Module 1: Overview of Microsoft ISA Server

Module 2: Installing and Maintaining ISA Server

Preconfigure network interfaces.

• Verify Internet connectivity before installing ISA Server. 
• Verify DNS name resolution. 

Install ISA Server. Installation modes include integrated, firewall, and cache. 

• Construct and modify the local address table (LAT). 
• Calculate the size of the cache and configure it. 
• Install an ISA Server computer as a member of an array. 

Upgrade a Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 computer to ISA Server. 

• Back up the Proxy Server 2.0 configuration. 

Troubleshoot problems that occur during setup. 

Module 3: Enabling Secure Internet Access

Configure and troubleshoot outbound Internet access.

Create and configure access control and bandwidth policies. 

• Create and configure site and content rules to restrict Internet access.
• Create and configure protocol rules to manage Internet access. 
• Create and configure routing rules to restrict Internet access. 
• Create and configure bandwidth rules to control bandwidth usage. 

Troubleshoot access problems. 

• Troubleshoot user-based access problems. 
• Troubleshoot packet-based access problems. 

Create new policy elements. Elements include schedules, bandwidth priorities, destination sets, client address sets, protocol definitions, and content groups. 

Plan the deployment of client computers to use ISA Server services. Considerations include client authentication, client operating system, network topology, cost, complexity, and client function.

Configure and troubleshoot the client computer for secure network address translation (SecureNAT).

Module 4: Configuring Caching

Configure ISA Server hosting roles.

• Configure ISA Server for Web publishing. 
• Configure ISA Server for server proxy. 
• Configure ISA Server for server publishing. 

Configure the client computer's Web browser to use ISA Server as an HTTP proxy. 

Module 5: Configuring Access for Remote Clients and Networks

Set up and troubleshoot dial-up connections and Routing and Remote Access dial-on-demand connections. 

• Set up and verify routing rules for static IP routes in Routing and Remote Access. 

Configure and troubleshoot virtual private network (VPN) access.

• Configure the ISA Server computer as a VPN endpoint without using the VPN Wizard. 
• Configure the ISA Server computer for VPN pass-through. 

Module 6: Configuring the Firewall

Configure and secure the firewall in accordance with corporate standards.

• Configure the packet filter rules for different levels of security, including system hardening. 

Install the Firewall Client software. Considerations include the cost and complexity of deployment.

• Troubleshoot autodetection.

Module 7: Configuring Access to Internal Resources

Configure ISA Server hosting roles.

• Configure ISA Server for Web publishing. 
• Configure ISA Server for server proxy. 
• Configure ISA Server for server publishing. 

Configure H.323 Gatekeeper for audio and video conferencing. 

• Configure gatekeeper rules. Rules include telephone, e-mail, and Internet Protocol (IP). 
• Configure gatekeeper destinations by using the Add Destination Wizard.

Module 8: Monitoring and Reporting

Monitor security and network usage by using logging and alerting.

• Configure intrusion detection. 
• Configure an alert to send an e-mail message to an administrator. 
• Automate alert configuration. 
• Monitor alert status. 

Troubleshoot problems with security and network usage. 

• Detect connections by using Netstat. 
• Test the status of external ports by using Telnet or Network Monitor. 

Analyze the performance of ISA Server by using reports. Report types include summary, Web usage, application usage, traffic and utilization, and security. 

Optimize the performance of the ISA Server computer. Considerations include capacity planning, allocation priorities, and trend analysis.

• Analyze the performance of the ISA Server computer by using Performance Monitor. 
• Analyze the performance of the ISA Server computer by using reporting and logging. 
• Control the total RAM used by ISA Server for caching.

Module 9: Configuring ISA Server for an Enterprise

Configure multiple ISA Server computers for scalability. Configurations include Network Load Balancing (NLB) and Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP). 

Manage ISA Server arrays in an enterprise.

• Create an array of proxy servers. 
• Assign an enterprise policy to an array. 

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