own name, no access to the server | Join with a phone and try the shared folder |
| New manager | No account | Account in the Managers group | Log in and open the accounts folder |
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Check
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Check
3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.