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Course 6690

Exploring Fundamentals
of Network
Infrastructure
Exploring Fundamentals of Network Infrastructure
• Physical Network Infrastructure

• Logical Network Organization

• Overview of Active Directory

• Server Roles
Lesson 1: Physical Network Infrastructure
• What Is the OSI Model?

• Common Types of Media

• What Is a Switch?

• What Is a Router?

• What Is a Firewall?
What Is the OSI Model?
The Open System Interconnection (OSI) model defines the
generic tasks that are performed for network communication

7 Application • Each layer defines networking tasks

6 Presentation • Each layer communicates with the


layers above and below it
5 Session
• Layer 7 provides services for programs
4 Transport to gain access to the network
• Layers 1 and 2 define the network’s
3 Network physical media and related tasks
2 Data-Link

1 Physical
Common Types of Media

Twisted Pair Fiber Optic

Wireless

Wireless
Card

Wireless
Port
What Is a Switch?

A switch:

Is a LAN communication device


Tracks the location of computers

Server

Switch

Workstations
Printer
What Is a Router?

A router:

Moves packets between networks


Tracks networks not computers
Is required between physical locations
Is sometimes referred to as a gateway

Router/Gateway Router/Gateway
LAN

LAN

Server Server
What Is a Firewall?

A firewall:

Is a router with rules


Controls inbound and outbound
communication
Protects hosts behind the firewall

Hosts
Firewall
Lesson 2: Logical Network Organization
• What Is a LAN?

• What Is a WAN?

• What Is a Branch Office?

• What Is a Perimeter Network?

• What Is Remote Access?


What Is a LAN?

A LAN:
Is a single physical location
Has fast network connectivity
Has typically minimal control

Server

Switch

Workstations
Printer
What Is a WAN?

A WAN:
Is used between physical locations
Has slower connection speed than a LAN
Is more expensive than LAN connectivity
Uses connectivity typically provided by another
company

Branch Office

Head Office Router

LAN Router LAN

Server Server
What Is a Branch Office?

A branch office is remote location that is


connected by WAN links to the head office with:

A generally small number of users


Limited local support resources
Limited local computing resources

Branch Office

Head Office

LAN LAN

Server Server
Branch Office

LAN
What Is a Perimeter Network?

A perimeter network:

Isolates LAN resources


Increases security

LAN Web
Server

Server

Internet
What Is Remote Access?

Remote access:
Provides access to LAN resources
from outside the office
Can be VPN or dial-up

Dial-up Client
LAN
Remote Modem
Access
Server
Server

VPN Client
Internet
Lesson 3: Overview of Active Directory
• What Is Active Directory?

• Benefits of Active Directory

• What Is a Domain?

• What Is a Forest?

• What Is a Domain Controller?

• Demonstration: Joining a Domain


What Is Active Directory?
Active Directory:
• Is a central repository of network information

• Is organized into domains, trees, and forests

• Has multiple partitions:

– Domain
– Configuration
– Schema
Benefits of Active Directory
Compared to a workgroup, the benefits of Active
Directory include:
• Simplified security management
• Redundant storage of security information
• Group Policy
• Extensibility
What Is a Domain?

Organizational units in a domain

Computer
A domain is a logical account
grouping of objects
such as computer and
user accounts

User
account
What Is a Forest?

A forest is a
collection of
domains that
trust each other nwtrader.
msft

contoso.
msft Tree
eu.
nwtrader.
msft

sales. na.
contoso. nwtrader.
msft msft
What Is a Domain Controller?
A Domain Controller:
• Holds a copy of Active Directory

• Responds to requests for Active Directory information

• Authenticates users to the network

• Is located by querying DNS


Demonstration: Joining a Domain
In this demonstration, you see how to join a computer to a
domain
Lesson 4: Server Roles
• Windows Server 2008 Editions

• What Are Server Roles?

• What Are the Windows Infrastructure Services Roles?

• What Are Server Features?

• What Is Server Core?


Windows Server 2008 Editions
The Windows Server 2008 editions are:
• Windows Web Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
• Windows HPC Server 2008
What Are Server Roles?

Server roles describe the primary server function

Active Directory DNS Server File Services


Domain Services

Print Services Web Server IIS


What Are the Windows Infrastructure Services Roles?
Windows Infrastructures Services roles include:
• Active Directory Certificate Services

• Active Directory Rights Management Services

• DHCP Server

• DNS Server

• Fax Server

• File Services

• Network Policy and Access Services

• Print Services

• Terminal Services

• Windows Deployment Services


What Are Server Features?

Server features are supporting services that can be installed

Examples of server features:


• .NET Framework 3.0
• BitLocker
• Network Load Balancing
• Failover Clustering
• Desktop Experience
• Windows PowerShell
What Is Server Core?
A server core is an installation of Windows Server 2008
that:
• Has minimal services
• Has no graphical interface
• Increases security
• Can be configured in a limited number of roles
Lab: Joining a Domain
• Exercise 1: Joining a Server to the Domain

Estimated time: 30 minutes

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