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Training Course Summary:

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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.


At Course Completion
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 Virtualization (WSV).

Pre-Requisites:

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

Who Should Attend:

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.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1: Fundamentals of Network Infrastructure
Course Outline
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 Organization

• Overview of Active Directory

• Server Roles


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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 organization of networks.

• Describe the characteristics of Active Directory components.

• Describe server roles and how they are categorized.


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


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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


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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


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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


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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.