2278: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Course length: Five days

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:

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have completed:

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

• Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

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

• Introducing the Network Design

• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of a network design process.

• Explain the components of a network planning project.

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

This module explains how to plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network.

Lessons

• Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution

• Evaluating Network Performance

Lab A: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a TCP/IP addressing scheme.

• Optimize network performance.

Module 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching

This module explains how to plan a routing and switching strategy, and how to troubleshoot routing and switching.

Lessons

• Selecting Intermediate Devices

• Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy

• Planning Routing Communications

• Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

Lab A: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create a secure routing and switching plan.

• Identify TCP/IP routing troubleshooting tools.

• Troubleshoot TCP/IP routing and switching.

Module 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

This module explains how to plan a DHCP strategy.

Lessons

• Planning a DHCP Strategy

• Securing a DHCP Solution

• Optimizing DHCP

• Troubleshooting DHCP

Lab A: Planning a DHCP Strategy

Lab B: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a secure DHCP strategy.

• Optimize DHCP.

• Troubleshoot DHCP.

Module 5: Planning a DNS Strategy

This module explains how to plan a DNS strategy for your enterprise.

Lessons

• Planning DNS Servers

• Planning a Namespace

• Planning Zones

• Planning Zone Replication and Delegation

• Integrating DNS and WINS

Lab A: Planning a DNS Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a DNS server implementation.

• Plan a namespace strategy.

• Plan zones.

• Plan zone replication and deletion.

• Integrate DNS and WINS.

Module 6: 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 DNS Servers

• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Lab A: Troubleshooting DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Optimize a DNS server.

• Optimize DNS server-to-server communications.

• Optimize DNS client support traffic.

• Troubleshoot host name resolution.

Module 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS

This module covers planning and optimization of WINS, including information on optimizing servers and detailed explanations of optimization tasks.

Lessons

• Planning a WINS Solution

• Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements

• Optimizing WINS Traffic

Lab A: 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 8: 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

• Understanding Default Policy Rules

• Planning an IPSec Deployment

• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

Lab A: 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 9: Planning Network Access

This module explains how to plan network access.

Lessons

• 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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the requirements and authentication protocols for a network access strategy.

• Apply the guidelines for selecting a network access connection strategy.

• Apply the guidelines for selecting a remote access policy strategy.

• Select a network access authentication method.

• Plan a network access strategy.

Module 10: Troubleshooting Network Access

This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.

Lessons

• Troubleshooting Network Access Resources

• Troubleshooting LAN Authentication

• Troubleshooting Remote Access

Lab A: Troubleshooting Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify network access troubleshooting resources.

• Explain how to troubleshoot local area network (LAN) authentication.

• Explain how to troubleshoot remote access.

Module 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

This module explains the course capstone lab. The capstone lab provides students with the opportunity to plan, implement, and troubleshoot the network infrastructure for a branch office.

Lessons

• 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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the components of the master project plan.

• Explain the process for preparing development and test environments.

• Explain how to manage and maintain the network infrastructure.

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