Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server - Part 4: Connectivity

Audience

Candidates for this exam operate in medium to very large computing environments that use Exchange 2000 Server Windows 2000 Active Directory and Internet Information Server (IIS). They have a minimum of one year's experience administering Microsoft Exchange environments that have the following characteristics - Multiple physical locations Mixed client connection protocols such as POP3 IMAP4 MAPI NNTP and HTTP Internet messaging connectivity Connectivity to foreign mail systems. Students are expected to have completed a great deal of Windows 2000 training including the Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure series prior to beginning this course.

Objective

• Identify the features of routing groups.
• Identify the conditions under which multiple routing groups are used.
• Identify the features of routing group topologies.
• Configure Outlook 2000.
• Configure Outlook Web Access clients.
• Configure Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) clients.
• Identify the new features of public folders in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the features of the System Manager and Outlook 2000 Properties dialog boxes used to configure public folders.
• Identify the features in Exchange 2000 Server that supports multiple public folder trees.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Message Connectivity Management

• Identify the features of routing groups.
• Identify the conditions under which multiple routing groups are used.
• Identify the features of routing group topologies.
• Identify the features of Routing Group Connectors (RGCs).
• Create a Routing Group Connector (RGC).
• Identify the features of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) connectors.
• Identify the features of the X.400 connector.
• Identify the functions of different methods of routing mail to a foreign system.
• Sequence the steps involved in routing messages within the same server.
• Sequence the steps involved in routing messages within the same routing group.
• Match methods of routing messages with their descriptions.
• Manage message queues.
• Identify the features of the link state table.
• Identify the features of the link state algorithm (LSA).
• Sequence the steps in the process by which Exchange 2000 Server maintains the link state table.
• Identify the methods for troubleshooting connection problems.
• Sequence the steps involved in rerouting mail.
• Identify the issues involved in tracking a message.
• Enable message tracking.
• Search for a message.

Unit 2: Client Connectivity Management

• Configure Outlook 2000.
• Configure Outlook Web Access clients.
• Configure Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) clients.
• Configure Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4) clients.
• Configure Chat Client.
• Identify the features of the Domain Name System (DNS) in Windows 2000.
• Identify component roles in the server publishing structure.
• Configure DSProxy and DSAccess.
• Identify the features of Address Resolution in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Configure the Instant Messaging client.
• Identify the features of Exchange 2000 Server connection protocols.
• Match integration features of Exchange 2000 Server with their functions in non-Windows 2000 environments.
• Match common client connectivity problems with their solutions.

Unit 3: Exchange 2000 Server Folder Management

• Identify the new features of public folders in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Identify the features of the System Manager and Outlook 2000 Properties dialog boxes used to configure public folders.
• Identify the features in Exchange 2000 Server that supports multiple public folder trees.
• Create a public folder tree.
• Identify the features of public folder referrals.
• Identify public store configuration options.
• Identify the features of public folders in Active Directory.
• Identify the steps in creating a public folder replica.
• Identify guidelines for diagnosing public folder replication problems.
• Identify the types of public folder permissions in Exchange 2000 Server.
• Match the public folder permissions that can be assigned to a parent object with their definitions.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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