Module 1: Understanding Network Infrastructure

In this module, students will learn how to describe fundamental network component and terminology thus enabling the student to select an appropriate network component in a particular scenario. Students will also learn to determine the appropriate network infrastructure component for a given scenario.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Network Architecture Standards
• Lesson 2: Local Area Networking
• Lesson 3: Wide Area Networking
• Lesson 4: Wireless Networking
• Lesson 5: Connecting to the Internet
• Lesson 6: Remote Access

Lab: Selecting Network Infrastructure Components

• Exercise: Determining Appropriate Networking Components

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe physical network topologies and standards.
• Define local area networks (LANs).
• Define wide area networks (WANs).
• Describe wireless networking technologies.
• Explain how to connect a network to the Internet.
• Describe how technologies connect remote access.
  

Module 2: Connecting Network Components

In this module, students will learn to build a network using network hardware components and technologies. The student will also learn to determine the appropriate network hardware and wiring components for a given situation.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Understanding the OSI Model
• Lesson 2: Understanding Adapters, Hubs, and Switches
• Lesson 3: Understanding Routing
• Lesson 4: Understanding Media Types

Lab: Connecting Network Components

• Exercise 1: Determining the Appropriate Network Hardware
• Exercise 2: Selecting a Suitable Wiring Infrastructure

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the industry standard protocol model.
• Describe adapters, hubs, and switches.
• Describe routing technologies and protocols.
• Describe wiring methodologies and standards.

  
  

Module 3: Implementing TCP/IP

In this module, students will describe the protocols and services within the TCP/IP suite of protocols. Students will learn to implement IPv4 within a Windows environment. Students will also learn basic understanding of IPv6 and name resolution.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Overview of TCP/IP
• Lesson 2: Understanding IPv4 Addressing
• Lesson 3: Configuring IPv4
• Lesson 4: Understanding IPv6
• Lesson 5: Name Resolution

Lab: Implementing TCP/IP

• Exercise 1: Determining an Appropriate IPv4 Addressing Scheme
• Exercise 2: Configuring IPv4 with Windows Server 2008
• Exercise 3: Verifying the Configuration
• Exercise 4: Configuring and Testing Name Resolution
• Exercise 5: Viewing the IPv6 Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Describe the functionality of the TCP/IP suite.
• Describe IPv4 addressing.
• Configure an IPv4 network.
• Describe IPv6 addressing and transition.
• Describe the various name resolution methods used by TCP/IP hosts.
  

Module 4: Implementing Storage in Windows Server

This module will introduce students to different storage technologies, discuss how to implement the storage solutions in Windows Server 2008 R2 and will finish with helping you detail a resilient strategy for your storage that will be tolerant in various ways, helping to avoid unplanned downtime and loss of data.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Identifying Storage Technologies
• Lesson 2: Managing Disks and Volumes
• Lesson 3: Implementing RAID

Lab: Implementing Storage in Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Creating a New Volume
• Exercise 2: Creating a Fault Tolerant Disk Configuration
• Exercise 3: Implementing the Windows iSCSI initiator

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify storage technologies.
• Manage disks and volumes.
• Implement RAID.
  

Module 5: Installing and Configuring Windows Server

In this module, students will learn to understand the various options available for installing Windows Server and to complete an installation. Students will also launch a local media setup and then perform the post-installation configuration of a server.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Installing Windows Server
• Lesson 2: Managing Services
• Lesson 3: Managing Peripherals and Devices

Lab: Installing Windows Server

• Exercise 1: Performing a Local Media-Based Installation
• Exercise 2: Configuring Windows Server
• Exercise 3: Configuring Services
• Exercise 4: Configuring Devices

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Install Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Manage Services.
• Manage Devices and Device Drivers.

Module 6: Windows Server Roles

In this module, students will learn to deploy server roles to support a business scenario.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Role-Based Deployment
• Lesson 2: Deploying Role-Specific Servers

Lab: Implementing Server Roles

• Exercise 1: Determining the Appropriate Roles to Deploy
• Exercise 2: Deploying the Determined Server Roles

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe different types of servers.
• Select and install server roles and features to support different types of servers.

Module 7: Implementing Active Directory Domain Services

In this module, students will learn to implement an AD DS forest.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Introducing AD DS
• Lesson 2: Implementing AD DS
• Lesson 3: Managing Users, Groups, and Computers
• Lesson 4: Implementing Organizational Units
• Lesson 5: Implementing Group Policy

Lab: Lab: Implementing AD DS

• Exercise 1: Promoting a New Domain Controller
• Exercise 2: Creating an Organizational Unit
• Exercise 3: Configuring Accounts
• Exercise 4: Creating a GPO

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the fundamental features of AD DS.
• Manage objects in a domain.
• Implement organizational units (OUs) for managing groups and objects.
• Configure client computers centrally with group policy objects (GPOs).

Module 8: Implementing IT Security Layers

In this module, students will learn the concept of defense-in-depth and how to implement this approach with Windows Server. Students will also learn to implement security best practices to help to secure the network.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Overview of Defense-in-Depth
• Lesson 2: Physical Security
• Lesson 3: Internet Security

Lab: Implementing IT Security Layers

• Exercise 1: Implementing Physical Security
• Exercise 2: Configuring Security Settings in Internet Explorer

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify security threats at all levels and mitigate those threats.
• Describe physical security risks and identify mitigations.
• Identify Internet-based security threats and protect against them.

Module 9: Implementing Windows Server Security

In this module, students will understand security features in Windows Server to help to provide defense-in-depth. Students will also implement some of the Windows Server security features.

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Overview of Windows Security
• Lesson 2: Securing Files and Folders
• Lesson 3: Implementing Encryption

Lab: Lab: Implementing Windows Security

• Exercise 1: Configuring an Accounts Policy
• Exercise 2: Securing NTFS Files and Folders
• Exercise 3: Encrypting Files

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure a password policy.
• Secure an NTFS folder.
• Encrypt files.
  

Module 10: Implementing Network Security

In this module, students will describe the security-related threats to an organization