| Welcome to MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-297): Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure. This book teaches you how to gather the network requirements for a business, how to analyze an existing network, and how to design an Active Directory directory service and networking infrastructure.
The first chapter of this book provides an overview of the technologies that you work with on a Windows Server 2003 network. In subsequent chapters, you learn how to design an Active Directory structure, which includes creating a forest and domain plan, an organizational unit and administrative plan, and a site topology plan. The remaining chapters teach you how to design a network infrastructure and focus on Domain Name System, Windows Internet Naming System, routing, and remote access.
This book was developed for information technology (IT) professionals who plan to take the related Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-297, “Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure,” as well as for IT professionals who design, develop, and implement software solutions for Microsoft Windows environments using Microsoft tools and technologies.
For your use, this book includes a Supplemental Course Materials CD-ROM that contains a variety of informational aids to complement the book content, including:
- The Microsoft Press Readiness Review Suite Powered by MeasureUp. This suite of practice tests and objective reviews contains questions of varying degrees of complexity and offers multiple testing modes. You can assess your understanding of the concepts presented in this book and use the results to develop a learning plan that meets your needs.
- An electronic version of this book (eBook). For information about using the eBook, see the section “The eBook” later in this introduction.
- An eBook of the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition. This eBook provides complete and up-to-date reference material for networking.
- Sample chapters from several Microsoft Press books. These chapters give you additional information about Windows Server 2003 and introduce you to other resources that are available from Microsoft Press.
About The Author
Walter Glenn, MCSE and MCT, has been a part of the computer industry for more than 17 years and currently works in Huntsville, Alabama, as a consultant, trainer, and writer. He is the author or coauthor of nearly 20 computer titles, including Exchange Server 2003 Administrator’s Companion (Microsoft Press, 2003), MCSE: Exchange 2000 Server Administration Study Guide (Sybex, 2000), and Mike Meyers’ MCSA Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Environment Certification Passport (Osborne, 2003). He has also written a number of Web-based courses geared toward Microsoft certification training.
Michael Simpson is president/senior consultant of MTS Consulting, Inc., which specializes in supporting, configuring, and designing networks and is based in Hawaii. He conducts vulnerability assessment and penetration testing for businesses and also gives network security seminars in the private sector and to government audiences. Mike’s certifications include MCSE, MCSA, MCT, CNE, CCNP, Security+, and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). He has coauthored four books and has more than 17 years of industry experience, including 12 years with the Department of Defense, where he designed and configured computer networks and served as Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO). |
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