Introduction
This three-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 network infrastructure. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies. These tasks include implementing routing; implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network access infrastructure by configuring the connections for remote access clients; and managing and monitoring network access.

At Course Completion  

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Configure routing by using the Routing and Remote Access service.
• Allocate IP addressing by using DHCP.
• Manage and monitor DHCP.
• Resolve names.
• Resolve host names by using DNS.
• Manage and monitor DNS.
• Resolve network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) names by using WINS.
• Secure network traffic by using IPSec and certificates.
• Configure network access.
• Manage and monitor network access.

Module 1: Configuring Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

Topics:  

• Multimedia: The Role of Routing in the Network Infrastructure
• Enabling and Configuring the Routing and Remote Access Service
• Configuring Packet Filters

Lab:  

• Identifying and Resolving Common Issues When Configuring Routing and Packet Filters

Skills:  
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the role of routing in the network infrastructure.
• Enable and configure the Routing and Remote Access service.
• Configure packet filters.

Topics:  

• Multimedia: The Role of DHCP in the Network Infrastructure
• Adding and Authorizing a DHCP Server Service
• Configuring a DHCP Scope
• Configuring a DHCP Reservation
• Configuring DHCP Options
• Configuring a DHCP Relay Agent

Lab:  

• Identifying and Resolving Common Issues When Allocating IP Addressing by Using DHCP

Skills:  

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the role of DHCP in the network infrastructure.
• Add and authorize a DHCP Server service.
• Configure a DHCP scope.
• Configure DHCP options.
• Configure a DHCP reservation.
• Configure a DHCP relay agent.

Topics:  

• Managing a DHCP Database
• Monitoring DHCP
• Applying Security Guidelines for DHCP

Lab:  

• Managing and Monitoring DHCP

Skills:  

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage a DHCP database.
• Monitor DHCP.
• Apply security guidelines for DHCP.

Topics:  

• Multimedia: Introduction to the Name Resolution Process
• Viewing Names on a Client
• Configuring Host Name Resolution
• Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution

Lab:  

• Resolving Names

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the name resolution process.
• View names on a client.
• Configure host name resolution.
• Configure NetBIOS name resolution.

Topics:  

• Multimedia: The Role of DNS in the Network Infrastructure
• Installing the DNS Server Service
• Configuring the Properties for the DNS Server Service
• Configuring the DNS Zones
• Configuring DNS Zone Transfers
• Configuring DNS Dynamic Updates
• Configuring a DNS Client
• Delegating Authority for Zones

Lab:  

• Configuring an Alias Resource Record
• Configuring a Secondary Forward Lookup Zone

Skills:  
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the role of DNS in the network infrastructure.
• Install the DNS Server service.
• Configure the properties for the DNS Server service.
• Configure the DNS zones.
• Configure DNS zone transfers.
• Configure dynamic updates.
• Configure a DNS client.
• Delegate authority for zones

Topics:  

• Configuring the Time-to-Live Value
• Configuring Aging and Scavenging
• Integrating DNS and WINS
• Testing the DNS Server Configuration
• Verifying that a Resource Record Exists by Using Nslookup, DNSCmd, and DNSLint
• Monitoring DNS Server Performance

Lab:  

• Verifying a Record Using NSlookup
• Configuring and Viewing DNS Debug Logging

Skills:  
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure the Time-to-Live (TTL) value.
• Configure aging and scavenging.
• Integrate DNS with WINS.
• Test the DNS server configuration.
• Verify that a resource record exists by using the Nslookup, DNSCmd, and DNSLint command-line utilities.
• Monitor DNS server performance.

Topics:

• Multimedia: The Role of WINS in the Network Infrastructure
• Installing and Configuring a WINS Server
• Managing Records in WINS
• Configuring WINS Replication
• Managing the WINS database

Lab:

• Resolving WINS Server Configuration Issues

Skills:

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the role of WINS in the network infrastructure.
• Install and configure a WINS server.
• Configure WINS replication.
• Manage records in WINS.
• Manage a WINS database.

Topics:  

• Implementing IPSec
• Implementing IPSec with Certificates
• Monitoring IPSec

Lab:  

• Configuring IPSec

Skills:  
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement IPSec.
• Implement IPSec with certificates.
• Monitor IPSec.

Topics:  

• Introduction to a Network Access Infrastructure
• Configuring a VPN Connection
• Configuring a Dial-up Connection
• Configuring a Wireless Connection
• Controlling User Access to a Network
• Centralizing Network Access Authentication and Policy Management by Using IAS

Lab:  

• Configuring Network Access

Skills:  
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe a network access infrastructure.
• Configure a virtual private network (VPN) connection.
• Configure a dial-up connection.
• Configure a wireless connection.
• Control remote user access to a network.
• Centralize authentication and policy management for network access by using Internet Authentication Service (IAS).

Module 10: Managing and Monitoring Network Access

Topics:  

• Managing the Network Access Services
• Configuring Logging on a Network Access Server
• Collecting and Monitoring Network Access Data

Lab:  

• Monitoring a Remote Access Server

Skills:  
After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage the network access services.
• Configure logging on the network access server.
• Collect and monitor network access data.