Networking Series Course:
This
48-hour, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills
that are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure.
This infrastructure is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by
using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a medium-sized to large-sized (250 to
5,000 seats) messaging environment. This course offers a significant amount of
hands-on practices, discussions, and assessments that assist students in
becoming proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support
Exchange Server 2003.
Target Audience
This
course is intended for messaging support professionals who work in
medium-to-large environments (250 to 5,000 seats) with multiple physical
locations, mixed-client connection protocols, and wireless and Internet
messaging connectivity.
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Prerequisites
Before
attending this course, students must have:
·
Working knowledge of Microsoft
Windows Server™ 2003. · Working knowledge of
networking, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Internet Information Services (IIS). · Working knowledge of Internet
protocols, including Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) or Internet
Message Access Protocol version 4 (IMAP4), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Network News Transfer
Protocol (NNTP). ·
In addition, it is
recommended, but not required, that students have completed: · Course 2274: Managing a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or equivalent knowledge · Course 2275: Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or equivalent knowledge · Course 2276: Implementing a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts, or
equivalent knowledge · Knowledge of Exchange Server
5.5 or Exchange 2000 Server is beneficial but not necessary. |
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Module 1: Installing and
Upgrading to Exchange Server 2003
Install
Exchange Server 2003 on newly acquired hardware. Perform a clean installation
of Exchange Server 2003. Install and use the tools that are needed to manage
Exchange Server 2003. Understand the overall upgrade process.
Module 2: Configuring and
Managing Exchange Server 2003
Configure
the server to run in their messaging environment. Configuration tasks include
setting up Exchange policies to simplify administration, and configuring
Exchange Server so that the administrator can proactively manage server
performance. Effectively manage Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server
in their messaging environment.
Module 3: Securing Exchange
Server 2003
Secure
the Exchange Server. Securing the Exchange Server is the final step of the
three-step process of installing a new Exchange server in the actual
environment. Securing Exchange Server 2003 involves implementing antivirus
strategies, implementing digital signatures and encryption features, and configuring
firewalls, as well as setting administrative permissions.
Module 4: Managing Recipients
Manage
Exchange recipients by using Active Directory Users and Computers.
Additionally, an administrator can use scripting utilities to make bulk
changes to the Exchange recipient information that is stored in Active
Directory.
Module 5: Managing Public
Folders
Managing
public folders, as well as network access to public folders. An Exchange
administrator’s primary tool for managing public folders is Exchange System
Manager.
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Module 6: Managing Address
Lists
Search
for other e-mail users in their company by using the global address list
(GAL), which includes all the e-mail messaging recipients, including contacts
with external addresses and distribution groups, in the Exchange
organization. Use Exchange System Manager to simplify management of address
lists. Use Exchange System Manager to create custom address lists that meet
users’ specific needs and that help them find e-mail addresses faster.
Module 7: Implementing and
Managing Client Access with Internet Protocols
Outlook
Web Access enables users to gain access to their mailboxes by using an
Internet browser. Outlook Web Access also allows users access to data that is
in public folders, network shared folders, and on company intranets.
Module 8: Managing Client
Configuration and Connectivity
Configuring
e-mail software or setting up specific collaborative features. This module
introduces client configuration and connectivity concepts and demonstrates
the common tasks that are associated with configuring and customizing Outlook
2003, including performing calendaring tasks in Outlook 2003, and installing
and configuring Microsoft Outlook Express.
Module 9: Managing Routing
Assemble
servers running Exchange Server 2003 into routing groups to control message
traffic and to help Exchange route messages more efficiently. Configuring
routing groups and managing their connectivity to the Internet.
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Module 10: Managing
This
module introduces students to the new mobility feature of Exchange Server
2003.
Module 11: Managing Data
Storage and Hardware Resources
Understand
how Exchange Server 2003 stores data and what storage technologies it uses. Understand
what effects hardware components have on Exchange performance and the steps
that they can take to improve performance.
Module 12: Planning for and
Recovering from Disasters
This
module discusses not only how to create a planning document for disaster
recovery, but it also explains the various procedures that are involved in
backing up and restoring the messaging system.
Module 13: Performing
Preventive Maintenance
Preventative
maintenance by categorizing and scheduling maintenance tasks accordingly, and
to approach administrative tasks in an organized, systematic manner.
Module 14: Migrating Users
from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003
Implement
messaging deployment plans to support the merging of established messaging
systems. Migrate the Exchange Server 5.5 messaging system of a company
running a Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 domain into the Exchange Server 2003
messaging system of another company running Windows Server 2003 and Active
Directory.
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