Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

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 is the fifth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer curriculum.

Audience
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.
The entry criteria for this course include individuals who are:
IT professionals and new to Windows Server 2003 network implementation.
Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.
At Course Completion
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.
Troubleshoot network access.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
Exam 70-291 : Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have completed:
Course 2277 : Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

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



Course Outline


Module 1: Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation
This module explains the process of planning a network, and the tools and documentation you need to do so.
Lessons
Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network
Preparing Development and Test Environment
Changing the Environment
Introducing the Network Design Document
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how to plan a Windows Server 2003 network.
Explain how to prepare development and test environments.
Explain the concepts of managing and maintaining by using specific tools.
Explain the technologies and services implemented in a Windows Server 2003 network.
Module 2: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network
This module explains how to plan a physical and logical network.
Lessons
Reviewing TCP/IP
Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
Optimizing Network Performance
Lab 2: Planning and Optimizing a Physical and Logical TCP/IP Network
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Discuss TCP/IP.
Plan a TCP/IP addressing scheme.
Optimize network performance.
Module 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing
This module explains how to plan a routing strategy and troubleshoot routing.
Lessons
Reviewing Routing
Selecting Intermediate Devices
Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
Planning Routing Communications
Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing
Lab 3: Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how routing works.
Create a secure routing plan.
Identify TCP/IP routing troubleshooting tools.
Troubleshoot TCP/IP routing.
Module 4: Planning a DHCP Strategy
This module explains how to plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy.
Lessons
How DHCP Operates in an Enterprise Environment
Planning a DHCP Strategy
Securing a DHCP Strategy
Lab 4: Planning a DHCP Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to plan a secure DHCP strategy.
Module 5: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DHCP
This module explains how to optimize and troubleshoot DHCP.
Lessons
Determining the Need to Optimize DHCP Performance
Optimizing DHCP
Troubleshooting DHCP
Lab 5: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Determine the need to optimize DHCP performance
Optimize DHCP
Troubleshoot DHCP.
Module 6: Planning a DNS Strategy
This module explains how to plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy for your enterprise.
Lessons
Planning a Namespace
Planning Zones
Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
Planning a DNS Server
Lab 6: Planning a DNS Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan a namespace strategy.
Plan zones.
Plan zone replication.
Plan a DNS server implementation.
Module 7: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS
This module provides guidelines and strategies for optimizing a DNS server, and details steps for troubleshooting a DNS server.
Lessons
Optimizing the DNS Server
Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution
Lab 7: Troubleshooting DNS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Optimize a DNS server.
Optimize the DNS server-to-server communications.
Optimize DNS client support traffic.
Troubleshoot host name resolution.
Module 8: Planning and Optimizing WINS
This module covers planning and optimization of WINS, including information on optimizing servers and detailed explanations of optimization tasks.
Lessons
Reviewing WINS
Planning a WINS Solution
Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
Optimizing WINS Traffic
Lab 8: Planning and Optimizing WINS
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan a WINS solution.
Identify WINS optimization requirements.
Optimize WINS traffic.
Module 9: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec
This module explains how to plan an Internet Protocol security (IPSec) deployment, and covers the necessary tools and skills for troubleshooting IPSec.
Lessons
Reviewing IPSec
Understanding the Default Policy Rules
Planning an IPSec Deployment
Troubleshooting IPSec Communications
Lab 9: Troubleshooting IPSec
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Discuss IPSec.
Understand IPSec default policies, rules, and settings.
Plan IPSec deployment.
Troubleshoot IPSec.
Module 10: Planning Network Access
This module explains how to plan network access.
Lessons
Reviewing Network Access
Selecting Network Access Connection Methods
Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy
Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method
Selecting a Network Access Strategy
Lab 10: Planning Network Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Select appropriate connection methods for a network access strategy.
Select a remote access policy strategy.
Select a network access authentication method.
Plan a network access strategy.
Module 11: Troubleshooting Network Access
This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.
Lessons
Network Access Troubleshooting Resources
Troubleshooting Network Authentication
Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
Troubleshooting Remote Access
Lab 11: Troubleshooting Network Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify network access troubleshooting resources.
Troubleshoot network authentication.
Troubleshoot LAN authentication.
Troubleshoot remote access.
Module 12: Preparing for the Course Lab
This module explains what is required to complete the capstone lab. The capstone lab provides the opportunity to plan, implement and troubleshoot the network infrastructure for a branch office.
Lessons
Presenting Lab Requirements
Lab 12: Capstone Lab
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Review the course content.
Review the design document to be used.
Implement the lab.