Course Length: 2 Days

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

The goal of this two-day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to configure a Windows-based computer to operate in a Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 networking infrastructure.

The target audience for this course includes individuals who are either employed by, or who are seeking employment as, a Systems Administrator in Medium and Large (M/LORG) organizations. The entry criterion for this course includes individuals who are:

Entry-level IT professionals, new to hands-on Windows server and network administration.

Preparing for exam 70-291, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, a core requirement for the MCSA and MCSE certification credentials.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol architecture.
Convert Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between decimal and binary.
Calculate a subnet mask.
Create subnets using Variable-Length Subnet Mask (VLSM) and Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR).
Configure a host to use a static IP address.
Assign IP addresses in a multiple subnet network.
Describe the IP routing process.
Configure a host to obtain an IP address automatically.
Configure a host so that automatic private IP address configuration is disabled.
Configure a host to use name servers.
Isolate common connectivity issues.

Before attending this course, students must have completed:

A+ certification or have equivalent knowledge and skills.
Network+ certification or have equivalent knowledge and skills.
Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or have equivalent knowledge and skills.

Describe the architecture of the TCP/IP protocol layers.
Associate the protocols of the TCP/IP suite with those of the OSI model.
Describe the function of the protocols at each layer of the TCP/IP model.
Describe how a frame moves through the TCP/IP layers and what happens at each layer.

Convert IP Addresses from decimal to binary.
Calculate a subnet mask.
Create subnets using VLSM and CIDR.
Isolate addressing issues associated with the IP routing process.

Configure a client to use a static IP address.
Configure a client to obtain an IP address automatically by using DHCP.
Configure a client to obtain an IP address automatically by using Alternate Configuration

Describe how client names are resolved.
Use ARP to identify client media access control (MAC) addresses.
Describe the function of Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS).
Configure a client to use a static IP address.
Configure a client to use name resolution servers.

Isolate common connectivity issues.
Use a flow chart to isolate a problem.
Use utilities and tools to isolate a problem