Duration:

5 Days

Audience:

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Course Description:

This course provides the fundamental networking skills required to deploy & support Windows Server 2016 in most organizations. It covers IP fundamentals, remote access technologies, & more advanced content including software defined networking.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Install and configure domain controllers.
  • Manage objects in AD DS by using graphical tools and Windows PowerShell.
  • Implement AD DS in complex environments.
  • Implement AD DS sites, and configure and manage replication.
  • Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
  • Manage user settings by using GPOs.
  • Secure AD DS and user accounts.
  • Implement and manage a certificate authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS.
  • Deploy and manage certificates.
  • Implement and administer AD FS.
  • Implement and administer Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).
  • Implement synchronization between AD DS and Azure AD.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and establish business continuity for AD DS services.

Course Outline

1 – INSTALLING & CONFIGURING DCS
  • Overview of AD DS
  • Overview of AD DS DCs
  • Deploying DCs
  • Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS
2 – MANAGING OBJECTS IN AD DS
  • Managing user accounts
  • Managing groups in AD DS
  • Managing computer accounts
  • Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration
  • Implementing and managing organizational units
  • Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS
  • Lab: Administering AD DS
3 – ADVANCED AD DS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
  • Overview of advanced AD DS deployments
  • Deploying a distributed AD DS environment
  • Configuring AD DS trusts
  • Lab: Domain and trust management in AD DS
4 – IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD DS SITES & REPLICATION
  • Overview of AD DS replication
  • Configuring AD DS sites
  • Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication
  • Lab: Managing and implementing AD DS sites and replication
5 – IMPLEMENTING GROUP POLICY
  • Introducing Group Policy
  • Implementing and administering GPOs
  • Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing
  • Troubleshooting the application of GPOs
  • Lab: Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure
  • Lab: Troubleshooting a Group Policy Infrastructure
6 – MANAGING USER SETTINGS WITH GPOS
  • Implementing administrative templates
  • Configuring Folder Redirection and scripts
  • Configuring Group Policy preferences
  • Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs
7 – SECURING AD DS
  • Securing domain controllers
  • Implementing account security
  • Audit authentication
  • Configuring managed service accounts (MSAs)
  • Lab: Securing AD DS
8 – DEPLOYING & MANAGING AD CS
  • Deploying CAs
  • Administering CAs
  • Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs
  • Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy
9 – DEPLOYING & MANAGING CERTIFICATES
  • Deploying and managing certificate templates
  • Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery
  • Using certificates in a business environment
  • Implementing and managing smart cards
  • Lab: Deploying certificates
10 – IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD FS
  • Overview of AD FS
  • AD FS requirements and planning
  • Deploying and configuring AD FS
  • Overview of Web Application Proxy
  • Lab: Implementing AD FS
11 – IMPLEMENTING & ADMINISTERING AD RMS
  • Overview of AD RMS
  • Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure
  • Configuring AD RMS content protection
  • Lab: Implementing an AD RMS infrastructure
12 – IMPLEMENTING AD DS SYNCHRONIZATION WITH AZURE AD
  • Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
  • Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
  • Managing identities with directory synchronization
  • Lab: Configuring directory synchronization
13 – MONITORING, MANAGING, & RECOVERING AD DS
  • Monitoring AD DS
  • Managing the AD DS database
  • Recovering AD DS objects
  • Lab: Recovering objects in AD DS