COURSE NAME: 2278-Plan and Maintain Server 2003 Net Infrastructure (4050)

Course length: 5 days

Overview:

The goal of this five-day course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. This course is appropriate for individuals employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking.

Prerequesite Courses:

• 2277-Implement, Manage, & Maintain Server 2003 Net Infrastructure (4050) or equivalent knowledge

Performance-based Objectives:

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network.
• Plan and troubleshoot a routing strategy.
• Plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy.
• Optimize and troubleshoot DHCP.
• Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy.
• Optimize and troubleshoot DNS.
• Plan and optimize Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).
• Plan, optimize, and troubleshoot

Course content:

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

• Introducing the Network Design
• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

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

• Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
• Evaluating Network Performance

Unit 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching

• Selecting Intermediate Devices
• Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
• Planning Routing Communications
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

Unit 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

• Planning a DHCP Strategy
• Securing a DHCP Solution
• Optimizing DHCP
• Troubleshooting DHCP

Unit 5: Planning a DNS Strategy

• Planning DNS Servers
• Planning a Namespace
• Planning Zones
• Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
• Integrating DNS and WINS

Unit 6: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

• Optimizing DNS Servers
• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Unit 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS

• Planning a WINS Solution
• Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
• Optimizing WINS Traffic

Unit 8: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

• Understanding Default Policy Rules
• Planning an IPSec Deployment
• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

Unit 9: Planning Network Access

• Introducing Network Access
• Selecting Network Access Connection Methods
• Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy
• Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method
• Planning a Network Access Strategy

Unit 10: Troubleshooting Network Access

• Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
• Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
• Troubleshooting Remote Access

Unit 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

• Introducing Planning Documentation
• Preparing Development and Test Environments
• Managing and Maintaining the Environment