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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Management MCSE 70-291 Online Course Tutorial Details

Total Lessons: 14
Total Time: 54 hour(s)
Subscription Term: 12 month(s)

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Summary:

The Windows Server 2003 Network Management MCSA/MCSE 70-291 series is designed to help learners prepare for Microsoft exam number 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. This series covers topics such as networking models, IP addressing and routing, classless subnet masking and client address configuration, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). In addition, the informative courses detail Windows Internet Name Server (WINS), Domain Naming System (DNS), Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), and Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Services. Finally, learners are taught to understand security templates and software updates, monitoring and troubleshooting network activity, and LAN routing.

Features and Benefits of our Tutorial:
* Exercises that allow users to practice the application
* A file containing the text of the exercises
* Activities that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment
* Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the application
* A glossary
* A Skill Assessment

Lesson 1 TCP/IP Protocol - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Understand the purpose and function of networking models
* Identify the seven layers of the OSI networking model
* Identify the Microsoft networking model
* Identify the four layers of the TCP/IP protocol suite
* Identify several application layer protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite

Lesson 2 IP Addressing and Routing - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Convert IP addresses to binary and to decimal
* Identify the network and host ID portions of an IP address based on address class
* Explain subnetting and subnet masking
* Perform bitwise ANDing
* Distinguish between static and dynamic routing table updates
* Explain the use of four commonly used routing utilities

Lesson 3 Classless Subnet Masking and Client Address Configuration - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Subnet Class A, B, and C networks
* Supernet a Class C network
* Make changes to the routing table
* Configure a static IP address
* Use alternate IP addressing configurations

Lesson 4 The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Explain the DHCP lease process
* Install DHCP service
* Create and configure different type of DHCP scopes
* List DHCP option types
* Create DHCP/BOOTP reservations
* Allocate IP addresses appropriately

Lesson 5 Integrating and Troubleshooting DHCP - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Configure the DHCP Relay Agent
* Use DNS upgrading options
* Configure your RRAS server to use DHCP
* Integrate DHCP with Active Directory
* Disable APIPA
* Back up and restore a DHCP database

Lesson 6 Windows Internet Name Server (WINS) - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Install and configure WINS
* Manage WINS records and its database
* Configure WINS replication
* Reconcile WINS records
* Backup and restore the WINS database

Lesson 7 WINS Client and Interoperability and NetBIOS - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Configure network clients to support WINS either directly or through a WINS proxy agent
* Describe how WINS interoperates with DNS and DHCP
* Configure WINS with RRAS
* Describe the WINS browser list
* Describe the NetBIOS name registration and resolution processes
* Define NetBIOS concepts such as node types and LMHOSTS file

Lesson 8 Domain Naming System Concepts - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Explain the function of DNS
* Describe the DNS namespace
* Create DNS zones and records
* Outline DNS server roles
* Manage record aging and scavenging
* Integrate Active Directory and DNS

Lesson 9 The DNS Server - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Install DNS on a server
* Configure forward and reverse lookup zones
* Configure and manage DNS
* Monitor and troubleshoot DNS

Lesson 10 Routing and Remote Access Service VPN Services - 5 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Enable remote access on a VPN server
* Identify available authentication protocols
* Describe the process of tunneling
* Configure a VPN server for remote access
* Configure a VPN client for remote access
* Create a VPN Gateway

Lesson 11 Security Templates and Software Updates - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Implement secure network administration procedures
* Implement security baseline settings and audit security settings using security templates
* Install and configure the Software Update Service
* Install and configure Automatic Client Update Settings
* Support Legacy clients
* Install and configure WINS redundancy

Lesson 12 Monitoring and Troubleshooting Network Activity - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Install and configure Network Monitor
* Use Network Monitor to troubleshoot network problems
* Identify network problems relating to Network Address Translation, name resolution, IP addressing, and IP security
* Troubleshoot IPSec connections using the IPSec Security Monitor

Lesson 13 LAN Routing and Dial-Up Services - 3 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Configure LAN routing
* Configure RRAS packet filters
* Configure a Windows Server 2003 Routing and Remote Access Service
* Configure a Routing and Remote RAS dial-up Gateway
* Configure wireless networking

Lesson 14 LAN and Dial-Up Security - 4 hours

Objectives: After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
* Configure remote access policies
* Identify and describe the router protocols supported by Windows Server 2003
* Enable and configure basic firewall support
* Enable and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) services
* Describe and configure ICMP router discovery
* Troubleshoot remote access client and server connections
* Configure Internet Authentication Services