Description

The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure.This course will prepare students for Microsoft Certified Professional Exam 70-293, a core credit for becoming a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Objectives

After completing this course, students 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
• Optimize and troubleshoot DHCP
• Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy
• Optimize and troubleshoot DNS
• Plan and optimize Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
• Plan, optimize, and troubleshoot IPSec network access
• Troubleshoot network acces

• Decimal to Binary conversion
• Classful IP addresses and Private IP address ranges
• How and why we use Subnetworks
• Calculating the number of Subnets and Hosts available using a custom Subnet mask
• Calculating the Network number, broadcast address, and valid range of host addresses when given an IP address and custom Subnet mask

Audience

This course is appropriate for professionals currently employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course assists in the preparation for obtaining the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have completed Implementing, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Services Management 2.0, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Included Materials

Recorded Virtual Classroom courses provide:

• Unlimited 24 x 7 access to Campus for the entire program. (All courses are launched from this personalized web site that organizes and manages your training experience.)
• Expert Now - a recorded version of the expert-led training course, for anytime anywhere access to expert instruction.
• Hands on Labs - a perfectly simulated, real-world environment to test skills without risk.
• Engaging course demos and real-world examples
• Practice Exams - Simulated certification exams designed to validate exam readiness.
• Classroom Support Materials - an online version of the classroom student guide that can be searched and printed, and the ability to record and review class notes.

Included Labs

• Monitoring the DHCP Server
• Using Nslookup and DNSCmd to verify resource records
• Configuring a Remote Access Policy
• Isolating Common Connectivity Issues

Outline

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Services Planning and Maintenance 2.0

• Module 1: Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation
• Introducing the Network Design
• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project
• Module 2: TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network Planning and Optimization
• Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
• Evaluating Network Performance
• Module 3: Routing and Switching: Planning and Troubleshooting
• Selecting Intermediate Devices
• Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
• Planning Routing Communications
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing
• Module 4: DHCP: Planning, Optimization and Troubleshooting
• Planning a DHCP Strategy
• Securing a DHCP Solution
• Optimizing DHCP
• Troubleshooting DHCP
• Monitoring the DHCP Server
• Module 5: Developing a DNS Strategy
• Planning DNS Servers
• Planning a Namespace
• Planning Zones
• Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
• Integrating DNS and WINS
• Module 6: DNS Optimization and Troubleshooting
• Optimizing DNS Servers
• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution
• Using Nslookup and DNSCmd to verify resource records
• Module 7: WINS Planning and Optimization
• Planning a WINS Solution
• Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
• Optimizing WINS Traffic
• Module 8: Effective IPSec Planning and Troubleshooting
• Understanding Default Policy Rules
• Planning an IPSec Deployment
• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications
• Module 9: Network Access Planning
• 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
• Configuring a Remote Access Policy
• Module 10: Network Access Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
• Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
• Troubleshooting Remote Access
• Isolating Common Connectivity Issues
• Module 11: Network Infrastructure Planning
• Introducing Planning Documentation
• Preparing Development and Test Environments
• Managing and Maintaining the Environment