Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004.

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam operate in medium to very large networked computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Candidates have a basic understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Certificate Services, RADIUS, Routing and Remote Access, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/IP, IMAP, POP3, RDP, SMTP, and SSL. They have a minimum of one year's experience implementing and administering networks and operating systems in environments that have the following characteristics:

• Between 50 and 10,000+ supported users.

• Multiple physical locations.

• Outbound access for typical client services and applications, such as Web access, e-mail, Telnet, FTP, VPN, desktop management, Instant Messaging, and access control policies.

• Hosting of network services, such as internal and external Web hosting, messaging, Instant Messaging, RDP, and firewall.

• Connectivity requirements that include connecting individual offices and users at remote locations to the corporate network and connecting networks to the Internet.

• Using ISA Server firewall and/or caching services in a production environment.

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass the Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 exam, you achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status. You also earn credit toward the following certifications:

• Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification

• Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification

• Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Security on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification

• Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Security on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification

Instructor-led Courses for This Exam

• Course 2824: Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004

Skills Being Measured

This exam measures your ability to plan, implement, configure, and manage, a Microsoft ISA Server 2004 environment. A candidate should be proficient in the job skills listed below.

Skills measured by exam 70-350

Planning and Installing ISA Server 2004

Plan an ISA Server 2004 deployment

Assess and configure the operating system, hardware, and network services

Deploy ISA Server 2004

Installing and Configuring Client Computers

Install Firewall Client software

Configure client computers for ISA Server 2004. Types of client computers include Web Proxy, Firewall Client, and SecureNAT

Configure a local domain table (LDT)

Configure ISA Server 2004 for automatic client configuration by using Web Proxy Automatic Discovery (WPAD)

Diagnose and resolve client computer connectivity issues

Configuring and Managing ISA Server 2004

Configure the system policy

Back up and restore ISA Server 2004

Define administrative roles

Configure firewall settings

Configure ISA Server 2004 for Network Load Balancing

Configure ISA Server 2004 to support a network topology

Configuring Web Caching

Configure forward and reverse caching

Optimize performance of the ISA Server 2004 cache

Diagnose and resolve caching issues

Configuring Firewall Policy

Plan a firewall policy

Create policy elements, access rules, and connection limits. Policy elements include schedule, protocols, user groups, and network objects

Create policy rules for Web publishing

Create policy rules for mail server publishing

Create policy rules for server publishing

Configuring and Managing Remote Network Connectivity

Configure ISA Server 2004 for site-to-site VPNs

Configure ISA Server 2004 as a remote access VPN server

Diagnose and resolve VPN connectivity issues

Monitoring and Reporting ISA Server 2004 Activity

Monitor ISA Server 2004 activity

Configure and run reports

Configure logging and alerts