Microsoft Exchange Server

This course provides hands on experience installing and configuring Exchange Server 2010 and a variety of Microsoft messaging clients. Participants will also install and configure Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services and IIS web services.

Participants will practice local and remote administration of server roles network connectivity and user messaging data. After installing Exchange Participants will create users and groups and assign permissions rights and policies.

They will then configure and troubleshoot the Exchange environment using various consoles and management shells. We’ll investigate backup and fault tolerance strategies as well as security and user access issues.

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Windows Server Installation and Configuration
• Exchange Server Installation and Configuration
• Active Directory, DNS and IIS Integration
• Management Consoles and Shells
• Exchange Server Roles and Security Management
• Administrative Management Roles
• Message and Recipient Management
• Rights Based Access Control
• Exchange Backup and Recovery
• Exchange Database Availability Groups
• Exchange Server Maintenance, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Outlook, OWA and ActiveSync Installation and Configuration
• Managing User Email and Calendar Data
• Managing Global and Personalized Address Lists

Pre-requisite:

• Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows environment (desktop, files and folders).
• Participants should also be familiar with the basic workings of Active Directory (domains, organizational units, users and groups).

Course Outline:

• 1. Review of Windows Server 2008 and Active Directory
• 2. Installing Exchange Server
• 3. Exchange Management Shell (EMS)
• 4. Rights Based Access Control (RBAC)
• 5. Maintenance and Monitoring
• 6. Examining Exchange Server Features
• 7. Exchange Management Console (EMC)
• 8. Exchange Control Panel (ECP)
• 9. Installing and Configuring Exchange Clients
• 10. Backup and Fault Tolerance