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:

• Configure routing by using the Routing and Remote Access service.
• Allocate IP addressing by using DHCP.
• Manage and monitor DHCP.
• Resolve names.
• Resolve host names by using DNS.
• Manage and monitor DNS.
• Resolve network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) names by using WINS.
• Secure network traffic by using IPSec and certificates.
• Configure network access.
• Manage and monitor network access.

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.

Course Outline

• Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access
  - Installing and Configuring the Routing and Remote Access Service
  - Configuring Packet Filters
• Allocating IP Addressing by Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  - Adding and Authorizing a DHCP Server Service
  - Configuring a DHCP Scope
  - Configuring a DHCP Reservation
  - Configuring DHCP Options
  - Configuring a DHCP Relay Agent
• Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  - Overview of Managing and Monitoring DHCP
  - Managing a DHCP Database
  - Viewing DHCP Statistics
  - Monitoring DHCP Server Performance by Using the DHCP Audit Log
  - Monitoring DHCP Server Performance by Using the Performance Console
• Resolving Names
  - Configuring Names on a Client
  - Configuring Host Name Resolution
  - Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution
• Resolving Host Names by Using Domain Name System (DNS)
  - Installing the DNS Server Service
  - Configuring the Properties for the DNS Server Service
  - Configuring the DNS Zones
  - Configuring a DNS Client
  - Configuring DNS Dynamic Updates
  - Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
  - Delegating Authority for Zones
• Managing and Monitoring Domain Name System
  - Configuring the Time to Live Interval
  - Configuring Aging and Scavenging
  - Integrating DNS and WINS
  - Verifying that a Resource Record Exists by Using Nslookup, DNSCMD, and DNSLint
  - Testing the DNS Server Configuration
  - Monitoring DNS Server Performance by Using the Performance Console
  - Monitoring DNS Server Performance by Using the DNS Logging
• Resolving NetBIOS Names by Using Windows Internet Naming Service
  - Installing and Configuring a WINS Server
  - Configuring the WINS Server
  - Managing Records in WINS
  - Configuring WINS Replication
  - Managing the WINS database
• Securing Network Traffic by Using IPSec and Certificates
  - Implementing IPSec
  - Implementing IPSec with Certificates
  - Monitoring IPSec
• Configuring Network Access
  - Introduction to a Network Access Infrastructure
  - Configuring a VPN Connection
  - Configuring a Dial-up Connection
  - Configuring a Wireless Connection
  - Controlling User Access to a Network
  - Centralizing Network Access Authentication and Policy Management by Using IAS
• Managing and Monitoring Network Access
  - Managing the Network Access Services
  - Configuring Logging on a Network Access Server
  - Collecting and Monitoring Network Access Data

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Course Materials

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

Related courses:

• M2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts
• M2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
• М2275 Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
• М2279 Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

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