CSC-452: Distributed Networking Syllabus

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Course Title: Distributed Networking

Course no: CSC-452                                                                          Full Marks: 70+10+20

Credit hours: 3                                                                                    Pass Marks: 28+4+8

Nature of course: Theory (3 Hrs.) + Lab (3 Hrs.)

Course Synopsis:       This course is intended for IT professionals and is not intended for network architects. Three of the major job roles performed by IT professionals to be addressed by this course include Web administrators, network administrators, and security administrators.

Goal:   The goal of this course is to provide Information Technology (IT) professionals with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 in an enterprise environment.

Course Content:

Unit 1. Overview of Microsoft ISA Server                                                               5 Hrs.

Introducing ISA Server, Using Caching, Using Firewalls, Deployment Scenarios for ISA Server

Unit 2. Installing and Maintaining ISA Server                                                         5 Hrs.

Installing ISA Server, Installing and Configuring ISA Server Clients, Maintaining an ISA Server

Unit 3. Enabling Secure Internet Access                                                                  5 Hrs.

Accessing Policies and Rules Overview, Creating Policy Elements, Configuring Access, Polices and Rules, Configuring Bandwidth Rules, Using ISA Server Authentication

Unit 4. Configuring Caching                                                                          5 Hrs.

Cache Overview, Configuring Cache Policy, Configuring Cache Settings, Configuring Scheduled Content Downloads

Unit 5. Configuring Access for Remote Clients and Networks                               4 Hrs.

VPN Overview, Configuring VPNs

Unit 6. Configuring the Firewall                                                                                5 Hrs.

Securing the Server, Examining Perimeter Networks, Examining Packet Filtering and IP Routing, Configuring Packet Filtering and IP Routing, Configuring Application Filters

Unit 7. Configuring Access to Internal Resources                                                   4 Hrs.

Introduction to Publishing, Configuring Web Publishing, Configuring Server Publishing, Adding an H.323 Gatekeeper

Unit 8. Monitoring and Reporting                                                                             6 Hrs.

Planning a Monitoring and Reporting Strategy, Monitoring Intrusion Detection, Monitoring ISA Server Activity, Analyzing ISA Server Activity by Using Reports, Monitoring Real-Time Activity, Testing the ISA Server Configuration

Unit 9. Configuring ISA Server for an Enterprise                                                    6 Hrs.

Introducing ISA Server Enterprise Edition, Installing ISA Server in the Enterprise, Using Enterprise Policies and Array Policies, Managing Network Connections, Scaling ISA Server, Extending and Automating ISA Server Functionality

Laboratory works:      Project on each unit

Text Books:               Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000

Reference:                 Do

Homework

Assignment:               Assignment should be given from the above units in throughout the semester.

Computer Usage:       No Specific

Prerequisite:               Students should have a strong understanding of Microsoft Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server.

Category Content:     Science Aspect:            50%

                                    Design Aspect: 50%