NET 168 - Administering Windows Server

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 4
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

This course focuses on implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server environment. This course will include the administration tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server infrastructure such as configuring and troubleshooting name resolution, user and group management with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Group Policy, implementing Remote Access solutions such as DirectAccess, VPNs and Web Application Proxy, implementing Network Policies and Network Access Protection, PowerShell scripting, Data Security, deployment and maintenance of server images, as well as update management and monitoring of Windows Server environments. It covers the current objectives for the Microsoft Certification Exam.
Competencies

Create Domain Name System (DNS) zones
1. Install DNS server
2. Troubleshoot DNS
3. Configure DNS server role and zone transfers
Maintain active directory domain services and windows server
1. Implement virtualized domain controllers
2. Instigate RODCs
3. Administer AD DS
4. Manage the AD DS Database
5. Describe monitoring tools for Windows server
6. Use performance monitor to analyze performance statistics
7. Monitor event logs to interpret recorded events
Manage user service accounts and user desktops with group policy
1. Configure password policy, user account lockout, and folder redirection and scrips using GPOs
2. Construct managed server accounts and GPO preferences
3. Explain group policy
4. Administer GPOs
5. Identify group policy scope and processing
6. Troubleshoot GPO application
7. Use administrative templates
8. Deploy software using GPOs
Install the network policy server
1. Configure a network policy server and RADIUS
2. Demonstrate NPS authentication methods
3. Troubleshoot NPS
Implement network access protection
1. Describe how NAP can protect your network
2. Explain NAP enforcement processes
3. Configure NAP
4. Troubleshoot NAP
Execute remote access and update management
1. Install remote access in Windows
2. Use Direct Access, VPN, and web application proxy
3. Describe the role of WSUS and the update management process
4. Deploy updates with WSUS
Optimize file services
1. Describe FSRM and DFS
2. Use FSRM to manage quotas, file screens, and storage reports
3. Implement classification and file management tasks
4. Configure DFS namespaces
5. Troubleshoot DFS replication
Configure encryption and advanced auditing
1. Secure data using BitLocker Drive Encryption
2. Encrypt files using EFS
3. Manage advanced auditing
Perform deployments using WDS
1. Describe features and functionality of WDS
2. Configure Windows deployment services in Windows server
3. Maintain server images
Write Windows PowerShell scripts to administer Windows server
1. Describe Windows PowerShell
2. Explain how to use Windows PowerShell
3. Use Windows PowerShell for administering Windows server