The goal of this three-day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to select, deploy, and manage a Microsoft networking solution for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Candidates for this course are IT professionals who work for and with small- and medium-sized businesses. These professionals include product resellers; service providers; in-house technology experts; self-employed business proprietors who design, deploy, and manage their own network solutions; and owners or employees of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and system builders.

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Before attending this course, students must have a working knowledge of:

• Sharing folders
• Stopping and starting services
• Working with the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
• Creating and managing user accounts
• Assigning permissions
• The purpose and some of the implementations of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) services such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DCHP) (although students will not need to know how to implement these services in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment)
• Working knowledge of Active Directory directory service
• Working knowledge of Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

• Design a networking solution for a small or medium-sized business, based on a given scenario.
• Install or upgrade to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003.
• Configure Windows Small Business Server 2003 by completing the tasks on the To-Do List.
• Manage messaging and collaboration in Windows Small Business Server 2003.
• Manage and monitor Windows Small Business Server 2003.
• Install or upgrade to Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition.
• Configure Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition.
• Secure a Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition network.
• Manage Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition.
• Expand a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network.