Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Paperback)

The practical, portable “go-to” guide to deployment and maintenance of Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000

Protect and accelerate your e-business systems with Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 with this technical reference. It has everything the IT professional needs—all the tables and step-by-step instructions in a no-nonsense reference format—to support ISA Server 2000. Whether you’re enabling high-performance Web access, setting up an extensible, secure, enterprise firewall with alerts for network intrusions and attacks, monitoring the Web usage of your organization’s employees, or migrating from Microsoft Proxy Server, this technical reference can help you get the most out of this advanced Internet connection server.

‧ Provides everything the IT professional needs to know to deploy, configure, and administer Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000
‧ Discusses how Microsoft WindowsR 2000 Active DirectoryR services works with ISA Server 2000, plus how to upgrade from Microsoft Proxy Server 2 to ISA Server 2000
‧ Includes tables and step-by-step instructions in a no-nonsense reference format

Table of Content

Acknowledgments	xxvii
Introduction	xxix
PART I MICROSOFT ISA SERVER 2000 ADMINISTRATORS FUNDAMENTALS
1  Overview of Microsoft ISA Server 2000 Administration	3
How ISA Server Operates as a Caching and Firewall Server	3
Firewall: The Secure Server	4
Caching: The Acceleration Server	4
ISA Server Product Editions	5
Quick Comparison of ISA Product Editions	5
Operating System Compatibility	6
Basic Hardware and Server Requirements for ISA Server	7
Detailed Comparison of ISA Server Implementations	8
Small Business Server 2000	8
ISA Server 2000 Standard Edition	10
ISA Server 2000 Enterprise Edition	11
Using Common ISA Server Tools and Utilities	12
Using the ISA Management Console	12
Console View Options	13
Working with ISA Management Nodes	14
ISA Server Wizards	17
Commonly Used MMCs	17
Command-Line Utilities	18
ISA Community	18
Add-Ons for ISA Server	18

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