Course Syllabus

Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003

Network Infrastructure
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
Key Data
The goal of this five-day course is to provide students with the
Course #: 2278 knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows Server
2003 network infrastructure.
Number of Days: 5 This is the fifth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer
Format: Instructor-Led curriculum.
Certification Exams: Audience
ƒ 70-291: Managing and This course is appropriate for individuals employed as or seeking a
Maintaining a Microsoft position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for
Windows Server 2003 individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to
Network Infrastructure enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Certification Track:MCSE networking.
The entry criteria for this course include individuals who are:
ƒ IT professionals and new to Windows Server 2003 network
This course syllabus implementation.
should be used to ƒ Preparing for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
determine whether the (MCSE) certification.
course is appropriate for
the students, based on At Course Completion
their current skills and After completing this course, students will be able to:
technical training needs. ƒ Plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network.
Course content, prices, ƒ Plan and troubleshoot a routing strategy.
and availability are ƒ Plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy.
subject to ƒ Optimize and troubleshoot DHCP.
change without notice.
ƒ Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy.
ƒ Optimize and troubleshoot DNS.
ƒ Plan and optimize Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).
ƒ Plan, optimize, and troubleshoot IPSec network access.
ƒ Troubleshoot network access.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have completed Course
2277, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or have
equivalent knowledge and skills.

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Windows® Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Student Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other
necessary materials for this class.

Module 1: Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Planning, Tools, and Documentation
This module explains the process of planning a network, and the tools
and documentation you need to do so.
Lessons
ƒ Introducing the Network Design
ƒ Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Explain the concepts of a network design process.
ƒ Explain the components of a network planning project.

Module 2: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical

Network
This module explains how to plan a TCP/IP physical and logical
network.
Lessons
„ Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution

„ Evaluating Network Performance

Lab A: Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical

Network

After completing this module, students will be able to:

„ Plan a TCP/IP addressing scheme.

„ Optimize network performance.

Module 3: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing and Switching

This module explains how to plan a routing and switching strategy, and
how to troubleshoot routing and switching.

Lessons
ƒ Selecting Intermediate Devices
ƒ Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
ƒ Planning Routing Communications
ƒ Troubleshooting TCP/IP Routing
Lab A: Planning and Troubleshooting Routing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

„ Create a secure routing and switching plan.
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„ Identify TCP/IP routing troubleshooting tools.
„ Troubleshoot TCP/IP routing and switching.

Module 4: Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP

This module explains how to plan a DHCP strategy.

Lessons
ƒ Planning a DHCP Strategy
ƒ Securing a DHCP Solution
ƒ Optimizing DHCP
ƒ Troubleshooting DHCP
Lab A: Planning a DHCP Strategy
Lab B: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Plan a secure DHCP strategy.
ƒ Optimize DHCP.
ƒ Troubleshoot DHCP.
Module 5: Planning a DNS Strategy
This module explains how to plan a DNS strategy for your enterprise.

Lessons
ƒ Planning DNS Servers
ƒ Planning a Namespace
ƒ Planning Zones
ƒ Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
ƒ Integrating DNS and WINS

Lab A: Planning a DNS Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Plan a DNS server implementation.
ƒ Plan a namespace strategy.
ƒ Plan zones.
ƒ Plan zone replication and deletion.
ƒ Integrate DNS and WINS.

Module 6: Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS

This module provides guidelines and strategies for optimizing a DNS
server, and details steps for troubleshooting a DNS server.

Lessons
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ƒ Optimizing DNS Servers
ƒ Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Lab A: Troubleshooting DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Optimize a DNS server.
ƒ Optimize DNS server-to-server communications.
ƒ Optimize DNS client support traffic.
ƒ Troubleshoot host name resolution.

Module 7: Planning and Optimizing WINS

This module covers planning and optimization of WINS, including
information on optimizing servers and detailed explanations of
optimization tasks.

Lessons
ƒ Planning a WINS Solution
ƒ Identifying WINS Optimization Requirements
ƒ Optimizing WINS Traffic

Lab A: Planning and Optimizing WINS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Plan a WINS solution.
ƒ Identify WINS optimization requirements.
ƒ Optimize WINS traffic.

Module 8: Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec

This module explains how to plan an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
deployment, and covers the necessary tools and skills for
troubleshooting IPSec.

Lessons
ƒ Understanding Default Policy Rules
ƒ Planning an IPSec Deployment
ƒ Troubleshooting IPSec Communications
Lab A: Troubleshooting IPSec

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Discuss IPSec.
ƒ Understand IPSec default policies, rules, and settings.
ƒ Plan IPSec deployment.
ƒ Troubleshoot IPSec.
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Module 9: Planning Network Access
This module explains how to plan network access.

Lessons
ƒ Introducing Network Access
ƒ Selecting Network Access Connection Methods
ƒ Selecting a Remote Access Policy Strategy
ƒ Selecting a Network Access Authentication Method
ƒ Planning a Network Access Strategy

Lab A: Planning Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Explain the requirements and authentication protocols for a
network access strategy.
ƒ Apply the guidelines for selecting a network access connection
strategy.
ƒ Apply the guidelines for selecting a remote access policy
strategy.
ƒ Select a network access authentication method.
ƒ Plan a network access strategy.
Module 10: Troubleshooting Network Access
This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.

Lessons
ƒ Troubleshooting Network Access Resources
ƒ Troubleshooting LAN Authentication
ƒ Troubleshooting Remote Access
Lab A: Troubleshooting Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Identify network access troubleshooting resources.
ƒ Explain how to troubleshoot local area network (LAN)
authentication.
ƒ Explain how to troubleshoot remote access.
Module 11: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
This module explains the course capstone lab. The capstone lab
provides students with the opportunity to plan, implement, and
troubleshoot the network infrastructure for a branch office.

Lessons
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ƒ Introducing Planning Documentation
ƒ Preparing Development and Test Environments
ƒ Managing and Maintaining the Environment

Lab A: Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network

Lab B: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003
Network

After completing this module, students will be able to:

ƒ Identify the components of the master project plan.
ƒ Explain the process for preparing development and test
environments.
ƒ Explain how to manage and maintain the network infrastructure.

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