Overview:
This five-day course will provide youwith the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure.
Learning Method:
This course uses a combination of instructor presentation, and student hands-on practical exercises. Each student will be provided with a comprehensive set of notes and will be given the opportunity to apply and test what they have learned in the classroom throughout the course.
Who will benefit from this course?
This course is designed for individuals employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer, or for individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking.
It is appropriate for individuals who are:
- IT professionals and new to Windows Server 2003 network implementation
- Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification
Pre-requisites
Before attending this course, you must have completed Course 2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.
What can you expect to gain from this course?
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network
- Plan and troubleshoot a routing strategy
- Plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy
- Optimise and troubleshoot DHCP
- Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy
- Optimise and troubleshoot DNS
- Plan and optimise Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
- Plan, optimise, and troubleshoot IPSec network access
- Troubleshoot network access
Course Content:
Module 1:Introducing Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure planning, tools, and documentation
- This module explains the process of planning a network, and the tools and documentation you need to do so.
- Introducing the network Design
- Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project
Module 2:Planning and optimising a TCP/IP physical and logical network
- This module explains how to plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network.
- Planning a functional TCP/IP solution
- Evaluating network performance
- Exercise A:Planning andoOptimising a TCP/IP physical and logical network
Module 3:Planning and troubleshooting routing and switching
- This module explains how to plan a routing and switching strategy, and how to troubleshoot routing and switching.
- Selecting intermediate devices
- Planning an internet connectivity strategy
- Planning routing communications
- Troubleshooting TCP/IP routing
- Exercise A:Planning and troubleshooting routing
Module 4:Planning, optimising, and troubleshooting DHCP
- This module explains how to plan a DHCP strategy.
- Planning a DHCP strategy
- Securing a DHCP solution
- Optimising DHCP
- Troubleshooting DHCP
- Exercise A:Planning a DHCP strategy
- Exercise B:Troubleshooting DHCP Issues
- Configuring power options
Module 5:Planning a DNS strategy
- This module explains how to plan a DNS strategy for your enterprise.
- Planning DNS servers
- Planning a namespace
- Planning zones
- Planning zone replication and delegation
- Integrating DNS and WINS
- Exercise:Planning a DNS strategy
Module 6:Optimising and troubleshooting DNS
- This module provides guidelines and strategies for optimising a DNS server, and details steps for troubleshooting a DNS server.
- Optimising DNS servers
- Troubleshooting host name resolution
- Exercise:Troubleshooting DNS
Module 7:Planning and optimising WINS
- This module covers planning and optimisation of WINS, including information on optimising servers and detailed explanations of optimisation tasks.
- Planning a WINS solution
- Identifying WINS optimisation requirements
- Optimising WINStTraffic
- Exercise A:Planning and optimising WINS
Module 8:Planning and troubleshooting IPSec
- This module explains how to plan an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) deployment, and covers the necessary tools and skills for troubleshooting IPSec.
- Understanding default policy rules
- Planning an IPSec deployment
- Troubleshooting IPSec communications
- Exercise A:Troubleshooting IPSec
Module 9:Planning network access
- This module explains how to plan network access.
- Introducing network access
- Selecting network access connection methods
- Selecting a remote access policy strategy
- Selecting a network access authentication method
- Planning a network access strategy
- Exercise A:Planning network access
Module 10:Troubleshooting network access.
- This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.
- Troubleshooting network access resources
- Troubleshooting LAN authentication
- Troubleshooting remote access
- Exercise A:Troubleshooting network access
Module 11:Planning a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure
- This module explains the course capstone lab. The capstone lab provides students with the opportunity to plan, implement, and troubleshoot the network infrastructure for a branch office.
- Introducing planning documentation
- Preparing development and test environments
- Managing and maintaining the environment
- Exercise A:Planning a Windows Server 2003 network
- Exercise B:Planning and maintaining a Windows Server 2003 network