MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-642

When you pass Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

This Exam also counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator

• Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)
• Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing. May include but is not limited to: configure IP options, subnetting, supernetting, alternative configuration
• Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). May include but is not limited to: DHCP options, creating new options, PXE boot, default user profiles, DHCP relay agents, exclusions, authorize server in Active Directory, scopes, server core, Windows Server Hyper-V
• Configure routing. May include but is not limited to: static routing, persistent routing, Routing Internet Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Configure IPsec. May include but is not limited to: create IPsec policy, IPsec Authentication Header (AH), IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
• Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)
• Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server. May include but is not limited to: conditional forwarding, external forwarders, root hints, cache-only, server core, WINS and DNS integration, Windows Server virtualization
• Configure DNS zones. May include but is not limited to: DNS Refresh no-refresh, intervals, DNS listserv address (NSLOOKUP), primary/secondary zones, Active Directory integration, Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS), GlobalNames, SOA refresh
• Configure DNS records. May include but is not limited to: record types, host, pointer, MX, SRV, NS, dynamic updates, Time to Live (TTL)
• Configure DNS replication. May include but is not limited to: DNS secondary zones, DNS stub zones, DNS scavenging interval, replication scope
• Configure name resolution for client computers. May include but is not limited to: DNS and WINS integration, configuring HOSTS file, LMHOSTS, node type, Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR), broadcasting, resolver cache, DNS Server list, Suffix Search order, manage client settings by using group policy
• Configuring Network Access (22 percent)
• Configure remote access. May include but is not limited to: dial-up, Remote Access Policy, Network Address Translation (NAT), Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), VPN, Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS), inbound/outbound filters, configure Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, configure RADIUS proxy, remote access protocols, Connection Manager
• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP). May include but is not limited to: network layer protection, DHCP enforcement, VPN enforcement, configure NAP health policies, IPsec enforcement, 802.1x enforcement, flexible host isolation
  Configure network authentication. May include but is not limited to: LAN authentication by using NTLMv2 and Kerberos, WLAN authentication by using 802.1x, RAS authentication by using MS-CHAP, MS-CHAP v2, and EAP
• Configure wireless access. May include but is not limited to: Set Service Identifier (SSID), Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), ad hoc versus infrastructure mode, group policy for wireless
• Configure firewall settings. May include but is not limited to: incoming and outgoing traffic filtering, Active Directory account integration, identify ports and protocols, Microsoft Windows Firewall versus Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, configure firewall by using group policy, isolation policy
• Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent)
• Configure a file server. May include but is not limited to: file share publishing, Offline Files, share permissions, NTFS permissions, encrypting file system (EFS)
• Configure Distributed File System (DFS). May include but is not limited to: DFS namespace, DFS configuration and application, creating and configuring targets, DFS replication
• Configure shadow copy services. May include but is not limited to: recover previous versions, set schedule, set storage locations
• Configure backup and restore. May include but is not limited to: backup types, backup schedules, managing remotely, restoring data
• Manage disk quotas. May include but is not limited to: quota by volume or quota by user, quota entries, quota templates
• Configure and monitor print services. May include but is not limited to: printer share, publish printers to Active Directory, printer permissions, deploy printer connections, install printer drivers, export and import print queues and printer settings, add counters to Reliability and
• Performance Monitor to monitor print servers, print pooling, print priority
• Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14 percent)
• Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings. May include but is not limited to: update type selection, client settings, Group Policy object (GPO), client targeting, software updates, test and approval, disconnected networks
• Capture performance data. May include but is not limited to: Data Collector Sets, Performance Monitor, Reliability Monitor, monitoring System Stability Index
• Monitor event logs. May include but is not limited to: custom views, application and services logs, subscriptions, DNS log
• Gather network data. May include but is not limited to: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Baseline Security Analyzer, Network Monitor