Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services

Course 2277: Five days; Instructor-Led

Introduction

This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies. These tasks include implementing routing; implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network access infrastructure by configuring the connections for remote access clients; and managing and monitoring network access.

This is the fourth course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer track for Windows Server 2003, and it is the final course in the Systems Administrator track.

Audience

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have completed Course 2276, Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Course Materials

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

Course Outline

Module 1: Allocating IP Addressing by Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to allocate IP addressing in a network environment.

Lessons

Lab A: Identifying and Resolving Common Issues When Allocating IP Addressing by Using DHCP

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to manage the DHCP service to reflect changing client IP addressing needs. It also provides you with the knowledge and skills to monitor DHCP server performance, because the DHCP environment is dynamic.

Lessons

Lab A: Managing and Monitoring DHCP

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Resolving Names

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to assign computer names to the IP addresses of the source and destination hosts, and then use the computer name to contact the hosts.

Lessons

Lab A: Resolving Names

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Resolving Host Names by Using Domain Name System (DNS)

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to resolve host names by using Domain Name System.

Lessons

Lab A: Resolving Host Names by Using Domain Name System

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Integrating Domain Name System and Active Directory

This module provides you with the ability to manage integration between Active Directory directory service and Domain Name System (DNS).

Lessons

Lab A: Integrating DNS and Active Directory

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to manage and monitor DNS servers to ensure that they are functioning properly and to optimize network performance.

Lessons

Lab A: Managing and Monitoring DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to use WINS to register NetBIOS names and resolve them to IP addresses.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 8: Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to configure a routing solution for your network environment.

Lessons

Lab A: Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 9: Securing Network Traffic by Using IPSec and Certificates

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to secure network traffic and to use certificates with IPSec for increased security.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 10: Configuring Network Access

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to configure a server with the Routing and Remote Access service, create appropriate remote access connections on a network access server, and configure users' access rights.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 11: Managing and Monitoring Network Access

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to manage and monitor network access.

Lessons

Lab A: Managing and Monitoring Remote Access

After completing this module, students will be able to: