Planning & Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Price: $1,995

Course Description

Length: Five days, Instructor-led

The goal of this five-day 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.

Course 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.

At Course Completion

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 access

Prerequisites

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
  

Course Outline

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.

Lessons:

• Introducing the Network Design
• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of a network design process
• Explain the components of a network planning project

Module 2: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

This module explains how to plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network.

Lessons:

• Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
• Evaluating Network Performance
• Lab A: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

After completing this module, students will be able to

• Plan a TCP/IP addressing scheme
• Optimize network performance

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.

Lessons:

• Selecting Intermediate Devices
• Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
• Planning Routing Communications
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing
• Lab A: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement a secure routing and switching plan
• Identify TCP/IP routing troubleshooting tools
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP routing and switching

Module 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

This module explains how to plan a DHCP strategy.

Lessons:

• Planning a DHCP Strategy
• Securing a DHCP Solution
• Optimizing DHCP
• Troubleshooting DHCP
• Lab A: Planning a DHCP Strategy
• Lab B: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to :

• Plan a secure DHCP strategy
• Optimize DHCP
• Troubleshoot DHCP

Module 5: Planning a DNS Strategy

This module explains how to plan a DNS strategy for your enterprise.

Lessons:

• Planning DNS Servers
• Planning a Namespace
• Planning Zones
• Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
• Integrating DNS and WINS
• Lab A: Planning a DNS Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to

• Plan a DNS server implementation
• Plan a namespace strategy
• Plan zones
• Plan zone replication and deletion
• Integrate DNS and WIN

Module 6: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

This module provides guidelines and strategies for optimizing a DNS server, and details steps for troubleshooting a DNS server.

Lessons:

• Optimizing DNS Servers
• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution
• Lab A: Troubleshooting DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Optimize a DNS server
• Optimize DNS server-to-server communications
• Optimize DNS client support traffic
• Troubleshoot host name resolution

Module 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS

This module covers planning and optimization of WINS, including information on optimizing servers and detailed explanations of optimization tasks.

Lessons:

• Planning a WINS Solution
• Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
• Optimizing WINS Traffic
• Lab A: Planning and Optimizing WINS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a WINS solution
• Identify WINS optimization requirements
• Optimize WINS traffic

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.

Lessons:

• Understanding Default Policy Rules
• Planning an IPSec Deployment
• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications
• Lab A: Troubleshooting IPSec
  

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Discuss IPSec
• Understand IPSec default policies, rules, and settings
• Plan IPSec deployment
• Troubleshoot IPSec
  

Module 9: Planning Network Access

This module explains how to plan network access.

Lessons:

• 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
• Lab A: Planning Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the requirements and authentication protocols for a network access strategy
• Apply the guidelines for selecting a network access connection strategy
• Apply the guidelines for selecting a remote access policy strategy.
• Select a network access authentication method
• Plan a network access strategy.

Module 10: Troubleshooting Network Access

This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.

Lessons:

• Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
• Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
• Troubleshooting Remote Access
• Lab A: Troubleshooting Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify network access troubleshooting resources
• Explain how to troubleshoot local area network (LAN) authentication
• Explain how to troubleshoot remote 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.

Lessons:

• Introducing Planning Documentation
• Preparing Development and Test Environments
• Managing and Maintaining the Environment
• Lab A: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network
• Lab B: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the components of the master project plan
• Explain the process for preparing development and test environments
• Explain how to manage and maintain the network infrastructure.

Course Materials:

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Microsoft Certification Exam:

Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure