MCSE 2000 Elective: ISA Server 2000

Section B: What is ISA Server?

• ISA Server 2000
• Secure Internet Access
• Firewall Features
• Function of a Firewall
• Fast Web Access
• ISA Server Arrays
• Caching
• Unified Management
• How Can It Be Used?

Section C: Planning for ISA Server

• Deployment Planning
• ISA Server Versions
• ISA Server Licensing
• ISA Server Mode
• System Requirements
• Server Publishing Requirements
• Network Configuration
• Web Proxy Client
• Connection Methods

Section D: Preparing the Enterprise

• Overview
• DNS & ISA
• NIC Settings
• Prepare Active Directory
• Security Concerns
• Enterprise Initialization

Section E: Installing ISA Server

• Overview
• The Installation
• Cache Configuration
• Local Address Table
• Creating a LAT
• After the Installation
• Getting Started Wizard

SESSION 2
Total Time: 114 Minutes

Section A: Proxy Server Upgrades

• Why Upgrade?
• Migration Path
• Migrate to an ISA Array
• Rule Migration
• Interoperability

Section B: Configuring Packet Filters

• ISA Management
• Using ISA MMC
• IP Packet Filters
• Default Filters
• Packet Filter Wizard
• Disable a Filter

Section C: Firewall Configurations

• Overview
• Setup DMZ Firewall
• Perimeter Networks
• System Hardening
• Security Configuration Wizard
• Securing Configuration
• NetBIOS/File & Print Sharing

Section D: Outbound Access Control

• Overview
• Policy Elements
• Protocol Definitions
• Configure Rules
• Create Policy Element
• Protocol Definitions
• Secure NAT vs. Firewall
• Create Access Rules
• New Protocol Rule Wizard
• Policy Sequence

Section E: Enterprise Policy

• Arrays
• Backup Utility
• Promote ISA Server
• NAT vs. ISA
• Enterprise Policy
• Single Server Array
• Enterprise Policy Elements

Section F: Bandwidth Control

• Overview
• QoS Entries
• Bandwidth Properties
• Bandwidth Priorities/Rules
• Content Control

SESSION 3
Total Time: 111 Minutes

Section A: Web Caching

• Overview
• Server Cache Configuration
• Array Cache Settings
• Array Performance
• Distributed Caching
• Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP)
• Server Properties
• Configure CARP for Clients

Section B: Web Routing

• Hierarchical Caching
• Create Rules
• Add Destination Set
• Create Routing Rule
• Edit Default Rule
• Dial-up Routing
• Create Connection
• Create Dial-up Policy

Section C: Web Publishing

• Secure Publishing
• Web Publishing
• Configure Publishing
• Enterprise Policy
• Restart/Backup
• Setup Web Publishing Rule
• View Published Page

Section D: Server Publishing

• Overview
• Publishing a DMZ
• Mail Server Publishing
• Setup Rules/IP Routing
• Mail Server Security Wizard
• SMTP Message Screener

Section E: VPNs

• VPN Access
• Setup Local VPN
• Setup Remote VPN
• Creating Static Routing
• Local User Access
• Remote Access Policy
• Create Passthrough

Section F: H.323

• Overview
• Components
• Gatekeeper
• Gatekeeper Rules/Destinations
• Call Routing
• Create Destinations
• Create Routing Rule

SESSION 4
Total Time: 105 Minutes

Section A: Firewall Client

• Configuring Connectivity
• Firewall Client
• Firewall Components
• ISA Client Location
• Install Firewall Client
• View Firewall Session
• Firewall Configuration
• Create Access Rules
• New Protocol Rule
• Disallow Telnet Rule

Section B: SecureNAT/Web Proxy

• SecureNAT Benefits
• SecureNAT Limits
• Setup SecureNAT
• New FTP Rule
• Web Proxy
• Setup Web Proxy
• Setup Autodetection
• Client Autoconfiguration
• Setup DHCP Options
• Confirm Autodiscovery

Section C: ISA Fault Tolerance

• Overview
• DNS Round Robin
• Setup Firewall Clients
• Network Load Balancing

Section D: Monitoring ISA

• Overview
• Alters/Services
• Sessions
• Configure Alerts
• Intrusion Detection
• Extensions

Section E: Logging & Reports

• Using Logging
• Configure Logging
• View Log Files
• ISA Reports
• Configure Report Jobs
• View Reports

Section F: Optimizing & Troubleshooting

• Optimize Performance
• Performance Monitor
• Create Baseline
• Create New Alerts
• Server Troubleshooting
• Client Troubleshooting