2278, 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.
	Duration: 5.0 day(s) Price: £1230.00 + VAT	Download Course Content   Download Course Files

Locations

Infero Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.

Target Students

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.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have completed the following course, or have equivalent knowledge and skills:

• 2277, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Network Services

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Course Objectives

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.

Course Content

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

Module 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching

Selecting Intermediate Devices
Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
Planning Routing Communications
Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing

Module 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

Planning a DHCP Strategy
Securing a DHCP Solution
Optimizing DHCP
Troubleshooting DHCP

Module 5: Planning a DNS Strategy

Planning DNS Servers
Planning a Namespace
Planning Zones
Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
Integrating DNS and WINS

Module 6: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

Optimizing DNS Servers
Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Module 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS

Planning a WINS Solution
Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
Optimizing WINS Traffic

Module 8: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

Understanding Default Policy Rules
Planning an IPSec Deployment
Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

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

Module 10: Troubleshooting Network Access

Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
Troubleshooting Remote Access

Module 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network

Infrastructure
Introducing Planning Documentation
Preparing Development and Test Environments
Managing and Maintaining the Environment