Windows Server Network Infrastructure
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Learn to implement and manage networking services in Windows Server 2019. Learn to deploy and manage DHCP, secure DNS, and implement IP Address Management (IPAM) and Web Application Proxy.
Prerequisites
To get the best experience from this learning path, you should have knowledge and experience of:
- Active Directory Domain Services concepts and technologies.
- Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016.
- Core networking technologies.
- Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10.
- Windows PowerShell basics.
- Basic security best practices.
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Modules in this learning path
This module covers how to deploy and manage Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in Windows Server. You learn how DHCP automates IP configuration using the four-step lease process (DISCOVER, OFFER, REQUEST, ACK) and lease renewal, install and configure the DHCP Server role including server authorization in AD DS, configure DHCP options at the server, scope, and reservation levels for DNS servers, default gateways, and other settings, create and manage DHCP scopes with address ranges, exclusions, and reservations, select high availability options including DHCP Failover with hot standby and load balance modes, and implement DHCP Failover for fault tolerance across multiple DHCP servers.
This module covers how to deploy and configure the DNS Server role in Windows Server. You learn how DNS name resolution works, create and manage forward and reverse lookup zones using standard file-based or Active Directory-integrated storage, configure zone replication scopes and zone transfers between primary and secondary servers, and implement forwarding strategies including forwarders, conditional forwarders, and stub zones for resolving names across domain boundaries.
This module covers how to secure Windows Server DNS to protect your name resolution infrastructure. You learn how to implement split-horizon DNS to separate internal Active Directory-integrated DNS from internet-facing DNS servers, create DNS policies for scenarios including traffic management, geo-location-based routing, application load balancing, and split-brain DNS, implement and manage DNS policies using PowerShell cmdlets for granular query and zone transfer control, apply DNS security features including cache locking, DNS socket pool, and response rate limiting, and implement DNSSEC to cryptographically sign DNS zones and protect against spoofing and cache tampering.
This module covers how to deploy and use IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server. You learn how to install IPAM on a dedicated member server with WID or SQL Server storage, configure GPO-based provisioning for DHCP, DNS, and domain controller discovery, manage DNS zones and records, DHCP scopes and failover, and IP address blocks and ranges from a single console, and control access using built-in RBAC roles and access scopes.
Learn to enable remote access within your organization, and to publish your organization’s applications and websites by using Windows Server Web Application Proxy (WAP).