Description
Understanding DNS is one of those essential skills that all IT System Administrators and Techs need to have! DNS is cross platform, running across all OS environments.
This course focusses on demonstrating the functionality within a Windows Server environment and the steps to create your own DNS Server.
Overview
Once you have completed this class, you’ll –
- Understand what DNS is, and the importance of DNS
- Understand the different DNS record types (ie A name, CNAME, etc)
- Learn how to configure DNS on a Windows Server
- Create your own DNS records
Course Length
1 hour of instructor led video content along with handouts to aid learning.
Why is understanding DNS important?
Understanding DNS is an essential skill that all IT Techs and Professionals need to have. Without DNS computers on a network will have difficulty communicating with other computers on the network.
DNS is one of the core technologies aiding in the translation of a computer name (MyComputer022) to a relevant IP address (192.168.2.33), across a computer network. The DNS manager, residing on a Windows Server, is a common tool used by administrators in thousands of businesses around the world.
What you’ll need to get started?
- You don’t need to be an expert! A basic understanding of IT terminologies and technologies will be great.
- To test this yourself, an environment that is setup and configured within a Windows Domain will help. This could even be your own home demo learning environment.
Course Outline
01 Introduction to this Course
02 DNS Overview
03 DNS on a Windows Computer (end-user)
04 Download & Install Server 2019
05 Setup DNS role
06 Reviewing a DNS Server
07 DNS Records + Troubleshooting
08 Summary and Next Steps
