Course Info

MS2278 - Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Categories Microsoft Certification Training, Microsoft Windows Training, MCSE Training, MCDBA Training, MCSE+Security Training

Duration 5 days (35 hours)

Pre-requisites
MS2277 - Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Courseware MS2278-MS (300 pages)

Price $1975

Notes
This course covers topics students need to know to prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:
Exam 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (MCSE 2003 core; MCDBA elective)

This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows® Server 2003 network infrastructure. After completing this 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 IPSec network access and troubleshoot network access.

Module 1: Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation
      Introducing the Network Design
      Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project
Module 2: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network
      Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
      Evaluating Network Performance
      Lab A: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network
Module 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching
      Selecting Intermediate Devices
      Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
      Planning Routing Communications
      Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing
      Lab A: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing
Module 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP
      Planning a DHCP Strategy
      Securing a DHCP Solution
      Optimizing DHCP
      Troubleshooting DHCP
      Lab A: Planning a DHCP Strategy
      Lab B: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues
Module 5: Planning a DNS Strategy
      Planning DNS Servers
      Planning a Namespace
      Planning Zones
      Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
      Integrating DNS and WINS
      Lab A: Planning a DNS Strategy
Module 6: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS
      Optimizing DNS Servers
      Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution
      Lab A: Troubleshooting DNS
Module 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS
      Planning a WINS Solution
      Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
      Optimizing WINS Traffic
      Lab A: Planning and Optimizing WINS
Module 8: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec
      Understanding Default Policy Rules
      Planning an IPSec Deployment
      Troubleshooting IPSec Communications
      Lab A: Troubleshooting IPSec
Module 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
      Lab A: Planning Network Access
Module 10: Troubleshooting Network Access
      Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
      Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
      Troubleshooting Remote Access
      Lab A: Troubleshooting Network Access
Module 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
      Introducing Planning Documentation
      Preparing Development and Test Environments
      Managing and Maintaining the Environment
      Lab A: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network
      Lab B: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network