• Have taken Course 2278, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure AND
• Have taken Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure.

OR

• Have equivalent knowledge and experience.

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exams:

• Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

At Course Completion

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe the process of designing an Active Directory infrastructure and network infrastructure that supports Active Directory.
• Design a forest and domain infrastructure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a site infrastructure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a Group Policy structure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design an administrative structure that meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a physical network structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Create a design for network connectivity that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a name resolution strategy that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) structure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.
• Design a network access infrastructure that supports Active Directory and meets the needs of an organization.