Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction to Exchange Server 2003

• Types of messaging systems
• Exchange Server 2003 features
• Exchange Server 2003 editions

Unit 2: Exchange Server 2003 Installation and Configuration

• Server preparation
• Exchange Server 2003 installation
• Exchange Server 2003 administration tools
• Exchange Server 2003 configuration
• Configuring DNS to support Exchange

Unit 3: Recipient management

• Recipient types
• Recipient management
• Query-based distribution groups
• Recipient settings
• Recipient policies

Unit 4: Outlook and Outlook Web Access

• Exchange client access
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 installation
• Internet e-mail clients
• Outlook Web Access
• Outlook and Outlook Web Access security

Unit 5: Address Management

• Address lists
• Offline address lists
• Recipient Update Service

Unit 6: Public Folders

• Getting started with public folders
• Public folder permissions
• Public folder replication
• Public folder referrals
• Troubleshooting public folders

Unit 7: Configuring and managing Exchange Server

• Administrative groups
• Routing groups
• Front-end/Back-end configurations
• Virtual servers and directories

Unit 8: SMTP and Exchange message routing

• The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SMTP and Exchange
• Message routing

Unit 9: Data storage and hardware resources

• Data storage
• The Extensible Storage Engine
• Content indexing
• Storage group planning
• Hardware upgrades

Unit 10: Exchange Server 2003 security

• Exchange permissions
• SMTP security
• E-mail encryption

Unit 11: Backup and recovery

• Disaster planning
• Backing up Exchange
• Restoring Exchange data

Unit 12: Exchange server maintenance

• Daily maintenance
• Scheduled maintenance
• On-demand maintenance

Unit 13: Migrating from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003

• Migrate Windows NT 4.0 users and groups
• Connect the Exchange 5.5 directory to the Active Directory
• Move mailbox and public folder contents
• Exchange 2000 upgrade

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