What you'll learn?

  • 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 access.

Description

This course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. This is the fifth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer curriculum.

Audience :

This course is appropriate for individuals employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking. The entry criteria for this course include individuals who are: IT professionals and new to Windows Server 2003 network implementation; Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.

Topics :

Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation

o  Introducing the Network Design

o  Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

o  Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution

o  Evaluating Network Performance

Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching

o  Selecting Intermediate Devices

o  Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy

o  Planning Routing Communications

o  Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

o  Planning a DHCP Strategy

o  Securing a DHCP Solution

o  Optimizing DHCP

o  Troubleshooting DHCP

Planning a DNS Strategy

o  Planning DNS Servers

o  Planning a Namespace

o  Planning Zones

o  Planning Zone Replication and Delegation

o  Integrating DNS and WINS

Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

o  Optimizing DNS Servers

o  Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Planning and Optimizing WINS

o  Planning a WINS Solution

o  Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements

o  Optimizing WINS Traffic

Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

o  Understanding Default Policy Rules

o  Planning an IPSec Deployment

o  Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

Planning Network Access

o  Introducing Network Access

o  Selecting Network Access Connection Methods

o  Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy

o  Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method

o  Planning a Network Access Strategy

Troubleshooting Network Access

o  Troubleshooting Network Access Resources

o  Troubleshooting LAN Authentication

o  Troubleshooting Remote Access

Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

o  Introducing Planning Documentation

o  Preparing Development and Test Environments

o  Managing and Maintaining the Environment

Prerequisities :

Recommended Knowledge :

Before attending this course, students must have completed: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Recommended Course(s) :

Category :

  • Networking

Training Materials :

Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC)

Labs :

This course includes several labs to ensure you will gain the targeted skills and experience.

Credential :

This course is a credit towards Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure