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.
Course Completion Skills:
- 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.
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 Goal, 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 TCPIP 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
Labs
- Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
- Planning and Troubleshooting Routing
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
- Lab A: Planning a DHCP Strategy
- Lab B: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
- Planning and Optimizing WINS
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
- Troubleshooting Network Access
After Completing This Goal, 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
Labs
- Lab A: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network
- Lab B: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network
After Completing This Goal, 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.