Course Content:

Unit 1: Windows Server 2003 network planning

• Install or upgrade to Windows Server 2003
• The Windows Server 2003 network architecture
• Network services
• Selecting a Windows Server 2003 edition
• Plan a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure

Unit 2: TCP/IP architecture

• Introduction to TCP/IP
• TCP/IP architecture overview
• Application layer protocols
• Transport layer protocols
• Internet layer protocols
• Network Interface layer protocols

Unit 3: Plan network data flow

• Types of network traffic
• Ethernet
• Physical components
• Optimizing network performance and settings
• Troubleshooting utilities

Unit 4: Plan and configure routing and switching

• Building a subnetted IP network
• Router installation and onfiguration
• Demand-dial connections and VLANs
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Internet Connection Services (ICS)

Unit 5: Plan, configure, and troubleshoot DHCP

• DHCP overview
• DHCP installation and authorization
• DHCP configuration
• Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot DHCP

Unit 6: Plan, configure, and troubleshoot WINS

• NetBIOS name resolution
• WINS installation and configuration
• WINS management
• NETBIOS security

Unit 7: Plan a DNS strategy

• DNS functions
• DNS namespace strategies
• DNS installation
• DNS zones
• DNS integration with Active Directory and WINS

Unit 8: Manage and troubleshoot DNS

• Optimizing DNS performance
• DNS security
• DNS server management
• Zone management
• Troubleshooting DNS

Unit 9: Plan and manage Certificate Services

• Cryptography
• Certificate Services components
• Install and manage Certificate Services
• Certificate management
• Smart card authentication

Unit 10: Plan and manage IPSec

• IPSec
• Enabling IPSec and assigning policies
• Custom IPSec policies
• Troubleshooting IPSec

Unit 11: Plan network access

• Introducing remote access methods
• Remote access server configuration
• Plan client access
• Remote access policies
• RADIUS
• Troubleshooting remote access

Unit 12: Plan and implement server availability and scalability

• Availability and scalability in Windows Server 2003
• Install and configure server clusters
• Server cluster concepts
• Network Load Balancing

Unit 13: Plan server and network security

• Types of security
• Plan server role security
• Plan network protocol and wireless network security
• Default security settings
• Plan a secure baseline
• Software updates and administrative access security

Unit 14: Problem recovery

• File backup and recovery
• Recovery tools
• Remote management
• Imaging client computers and servers

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