Two Day Course

Course Description

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Configure Live Streaming solutions
• Configure On-Demand Streaming solutions.
• Configure service roles.
• Configure logging and plug-ins.
• Configure Advanced Streaming solutions 7.0.
• Configure Windows Media Services availability solutions.

Prerequsites

This course is intended for existing Windows Media Services Streaming Media Services Technology Specialists and other Technology Specialists interested in expanding their job skills to include Windows Media Services. Before attending this course, students must have:

• Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 experience
• 1 Year of experience administering and supporting IIS
• 1 Year of experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003
• Network + certification

Course Content

Implementing Windows Media Services

This module explains how to implement Windows Media Services. 

• Overview of Windows Media Server
• Preparing for Windows Media Services
• Installing Windows Media Services  
  • Labs:
    • Installing Windows Media Services
    • Configuring Control Protocols
    • Testing the Windows Media Server

Implementing Content Streaming

This module explains how to implement Streaming solutions.
• Overview of On-Demand Streaming
• Implementing On-Demand Streaming Solutions
• Overview of Live Content Streaming
• Implementing Live Content Streaming
  • Labs:
    • Configuring and Testing the On-Demand Publishing Points
    • Preparing the Content for On-Demand Publishing
    • Encoding Content to File
    • Configuring and Archiving a Pull Broadcast
    • Configuring a Push Broadcast

Configuring Windows Media Services

• Configuring Bandwidth and Connection Limits
• Implementing Event Notification
• Tuning Windows Media Services
  • Labs:
    • Testing Performance
    • Configuring Limits

Configuring Content Security

• Configuring Authentication
• Configuring Authorization
• Overview of Digital Rights Management
  • Labs:
    • Requiring a Logon for a Publishing Point
    • Restricting Access to Files
    • Allowing Anonymous Access to Files
    • Allowing Access to Intranet Users

Configuring Playlists and Advertising

• Overview of Playlists on Windows Media Server
• Configuring Wrapper Playlists
• Configuring Advertising on Windows Media Server
  • Labs:
    • Configuring Playlists
    • Modifying Playlists

Configuring Windows Media Services for Advanced Scenarios

• Implementing Distribution Servers
• Configuring Caching and Proxy
• Configuring Windows Media Services for High Availability
• Installing Role Services
  • Labs:
    • Configuring a Distribution Server for Live Broadcasts
    • Configuring a Proxy Server with Caching
    • Configuring a Reverse Proxy Server with Prestuffed Cache
    • Installing Role Services

Troubleshooting Windows Media Services

• Troubleshooting Windows Media Servers
• Troubleshooting Client Connectivity
  • Labs:
    • Configuring Client Logging
    • Viewing Windows Media Services Traffic Using Network Monitor
    • Resolving a configuration problem

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