Implementing Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services

Target Audience
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. It is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

Pre-Requisites
Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:Course2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Purpose
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.

Course outline

1. Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access
2. Allocating IP Addressing by Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
3. Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
4. Resolving Names
5. Resolving Host Names by Using Domain Name System (DNS)
6. Managing and Monitoring Domain Name System (DNS)
7. Resolving NetBIOS Names by Using Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
8. Securing Network Traffic by Using IPSec and Certificates
9. Configuring Network Access
10. Managing and Monitoring Network Access

Module 1:Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

• Multimedia: The Role of Routing in the Network Infrastructure
• Enabling and Configuring the Routing and Remote Access Service
• Configuring Packet Filters
• Lab: Identifying and Resolving Common Issues When Configuring Routing and Packet Filters

• Describe the role of routing in the network infrastructure.
  
• Enable and configure the Routing and Remote Access service.
  
• Configure packet filters.
  

Module 2:Allocating IP Addressing by Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

• Multimedia: The Role of DHCP in the Network Infrastructure
• Adding and Authorizing a DHCP Server Service
• Configuring a DHCP Scope
• Configuring a DHCP Reservation
• Configuring DHCP Options
• Configuring a DHCP Relay Agent
• Lab: Identifying and Resolving Common Issues When Allocating IP Addressing by Using DHCP

• Describe the role of DHCP in the network infrastructure.
  
• Add and authorize a DHCP Server service.
  
• Configure a DHCP scope.
  
• Configure DHCP options.
  
• Configure a DHCP reservation.
  
• Configure a DHCP relay agent.
  

Module 3:Managing and Monitoring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

• Managing a DHCP Database
• Monitoring DHCP
• Applying Security Guidelines for DHCP
• Lab: Managing and Monitoring DHCP

• Manage a DHCP database.
  
• Monitor DHCP.
  
• Apply security guidelines for DHCP.
  

Module 4:Resolving Names

• Multimedia: Introduction to the Name Resolution Process
• Viewing Names on a Client
• Configuring Host Name Resolution
• Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution
• Lab: Resolving Names

• Describe the name resolution process.
  
• View names on a client.
  
• Configure host name resolution.
  
• Configure NetBIOS name resolution.
  

Module 5:Resolving Host Names by Using Domain Name System (DNS)

• Multimedia: The Role of DNS in the Network Infrastructure
• Installing the DNS Server Service
• Configuring the Properties for the DNS Server Service
• Configuring the DNS Zones
• Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
• Configuring DNS Dynamic Updates
• Configuring a DNS Client
• Delegating Authority for Zones
• Lab: Configuring an Alias Resource Record
• Lab: Configuring a Secondary Forward Lookup Zone

• Describe the role of DNS in the network infrastructure.
  
• Install the DNS Server service.
  
• Configure the properties for the DNS Server service.
  
• Configure the DNS zones.
  
• Configure DNS zone transfers.
  
• Configure dynamic updates.
  
• Configure a DNS client.
  
• Delegate authority for zones.
  

Module 6:Managing and Monitoring Domain Name System (DNS)

• Configuring the Time-to-Live Value
• Configuring Aging and Scavenging
• Integrating DNS and WINS
• Testing the DNS Server Configuration
• Verifying that a Resource Record Exists by Using Nslookup, DNSCmd, and DNSLint
• Monitoring DNS Server Performance
• Lab: Verifying a Record Using NSlookup
• Lab: Configuring and Viewing DNS Debug Logging

• Configure the Time-to-Live (TTL) value.
  
• Configure aging and scavenging.
  
• Integrate DNS with WINS.
  
• Test the DNS server configuration.
  
• Verify that a resource record exists by using the Nslookup, DNSCmd, and DNSLint command-line utilities.
  
• Monitor DNS server performance.
  

Module 7:Resolving NetBIOS Names by Using Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

• Multimedia: The Role of WINS in the Network Infrastructure
• Installing and Configuring a WINS Server
• Managing Records in WINS
• Configuring WINS Replication
• Managing the WINS database
• Lab: Resolving WINS Server Configuration Issues

• Describe the role of WINS in the network infrastructure.
  
• Install and configure a WINS server.
  
• Configure WINS replication.
  
• Manage records in WINS.
  
• Manage a WINS database.
  

Module 8:Securing Network Traffic by Using IPSec and Certificates

• Implementing IPSec
• Implementing IPSec with Certificates
• Monitoring IPSec
• Lab A: Configuring IPSec

• Implement IPSec.
  
• Implement IPSec with certificates.
  
• Monitor IPSec.
  

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: Configuring Network Access

• Describe a network access infrastructure.
  
• Configure a virtual private network (VPN) connection.
  
• Configure a dial-up connection.
  
• Configure a wireless connection.
  
• Control remote user access to a network.
  
• Centralize authentication and policy management for network access by using Internet Authentication Service (IAS).
  

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: Monitoring a Remote Access Server

• Manage the network access services.
  
• Configure logging on the network access server.
  
• Collect and monitor network access data.