Module 1: Introduction to the

Microsoft Windows 2000

Networking Infrastructure
Contents

Overview 1
Overview of the Windows 2000 Network
Infrastructure 2
Introduction to Intranets 4
Identifying Remote Access Methods 5
Communicating with Remote Offices 7
Providing Internet Access 8
Introduction to Extranets 9
Review 10
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Instructor Notes
Presentation: This module provides students with an overview of the Microsoft®
30 Minutes Windows® 2000 network infrastructure.
Lab: At the end of this module, students will be able to:
00 Minutes
„ Define the components of a Windows 2000 network infrastructure.
„ Describe the role of an intranet in a Windows 2000 network.
„ Identify remote access methods.
„ Describe how a remote office can be connected to an intranet.
„ Identify the methods that are used to establish Internet access.
„ Describe the purpose of an extranet.

Materials and Preparation

This section provides you with the required materials and preparation tasks that
are needed to teach this module.

Required Materials
To teach this module, you need the Microsoft PowerPoint® file 2153a_01.ppt.

Preparation Tasks
To prepare for this module, you should read all of the materials for this module.
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Module Strategy
Use the following strategy to present this module:
„ Overview of the Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
This topic provides information about the elements that a typical
Windows 2000 network infrastructure contains. Briefly describe each of the
five elements. Each of these elements is described in more detail later in the
module.
„ Introduction to Intranets
This topic provides information about the role of an intranet in a
Windows 2000 network. Describe the purpose of an intranet, and emphasize
that Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) provides the
basis for connectivity on your network.
„ Identifying Remote Access Methods
This topic provides information about the types of remote access that
Windows 2000 includes. Identify the two types of remote access, and
describe the environments in which each of them works best.
„ Communicating with Remote Offices
This topic provides information about the role of a remote office in a
Windows 2000 network. Explain how a remote office can be connected to
an intranet by using routers.
„ Providing Internet Access
This topic provides information about the role of the Internet in a network.
Explain the reasons why an organization requires Internet access, and then
describe the methods that are typically used to establish Internet access.
„ Introduction to Extranets
This topic provides information about the role of an extranet in a
Windows 2000 network. Describe the purpose of an extranet, and then
explain why an organization may want to provide limited access to its
intranet to users who are outside the network.
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Customization Information
This section identifies the lab setup requirements for a module and the
configuration changes that occur on student computers during the labs.
This information is provided to assist you in replicating or customizing
Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courseware.
There are no labs in this module, and as a result, there are no lab setup
requirements or configuration changes that affect replication or customization.
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Overview
Topic Objective
To provide an overview of
the module topics and
objectives „ Overview of the Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Lead-in „ Introduction to Intranets
In this module, you will learn
about the elements of the „ Identifying Remote Access Methods
Windows 2000 network
infrastructure. „ Communicating with Remote Offices
„ Providing Internet Access
„ Introduction to Extranets

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To maintain effective communication and connect remote locations,
organizations need to set up and manage computer networks. Microsoft®
Windows® 2000 offers a set of networking services that provide standards-
based networking protocols and technologies that enable a reliable and
interoperable network infrastructure.
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
„ Define the components of a Windows 2000 network infrastructure.
„ Describe the role of an intranet in a Windows 2000 network.
„ Identify remote access methods.
„ Describe how a remote office can be connected to an intranet.
„ Identify the methods that are used to establish Internet access.
„ Describe the purpose of an extranet.
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Overview of the Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure

Topic Objective
To list the components of
Intranet Remote Access
the Windows 2000 network
infrastructure.
Router
Server
Lead-in
The networking services in
Windows 2000 make it Clients
Internet
easier to install, configure,
manage, and support your
network infrastructure. Remote Office Extranet

Router Router
Server Server

Clients Clients

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The Microsoft Windows 2000 server products offer several technologies and
services that make installing, configuring, managing, and supporting your
network infrastructure easier. A network infrastructure can contain any of the
following elements:
„ Intranet. A private network within an organization usually intended for the
distribution of internal information. An intranet is also called a local area
network (LAN). It includes services such as document distribution, software
distribution, access to databases, and training. In addition to file and printer
sharing services, an intranet usually employs applications associated with
the Internet, such as Web pages, Web browsers, File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) sites, e-mail, newsgroups, and mailing lists that only those within the
organization can access.
„ Remote Access. Provides remote networking for telecommuters, mobile
workers, and system administrators who monitor and manage servers at
multiple branch offices. All services that are typically available to a
LAN-connected user, including file and printer sharing, Web server access,
and messaging, can be accessed through a remote access connection.
„ Remote Office. Part of an organization that is located in a geographically
separate area. A LAN in a remote office can be connected to the general
corporate network to create a wide area network (WAN).
The WAN connection is a shared remote access connection to the network
that enables users in the remote office to communicate and share resources
within the entire organization. WAN links are persistent, meaning that they
are always available, whereas typical remote access connections must be
connected and then disconnected when not in use.
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„ Internet. The worldwide collection of networks and gateways that use the
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of protocols
to communicate with one another. The Internet comprises high-speed data
communication lines between major nodes or host computers—consisting of
thousands of commercial, government, educational, and other computer
systems—that route data and messages.
„ Extranet. A collaborative network that uses Internet technology to facilitate
relationships between businesses and their suppliers, customers, or other
businesses. An extranet may be a part of a company's intranet that other
companies can access, or it may be a shared network for collaboration
between companies. The shared information might be available only to the
collaborating parties or, in some cases, might be public.

To set up your network infrastructure, you must properly configure all of the
necessary network protocols, settings, and services that are used in each
element of the network infrastructure.

Note For information about how to plan for and design a network
infrastructure, see course 1562, Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000
Networking Services Infrastructure.
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Introduction to Intranets
Topic Objective
To illustrate the concept of
an intranet.
Lead-in
An intranet enables users
within and organization to
share information. TCP/IP
Server
provides the basis for
connecting computers
together to create an
intranet.

Clients

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An intranet is a private network that links computers within an organization
Delivery Tip together to enable them to communicate with each other. The main function of
Describe the purpose of an
intranet.
an intranet is to enable users within the organization to share information and
resources.
TCP/IP provides the basis for connectivity on your network. TCP/IP is a set of
networking protocols that is an industry standard, and most of the networking
services in Windows 2000 rely on it. The scalability of TCP/IP adapts to all
network sizes, and the Windows 2000 implementation of TCP/IP includes all of
the standard Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) requirements for TCP/IP
hosts and servers.
TCP/IP depends on name resolution to work properly. Name resolution is a
Key Point process that provides users with easy-to-remember server names, instead of
TCP/IP depends on name
resolution to work properly.
requiring them to use the numerical IP addresses by which servers identify
themselves on the TCP/IP network.

Note TCP/IP is the default networking protocol that is installed during

Windows 2000 setup.
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Identifying Remote Access Methods

Topic Objective
To illustrate the concepts of Intranet Dial-up Remote Access
dial-up remote access and
VPN access to a network.
Server
Lead-in
Windows 2000 remote
access connectivity can be Clients
achieved with dial-up
remote access or a virtual
private network. Virtual Private Network

Internet Tunnel

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You can configure remote access to provide authorized users with connectivity
Key Point to the corporate network. This enables remote access clients to access resources
Windows 2000 provides two
types of remote access
from remote locations as if they were physically attached to the network.
connectivity: dial-up remote
access and virtual private Remote Access Methods
networking.
Windows 2000 provides two different types of remote access connectivity:
„ Dial-up remote access. To gain access to the network with dial-up remote
access, a remote access client uses the public telephone network to create a
physical connection to a port on a remote access server that resides in the
private network. Typically, with dial-up remote access, you use a modem or
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) adapter to dial in to your
remote access server.
„ VPN remote access. A virtual private network (VPN) can provide secure
remote access through the Internet, rather than through direct dial-up
connections. The VPN client creates an encrypted, virtual, point-to-point
connection with a VPN gateway that resides in the private network.
Typically, with VPN remote access, you connect to the Internet first, and
then create the VPN connection.
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Evaluating Remote Access Methods

When deciding on a remote access solution, you identify your remote access
needs and compare the benefits and features of direct-dial and VPN remote
access. You can choose to use a single method for remote access or deploy both
methods. For example, some organizations use a VPN as the primary remote
access connection and use dial-up connections when Internet access is
unavailable.
Use the following information to evaluate remote access methods:
Delivery Tip
Describe the environments „ Dial-up remote access meets the needs of organizations that have small
in which dial-up remote remote user populations, are satisfied with analog or ISDN performance, or
access or VPN remote have remote users who remain within local calling areas.
access is the better method.
„ VPN remote access enables organizations to reduce long-distance telephone
expenses and use existing Internet network infrastructures instead of
managing their own network infrastructures. Consider a VPN solution if
your remote user population and long-distance telephone expenses are
increasing quickly or if you need additional broadband support.
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Communicating with Remote Offices

Topic Objective
Intranet
To illustrate the concept of a
remote office. Router
Lead-in Server
You can connect remote Remote Office
offices to your intranet by Clients
using a router. Routers act
as a link between LANs, Router
enabling messages to be Server
sent from one to another.

Clients

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Organizations often extend to one or more remote office locations, with a LAN
in each of them. By connecting those networks to each other, an organization
can operate more effectively. For example, employees in remote offices can
share information and communicate more easily with employees at corporate
headquarters. In addition, employees who travel between offices can access
their files and resources from any remote office location.
You can connect TCP/IP network segments together by using IP routers, which
Delivery Tip forward packets from one network segment to another. Routing is used in
Explain how network
segments can be connected
combination with other network protocol services to provide forwarding
by using routers. capabilities between hosts that are located on separate network segments within
a larger TCP/IP-based network.
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Providing Internet Access

Topic Objective
To illustrate the concept of Intranet
connecting an intranet to the
Internet.
Router
Lead-in Server
An organization can use
Internet access to establish Clients
a Web site, provide remote
access to the network, and
enable users to perform
research and use e-mail.

Internet

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Many organizations require Internet access to establish a Web site, provide
VPN remote access, and enable users to perform research and use e-mail.
Windows 2000 provides services that enable an organization to connect to the
Internet without compromising security, reliability, or performance.
Typically, Internet access is established by using the following methods:
Delivery Tip
Describe the methods that „ A dial-up connection to an Internet service provider (ISP). This method is
are typically used to used primarily in small organizations and by home-computer users.
establish Internet access.
„ A dedicated line, such as a T1 carrier that is connected to a LAN. This
method is used in large organizations that have their own node on the
Internet or connect to an ISP that is a node.
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Introduction to Extranets
Topic Objective
Intranet
To illustrate the concept of
an extranet. Router
Lead-in Server
You can configure an Extranet
extranet to provide Clients
customers, suppliers, and
business partners with Router
limited access to your Server
intranet.

Clients

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An extranet enables an organization to extend its network to customers,
Delivery Tip suppliers, and other business partners for information-sharing purposes. An
Describe the purpose of an
extranet.
extranet allows users who are outside of your network to have limited access to
information on your intranet, based on the level of permissions that you assign
to them.
Windows 2000 provides features that simplify the process of configuring an
extranet, and that secure your intranet against unauthorized access. Typically,
an extranet is provided through secured VPN connections, which you can
configure to meet specific needs. For example, business partners may need
extranet access, a department may need access to another department's intranet,
or you may want to provide selective public access to your intranet.
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Review
Topic Objective
To reinforce module
objectives by reviewing key
points. „ Overview of the Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Lead-in „ Introduction to Intranets
The review questions cover
some of the key concepts „ Identifying Remote Access Methods
taught in the module.
„ Communicating with Remote Offices
„ Providing Internet Access
„ Introduction to Extranets

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1. What are the five elements that a Windows 2000 network infrastructure can
contain?
A network infrastructure can contain any of the following elements: an
intranet, remote access, a remote office, Internet access, or an extranet.

2. What are the two types of remote access connectivity that Windows 2000
provides?
Windows 2000 remote access connectivity can be achieved with dial-up
remote access or VPN remote access.

3. How can you connect remote offices to your intranet?

You can connect remote offices to your intranet by using a router.
Routers act as a link between LANs, enabling messages to be sent from
one to another.
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4. What are the two methods that are typically used to provide Internet access?
Internet access is established by using the following methods:
• A dial-up connection to an ISP
• A dedicated line, such as a T1 carrier that is connected to a LAN

5. What is the purpose of an extranet?

An extranet enables an organization to extend its network to customers,
suppliers, and other business partners for information-sharing
purposes.
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