SAIGON INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology Department
http://saigontech.edu.vn/faculty/PhuNV/
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
(ITMT 2301)
CRN:
Course Code and Name: ITMT 2301– Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Configuration
Prerequisite: ITMT 1358: Network +
Credit: 3
Program Student
1. Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Windows Server 2012
Learning Outcomes operating system
2. Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting network hardware
devices and all services
3. Deploying and managing the Windows Server 2012 Environment
4. Understanding the general security concepts of Windows Server
2012 Environment and other environment mainly supported by
Windows 2012
5. Managing and Configuring Group Policy
Student Learning
1. Deploying and managing server images
Outcomes
2. Implementing patch management
3. Monitoring Servers
4. Configuring distributed file system (DFS), file server resource
manager (FSRM), file services and disk encryption
5. Configuring advanced audit policies
6. Configuring DNS Zones, configuring DNS Records
7. Configuring VPN and Routing
8. Configuring Direct Access, a Network Policy Server, NPS Policies
9 Configuring network access protection (NAP), server authentication
10. Configuring domain controllers and maintaining active directory,
and configuring account policies
11. Configuring group policy processing, settings, preferences
managing group policy objects
Learning
1.1 Installing the windows deployment services role
Objectives
1.2 Configuring the WDS server and managing boot, install, and
discover images
1.3 Updating images with patches, hotfixes, and drivers
1.4 Installing features for offline images
1.5 Deploying driver packages with an image
2.1 Understanding Windows Updates and Automatic updates
2.2 Installing WSUS, configuring WSUS, approving updates, viewing
report
3.1 Introducing the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
3.2 Using Event Viewer
3.3 Using reliability monitor
3.4 Managing performance
3.5 Monitoring the network
3.6 Monitoring virtual machines (VMS)
4.1 Installing and configuring DFS namespace
4.2 Installing and configuring DFS replication
4.3 Configuring remote differential compression
4.4 Configuring staging, fault tolerance using DFS
4.5 Encrypting files with EFS, managing EFS certificates, configuring the
network unlock feature, encrypting files with bitlocker
4.6 Installing file server resource manager, using quotas, managing files
with file screening, using storage reports, enabling SMTP
5.1 Implementing auditing using group policies
5.2 Implementing advanced audit policy settings
5.3 Implementing auditing using auditpol.exe, viewing audit events
5.4 Creating expression-based audit policies and removable device
audit policies
6.1 Understanding DNS, configuring and managing DNS zones
6.2 Using the dnscmd command to manage zones
6.3 Configuring DNS record types
6.4 Using the dnscmd command to manage resource records and
troubleshooting DNS problems
7.1 Installing and configuring the remote access role
7.2 Configuring VPN settings
7.3 Configuring remote dial-in settings for users
7.4 Troubleshooting remote access problems
7.5 Implementing NAT
7.6 Disabling routing and remote access and configuring routing
8.1 Looking at the DIRECTACCESS connection process
8.2 Understanding DIRECTACCESS requirements
8.3 Running the DIRECTACCESS getting started and remote access
setup wizard
8.4 Preparing for DIRECTACCESS deployment
8.5 Installing and configuring network policy server
8.6 Configuring multiple RADIUS server infrastructures
8.7 Configuring RADIUS clients, managing RADIUS templates and
RADIUS accounting
8.8 Understanding NPS authentication methods
8.9 Configuring connection request policies and network policies
8.9 Managing NPS templates
9.1 Installing network access protection and configuring NAP
enforcement
9.2 Configuring server authentication and managing service accounts
10.1 Understanding domain controllers, installing and configuring an
RODC
10.2 Cloning a domain controller
10.3 Automating user account management
10.4 Backing up and restoring active directory and managing active
directory offline
10.5 Optimizing an active directory database and cleaning up metadata
10.6 Working with Account Policies
11.1 Configuring processing order and precedence
11.2 Using filtering with group policies
11.3 Configuring security filtering and WMI filtering, loopback
processing, client-side extension behavior
11.4 Troubleshooting GPOs
11.5 Performing software installation using group policies
11.6 Using folder redirection, using scripts with group policies, using
administrative templates, using security templates
11.6 Using custom administrative template files
11.8 Converting administrative templates using ADMX migrator
11.9 Configuring property filters for administrative templates
11. 10 Backing up and restoring, managing GPOs
11.11 Configuring group policy preference settings and windows
settings
11. 12 Configuring control panel settings and configuring item-level
targeting
TEXTBOOKS
Book Title
Author
ISBN Number
Publisher
Microsoft Official Academic Course:
Patrick Regan
978-1-118Wiley
Administering Server 2012
51161-9
(lab manual included)
Semester:
Spring 2015
Campus and Room: Quang Trung, L308
Days and Times:
- Tuesday:
9:10 am – 10:40 am (Tutor)
- Saturday:
7:30 am – 9:00 am (Lecture)
9:10 am – 10:40 am
Instructor: Nguyen Van Phu
Phone Contact: 0909998941
Email Address: phunv@saigontech.edu.vn
Tutor: Dang The Thuan
Phone Contact: 0933240590
Email Address: thuandt@saigontech.edu.vn
Please feel free to call me during the business hours and you can also contact by email most of
the time if you need any assistance.
Other Required Materials: The course will be enriched by demonstration of various concepts
covered and the media mix will include video clips, audio clips, narrated white board
demonstrations, software demonstrations, hands-on lab assignments, as well as
"commentary". There are a number of "give-away" software demo downloads which you will
have the opportunity to use during the semester. These are free and yours to keep if you like
them.
Detailed Course Evaluation:
Percent
15%
15%
Item
Class Activities/Homework/Quizzes/Attendance
Lab
20%
25%
25%
Total: 100%
Presentation
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
The standard grading scale of 90-100% equals an “A”, 80-89% equals a B, 70-79% equals a “C”,
60-69% equals a D, and 0-59% equals an F. The passing grade of this course is D.
Late Assignments Policy: Late assignments may be turned in within one week of due date with
a 20% penalty. No assignments will be accepted after the final exam date!!!!
Make-up Exam Policy: You are expected to take all exams on the scheduled days. Make-up
exams are NOT guaranteed, but are granted at the discretion of the instructor. If make-up
exams are necessary, it is necessary to make arrangements with the instructor PRIOR to exam
date. NOTE: There is NO make-up exam for the final.
COURSE OUTLINE
Topics
Chapter Readings
Week 01 (31 Jan 2015)
Syllabus
Lesson 1: Deploying and Managing Server Images
Week 02 (07 Feb 2015)
Lesson 2: Implementing Patch Management
Lesson 3: Monitoring Servers
Week 03 (14 Feb 2015)
Lesson 4: Configuring Distributed File System (DFS)
Lesson 5: Configuring File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
Feb 16 - Feb 28
Tet Holidays
Week 04 (07 Mar 2015)
Lesson 6: Configuring File Services and Disk Encryption 188
Lesson 7: Configuring Advanced Audit Policies
Week 05 (14 Mar 2015)
Lesson 8: Configuring DNS Zones
Lesson 9: Configuring DNS Records
Week 06 (21 Mar 2015)
Lesson 9: Configuring DNS Records (Cont.)
Lesson 10: Configuring VPN and Routing
Week 07 (28 Mar 2015)
Lesson 11: Configuring Direct Access and Review for Exam
Week 08 (04 Apr 2015)
Review and Midterm Exam
Week 09 (11 Apr 2015)
Lesson 12: Configuring a Network Policy Server
Lesson 13: Configuring NPS Policies
Week 10 (18 Apr 2015)
Lesson 14: Configuring Network Access Protection (NAP)
Lesson 15: Configuring Server Authentication
Week 11 (25 Apr 2015)
Lesson 16: Configuring Domain Controllers
Lesson 17: Maintaining Active Directory
2 May
SaigonTech Day-off
Week 12 (09 May 2015)
Lesson 17: Maintaining Active Directory (Cont.)
Lesson 18: Configuring Account Policies 5
Week 13 (16 May 2015)
Lesson 19: Configuring Group Policy Processing
Lesson 20: Configuring Group Policy Settings
Week 14 (23 May 2015)
Lesson 21: Managing Group Policy Objects
Week 15 (30 May 2015)
Review and Final Exam
Week 16 (06 Jun 2015)
Presentation
Notice: This schedule is subject to change based on class progress and the instructor’s
discretion.
EXAM FORMAT
Exam
Exam Type
Midterm
Multiple Choice
(Paper)
Multiple Choice
(Paper)
Final
Open/Close
Book
Number Duration Points
of
(minutes)
Question
Close
40
60
Close
40
60
Chapters
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10,11
12,13,14,15,16,
100
17,18,19,20,21,22
100