ISA 2006

Server Administration

3 Days

Learn How to

Install ISA Server 2006

Configure Internet access policies

Securing an Internal network from external threats

Providing secure external access

Manage email access

Configure and monitor reporting

Troubleshoot ISA Server problems

Pre-Requisites

Delegates should be confident supporting a Windows Active Directory environment as can be gained from our Windows 2003/2008 Server Administration, and Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory courses.

Why Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server?

Overview of ISA 2006

A Look at Internet Security

A Look at Internet Acceleration

 

Installing ISA Server 2006

Planning and Deployment

Installing ISA Server 2006 and Optional Services

Installing and Configuring ISA Server Clients

 

Administering ISA Server 2006

ISA Management

An Administrative Comparison of a Stand-alone ISA Server and ISA Server Arrays

Taking Advantage of Remote Administration

 

Granting Internet Access (Outbound Access)

Creating a Secure Outbound Access Policy

Configuring Web Caching

Configuring Client Authentication

Creating a Routing Rule

 

Securing your Internal Network (Inbound Access)

Understanding Firewall Capabilities

The Need for Packet Filtering

Using IP Routing

Securing ISA Server through System Hardening

A Look at Intrusion Detection

Configuring VPN Access

Providing External Access to Company Resources

The Basics of Publishing

A Look at Perimeter Networks

Accessing Company Mail Servers

Accessing Company Web Servers

 

ISA Server in the Enterprise

Active Directory Integration with ISA Server 2006

Working with the Enterprise Policy and the Array Policy

Understanding Network Load Balancing (NLB)

Understanding and Configuring Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP)

Reasons to Implement the H.323 Gatekeeper

A Drilldown into Understanding and Configuring Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

 

Using ISA Server with Exchange Server

Defining Email Security

Managing SMTP Traffic

Configuring Secure Clients

Configuring Secure Web Clients

 

Monitoring and Reporting within ISA Server

Utilizing a Monitoring Configuration

Generating Reports

Performance Counters and Network Monitoring Resources

 

Troubleshooting ISA Server

Deployment Concerns

ISA Enterprise Concerns

ISA Client Problems

Ensuring Network Access