20742: Identity with Windows Server 2016 Training

This module describes the features of AD DS and how to install domain controllers (DCs). It also covers the considerations for deploying DCs.

Overview of AD DS

Overview of AD DS domain controllers

Deploying a domain controller

Lab: Deploying and administering AD DS

Deploying AD DS

Deploying domain controllers by performing domain controller cloning

Administering AD DS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe AD DS and its main components.

Describe the purpose and roles of domain controllers.

Describe the considerations for deploying domain controllers.

This module describes how to use various techniques to manage objects in AD DS. This includes creating and configuring user, group, and computer objects.

Managing user accounts

Managing groups in AD DS

Managing computer objects in AD DS

Using Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration

Implementing and managing OUs

Lab: Managing AD DS objects

Creating and managing groups in AD DS

Creating and configuring user accounts in AD DS

Managing computer objects in AD DS

Lab: Administering AD DS

Delegate administration for OUs

Creating and modifying AD DS objects with Windows PowerShell

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage user accounts in AD DS.

Manage groups in AD DS.

Manage computer objects in AD DS.

Use Windows PowerShell for AD DS administration.

Implement and manage OUs.

Administer AD DS.

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple domains and forests. The module provides an overview of the components in an advanced AD DS deployment, the process of implementing a distributed AD DS environment, and the procedure for configuring AD DS trusts.

Overview of advanced AD DS deployments

Deploying a distributed AD DS environment

Configuring AD DS trusts

Lab: Domain and trust management in AD DS

Implementing forest trusts

Implementing child domains in AD DS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the components of an advanced AD DS deployment.

Deploy a distributed AD DS environment.

Configure AD DS trusts.

This module describes how to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations. The module explains how replication works in a Windows Server 2016 AD DS environment.

Overview of AD DS replication

Configuring AD DS sites

Configuring and monitoring AD DS replication

Lab: Implementing AD DS sites and replication

Modifying the default site

Creating additional sites and subnets

Configuring AD DS replication

Monitoring and troubleshooting AD DS replication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how AD DS replication works.

Configure AD DS sites to help optimize authentication and replication traffic.

Configure and monitor AD DS replication.

This module describes how to implement a GPO infrastructure. The module provides an overview of the components and technologies that compose the Group Policy framework.

Introducing Group Policy

Implementing and administering GPOs

Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing

Troubleshooting the application of GPOs

Lab: Implementing a Group Policy infrastructure

Creating and configuring GPOs

Managing GPO scope

Lab: Troubleshooting Group Policy infrastructure

Verify GPO application

Troubleshooting GPOs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain what Group Policy is.

Implement and administer GPOs.

Describe Group Policy scope and Group Policy processing.

Troubleshoot GPO application.

This module describes how to configure Group Policy settings and Group Policy preferences. This includes implementing administrative templates, configuring folder redirection and scripts, and configuring Group Policy preferences.

Implementing administrative templates

Configuring Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts

Configuring Group Policy preferences

Lab: Managing user settings with GPOs

Using administrative templates to manage user settings

Implement settings by using Group Policy preferences

Configuring Folder Redirection

Planning Group Policy (optional)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement administrative templates.

Configure Folder Redirection, software installation, and scripts.

Configure Group Policy preferences.

This module describes how to configure domain controller security, account security, password security, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA).

Securing domain controllers

Implementing account security

Implementing audit authentication

Configuring managed service accounts

Lab: Securing AD DS

Implementing security policies for accounts, passwords, and administrative groups

Deploying and configuring an RODC

Creating and associating a group MSA

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Secure domain controllers.

Implement account security.

Implement audit authentication.

Configure managed service accounts (MSAs).

This module describes how to implement an AD CS deployment. This includes deploying, administering, and troubleshooting CAs.

Deploying CAs

Administering CAs

Troubleshooting and maintaining CAs

Lab: Deploying and configuring a two-tier CA hierarchy

Deploying an offline root CA

Deploying an enterprise subordinate CA

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Deploy CAs.

Administer CAs.

Troubleshoot and maintain CAs.

This module describes how to deploy and manage certificates in an AD DS environment. This involves deploying and managing certificate templates, managing certificate revocation and recovery, using certificates in a business environment, and implementing smart cards.

Deploying and managing certificate templates

Managing certificate deployment, revocation, and recovery

Using certificates in a business environment

Implementing and managing smart cards

Lab: Deploying and using certificates

Configuring certificate templates

Enrolling and using certificates

Configuring and implementing key recovery

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Deploy and manage certificate templates.

Manage certificates deployment, revocation, and recovery.

Use certificates in a business environment.

Implement and manage smart cards

This module describes AD FS and how to configure AD FS in a single-organization scenario and in a partner-organization scenario.

Overview of AD FS

AD FS requirements and planning

Deploying and configuring AD FS

Web Application Proxy Overview

Lab: Implementing AD FS

Configuring AD FS prerequisites

Installing and configuring AD FS

Configuring an internal application for AD

Configuring AD FS for federated business partners

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe AD FS.

Explain how to deploy AD FS.

Explain how to implement AD FS for a single organization.

Explain how to extend AD FS to external clients.

Implement single sign-on (SSO) to support online services.

This module describes how to implement an AD RMS deployment. The module provides an overview of AD RMS, explains how to deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure, and explains how to configure AD RMS content protection.

Overview of AD RMS

Deploying and managing an AD RMS infrastructure

Configuring AD RMS content protection

Lab: Implementing an AD RMS infrastructure

Installing and configuring AD RMS

Configuring AD RMS templates

Using AD RMS on clients

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe AD RMS.

Deploy and manage an AD RMS infrastructure.

Configure AD RMS content protection.

This module describes how to plan and configure directory syncing between Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and on-premises AD DS. The modules describes various sync scenarios, such as Azure AD sync, AD FS and Azure AD, and Azure AD Connect.

Planning and preparing for directory synchronization

Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect

Managing identities with directory synchronization

Lab: Configuring directory synchronization

Preparing for directory synchronization

Configuring directory synchronization

Managing Active Directory users and groups and monitoring directory synchronization

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan and prepare for directory synchronization.

Implement directory synchronization by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect (Azure AD Connect).

Manage identities with directory synchronization.

This module describes how to monitor, manage, and maintain AD DS to help achieve high availability of AD DS.

Monitoring AD DS

Managing the Active Directory database

Active Directory backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity and access solutions

Lab: Recovering objects in AD DS

Backing up and restoring AD DS

Recovering objects in AD DS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Monitor AD DS.

Manage the Active Directory database.

Describe the backup and recovery options for AD DS and other identity access solutions.

Duration of 70-742- Identity with Windows Server 2016 certification exam is 120 minutes. You will have to attempt 40-60. Passing score is 700 marks out of 1000.

Ten test papers are available online; our certified Microsoft course trainers will help you download the test papers.

Under this chapter, you learn to - install Active Directory Integrated Enterprise Certificate Authority (CA); install offline root and subordinate CAs; install standalone CAs; configure Certificate Revocation List (CRL) distribution points; implement administrative role separation; configure CA backup and recovery install and configure Online Responder.

You should attempt for 'Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016 Training (20743) and 'Securing Windows Server 2016 Training (20744)' certifications after passing the 70-742 exam.