Course Overview
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This five-day instructor-led course introduces students to network infrastructure and application platform concepts and configurations provided by Window Server 2008. Students will be able to acquire a fundamental understanding in order to pursue advanced topics available for certification in the infrastructure or application platform services.
Audience
This course is intended for new IT employees or Desktop Support workers moving into server support. The information in this course allows them acquire a fundamental understanding of Windows networks to pursue advanced topics. This course is also useful for those migrating from competitive platforms to Windows Server 2008.
Skills Gained
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of an enterprise networking environment.
- Describe the typical roles of IT Professionals in an enterprise environment.
- Describe TCP/IPv4 configurations, protocols, and tools.
- Describe the fundamentals of communication technologies.
- Create an IPv4 address range and subnet.
- Configure IPv6 addresses.
- Administer a Windows 2008 server.
- Describe basic security concepts for server roles.
- Describe how to secure network traffic by using certificates.
- Configure Windows Firewall.
- Configure and troubleshoot remote access.
- Describe routing concepts, protocols, and quality of service.
- Configure and test network load balancing.
- Configure network print resources and printing pools.
- Describe the functions included with Windows Server Virtualisation (WSV).
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- A+, Server+, hardware portion of Net+, and familiarity with Windows (client side)
- Working knowledge of a Windows 2003 environment
- Working knowledge of networking technologies
Course Outline
Module 1: Fundamentals of Network Infrastructure
This module describes the fundamentals of an enterprise networking environment, which consists of Windows Infrastructure Services, Windows Application Platform Services, and Active Directory.
Lessons
- Network Communication Standards
- Physical Network Infrastructure
- Logical Network Organisbation
- Overview of Active Directory
- Server Roles
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the purpose of network communication standards and the OSI model.
- Describe the components of physical network infrastructure.
- Describe the logical organisation of networks.
- Describe the characteristics of Active Directory components.
- Describe server roles and how they are categorised.
Module 2: IT Professionals in the Enterprise
This module describes the IT Professional roles (and their respective responsibilities) that may exist in a typical enterprise environment.
Lessons
- IT Professional Roles
- IT Management and Processes
- Professional Development for IT Professionals
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the IT professional roles.
- Describe IT management and processes.
- Describe options for the professional development of IT professionals.
Module 3: TCP/IPv4 Fundamentals
This module describes the TCP/IPv4 configuration, protocols and the tools used to validate configurations.
Lessons
- Overview of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite
- Overview of TCP/IP Addressing
- Name Resolution
- Dynamic IP Addressing
- TCP/IPv4 Tools
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the TCP/IP protocol suite and the individual protocols that are part of it.
- Describe the components of IPv4 addressing.
- Describe NetBIOS and DNS name resolution.
- Describe how IPv4 addresses can be assigned dynamically.
- Describe tools that can be used to manage and monitor IPv4.
Module 4: Communication Technologies Fundamentals
This module describes static and dynamic HTTP content, how to differentiate between the two, and the various mechanisms used by TCP/IPv4 to send and receive data traffic.
Lessons
- Packet Delivery Methods
- Network Content Types
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe unicast, broadcast, and multicast packet delivery.
- Describe static, dynamic, and streaming content.
Module 5: Creating IPv4 Address Spaces
This module explains how to define and create an IPv4 address range and subnetting for a network.
Lessons
- Overview of IP Communication
- Subnetting for Complex Networks
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the IPv4 communication process between computers.
- Describe how to create IPv4 networks by performing subnetting.
Module 6: IPv6 Fundamentals
This module introduces IPv6, describes the differences between IPV4 and IPv6, and explains how to configure IPv6 addresses.
Lessons
- Introduction to IPv6
- Unicast IPv6 Addresses
- Configuring IPv6
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of IPv6.
- Describe the characteristics of IPv6 unicast addresses.
- Describe how IPv6 can be configured automatically and statically.
Module 7: Fundamentals of Administering Windows Server 2008
This module explains how to o administer a Windows 2008 server.
Lessons
- Windows Server 2008 Administrative Tools
- Monitoring Performance
- Monitoring Events
- Using Remote Desktop for Administration
- Configuring Security for Server Administration
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe common Windows Server 2008 Administrative Tools.
- Describe how to monitor performance.
- Describe how to monitor events.
- Describe how to use Remote Desktop for administration.
- Describe how to configure security for server administration.
Module 8: Security Fundamentals
This module introduces basic industry standard security concepts for server roles.
Lessons
- Defense in Depth
- Securing Access to Web Content
- Securing Access to Files
- Data Encryption
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe how Defense in Depth is used to secure computers.
- Describe how to secure access to Web content.
- Describe how to secure access to files.
- Describe data encryption and how it is used to protect data on disk.
Module 9: Fundamentals of Securing Network Communication
This module describes how to secure network traffic by using certificates.
Lessons
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Using Certificates
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe public key infrastructure components and certificates.
- Describe methods for securing network communication by using certificates.
Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals
This module describes proxy and caching services; how to configure Windows Firewall by creating exceptions and modifying firewall rules; how to configure auditing and monitoring; and how to troubleshoot Windows Firewall.
Lessons
- Overview of Perimeter Security
- Windows Firewall Overview
- Creating Windows Firewall Rules
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Firewall
- Demonstration: Monitoring Windows Firewall
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe firewall and proxy server characteristics.
- Describe Windows Firewall and how to perform basic administration.
- Describe how to create Windows Firewall rules.
- Describe how to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Firewall.
Module 11: Remote Access Fundamentals
This module explains how to configure network policies, configure a radius proxy, and how to troubleshoot NPS as a radius proxy.
Lessons
- Remote Access Overview
- RADIUS Overview
- Network Policy Server
- Troubleshooting Remote Access
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of remote access methods.
- Describe how RADIUS is used.
- Describe how to implement network policies on a Network Policy Server.
- Describe how to troubleshoot remote access.
Module 12: Routing Fundamentals
This module describes routing concepts and protocols, and explains how quality of service can be used within a network environment.
Lessons
- Routing Fundamentals
- What Is a Router?
- Configuring RRAS as a Router
- Quality of Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe routing protocols and routing tables.
- Describe how to configure RRAS as a LAN router.
- Describe Quality of Service (QoS) and how to implement it.
Module 13: Network Load Balancing Fundamentals
This module explains how to configure and test network load balancing.
Lessons
- Network Load Balancing Fundamentals
- Server Availability and Scalability Overview
- Windows Network Load Balancing
- Configuring Windows Network Load Balancing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe server availability and scalability options.
- Describe Windows Network Load Balancing.
- Describe how to configure Windows Network Load Balancing.
Module 14: Configuring Print Resources and Printing Pools
This module explains how to configure network print resources and printing pools.
Lessons
- Configuring Print Resources and Printing Pools
- Printing Overview
- Configuring Network Printers
- Using Print Management
- Managing Printers
- Troubleshooting Network Printing
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the printing process.
- Describe how to configure network printers.
- Describe how to manage servers by using Print Management.
- Describe how to manage printers by using Print Management.
- Describe how to troubleshoot network printing.
Module 15: Server Virtualisation Overview
This module describes the fundamental functions included with Windows Server Virtualization (WSV).
Lessons
- Server Virtualisation Overview
- Creating a Virtual Environment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe benefits and characteristics of server virtualisation.
- Describe how to configure and manage a virtual environment.
