Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration

Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - Overview

The Microsoft Forefront family of business security products helps provide greater protection and control over the security of your network infrastructure.

Microsoft Forefront’s products easily integrate with each other, with your organisation’s IT infrastructure, and can be supplemented through interoperable third-party solutions, enabling end-to-end, defence-in-depth security solutions.

Simplified management, reporting, analysis, and deployment enable you to more efficiently protect your organization’s information resources and secure access to applications and servers.

With highly responsive protection supported by Microsoft technical guidance, Microsoft Forefront helps you confidently meet ever-changing threats and increased business demands.

This course is for IT professionals who work in medium to large computing environments and who are deploying and using Microsoft Forefront technologies. This course focuses on Microsoft Forefront Client Security, Microsoft Forefront Server Security, and Microsoft Forefront Edge Security.

What You’ll Learn: It’s Everything You Need to Know – In Less Time

The primary objective is for delegates to achieve the MCTS: Microsoft Forefront Client and Server, Configuration certification as well as go away with a good understanding of Microsoft Forefront security components and how they fit into the enterprise network.

Upon completion of this course, the attendee will be able to:

Deploying client agents and policies
Configuring server products
Maintaining the infrastructure of the client and server
Monitoring protection status and activity

Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - Benefits

The unique accelerated learning model created and used by Firebrand Training allows you to learn faster and retain information longer. It’s the most efficient and effective way to learn, because it blends mixed visual, auditory and kinesthetic-tactual delivery systems to:

Customise the educational process to your individual learning style
Enhance retention through accelerated learning techniques that focus on long-term memory
Deliver the highest exam passing percentages in a fraction of the time

Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - Curriculum

Days 1 and 2

Deploy Client and Agents and Polices
Configure Server Products
Maintain the Infrastructure of the Client and Server
Review Status and activity
Deploy a Forefront Client
Create and deploy a client security (FCS) policy
Customize notification messages
Configure reporting services
Configure definition and engine update for server products
Deploy templates to multiple servers

Days 3

Monitor protection and status activity
Configure files blocking rules
Configure a manual scan
Conjure an ad hoc update of engines and signature files
Optimize the performance scan engines
Trouble shoot issues by using default installation log files and operation log files

Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - Exam Track

Exam: 70-557

Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers the highest quality technical education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their educational objectives.

Our Certification Program includes:

Intensive Hands-on Training by Certified Trainers utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review) Delivery
Blended-Learning Instruction comprised of comprehensive study materials and pre-class mentoring, customised Official Curriculum, and practice exams
Three (3) Days of Accommodation
24 Hour Classroom Access
Examination Vouchers & On-site Certification Testing
All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Freshly-brewed Coffee
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations (if required)
Examination Passing Policy

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and exercises and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms.

Our Certified Trainers teach to accommodate every student’s learning needs through individualized instruction, hands-on exercises, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, question and answer drills, and friendly competitions between concurrently running classes.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.

Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - Prerequisites

Firebrand Training enrolment advisors interview all potential students regarding their work experience, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.

Firebrand Training is an intense training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

A Firebrand Training representative can skilfully assist you in determining your readiness for accelerated training.

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Microsoft MCTS Forefront Client and Server, Configuration - Course Dates

Start	End	Availability	Register
5/6/2008	7/6/2008	Limited availability	Register
17/7/2008	19/7/2008	Seats open	Register