Preparation Guide for Exam 70-282

Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small- and Medium-Sized Business

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	Audience Profile
	Credit Toward Certification
	Preparation Tools and Resources
	Skills Being Measured

Exam News

Exam 70-282 became available December 16, 2003.

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Audience Profile

This credential is designed for information technology (IT) professionals working in or consulting with small- and medium-sized businesses that use Windows Small Business Server 2003 and the Windows Server System.

A candidate for this exam should have at least one year of experience designing, deploying, and managing network solutions in an environment with the following characteristics:

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Credit Toward Certification

When you pass the Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small- and Medium-Sized Business exam, you achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status. You also earn credit toward the following certifications:

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Preparation Tools and Resources

We make a wealth of preparation tools and resources available to you, including courses, books, practice tests, and Microsoft Web sites. When you are ready to prepare for this exam, here's where you should start.

Instructor-led Course for This Exam

Microsoft Press Self-Paced Training

Microsoft Certified Practice Tests

Microsoft Online Resources

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Skills Being Measured

This certification exam measures your ability to design and implement solutions for the small- and medium-sized business by using Windows Small Business Server 2003 and the Windows Server System. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed in the following matrix. The matrix shows which Official Microsoft Learning Products may help you reach competency in the skills being tested in the exam.

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= The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.     = The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work.     = The course includes material to prepare you for this task.

Skills measured by exam 70-282	Course 2395
Analyzing the Existing Environment
Perform a needs assessment.
Identify and select the appropriate hardware and software for the environment.
Designing a Business Technology Solution for a Small- or Medium-sized Business
Design a messaging and collaboration specification. (Considerations include Windows Sharepoint Services, Exchange, fax, Real-Time Communications, and resource sharing.)
Design a connectivity specification for networking and remote connections. (Considerations include Windows Small Business Server Remote Web Workplace.)
Design the application specification. (Considerations include backup, third-party applications, utilities, and SQL Server.)
Design a management and operations specification.
Design a disaster prevention and recovery specification.
Design a hardware specification. (Considerations include fault tolerance and hardware recommendations.)
Installing and Configuring Windows Small Business Server 2003
Install Windows Small Business Server 2003.
Move your network from Windows Small Business Server 4.5 or Windows Small Business Server 2000 to Windows Small Business Server 2003.
Secure Windows Small Business Server 2003. • Configure user accounts and permissions. • Configure ISA and firewalls. • Create and configure user groups and group policies.
Configure Windows Small Business Server 2003 for networking and remote connectivity. (Considerations include Windows Small Business Server Remote Web Workplace.) • Configure DHCP and IP addressing. • Configure the Domain Naming Service (DNS). • Troubleshoot Outlook Web Access (OWA). • Configure network users for remote access. • Troubleshoot company network connections to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). • Configure and troubleshoot Terminal Services. • Manage networks by using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Configure messaging and collaboration. • Analyze fax requirements. • Configure Real-time Communications. • Recommend and implement an e-mail solution. • Implement a Web site hosting configuration. • Configure the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). • Configure resource sharing (including data, printers, and scanners). • Configure Sharepoint. • Create and configure public folders.
Supporting and Maintaining Windows Small Business Server 2003
Manage Windows Small Business Server 2003. (Considerations include using the Group Policy Management Console.) • Analyze the system by using Windows Small Business Server Management Console. • Applying and configuring group policy by using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
Manage and troubleshoot small business client computers. (Considerations include connectivity and using the Software Update Services.) • Resolve client computer connectivity issues. • Configure Software Update Services (SUS).
Back up and restore Windows Small Business Server 2003.
Troubleshoot Windows Small Business Server 2003.
Expanding the Windows Small Business Server 2003 Network
Add member servers to the Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain. (Considerations include configuring application, file, and print permissions.)
Create an application migration strategy.
Migrate applications to a Windows 2003 Server computer.
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2003
Install Windows Server 2003.
Migrate from Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003.
Configure Windows Server 2003. (Considerations include networking, hardware specifications, and remote connectivity.)
Secure Windows Server 2003.
Manage Windows Server 2003. (Considerations include remote administration and using the Group Policy Management Console.)
Troubleshoot Windows Server 2003.

Note: This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at Microsoft's sole discretion. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use the exam objectives listed in this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format. Learn more, and download samples, on the Testing Innovations page.

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