Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

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Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

Exam No.
Course Length:

70-642
4 days

Skills Being Measured: This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Exam Topics

Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)

· Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.

May include but is not limited to: configure IP options, subnetting, supernetting, alternative configuration

Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

May include but is not limited to: DHCP options, creating new options, PXE boot, default user profiles, DHCP relay agents, exclusions, authorize server in Active Directory, scopes, server core, Windows Server Hyper-V

Configure routing.

May include but is not limited to: static routing, persistent routing, Routing Internet Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Configure IPsec.

May include but is not limited to: create IPsec policy, IPsec Authentication Header (AH), IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)

Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)

C Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server.

May include but is not limited to: conditional forwarding, external forwarders, root hints, cache-only, server core, WINS and DNS integration, Windows Server virtualization

Configure DNS zones.

May include but is not limited to: DNS Refresh no-refresh, intervals, DNS listserv address (NSLOOKUP), primary/secondary zones, Active Directory integration, Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS), GlobalNames, SOA refresh

Configure DNS records.

May include but is not limited to: record types, host, pointer, MX, SRV, NS, dynamic updates, Time to Live (TTL)

Configure DNS replication.

May include but is not limited to: DNS secondary zones, DNS stub zones, DNS scavenging interval, replication scope

Configure name resolution for client computers.

May include but is not limited to: DNS and WINS integration, configuring HOSTS file, LMHOSTS, node type, Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR), broadcasting, resolver cache, DNS Server list, Suffix Search order, manage client settings by using group policy

Configuring Network Access (22 percent)

· Configure remote access.

May include but is not limited to: dial-up, Remote Access Policy, Network Address Translation (NAT), Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), VPN, Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS), inbound/outbound filters, configure Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, configure RADIUS proxy, remote access protocols, Connection Manager

Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).

May include but is not limited to: network layer protection, DHCP enforcement, VPN enforcement, configure NAP health policies, IPsec enforcement, 802.1x enforcement, flexible host isolation

Configure network authentication.

May include but is not limited to: LAN authentication by using NTLMv2 and Kerberos, WLAN authentication by using 802.1x, RAS authentication by using MS-CHAP, MS-CHAP v2, and EAP

Configure wireless access.

May include but is not limited to: Set Service Identifier (SSID), Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), ad hoc versus infrastructure mode, group policy for wireless

Configure firewall settings.

May include but is not limited to: incoming and outgoing traffic filtering, Active Directory account integration, identify ports and protocols, Microsoft Windows Firewall versus Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, configure firewall by using group policy, isolation policy

Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent)

· Configure a file server.

May include but is not limited to: file share publishing, Offline Files, share permissions, NTFS permissions, encrypting file system (EFS)

Configure Distributed File System (DFS).

May include but is not limited to: DFS namespace, DFS configuration and application, creating and configuring targets, DFS replication

Configure shadow copy services.

May include but is not limited to: recover previous versions, set schedule, set storage locations

Configure backup and restore.

May include but is not limited to: backup types, backup schedules, managing remotely, restoring data

Manage disk quotas.

May include but is not limited to: quota by volume or quota by user, quota entries, quota templates

Configure and monitor print services.

May include but is not limited to: printer share, publish printers to Active Directory, printer permissions, deploy printer connections, install printer drivers, export and import print queues and printer settings, add counters to Reliability and Performance Monitor to monitor print servers, print pooling, print priority

Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14 percent)

· Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings.

May include but is not limited to: update type selection, client settings, Group Policy object (GPO), client targeting, software updates, test and approval, disconnected networks

Capture performance data.

May include but is not limited to: Data Collector Sets, Performance Monitor, Reliability Monitor, monitoring System Stability Index

Monitor event logs.

May include but is not limited to: custom views, application and services logs, subscriptions, DNS log

Gather network data.

May include but is not limited to: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Baseline Security Analyzer, Network Monitor

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