Microsoft Exam 70-291

Microsoft Exam 70-291:
Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

This exam related to networking factors regarding to win server 2003 platform.

• Credits for this certification

When you pass Microsoft exam 70-291 you became Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft exam 70-291 is also one of the exams which require to achieve following group certifications:

MCSA on Windows Server 2003 certification... = core exam

MCSE on Windows Server 2003 certification... = core exam

MCDBA on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 certification... = core exam

• Program of study for Microsoft exam 70-291

This certification study includes implement, manage, and maintain a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure.

• Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining IP Addressing

Study about:

TCP/IP addressing

DHCP

DHCP clients and leases

DHCP Relay Agent

DHCP databases

DHCP scope

• Manage reservations and reserved clients.

Study about:

Troubleshoot TCP/IP addressing.

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

TCP/IP configuration

Troubleshoot DHCP

DHCP authorization

DHCP reservation configuration

System event log & DHCP server audit log files

Configuration of DHCP server and scope options

DHCP Relay Agent

Database integrity

• Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Name Resolution

Study about:

DNS Server service

DNS server options

DNS zone

DNS forwarding

DNS record settings

Manage DNS.

• Tools for monitoring DNS

Study about:

System Monitor

Event Viewer

Replication Monitor

DNS debug logs

• Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Network Security

Study about:

Secure network administration procedures

Security baseline settings

Audit security settings

Security templates

Principle of least privilege

• Install and configure software update infrastructure.

Study about:

Software update services

Automatic client update

Software updates on earlier operating systems

• Monitor network protocol security.

Study about:

IP Security Monitor Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in

Kerberos support tools

Troubleshoot network protocol security

Network Monitor

• Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Routing and Remote Access

Study about:

Routing and Remote Access user authentication

Remote access authentication protocols

Configure Internet Authentication Service (IAS) to provide authentication for Routing and Remote Access clients.

Routing and Remote Access policies

• Remote access management:

Study about:

Packet filters

Routing and Remote Access routing interfaces

Devices and ports

Routing and Remote Access clients

• Routing protocols

Study about:

TCP/IP routing

Routing tables

Routing ports

• Secure access between private networks

Study about:

Troubleshoot user access to remote access services

Remote access VPNs

Remote access connection

User access to resources beyond the remote access server

Troubleshoot Routing and Remote Access routing

Demand-dial routing

Router-to-router VPNs

• Maintaining a Network Infrastructure

Study about:

Network traffic

Network Monitor

System Monitor

Connectivity to the Internet

Server services

Service dependency

Service recovery options