Windows Server Web Services Training

This three-day course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to configure and manage Internet Information Services. This course is intended to help provide pre-requisite skills supporting a broad range of Internet web applications, security, and knowledge to help support other products that use IIS such as Exchange and SharePoint. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any particular web application or development practice.

Parts of the course are based on configuration using the new Windows Admin Centre and Windows PowerShell.

Participants should have:

• A Knowledge and real-world experience working day-to-day with Windows Servers in an enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of and experience of Windows Server and Windows Client administration, maintenance and troubleshooting.

Additionally, students would benefit from having some previous Windows Server operating system experience, such as experience as a Windows Server systems administrator. An understanding of Windows PowerShell would be advantageous.

Target Audience

This course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration. No prior experience with any version of Internet Information Services is assumed. This course will help them update their knowledge and skills of IIS related to Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025.

Candidates suitable for this course would be:

• Windows Server administrators who are relatively new to Windows Server administration and related technologies, and who want to learn more about the IIS Role and role services in Windows Server 2016 or later.
• IT professionals who have skills in other areas, such as general system administration, who are looking for knowledge and skills for career development in IIS.

Module 1 Understanding and Installing Internet Information Services

This module provides a basic overview about the network infrastructure planning and common concerns with implementing a web server. This module teaches students to perform an installation of IIS and verify the working web server by testing the default created website.

Module 2 Configuring the Default Website

This module describes how to plan and implement network requirements for a public website. Students will configure DNS records to support access to internal and public websites and create virtual directories and application folders for additional website content.

Module 3 Configuring and Managing Application Pools

This module describes the details and the benefits to the application pool architecture. Students will create and configure application pools to support additional applications and configure application pool recycle settings. This module teaches students to perform recycle events and examine the event logs for recycle events.

Module 4 Creating Additional Websites

This module describes the process on how to examine existing website bindings to determine and resolve naming conflicts. This module teaches students to create new websites using unique bindings and avoiding naming conflicts.

Module 5 Securing Websites and Applications

This module describes how to secure internal and public websites for users and groups by using the built-in Anonymous, Windows and Basic authentication. This module also teaches students to configure file system permissions for specific users and groups and secure a website using URL Authorization Rules.

Module 6 Configuring IIS Modules

Here we discuss how to configure and edit native and managed modules.

Module 7 Managing Certificates in the Centralized Store

This module describes how to install and configure the feature Central Certificate Store to enable centralized and improved certificate management. This module will teach students to configure a website to use a secured binding with the Central Certificate Store and explore the benefits to centralized certificate management. Students will also learn to properly name certificates for the store.

Module 8 Backing Up and Restoring IIS

This module describes the concepts of recovering a website and web server from failure. This module teaches students how to manage, backup and recover the configuration files, along with requirements for recovering content and certificates.

Module 9 Implementing FTP

This module describes how to configure a secured FTP site for users to store and retrieve files. Students will configure authentication, authorization, and the FTP storage location. Students will retrieve files using the native Windows FTP command.

Exams and Assessments

There are no formal exams included in this course. Participants will complete interactive labs and knowledge checks to reinforce learning outcomes.

Hands-On Learning

This course includes:

• Hands-on labs to apply key concepts in a real-world environment.

• Guided exercises demonstrating and reinforcing configuration, setup and administration.

• Instructor-led discussions and scenarios to develop skills and understanding.