Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Training Course

Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Course Contents

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

• Introducing the Network Design
• Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Project

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of a network design process
• 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

• Selecting Intermediate Devices
• Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy
• Planning Routing Communications
• 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
• 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

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

Lab A: Planning a DHCP Strategy Lab B: Troubleshooting DHCP Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a secure DHCP strategy
• Optimize DHCP
• Troubleshoot DHCP

Module 5: Planning a DNS Strategy

This module explains how to plan a DNS strategy for your enterprise.

Lessons

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

Lab A: Planning a DNS Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a DNS server implementation
• Plan a namespace strategy
• Plan zones
• Plan zone replication and deletion
• 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

• Optimizing DNS Servers
• Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution

Lab A: Troubleshooting DNS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Optimize a DNS server
• Optimize DNS server-to-server communications
• Optimize DNS client support traffic
• 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

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

Lab A: Planning and Optimizing WINS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan a WINS solution
• Identify WINS optimization requirements
• 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

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

Lab A: Troubleshooting IPSec

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Discuss IPSec
• Understand IPSec default policies, rules, and settings
• Plan IPSec deployment
• Troubleshoot IPSec

Module 9: Planning Network Access

This module explains how to plan network access.

Lessons

• 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

Lab A: Planning Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the requirements and authentication protocols for a network access strategy
• Apply the guidelines for selecting a network access connection strategy
• Apply the guidelines for selecting a remote access policy strategy
• Select a network access authentication method
• Plan a network access strategy

Module 10: Troubleshooting Network Access

This module explains how to troubleshoot network access.

Lessons

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

Lab A: Troubleshooting Network Access

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify network access troubleshooting resources
• Explain how to troubleshoot local area network (LAN) authentication
• 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

• Introducing Planning Documentation
• Preparing Development and Test Environments
• 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:

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