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2278: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
In this course, students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure.

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

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of 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

Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation

• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network
• Preparing Development and Test Environment
• Changing the Environment
• Introducing the Network Design Document

Lesson 2: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network

• Reviewing TCP/IP
• Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
• Optimizing Network Performance

Lesson 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing

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

Lesson 4: Planning a DHCP Strategy

• How DHCP Operates in an Enterprise Environment
• Planning a DHCP Strategy
• Securing a DHCP Strategy

Lesson 5: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DHCP

• Determining the Need to Optimize DHCP Performance
• Optimizing DHCP
• Troubleshooting DHCP

Lesson 6: Planning a DNS Strategy

• Planning a Namespace
• Planning Zones
• Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
• Planning a DNS Server

Lesson 7: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

• Optimizing the DNS Server
• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Lesson 8: Planning and Optimizing WINS

• Reviewing WINS
• Planning a WINS Solution
• Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
• Optimizing WINS Traffic

Lesson 9: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

• Reviewing IPSec
• Understanding the Default Policy Rules
• Planning an IPSec Deployment
• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

Lesson 10: Planning Network Access

• Reviewing Network Access
• Selecting Network Access Connection Methods
• Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy
• Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method
• Selecting a Network Access Strategy

Lesson 11: Troubleshooting Network Access

• Network Access Troubleshooting Resources
• Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
• Troubleshooting Remote Access

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