Windows Server 2003: Maintaining a Network Structure

Course Specifications

Course number: 085626
Course length: 5.0 day(s)

Course Description

In this course, you will plan, optimize, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure components including a TCP/IP physical and logical network, routing and switching, DHCP, a DNS strategy, DNS, WINS, IPSec, and network access.

Course Objective: You will plan and maintain a network structure.

Target Student: An individual employed or seeking employment as a systems engineer; an individual currently supporting a competitive platform who wants to enhance his or her job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003; or an individual who is preparing for the Microsoft certification Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.

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

· Windows Server 2003: Implementing Network Services

Performance-Based Objectives

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

· become familiar with the network design process and the components of a network planning project.

· plan a TCP/IP addressing scheme and optimized network performance.

· create a secure routing and switching plan and troubleshoot TCP/IP routing.

· plan a secure DHCP strategy, optimize DHCP, and troubleshoot DHCP.

· plan a DNS server implementation, a namespace strategy, zones, zone replication and deletion, and integrate DNS and WINS.

· optimize a DNS server, DNS server-to-server communications, DNS client support traffic, and troubleshoot host name resolution.

· plan a WINS solution and optimize WINS traffic.

· plan IPSec deployment and troubleshoot IPSec.

· select a network access authentication method and plan a network access strategy.

· identify network access troubleshooting resources and methods.

· identify the components of the master project plan, explain the process for preparing development and test environments, and explain how to manage and maintain the network infrastructure.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation

Topic 1A: Introducing the Network Design
Topic 1B: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

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

Topic 2A: Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
Topic 2B: Evaluating Network Performance

Lesson 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching

Topic 3A: Selecting Intermediate Devices
Topic 3B: Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
Topic 3C: Planning Routing Communications
Topic 3D: Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

Lesson 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

Topic 4A: Planning a DHCP Strategy
Topic 4B: Securing a DHCP Solution
Topic 4C: Optimizing DHCP
Topic 4D: Troubleshooting DHCP

Lesson 5: Planning a DNS Strategy

Topic 5A: Planning DNS Servers
Topic 5B: Planning a Namespace
Topic 5C: Planning Zones
Topic 5D: Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
Topic 5E: Integrating DNS and WINS

Lesson 6: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

Topic 6A: Optimizing DNS Servers
Topic 6B: Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Lesson 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS

Topic 7A: Planning a WINS Solution
Topic 7B: Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
Topic 7C: Optimizing WINS Traffic

Lesson 8: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

Topic 8A: Understanding Default Policy Rules
Topic 8B: Planning an IPSec Deployment
Topic 8C: Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

Lesson 9: Planning Network Access

Topic 9A: Introducing Network Access
Topic 9B: Selecting Network Access Connection Methods
Topic 9C: Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy
Topic 9D: Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method
Topic 9E: Planning a Network Access Strategy

Lesson 10: Troubleshooting Network Access

Topic 10A: Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
Topic 10B: Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
Topic 10C: Troubleshooting Remote Access

Lesson 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Topic 11A: Introducing Planning Documentation
Topic 11B: Preparing Development and Test Environments
Topic 11C: Managing and Maintaining the Environment

Appendix A: Manual Course Setup

Appendix B: Additional Reading