6429 - Configuring and Managing Windows Media Services for Windows Server 2008

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and manage Windows Media Services.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Configure Live Streaming solutions.
• Configure On-Demand Streaming solutions.
• Configure service roles.
• Configure logging and plug-ins.
• Configure Advanced Streaming solutions 7.0.
• Configure Windows Media Services availability solutions.

Module 1: Implementing Windows Media Services
This module explains how to implement Windows Media Services.

Lessons
• Overview of Windows Media Server
• Preparing for Windows Media Services
• Installing Windows Media Services

Lab: Implementing Windows Media Services
• Exercise 1: Installing Windows Media Services
• Exercise 2: Configuring Control Protocols
• Exercise 3: Testing the Windows Media Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe Windows Media Services.
• Prepare for Windows Media Services.
• Install Windows Media Services.

Module 2: Implementing Content Streaming
This module explains how to implement Streaming solutions.

Lessons
• Overview of On-Demand Streaming
• Implementing On-Demand Streaming Solutions
• Overview of Live Content Streaming
• Implementing Live Content Streaming

Lab A: Configuring On-Demand Streaming
• Exercise 1: Preparing the Content for On-Demand Publishing
• Exercise 2: Configuring and Testing the On-Demand Publishing Points

Lab B: Configuring Live Content Streaming
• Exercise 1: Encoding Content to File
• Exercise 2: Configuring and Archiving a Pull Broadcast
• Exercise 3: Configuring a Push Broadcast

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Configure data sources for on demand streaming.
• Implement on demand streaming solutions.
• Describe live content streaming.
• Implement live content streaming.

Module 3: Configuring Windows Media Services
This module explains how to configure Windows Media Services.

Lessons
• Configuring Bandwidth and Connection Limits
• Implementing Event Notification
• Tuning Windows Media Services

Lab: Configuring Windows Media Servers
• Exercise 1: Testing Performance
• Exercise 2: Configuring Limits

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Implement bandwidth and connection limits.
• Implement event notification.
• Tune Windows Media Services.

Module 4: Configuring Content Security
This module explains how to configure content security.

Lessons
• Configuring Authentication
• Configuring Authorization
• Overview of Digital Rights Management

Lab: Configuring Content Security
• Exercise 1: Requiring a Logon for a Publishing Point
• Exercise 2: Restricting Access to Files
• Exercise 3: Allowing Anonymous Access to Files
• Exercise 4: Allowing Access to Intranet Users

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Configure authentication in Windows Media Services.
• Configure content access.
• Describe Digital Rights Management.

Module 5: Configuring Playlists and Advertising
This module explains how to configure playlists and advertising.

Lessons
• Overview of Playlists on Windows Media Server
• Configuring Wrapper Playlists
• Configuring Advertising on Windows Media Server

Lab: Configuring Playlists and Advertising
• Exercise 1: Configuring Playlists
• Exercise 2: Modifying Playlists

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe playlists on Windows Media Server.
• Create and edit playlists on Windows Media Server.
• Describe how to configure advertising on Windows Media Server.

Module 6: Configuring Windows Media Services for Advanced Scenarios
This module explains how configure Windows Media Services for advanced scenarios.

Lessons
• Implementing Distribution Servers
• Configuring Caching and Proxy
• Configuring Windows Media Services for High Availability
• Installing Role Services

Lab: Configuring Windows Media Services for Advanced Scenarios
• Exercise 1: Configuring a Distribution Server for Live Broadcasts
• Exercise 2: Configuring a Proxy Server with Caching
• Exercise 3: Configuring a Reverse Proxy Server with Prestuffed Cache
• Exercise 4: Installing Role Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe how to implement distribution servers.
• Describe how to configure caching and proxy.
• Configure Windows Media Services for high availability.
• Describe how to install service roles.

Module 7: Troubleshooting Windows Media Services
This module explains how troubleshoot Windows Media Services.

Lessons
• Troubleshooting Windows Media Servers
• Troubleshooting Client Connectivity

Lab: Troubleshooting Windows Media Services
• Exercise 1: Configuring Client Logging
• Exercise 2: Viewing Windows Media Services Traffic Using Network Monitor
• Exercise 3: Resolving a configuration problem

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Troubleshooting Windows Media Servers.
• Troubleshoot client connectivity

Before attending this course, students must have:

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 experience:
• 1 Year of experience administering and supporting IIS
• 1 Year of experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Network + certification