Computer Data, Inc.

What You'll Learn 

• Key components of network infrastructure design
• How to design a secure network
• Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers
• Design a network topology
• Internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed
• Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS)
• Optimize a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
• Design a solution for network access
• Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution
• Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance
• Design the deployment of file services
• Design print services in Windows Server 2008
• Design high availability for applications and services

Course Outline

 1. Overview of Network Infrastructure Design

• Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design
• Designing the Network Topology
• Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
• Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network

2. Designing Network Security

• Overview of Network Security Design
• Creating a Security Plan
• Identifying Threats to Network Security
• Analyzing Security Risks
• The Defense-in-Depth Model

3. Designing IP Addressing

• Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
• Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
• Designing DHCP Implementation
• Designing DHCP Configuration Options

4. Designing Routing and Switching

• Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology
• Selecting Network Devices
• Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks
• Designing Routing Communications
• Evaluating Network Performance

5. Designing Security for Internal Networks

• Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
• Overview of IPSec
• Designing IPSec Implementation

6. Designing Name Resolution

• Collecting Information for a Name Resolution Design
• Designing a DNS Server Strategy
• Designing a DNS Namespace
• Designing DNS Zone Implementation
• Designing Zone Replication and Delegation

7. Designing Advanced Name Resolution

• Optimizing DNS Queries
• Designing DNS for High Availability
• Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy

8. Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System

• Gathering Data for Designing Network Access Solutions
• Securing and Controlling Network Access
• Designing Remote Access Services
• Designing RADIUS Authentication with Network Policy Services
• Designing Wireless Access

9. Designing Network Access Protection

• Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
• Network Policy Server Component Design
• Designing NAP Enforcement Point and Client Component Requirements
• IPSec Enforcement for NAP

10. Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance

• Determining Operating System Deployment Requirements
• Deploying an Operating System by Using WDS
• Planning for the Creation and Modification of Images
• Designing Multicast Transmission of Images

11. Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008

• Designing File Services
• Designing DFS
• Designing the FSRM Configuration

12. Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of a Print Services Design
• Designing Print Services

13. Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008

• Overview of High Availability
• Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability
• Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability
• Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters

Labs 

Lab 1: Designing Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

• Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design
• Designing the Network Topology
• Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
• Designing a Change Management Plan
• Lab Discussion

Lab 2: Designing a Network Security Plan

• Designing a Team for the Security Plan
• Identifying Threats
• Analyzing Risk
• Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan

Lab 3: Designing IP Addressing in Windows Server 2008

• Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
• Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
• Designing a DHCP Implementation
• Discussion of IP Address Allocation

Lab 4: Designing a Network Routing Topology

• Designing the Placement of Routers
• Designing a Perimeter Network
• Evaluating Network Performance
• Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology

Lab 5: Designing a Secure Internal Network

• Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation
• Designing an IPSec Implementation

Lab 6: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008

• Designing a DNS server strategy
• Designing a DNS namespace
• Designing a DNS zone and replication strategy
• Discuss the design of name resolution
• Implement a DNS zone and replication strategy

Lab 7: Designing a Name Resolution Strategy in Windows Server 2008

• Optimize DNS resolution
• Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution
• Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution

Lab 8: Designing Network Access Solutions

• Determining Network Access Requirements
• Designing a Remote Access Solution
• Designing Network Policy Services
• Discuss the Design of Network Access
• Designing a Wireless Connection Solution

Lab 9: Designing Network Access Protection

• Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
• Designing and Implementing the Network Policy Server Components
• Designing and Implementing the NAP Enforcement and Client Components

Lab 10: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance

• Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution
• Designing WDS Deployment
• Designing WDS Images
• Discussing WDS Deployment and Images Design
• Implementing Multicast Transmissions for Images

Lab 11: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008

• Designing and Implementing DFS
• Designing and Implementing FSRM

Lab 12: Designing Shared Resources in Windows Server 2008

• Analyzing the Components of a Print Services Design
• Designing a Shared Printer Deployment

Lab 13: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008

• Designing High Availability
• Implementing an NLB Design
• Implementing a Failover Cluster Design