Introduction
This 40 hours (5 days) , instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 network infrastructure. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies. These tasks include implementing routing; implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network access infrastructure by configuring the connections for remote access clients; and managing and monitoring network access.
This is the fourth course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer
track for Windows Server 2003, and it is the final course in the Systems Administrator track.

Audience
This course is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer.

At Course Completion

• After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Configure routing by using the Routing and Remote Access service.

• Allocate IP addressing by using DHCP.

• Manage and monitor DHCP.

• Resolve names.

• Resolve host names by using DNS.

• Manage and monitor DNS.

• Resolve network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) names by using WINS.

• Secure network traffic by using IPSec and certificates.

• Configure network access.

• Manage and monitor network access.

Before attending this course, students must have completed:
Course 2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure:Network Hosts, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

AND
Exam 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure