M2277: Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have completed course MS2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Course Description:

This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. This course will prepare individuals for exam 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.

This course includes the following modules:

Module 1: Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

• Installing and Configuring the Routing and Remote Access Service
• Configuring Packet Filters
• Lab A: Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

Module 2: 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
• Lab A: Allocating IP Addressing by Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Allocating IP Addressing by Using DHCP

Module 3: 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
• Lab A: Managing and Monitoring DHCP

Module 4: Resolving Names

• Configuring Names on a Client
• Configuring Host Name Resolution
• Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution
• Lab A: Resolving Names

Module 5: 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
• Lab A: Configuring DNS for Host Name Resolution

Module 6: 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
• Lab A: Managing and Monitoring DNS

Module 7: 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
• Lab A:
• Identifying and Resolving Common Issues With NetBIOS Name Resolution by Using WINS
• Resolving WINS Server Configuration Issues

Module 8: Securing Network Traffic by Using IPSec and Certificates

• Implementing IPSec
• Implementing IPSec with Certificates
• Monitoring IPSec
• Lab A:
• Securing Network Traffic
• Identifying and Resolving Configuration Issues with IPSec Policy

Module 9: 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
• Lab A:
• Configuring Network Access
• Identifying and Resolving Common Issues with VPN Configuration Settings

Module 10: Managing and Monitoring Network Access

• Managing the Network Access Services
• Configuring Logging on a Network Access Server
• Collecting and Monitoring Network Access Data
• Lab A: Managing and Monitoring Remote Access