Microsoft Windows XP Installation and Administration Part 1: Installation and Configuration

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

Description

This is the fourth course in a five part series that teaches Remote Access and Delegating Administrative Control. Topics covered include configuring and troubleshooting remote access and virtual private network (VPN) connections. configuring terminal services and implementing Network Address Translation (NAT) and Internet Connection Sharing are also covered. Finally, the course teaches User and Group objects in Active Directory, object permissions, and customizing an MMC Console.

Audience

The intended audience for this course includes Network Administrators and Technical Support Specialists. Candidates for this exam work in medium to very large computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 2000 network and directory services. Candidates have at least six months of experience administering and supporting Windows 2000 server and client operating systems that use Active Directory services. This course covers the 70-218 exam. In addition, learners should have taken the first three parts of this series (72515-72517).

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Identify features of remote access connectivity.
• Identify features of data transport protocols.
• Identify features of virtual private network (VPN) protocols.
• Identify features of authentication protocols.
• Identify features of encryption protocols.
• Identify considerations when assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to remote access clients.
• Identify Windows Components Wizard options to install Terminal Services.
• Identify features of the methods used to configure Terminal Services connections on a server and client.
• Identify Terminal Services Client options to establish a terminal session.
• Identify features of remote access policies.
• Identify stages in the logic used to evaluate remote access policies.
• Identify features of default and multiple remote access policy interactions during a remote access connection attempt.
• Identify features of Active Directory objects.
• Identify the steps in creating a user account.
• Add a user account to a group.
• Identify guidelines to delegate administrative control in Active Directory.
• Identify features of the Delegation of Control Wizard.
• Create a customized Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

Topics Include

Unit 1: Basic Remote Access Configuration

• Identify features of remote access connectivity.
• Identify features of data transport protocols.
• Identify features of virtual private network (VPN) protocols.
• Identify Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard options to configure an inbound dial-up connection.
• Identify Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard options to configure an inbound virtual private network (VPN) connection
• Configure a virtual private network (VPN) port.
• Configure a modem and cable port.
• Identify the options to configure a user dial-in setting.
• Identify methods to troubleshoot a remote access virtual private network (VPN) connection.

Unit 2: Authentication and DHCP Integration

• Identify features of authentication protocols.
• Identify features of encryption protocols.
• Identify considerations when assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to remote access clients.
• Configure a remote access server to obtain Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
• Match hardware options for remote access clients with their features.
• Identify Network Connection Wizard options that are used when creating a private network dial-up connection.
• Identify Internet Connection Wizard options that are used when creating a dial-up connection.
• Identify Network Connection Wizard options to create a connection to a virtual private network (VPN).

Unit 3: Terminal Services and NAT

• Identify Windows Components Wizard options to install Terminal Services.
• Identify features of the methods used to configure Terminal Services connections on a server and client.
• Identify Terminal Services Client options to establish a terminal session.
• Identify features of Terminal Services for local resource mapping.
• Identify methods to troubleshoot Terminal Services.
• Identify features of Network Address Translation (NAT).
• Enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on a dial-up connection.
• Identify guidelines for troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
• Identify Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard options to configure Network Address Translation (NAT).

Unit 4: Policies and Troubleshooting

• Identify features of remote access policies.
• Identify stages in the logic used to evaluate remote access policies.
• Identify features of default and multiple remote access policy interactions during a remote access connection attempt.
• Identify Add Remote Access Policy Wizard options to configure remote access policies.
• Identify characteristics of remote access server monitoring.
• Identify methods to troubleshoot remote access communication lines.
• Identify methods to troubleshoot remote access communication hardware.
• Identify methods to troubleshoot remote access configuration settings.

Unit 5: Active Directory Objects

• Identify features of Active Directory objects.
• Identify the steps in creating a user account.
• Add a user account to a group.
• Identify factors to consider when copying a user account template.
• Create a group object.
• Identify methods to troubleshoot Active Directory objects.
• Identify attributes of administrative control delegation.
• Identify characteristics of Active Directory permissions.
• Assign Active Directory permissions.

Unit 6: Administrative Control and MMC

• Identify guidelines to delegate administrative control in Active Directory.
• Identify features of the Delegation of Control Wizard.
• Create a customized Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
• Identify methods to distribute Microsoft Management Consoles (MMCs).
• Identify considerations when installing Windows 2000 snap-ins by using the Windows 2000 Administration Tools Setup Wizard.

Duration

7

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 XXMB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

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