CIW Server Administrator Curriculum CBT Training CDs

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Summary: CIW Server Administrator Curriculum CBT Training CDs
Review: Course Overview
This curriculum will teach learners how to install and configure servers. This course will cover the common IT tasks and services, operating systems, installation strategies, and configuring systems such as Windows 2000 and Linux.

# This curriculum consists of five courses: Course 87001 CIW Server Administrator Part 1: Configuring
# Course 87002 CIW Server Administrator Part 2: User Management
# Course 87003 CIW Server Administrator Part 3: Services
# Course 87004 CIW Server Administrator Part 4: Servers
# Course 87005 CIW Server Administrator Part 5: Server Integrity

Learn To
See individual course descriptions for specific course objectives and scope.


Audience
The audience for this curriculum includes LAN/WAN administrators, system administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers. The prerequisite for this curriculum is that students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience. CIW accepts CompTIA's i-Net+ certification in place of the CIW Foundations course. This course covers exam number 1D0-450. This curriculum can also be taken by individuals who want to improve their job skills.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Per Course
CEU credits: 3.50 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
30 to 40 hours

CIW Server Administrator Part 1: Configuring Training CD
Course Overview
This is the first course in a five part series that will teach students how to install and configure servers. This course will cover the common IT tasks and services, operating systems, installation strategies, and configuring systems such as Windows 2000 and Linux. Additionally, the students will learn about common Web servers, access methods and remote administration in IIS, and creating virtual servers and virtual directories.

Learn To
# Identify common IT tasks.
# Match system elements with their functions.
# Match bandwidth options with their features.
# Identify considerations for Uniform Resource Locator (URL) request processing.
# Identify features of common Web servers.
# Identify how to install Internet Information server (IIS).


Audience
The audience for this course includes LAN/WAN administrators, system administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers. The prerequisite for this course is that students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience. CIW accepts CompTIA's i-Net+ certification in place of the CIW Foundations course. This course covers exam number 1D0-450.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: System Installation and Configuration 3 - 4 hours
# Identify common IT tasks.
# Match system elements with their functions.
# Match bandwidth options with their features.
# Identify factors that affect throughput.
# Match members of the Microsoft Windows family with their features.
# Identify characteristics of Unix.
# Identify features of Novell NetWare.
# Identify considerations for choosing an operating system.
# Identify considerations for installing an operating system.
# Identify considerations for adding a network interface card (NIC).
# Configure TCP/IP properties in Windows 2000.
# Match TCP/IP troubleshooting utilities with their features.
# Sequence the steps in the dynamic addressing process.
# Match Internet Protocol (IP) address configuration tools with their features.
# Configure a static IP address in Linux by using linuxconf.
# Identify features of the Domain Name System (DNS).
# Identify the DNS server types.
# Match DNS records with their features.
# Identify the reverse lookup domains for IP addresses.
# Identify considerations for troubleshooting the DNS.
# Identify features of nslookup.
# Identify nslookup record types.


Unit 2: Web Server Configuration 3 - 4 hours
# Identify considerations for URL request processing.
# Identify features of common Web servers.
# Identify how to install IIS.
# Identify characteristics of IIS configuration.
# Identify how IIS can be administered through a Web browser.
# Modify the document root in IIS.
# Add a new default document name to a Web server.
# Edit the default root directory to redirect to another URL.
# Enable directory browsing in IIS.
# Match the access methods in IIS with their descriptions.
# Enable user-based access in IIS.
# Enable directory access for only two users.
# Control access to Web server files by using an IP address.
# Identify the types of virtual servers.
# Identify access permissions in the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard.
# Identify the features of Apache server.
# Identify considerations for administering Apache server.
# Identify functions of the text files used to configure Apache server.
# Create an alias in Apache server.
# Edit the httpd.conf file to redirect a URL in Apache Server.
# Identify the syntax used to create a virtual server in Apache server on Unix.


CIW Server Administrator Part 2: User Management Training CD
Course Overview
This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to manage users. The essentials of user management are presented, as well as the techniques for managing users in Windows 2000 and managing users in Linux. Students will learn how to deal with the SAM, user rights, policies, and shared folders. In addition, they will learn how to deal with manually and automatically adding users in Linux, linuxconf, password files, and policies.

Learn To
# Identify authentication methods.
# Identify features of the peer-to-peer network security model.
# Identify features of shares in peer-to-peer settings.
# Identify features of the Security Accounts Manager (SAM).
# Add a user account.
# Modify user rights.
# Match files for manually adding Unix users with their purposes.
# Identify features of automated account creation.
# Add a user by using the linuxconf program.


Audience
The audience for this course includes LAN/WAN administrators, system administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers. The prerequisite for this course is that students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience. CIW accepts CompTIA's i-Net+ certification in place of the CIW Foundations course. This course covers exam number 1D0-450. In addition, students should have taken the first part of this series (87001).

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
7 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: User Management Essentials 3 hours
# Identify authentication methods.
# Identify features of the peer-to-peer network security model.
# Identify features of shares in peer-to-peer settings
# Identify features of the user-level access security model
# Identify considerations for establishing user-level shares
# Create a user name-based network share.
# Customize share permissions.
# Match universal permissions with their descriptions.
# Match Windows 2000 access permissions with their descriptions.
# Identify features of Unix permissions.
# Match Novell rights with their descriptions.
# Identify the key password practices.
# Match the key network policies with their descriptions.
# Identify the characteristics of a standard operating procedure (SOP).
# Identify considerations for creating a logon account policy.


Unit 2: Managing Users in Windows 2000 2 hours
# Identify features of the Security Accounts Manager (SAM).
# Add a user account.
# Modify user rights.
# Select a remote system to administer.
# Identify considerations for managing the user environment.
# Enforce system policies in Windows 2000.
# Identify considerations for policy planning.
# Identify considerations for auditing in Windows 2000 Server.
# Identify functions of the Shared Folders snap-in.
# Establish a shared folder by using the Computer Management snap-in.
# Control access to shares by using the Computer Management snap-in.
# Identify features of New Technology File System (NTFS) partitions.
# Enable auditing in Microsoft Windows 2000.
# Identify features of permissions in Windows Explorer.
# Identify the steps required to change ownership by using Windows Explorer.


Unit 3: Managing Users in Linux 2 - 3 hours
# Match files for manually adding Unix users with their purposes.
# Identify features of automated account creation.
# Add a user by using the linuxconf program.
# Delete a user account from the accounts database by using the linuxconf program.
# Identify features of groups.
# Identify functions of Linux system accounts.
# Identify functions of the password file.
# Identify considerations for developing account policies.
# Apply password aging in Linux.


CIW Server Administrator Part 3: Services Training CD
Course Overview
This is the third course in a five part series that will teach students about services. This course will cover name resolution with Windows 2000 and Linux, name resolution with WINS and Samba, and implementing Internet services. The learner is taught how to install a DNS service in Windows 2000, and how to configure DNS servers and clients. This course also introduces NetBIOS, how to configure WINS servers and Samba and SWAT.The final section in the course, Implementing Internet Services, deals with FTP servers and controlling access in FTP.

Learn To
# Install a Windows 2000 primary Domain Name System (DNS) server.
# Identify functions of the Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS).
# Sequence the steps to create a DNS server zone.
# Identify features of the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS).
# Identify features of the nbtstat command.
# Sequence the steps performed by Windows 2000 servers to resolve NetBIOS names.
# Identify characteristics of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
# Identify considerations when planning a FTP site for use with the Web.
# Identify FTP management features in Internet Information Server (IIS).


Audience
The audience for this course includes LAN/WAN administrators, system administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers. The prerequisite for this course is that students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience. CIW accepts CompTIA's i-Net+ certification in place of the CIW Foundations course. This course covers exam number 1D0-450. In addition, students should have taken the first two parts of this series (87001 and 87002).

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: DNS in Windows 2000 and Linux 3 hours
# Install a Windows 2000 primary DNS server.
# Identify functions of the DDNS.
# Sequence the steps to create a DNS server zone.
# Create a DNS record.
# Configure a Windows 2000 DNS client.
# Create a reverse lookup DNS record.
# Create a secondary DNS server in Windows 2000.
# Obtain reverse lookup zone DNS records for a secondary DNS server.
# Modify the Start Of Authority (SOA) record in Windows in DNS.
# Limit zone transfers on a Windows 2000 DNS server.
# Identify the syntax of the named.local file.
# Identify the syntax of the forward zone file.
# Identify the syntax of the reverse zone file.
# Identify the syntax of the DNS initialization file.
# Identify the syntax of the DNS client configuration file.


Unit 2: Name Resolution with WINS and Samba 1 - 2 hours
# Identify features of the NetBIOS.
# Identify features of the nbtstat command.
# Sequence the steps performed by Windows 2000 servers to resolve NetBIOS names.
# Identify features of the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).
# Identify WINS management features.
# Configure a WINS client.
# Create a static mapping entry.
# Identify features of the Samba service.
# Identify considerations for using the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT).
# Configure the SWAT.
# Identify levels of access to Samba.
# Configure the Samba server by using SWAT.
# Create a share in SWAT.
# Configure replication between two WINS servers.


Unit 3: Implementing Internet Services 2 - 3 hours
# Identify characteristics of the FTP.
# Identify considerations when planning a FTP site for use with the Web.
# Identify FTP management features in IIS.
# Identify virtual FTP server features
# Test a FTP server installation.
# Create a virtual FTP directory in IIS.
# Configure anonymous FTP in IIS.
# Control access to a FTP site.
# Identify considerations for configuring anonymous FTP in Unix.
# Identify considerations for using Telnet.
# Configure Telnet on a Windows 2000 Server.
# Identify commands for administering Windows 2000 by using Telnet.
# Identify methods of controlling access to Telnet and FTP.
# Identify features of the finger protocol.
# Identify features of the xinetd daemon.


CIW Server Administrator Part 4: Servers Training CD
Course Overview
This is the fourth course in a five part series that will teach students about various servers. This course will cover Web applications, Perl, gateways, and streaming Web servers. Additionally, students will learn about the installation and configuration of both E-Mail and News.

Learn To
# Match features of HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) messages with their functions.
# Edit a HTTP error message.
# Identify features of Web applications.
# Identify features of the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Service.
# Create an expiration policy for a news server.
# Enable user-based access to a news server.


Audience
The audience for this course includes LAN/WAN administrators, system administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers. The prerequisite for this course is that students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience. CIW accepts CompTIA's i-Net+ certification in place of the CIW Foundations course. This course covers exam number 1D0-450. In addition, students should have taken the first three parts of this series (87001 through 87003).

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Advanced Web Server Configuration 2 - 3 hours
# Sequence the steps that occur when a Web server communicates with a gateway.
# Register a database in Windows 2000 by using a System Data Source Name (DSN).
# Create a virtual directory for an Active Server Pages (ASP) application in Internet Information Server (IIS).
# Identify considerations for using a streaming media server.
# Sequence the steps for installing a streaming media server.
# Serve on-demand streaming media.
# Sequence the steps to broadcast on the Web by using Real Media.
# Match features of HTTP messages with their functions.
# Edit a HTTP error message.
# Identify features of Web applications.
# Locate Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) settings.
# Identify features of Perl.
# Identify the steps for installing Perl in IIS.
# Enable a Perl script for execution in IIS.
# Install a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) script on Apache server.
# Troubleshoot a Perl installation.


Unit 2: E-mail and News Servers 4 - 5 hours
# Identify features of the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Service.
# Create an expiration policy for a news server.
# Enable user-based access to a news server.
# Sequence the steps in the e-mail delivery process.
# Identify features of advanced e-mail server configuration.
# Identify Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) commands.
# Match commands used to connect to a SMTP server by using Telnet with their functions.
# Conduct a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) session by using Telnet.
# Identify functions of the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
# Identify functions of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
# Match Mail Exchange (MX) record fields with their descriptions.
# Configure MDaemon.
# Identify features of MDaemon account settings.
# Create an MDaemon user account.
# Create an alias in MDaemon.
# Configure an MDaemon server to enable Web access.
# Create a rule in MDaemon that filters content.
# Limit access to a Web server by using the MDaemon IP screening feature.
# Enable relay control in MDaemon.
# Enable account and Domain Name System (DNS) verification in MDaemon.
# Restrict an account.
# Enable forwarding for an e-mail account.
# Configure the list server feature in Mdaemon.


CIW Server Administrator Part 5: Server Integrity Training CD
Course Overview
This is the final course in a five part series that deals with optimizing server performance and services and protecting the integrity of servers. The course will also cover server optimization, security, and fault tolerance.

Learn To
# Identify services that are critical for a Web-based organization.
# Match network security services with their features.
# Identify functions of log files in system logging.
# Identify areas of vulnerability for servers.
# Identify methods for enhancing server security.
# Match types of firewalls with their descriptions.
# Identify functions of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID).
# Identify data protection options.
# Identify the considerations for planning a backup strategy.


Audience
The audience for this course includes LAN/WAN administrators, system administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers. The prerequisite for this course is that students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience. CIW accepts CompTIA's i-Net+ certification in place of the CIW Foundations course. This course covers exam number 1D0-450.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Server Optimization 3 hours
# Identify services that are critical for a Web-based organization.
# Match network security services with their features.
# Identify functions of log files in system logging.
# Identify methods for optimizing server performance and fault tolerance.
# Identify considerations for analyzing server performance.
# Identify the effects of queues and bottlenecks.
# Monitor the effects of Internet-based connections on system performance.
# Identify features of the top program.
# Identify the functions of the vmstat program.
# Identify methods to improve Internet server performance by using hardware.
# Adjust Web server performance in Internet Information Server (IIS).
# Adjust the Web server performance in Apache server.
# Identify features of logging.
# Match Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) server log files with their functions.
# Configure extended logging in IIS.
# Configure a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) log file in IIS.
# Configure logging in Apache Server.
# Identify the syntax used to view FTP information contained in Linux log files.
# Identify the steps involved in the installation of the WebTrends Log Analyzer.
# View traffic statistics by using the WebTrends Log Analyzer to generate a report.
# Identify the settings used to create a WebTrends Log Analyzer profile.


Unit2 : Security 1 - 2 hours
# Identify areas of vulnerability for servers.
# Identify methods for enhancing server security.
# Match types of firewalls with their descriptions.
# Identify features of intrusion detection systems (IDSs).
# Identify features of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
# Sequence the phases in the SSL handshake process.
# Identify the certificate types used to begin SSL sessions.
# Identify the features of the X.509v3 certification standard.
# Identify the capabilities of certificates.
# Identify steps in the procedure for requesting SSL certificates.
# Identify the steps for installing a server certificate.
# Identify the capabilities of proxy servers.
# Install EasyProxy Server in Windows 2000.
# Configure AnalogX proxy server.
# Identify syntax used to configure an Apache server as a Web proxy server.


Unit 3: Fault Tolerance 2 - 3 hours
# Identify functions of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID).
# Identify data protection options.
# Identify the considerations for planning a backup strategy.
# Identify the syntax used to archive and extract data by using the tar command.
# Identify the syntax used to compress and decompress files.
# Sequence the steps for combining the tar and gzip commands to archive and extract directories.
# Identify the syntax used to back up and recover data by using the dump and restore commands.
# Identify the characteristics of a Windows 2000 boot disk.
# Create a Linux boot disk.
# Sequence the steps required to create a Windows 2000 Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).
# Sequence the steps to enter Windows 2000 Safe Mode.
# Sequence the steps required to launch a rescue session in Linux.