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

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Description:	This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows® Server 2003 network infrastructure. This is the fifth course in the Windows Server 2003 Systems Engineer curriculum.
Prerequisites:	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.
Length:	Five days

Introducing Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning, Tools, and Documentation
• Introducing the Network Design
• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Physical and Logical Network
• Planning a Functional TCP/IP Solution
• Evaluating Network Performance

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

Planning, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting DHCP
• Planning a DHCP Strategy
• Securing a DHCP Solution
• Optimizing DHCP
• Troubleshooting DHCP

Planning a DNS Strategy
• Planning DNS Servers
• Planning a Namespace
• Planning Zones
• Planning Zone Replication and Delegation
• Integrating DNS and WINS

Optimizing and Troubleshooting DNS
• Optimizing DNS Servers
• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

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

Planning and Troubleshooting IPSec
• Understanding Default Policy Rules
• Planning an IPSec Deployment
• Troubleshooting IPSec Communications

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

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

Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
• Introducing Planning Documentation
• Preparing Development and Test Environments
• Managing and Maintaining the Environment