Overview
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 as part of a larger security infrastructure. The course introduces security concepts
unique to ISA Server 2004 and provides best practices for their implementation. This course includes information on both the Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition of ISA Server 2004.

Target Audience
The audience will be IT Professionals who are responsible for implementing network and perimeter security measures, including Internet firewalls, application layer filters, and screened networks. They will also implement caching servers and additional mechanisms to protect public-facing Web servers. These individuals will have a need to simplify ongoing management, reduce support costs and prevent security breaches.

Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course students must have:
Successful completion of Course 2810: Fundamentals of Network Security, or equivalent knowledge of networking security.
Successful completion of Course 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Environment, or equivalent knowledge of the Windows Server 2003 operating system and network concepts, or equivalent knowledge of Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server operating system and network concepts.
Experience implementing network resources such as Web, FTP, and Microsoft
Exchange servers. Detailed knowledge about deploying these resources is not required.

Topics

Overview of Microsoft ISA Server 2004

Installing and Maintaining ISA Server 2004

Enabling Access to Internet Resources

Configuring ISA Server 2004 as a Firewall

Configuring Access To Inernal Resources

A more comprehensive course outline is available in the Course Download section, to the right of this page.

MTC serves the whole of the North East region, including, Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham Teesside, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria, Northumberland, Darlington, North Yorkshire, Carlisle, Hartlepool. In addition MTC supports many clients nationally within the UK.