Videos: 61
Fact Sheets: 41
Exam Questions: 65
0.0 Course Introduction
1.0 The Design Process
1.1 Design Process Overview
1.1.1 Design Process Overview
1.2 Gathering Information
1.2.1 Conducting Interviews
1.2.2 Identifying the Administrative Approach
1.2.3 Identifying the Physical Network Structure
1.2.4 Identifying the Logical Structure
1.3 Planning and Implementation
1.3.1 Designing the Network
1.3.2 Design Process Facts
1.3.3 System Requirements
2.0 Upgrade and Migration
2.1 Domain Concepts
2.1.1 Workgroups and Domains
2.1.2 NT Design Concepts
2.2 Upgrading and Restructuring
2.2.1 Upgrading and Restructuring NT Domains
2.2.2 Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT)
2.2.3 Upgrading 2000 to 2003
2.2.4 Upgrade and Restructure Guidelines
2.3 Planning Active Directory
2.3.1 Active Directory Sizer
2.3.2 Using ADSizer
3.0 Active Directory
3.1 Active Directory Concepts
3.1.1 The Active Directory Logical Structure
3.1.2 The Active Directory Physical Structure
3.1.3 Active Directory Structure Facts
3.2 Designing the Logical Structure
3.2.1 Designing Forests
3.2.2 Designing Trees
3.2.3 Designing Domains
3.2.4 Logical Structure Design Guidelines
3.3 Designing Trusts
3.3.1 Trust Concepts and Design
3.3.2 Logon and Trust Design
3.3.3 Trust Design Guidelines
3.4 Choosing Functional Levels
3.4.1 Functional Levels
3.4.2 Functional Level Features
3.4.3 Functional Level Types
3.5 FSMO Placement
3.5.1 Operation Master Placement
3.5.2 FSMO Placement Guidelines
3.5.3 Automated Installation
3.6 Designing Sites
3.6.1 Designing Sites
3.6.2 Designing Replication
3.6.3 Global Catalog Placement
3.6.4 Site Design Guidelines
3.7 Designing OUs
3.7.1 Designing OUs
3.7.2 Designing OUs for Administration
3.7.3 Group Policy Concepts
3.7.4 Group Policy Facts
3.7.5 Designing OUs for GPOs
3.7.6 Designing OUs to Hide Resources
3.7.7 OU Design Guidelines
3.8 Object Placement
3.8.1 Creating User Accounts
3.8.2 Organizing User and Computer Accounts
3.8.3 Object Migration and Placement
3.9 Designing Authentication
3.9.1 Designing Authentication
3.9.2 Designing for Smart Cards
3.9.3 Authentication Design Guidelines
3.10 Designing Groups
3.10.1 Group Concepts
3.10.2 Group Strategies
3.10.3 Group Design Guidelines
4.0 Name Resolution
4.1 Choosing Names
4.1.1 Host Names
4.1.2 Naming Guidelines
4.2 DNS Concepts
4.2.1 DNS Name Resolution
4.2.2 Name Resolution Order
4.3 Designing Name Resolution
4.3.1 Designing Standard Zones
4.3.2 Designing Active Directory Zones
4.3.3 AD-Integrated Zone Facts
4.3.4 Controlling Name Resolution
4.3.5 Name Resolution Facts
4.4 Designing Dynamic DNS
4.4.1 Designing DDNS
4.4.2 Dynamic DNS Design Guidelines
4.5 Designing the Namespace
4.5.1 DNS Namespace Design
4.5.2 Namespace Design Guidelines
4.6 Optimizing DNS
4.6.1 DNS Solutions
4.6.2 Name Resolution Goals and Methods
4.6.3 Performance Goals and Methods
4.6.4 Security Goals and Methods
4.6.5 BIND Integration
4.7 Designing WINS
4.7.1 WINS Concepts
4.7.2 Designing WINS
4.7.3 WINS and DNS Integration
4.7.4 WINS Design Guidelines
5.0 Network Infrastructure
5.1 Identifying IP Addresses
5.1.1 Designing IP Addresses
5.1.2 IP Addressing Facts
5.2 Designing DHCP
5.2.1 Designing DHCP
5.2.2 Designing DHCP Fault Tolerance
5.2.3 DHCP Design Guidelines
5.3 Designing the Physical Network
5.3.1 Designing a DMZ
5.3.2 DMZ Design Guidelines
5.3.3 Designing NAT
5.3.4 Designing Router Placement
5.3.5 NAT and Router Design Guidelines
5.3.6 Internet Connectivity Solutions
5.4 Designing Remote Access
5.4.1 Remote Access Concepts
5.4.2 Designing Remote Access Policies
5.4.3 Centralizing Remote Access Policies
5.4.4 Remote Access Design Guidelines
5.4.5 VPN Design Guidelines
6.0 Services
6.1 Services
6.1.1 Designing Auditing
6.1.2 Designing DFS
6.1.3 Designing SUS
6.1.4 Services Facts
7.0 Course Review
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