Install, Config and Admin Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004
Course ID: HLT 2824
Course Length: 5 days
Course Description:
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 as part of a larger security infrastructure. The course introduces security concepts unique to ISA Server 2004 and provides best practices for their implementation. This course includes information on both the Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition of ISA Server 2004.
Course Objective:
This course will also help to prepare individuals pursuing the MCSA: Security or MCSE: Security certification specializations.
Microsoft Certification Exam:
Exam 70-350: Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
Target Student:
IT Professionals who are responsible for implementing network and perimeter security measures, including Internet firewalls, application layer filters, and screened networks. They will also implement caching servers and additional mechanisms to protect public-facing Web servers. These individuals will have a need to simplify ongoing management, reduce support costs and prevent security breaches.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
- Network+, or equivalent knowledge of networking security.
- Course HLT 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, or equivalent knowledge of the Windows Server 2003 operating system and network concepts, or equivalent knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and network concepts.
- Experience implementing network resources such as Web, FTP, and Microsoft Exchange servers. Detailed knowledge about deploying these resources is not required.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the functionality provided by ISA Server 2004, and explain valid deployment scenarios for ISA Server 2004.
- Install and maintain ISA Server 2004, and install and configure ISA Server clients.
- Configure secure access to Internet resources for internal network clients using ISA Server 2004.
- Configure ISA Server 2004 as a firewall between the Internet and the internal network.
- Configure secure access to internal network resources for Internet clients who are using Web and server publishing rules.
- Configure ISA Server to provide secure access to Exchange Server for servers and clients located on the Internet.
- Implement application and Web filters on ISA Server 2004.
- Implement a virtual private network for remote clients and remote networks using ISA Server 2004.
- Implement Web proxy caching on ISA Server 2004.
- Plan an ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition deployment and install ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition.
- Implement ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition in a back-to-back firewall scenario.
- Implement ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition in a site-to-site VPN scenario.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Overview of Microsoft ISA Server 2004
Topic 1A: Introducing ISA Server 2004
Topic 1B: Deployment Scenarios for ISA Server 2004
Lesson 2: Installing and Maintaining ISA Server 2004
Topic 2A: Installing ISA Server 2004
Topic 2B: Choosing ISA Server Clients
Topic 2C: Installing and Configuring Firewall Clients
Topic 2D: Advanced Firewall Client Configuration
Topic 2E: Securing ISA Server 2004
Topic 2F: Maintaining ISA Server 2004
Lesson 3: Enabling Access to Internet Resources
Topic 3A: ISA Server 2004 as a Proxy Server
Topic 3B: Configuring Multi-Networking on ISA Server
Topic 3C: Configuring Access Rule Elements
Topic 3D: Configuring Access Rules for Internet Access
Lesson 4: Configuring ISA Server 2004 as a Firewall
Topic 4A: Using ISA Server as a Firewall
Topic 4B: Examining Perimeter Networks and Templates
Topic 4C: Configuring System Policies
Topic 4D: Configuring Intrusion Detection and IP Preferences
Lesson 5: Configuring Access to Internal Resources
Topic 5A: Introduction to Publishing
Topic 5B: Configuring Web Publishing
Topic 5C: Configuring Secure Web Publishing
Topic 5D: Configuring Server Publishing
Topic 5E: Configuring ISA Server Authentication
Lesson 6: Integrating ISA Server 2004 and Microsoft Exchange Server
Topic 6A: Issues in E-Mail Security
Topic 6B: Configuring ISA Server to Secure SMTP Traffic
Topic 6C: Configuring ISA Server to Secure Web Client Connections
Topic 6D: Configuring ISA Server to Secure Client Connections
Lesson 7: Advanced Application and Web Filtering
Topic 7A: Advanced Application and Web Filtering Overview
Topic 7B: Configuring HTTP Web Filters
Topic 7C: Configuring Additional Application and Web Filters
Lesson 8: Configuring Virtual Private Network Access for Remote Clients and Networks
Topic 8A: Virtual Private Networking Overview
Topic 8B: Configuring Virtual Private Networking for Remote Clients
Topic 8C: Configuring Virtual Private Networking for Remote Sites
Topic 8D: Configuring VPN Quarantine Control Using ISA Server 2004
Lesson 9: Implementing Caching to Improve Browsing Performance
Topic 9A: Caching Overview
Topic 9B: Configuring General Cache Properties
Topic 9C: Configuring Cache Rules
Topic 9D: Configuring Content Download Jobs
Lesson 10: Monitoring ISA Server 2004
Topic 10A: Monitoring Overview
Topic 10B: Configuring Alerts
Topic 10C: Configuring Session Monitoring
Topic 10D: Configuring Logging
Topic 10E: Configuring Reports
Topic 10F: Monitoring Connectivity
Topic 10G: Monitoring Services and Performance
Lesson 11: Implementing ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
Topic 11A: Overview of ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
Topic 11B: Planning an ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Deployment
Topic 11C: Implementing ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
Lesson 12: Implementing ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition: Back-to-Back Firewall Scenario
Topic 12A: Implementing a Back-to-Back Firewall Scenario
Lesson 13: Implementing ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition: Site-to-Site VPN Scenario
Topic 13A: Implementing the Site-to-Site VPN Scenario