Windows Server 2003 MCSE Skills Update Short Course

Section A: Introduction

• Course Overview
• 2003 New Features
• AD Enhancements
• Active Directory
• Domain Structure
• Trees/Forest
• Physical Components
• Component Interaction

Section B: AD Preparation 2003

• Setup Environments
• Upgrading AD
• Run Adprep/Forestprep
• Adprep/domainprep
• Install/Promote DC
• Add Active Directory Role
• Setup Active Directory

Section C: AD Functional Levels

• Domain Levels
• Server 2003 Functionality
• Forest Levels
• Server 2003 Forest
• Raising Functionality
• View Functional Levels
• Raise Forest Level

Section D: Global Catalog

• Implementation
• Catalog Location
• Universal Group Caching
• Enable Catalog
• Enable Group Caching

Section E: Application Partitions

• Creating Partitions
• ntdsutil
• Create/Replicate
• View Replica
• Delete Partition

Section F: Active Directory Schema

• Schema Management
• Add Schema Snap-in
• View Schema
• Manage Schema Objects

Section G: Trust Relationships

• AD Trusts
• Default Trusts
• Shortcut Trusts
• Forest Trusts
• External Trusts
• Child Domain
• New Forest Domain
• Create Forest Trust

Section A: UPN Suffix

• Usage
• Suffix Management
• Add New Suffix
• Use Suffix

Section B: Group Policy

• GPOs
• Creating GPOs
• Application
• Policy In Action
• Manage GPOs
• Add, Delete & Edit
• GP MMC

Section C: Implementing Group Policy

• Planning
• Group Policy Tools
• Group Policy Editor
• User Environment Policy
• User Security Settings
• User Configuration Settings
• Software Management

Section D: Troubleshooting Group Policy

• Conflicts
• RSoP
• Working Policy
• Group Policy Modeling

Section E: Security Framework

• Security Management
• Encryption
• Using Keys
• PKI Component
• Certificate Usage

Section F: Implementing CAs

• Internal vs. External
• Enterprise vs. Stand Alone
• Root vs. Subordinate
• Install Certificate Services
• Add Service
• Install Root CA
• View CA Certificates

Section A: Certificate Enrollment

• Issuing Certificates
• Auto Enrollment
• Managing Certificates
• Working with Templates
• Configure Auto Enrollment
• Manual Distribution
• Auto Distribution

Section B: Smart Cards

• Usage
• Implementation
• Enrollment
• Create CA
• Enrollment Agent
• Add Smartcard CA
• Distribute/Enroll
• Verify/Test

Section C: IPSec

• Secure Communication
• Data Protection
• Implementing IPSec
• IPSec Policies
• Filter Actions
• Build Policy
• Monitor IPSec
• IP Security Monitor

Section D: Wireless Security

• Wireless Networking
• Security Standards
• 802.x Authentication
• Authentication Types
• Configuring Wireless
• Configure Authentication

Section E: Security/Software Update

• Security Analyzer
• Set up MBSA
• Scan Output
• SUS
• Setup SUS
• SUS Options

Section F: Remote Assistance

• Management
• Remote Desktop Admin
• Activate Remote Desktop
• Remote Desktop Connection
• Remote Desktop Console

Section A: Security

• Planning Security
• Security Templates
• Server Role Templates
• Analyze Settings
• Applying Templates
• Perform Analyze
• Import Policy

Section B: Network Load Balancing

• NLP Process
• Configuring NLB
• Setup Address
• Setup Rules
• Setup Node
• Scaling

Section C: Server Clusters

• Components
• Planning
• Setup

Section D: Backup & Recovery

• Backup Overview
• Recovery Overview
• Building ASR

Section E: AD Recovery

• Protecting AD
• Recovery Process
• Authoritative Restore

Section F: DNS Servers

• DNS & AD
• Securing DNS
• Configuring DNS
• Forwarding
• Customized Forwarding

Section G: AD Zones

• Replication
• Replication Options