Module 1: Introduction to the Windows Server 2003 Family

This module contains information that a systems administrator with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 experience will benefit from knowing when starting to work on Windows Server 2003.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Implementing the Domain Name System

This module contains an overview animation of the role of DNS in the network infrastructure and covers the essential concepts a systems administrator needs to know about a DNS server.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Managing and Monitoring the Domain Name System

This module builds on, and continues, content covering DNS.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Installing Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

This module gives students the opportunity to install Active Directory, and learn about the new functional levels of Active Directory in Windows Server 2003.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Creating and Managing Active Directory Objects

This module contains the information that a systems administrator must know to manage Active Directory objects.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 6: Implementing Group Policy to Centrally Manage a Windows Server 2003 Family Network

This module covers planning and implementing multiple forests in Active Directory by adding a new organization to an existing company. Students will implement cross-forest trust, manage user authentication, identify possible security concerns, and come to understand how to resolve naming conflicts between two forests.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 7: Configuring and Managing User Environment by Using Group Policy

This module contains content that a Windows Server 2003 systems administrator must have to manage user environments by using Group Policy.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 8: Self Study: Configuring and Supporting Network Access

This module covers how to support network access for remote users. This module focuses primarily on the Windows Server 2003 network access technologies and their related tasks.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 9: Self Study: Securing Network Traffic and Data Files

This module covers how to secure network traffic, which includes Internet Protocol security (IPSec); and how to secure data files, which include Encrypting File System (EFS).

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 10: Self Study: Implementing Basic Disaster Protection and Recovery Techniques in the Windows Server 2003 Family

This module covers some of the ways to implement disaster protection and recovery techniques in Windows Server 2003. This module focuses on using the Recovery Console and the Backup utility.

After completing this module, students will be able to: