This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to update and support a reliable, secure messaging infrastructure. This infrastructure is used for creating, storing, and sharing information by using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a medium-sized to large-sized (250 to 5,000 seats) messaging environment. This course offers a significant amount of hands-on practices, discussions, and assessments that assist students in becoming proficient in the skills that are needed to update and support Exchange Server 2003.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Exchange Server 2003
This module provides an overview of how Exchange Server components interact to provide a stable, reliable messaging environment. This module provides an introduction to many of the topics covered in detail in later modules in the course.
Lessons
- Introduction to the Exchange Server 2003 Architecture
- Exchange Clients Overview
- Discussion: Introduction to Exchange Server 2003
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the various technologies that are involved in implementing and maintaining an Exchange Server messaging environment.
- Identify the client applications that are used to connect to Exchange Server and describe the improvements introduced with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003.
Module 2: Installing Exchange Server 2003
This module explains how to plan for an installation of Exchange Server 2003, and how to install Exchange Server 2003. The module also explains how to install and use Exchange Server management utilities.
Lessons
- Preparing to Install Exchange Server 2003
- Exchange Server 2003 Installation Tasks
- Exploring the Exchange Management Tools
Lab: Installing the Exchange System Manager on Windows XP SP2
- Exercise 1: Installing the Exchange System Management Tools
Optional Lab: Installing the Exchange Server 2003 Messaging and Collaboration Services
- Exercise 1: Preparing the Environment
- Exercise 2: Installing Exchange Server 2003
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Prepare for an installation of Exchange Server 2003.
- Install Exchange Server 2003 on new hardware.
- Install and use the Exchange Server management tools to perform administrative tasks.
Module 3: Securing Exchange Server 2003
This module explains how to secure the server running Exchange Server 2003. This involves reducing the attack surface on the Exchange servers by using Security templates and the Security Configuration Wizard, protecting against unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam), and setting appropriate administrative permissions.
Lessons
- Reducing the Server Attack Surface
- Maintaining Message Hygiene
- Configuring Administrative Permissions
Lab: Securing Exchange Server 2003
- Exercise 1: Applying a Security Configuration Wizard Security Policy
- Exercise 2: Delegating Administrative Rights Using the Exchange Delegation Wizard
- Exercise 3: Applying and Testing Intelligent Message Filtering
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Reduce the attack surface on Exchange servers.
- Configure Exchange Server 2003 to reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam).
- Configure an administrative group structure.
Module 4: Managing Recipients
This module describes Exchange Server recipients and explains the messaging capabilities of various Active Directory directory service groups. It then teaches how to manage mailboxes and mail-enabled groups and how to create, delete, and modify users and contacts.
Lessons
- Managing Exchange Recipients
- Managing Mailboxes
- Managing Mail-Enabled Groups
Lab: Managing Recipients
- Exercise 1: Create Mailboxes with CSVDE
- Exercise 2: Use VBScript to Mailbox-Enable User Accounts
- Exercise 3: Modify Existing Mailboxes by Using LDIFDE
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe Exchange Server recipients and explain the messaging capability of various Active Directory groups.
- Manage mailboxes.
- Manage mail-enabled groups.
Module 5: Managing Active Directory Integration
This module explains the relationship between Active Directory and an Exchange Server 2003 organization. Topics discussed include how Exchange servers communicate with and depend on Active Directory information. The module also explains how to perform Active Directory tasks that directly influence Exchange Server configuration.
Lessons
- Understanding the Integration of Exchange and Active Directory
- Configuring Exchange Server Communications with Active Directory
- Configuring Recipient Policies and the Recipient Update Service
- Managing Address Lists
Lab: Managing Active Directory Integration
- Exercise 1: Troubleshooting Exchange Server Requirements for Active Directory Information
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain where and how Active Directory stores Exchange Server-related information.
- Manage the communication mechanisms that exist between Exchange servers and Active Directory domain controllers.
- Create and manage recipient policies and the recipient update process.
- Create and manage Address Lists.
Module 6: Managing Public Folders
This module explains how to manage public folders. Managing public folders involves managing public folder data and network access to public folders.
Lessons
- Managing Public Folder Data
- Managing Access to Public Folders
- Managing Public Folder Replication
- Configuring Full-Text Indexing
Lab: Managing Public Folders
- Exercise 1: Create a Public Folder by Using Microsoft Outlook 2003
- Exercise 2: Replicate Public Folders with the Public Folder Migration Tool
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Manage public folder data.
- Manage network and user access to public folders.
- Manage public folder replication.
- Configure full-text indexing.
Module 7: Implementing Outlook Web Access
The module describes how to successfully implement Outlook Web Access. Topics discussed include best practices for configuring Outlook Web Access and guidelines for properly securing a remote Web access infrastructure.
Lessons
- Introducing Outlook Web Access
- Securing Outlook Web Access
Lab: Implementing Outlook Web Access
- Exercise 1: Enable Forms-Based Authentication
- Exercise 2: Securing OWA with the Outlook Web Access Web Administration Tool
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the features of Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange Server 2003.
- Secure an Outlook Web Access deployment.
Module 8: Implementing a Front-End/Back-End Exchange Server Topology
This module introduces the Internet protocols that you can use to access Exchange Server. It explains the concepts and tasks that are involved in implementing and managing remote user access to Exchange Server by using Internet protocols. It also explains how to implement and secure front-end and back-end Exchange servers that can be used to access user data from remote locations through secure connections.
Lessons
- Introducing Front-End and Back-End Servers
- Implementing a Front-End and Back-End Server Topology
- Securing a Front-End and Back-End Server Top