Windows Server 2003: Implementing Network Services

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Course Specifications

Course number: 085625
Course length: 5.0 day(s)

Course Description

In your previous training and experience, you have managed and maintained a Windows Server™ 2003 environment and implemented network hosts in that environment. In this course, you will focus on the network infrastructure by implementing routing, securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic, implementing a network access infrastructure, and managing and monitoring network access.

Course Objective: You will implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 network infrastructure.

Target Student: This course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:

• A+ Certification: Core Hardware - A CompTIA Certification

• A+ Certification: Operating Systems - A CompTIA Certification

• Network+ Certification: A CompTIA Certification

• Windows Server™ 2003: Managing the Environment

• Windows Server™ 2003: Maintaining the Environment

• Windows Server™ 2003: Implementing Network Hosts

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• enable and configure routing and configure packet filters.
• add and authorize the DHCP Server service.
• manage a DHCP database and manage and monitor DHCP activity.
• configure host name resolution and resolve host names.
• install and configure the DNS Server service and configure DNS zones.
• configure a DNS server and test the DNS server performance.
• configure and manage a WINS server and WINS database.
• implement and monitor IPSec.
• configure remote access to a network.
• manage and monitor remote access to the network.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

Topic 1A: Enable and Configure the Routing and Remote Access Service
Topic 1B: Configure Packet Filters

Lesson 2: Allocating IP Addressing by Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Topic 2A: Add and Authorize a DHCP Server Service
Topic 2B: Configure a DHCP Scope
Topic 2C: Configure a DHCP Reservation
Topic 2D: Configure DHCP Options
Topic 2E: Configure a DHCP Relay Agent

Lesson 3: Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Topic 3A: Manage a DHCP Database
Topic 3B: Monitor DHCP
Topic 3C: Apply Security Guidelines for DHCP

Lesson 4: Resolving Names

Topic 4A: View Names on a Client
Topic 4B: Configure Host Name Resolution
Topic 4C: Configure NetBIOS Name Resolution

Lesson 5: Resolving Host Names by Using Domain Name System (DNS)

Topic 5A: Install the DNS Server Service
Topic 5B: Configure the Properties for the DNS Server Service
Topic 5C: Configure DNS Zones
Topic 5D: Configure DNS Zone Transfers
Topic 5E: Configure DNS Dynamic Updates
Topic 5F: Configure a DNS Client
Topic 5G: Delegate a DNS Client

Lesson 6: Managing and Monitoring Domain Name System (DNS)

Topic 6A: Configure the Time-to-Live Value
Topic 6B: Configure Aging and Scavenging
Topic 6C: Integrate DNS with WINS
Topic 6D: Test the DNS Server Configuration
Topic 6E: Verify that a Resource Record Exists by Using Nslookup, DNSCmd, and DNSLint
Topic 6F: Monitor DNS Server Performance

Lesson 7: Resolving NetBIOS Names by Using Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

Topic 7A: Install and Configure a WINS Server
Topic 7B: Manage Records in WINS
Topic 7C: Configure WINS Replication
Topic 7D: Manage the WINS Database

Lesson 8: Securing Network Traffic by Using IPSec and Certificates

Topic 8A: Implement IPSec
Topic 8B: Implement IPSec with Certificates
Topic 8C: Monitor IPSec

Lesson 9: Configuring Network Access

Topic 9A: Introduction to a Network Access Infrastructure
Topic 9B: Configure a VPN Connection
Topic 9C: Configure a Dial-up Connection
Topic 9D: Configure a Wireless Connection
Topic 9E: Control User Access to a Network
Topic 9F: Centralize Network Access Authentication and Policy Management by Using IAS

Lesson 10: Managing and Monitoring Network Access

Topic 10A: Manage the Network Access Services
Topic 10B: Configure Logging on a Network Access Server
Topic 10C: Collect and Monitor Network Access Data

Appendix A: Implementation Plan Values

Appendix B: Classroom Configuration