Course 1125—Four days—Instructor-led

Implementing Microsoft Site Server 3.0

Introduction

This course will cover some basic Web site development tasks requiring knowledge of hypertext markup language (HTML) and Microsoft Visual Basic® Scripting Edition. However, this course does not require programming skills and will not cover Site Server software interfaces or the Site Server software development kit.

Microsoft Commerce Server and Microsoft Advertising Server (Ad Server) are covered briefly in the Overview module. Full training is available in Course 1231, Implementing a Commerce-Enabled Web Site Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition.

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At Course Completion

• Install and configure Microsoft Site Server on a Web site.
• Publish and deploy content to Web sites.
• Tag content to be used in searching and personalization.
• Facilitate the searching of Web sites for specific content.
• Deliver personalized content to clients based on client profiles or group membership.
• Control access to site content using the enhanced security of Site Server.
• Distribute content to clients on a scheduled or subscription basis.
• Easily locate tagged content and share results with others.
• Analyze and report how the content on a Web site is used.
• Build Web sites based on the Customizable Starter Sites in Site Server.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

Prerequisites

• Successfully completed of Course 936, Creating and Configuring a Web Server Using Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0, or have equivalent knowledge. The student should be familiar with the common Internet protocols and services (TCP/IP, FTP, and so on) provided by the Microsoft Windows NT® operating system and Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4.0. The student should be able to administer IIS (directories and security) with Microsoft Management Console.
• Successfully completed of Course 1080,Essentials of Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition 3.0 for Web Site Development, or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Materials and Software

You will be provided with the following software for use in the classroom:

• Microsoft Site Server version 3.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server network operating system version 4.0 with Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack (including Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 and Internet Information Server 4.0)
• Microsoft FrontPage® 98 Web site creation and management tool (evaluation version included with Site Server 3.0)

Course Outline

Day 1

Module 1: Overview

Topics

Microsoft Site Server 3.0 and the Microsoft product line
Site Server 3.0 platform
Main Site Server functions
Site Server Publishing
Demonstration: Site Server Publishing
Search
Site Server Delivery

Personalization and Membership
Microsoft Active Channel™ Server
Site Server Analysis
Knowledge Manager

Demonstration: Knowledge Manager
Customizable Starter Sites
The Site Server Commerce Edition platform

Commerce Server
Advertising Server

Demonstration: Commerce Server

Skills

• Explain the features and functions of Site Server, including Publishing, knowledge management, Analysis, and Search.
• Describe situations in which Site Server would be used.
• Explain how Site Server is related to Windows NT Server 4.0, Internet Information Server 4.0, Commerce Server, and Ad Server.

Module 2: Installing Site Server 3.0

Topics

Lab

Skills

• List the hardware and software requirements needed to install Site Server.
• Plan a Site Server installation.
• Install the product and verify it is installed.
• Explain the various options presented during setup.
• Describe the state of the server after installation, explaining what has changed in the Start menu, file system, security system, and list of running services.
• Run the three primary administrative tools.
• Assign administrative privileges.

Module 3: Organizing Content Across an Intranet

Topics

Lab

Skills

• Describe how Site Server intranets are organized.
• Use metadata to organize content.
• List the features of the Membership directory.
• Use the Tag Tool.
• Use and edit the site vocabulary.
• Use Rule Builder and Rule Manager.

Day 2

Module 4: Publishing and Managing Content

Topics

Lab

Skills

• Explain how Content Management works.
• Build a Content Management Web site.
• Maintain the site.

Module 5: Deploying Content

Topics

Understanding Content Deployment
Defining server roles
Configuring servers

Single server configuration
Staging/end-point configuration
Multiple stage and deploy configuration

Creating and configuring projects

Filtering content
Securing projects
Scheduling projects

Posting content to the project source
Managing deployment

Lab

Skills

• Explain how Content Deployment works.
• Configure servers.
• Configure Content Deployment projects.
• Deploy content to the project source.
• Secure a Content Deployment server and its projects (operators, authentication, and so on).
• Manage deployment.

Module 6: Searching for Content

Topics

Understanding Search concepts
Comparing Search and Index Server
Understanding how Search works

Extracting, indexing, and compiling information
Using Search with multiple languages

Configuring Search

Setting up your system hosts
Setting up how your Search system will crawl

Securing Search
Planning Search catalogs

Planning how to include messages in catalogs

Creating catalog definitions
Managing catalog builds
Submitting queries
Building Search pages
Optimizing performance

Labs

Skills

• Explain how Search works.
• Compare Search and Index Server.
• Configure Search.
• Secure Search.
• Plan catalogs.
• Build and manage catalogs.
• Submit queries.
• Build Search pages.
• Optimize performance.

Day 3

Module 7: Securing Your Content with Membership Server

Topics

Understanding Membership Server
Understanding Membership Server components

Configuring Site Server
Storing data in the Membership directory
Authentication service
Active User Objects

Managing user accounts

Managing different types of users
Creating user accounts administratively

Configuring Membership Server authentication

Authentication modes
Handling failed authentication

Securing file resources

Types of resource security
Setting access control with Windows NT Authentication Mode
Setting access control with Membership Authentication Mode

Securing the Membership directory

Lab

Skills

• Explain how the Membership system secures Site Server.
• Select the appropriate Membership authentication method for a given situation.
• Select the appropriate Membership server type (intranet or Internet).
• Manage and configure the Membership directory (users, groups, and objects) with Management Console and Web Admin.
• Enable Membership security for Web servers.
• Plan Web site security with Membership.
• Perform basic troubleshooting when authentication fails.

Module 8: Personalizing Your Content

Topics

Personalizing content with Personalization and Membership
Creating and managing user profiles

Defining user profiles
Using the Membership Directory Manager to configure user profiles
Viewing user profiles on a Web page

Delivering customized content

Using Rule Builder with personalized content
Personalizing Web pages
Personalizing e-mail messages

Lab

Personalizing content

Skills

Students will be able to:

• Explain how they would use Personalization in their Web site.
• Explain the function of each of the components used in Personalization (including how Personalization and Membership relate).
• Explain how rules are used to map preferences to a user.
• Implement personalized Web pages by directly adding Active User Objects to a Web page.
• Implement personalized Web pages using Rule Builder and Design Time Controls in FrontPage 98.
• Implement personalized e-mail using the Direct Mail application.
• Manage personalized content.

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Module 9: Delivering Content with Active Channel Server and Active Channel Multicaster

Topics

Understanding Active Channel Server concepts

Information delivery options
Active Channel agents

Configuring channel projects

Using the Create Channel Project Wizard
Adding and configuring content items

Delivering channel content to users

Subscribing to channels
Delivering personalized content
Delivering channel content through e-mail

Configuring Active Channel Multicaster

Lab

Delivering content to clients with Active Channel Server and Active Channel Multicaster

Skills

Students will be able to:

• Explain how Active Channel Server provides a channel of content to Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 clients.
• Create Active Channel projects.
• Create channels of content for users (Web pages, files, Open Database Connectivity content, and so on).
• Create and distribute software packages.
• Configure channel agents (search, database, and so on) to automatically update the channels.
• Multicast channels to users on an intranet.
• Monitor Active Channel Server (using the server event log, client browser usage logs, and so on).

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Module 10: Managing Information with Knowledge Manager

Topics

Understanding Knowledge Manager
Integrating Knowledge Manager with other Site Server features
Using Search center
Using briefs and sections
Selecting channels
Preparing Knowledge Manager for use on your intranet
Managing the Knowledge Manager database

Lab

Implementing Knowledge Manager

Skills

Students will be able to:

• Explain how Knowledge Manager shares information in a group of users.
• Use briefs and sections.
• Prepare Knowledge Manager for use on an intranet.
• Maintain Knowledge Manager.

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Day 4

Module 11: Analyzing Web Site Usage

Topics

Analyzing site usage
Configuring your Web server for improved analysis
Importing data

Configuring Usage Import
Importing files with Usage Import
Interpreting imported data statistics
Importing files with Custom Import

Managing analysis data
Reporting data

Understanding report definitions
Running Report Writer

Managing the analysis database

Lab

Implementing Usage Analysis

Skills

Students will be able to:

• Specify the benefits of using Analysis to analyze site content and usage.
• Analyze Web site usage with Usage Import.
• Enhance Web site log files with additional data using Custom Import.
• Create and distribute reports.
• Schedule data importing and reports to occur automatically.
• Manage the Analysis database.

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Module 12: Analyzing Web Site Content

Topics

Understanding Content Analysis concepts
Building projects
Using Search options
Using Content Analyzer windows and panes
Managing links
Analyzing Usage data

Lab

Analyzing Web site content

Skills

Students will be able to:

• Understanding Content Analysis concepts.
• Build projects.
• Use Content Analyzer windows and panes.
• Manage links.
• Use content effectively.

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Module 13: Creating Web Sites with Customizable Starter Sites

Topics

Types of sites
Installing a Customizable Starter Site
Site authoring tasks

Creating and modifying Web site pages
Modifying themes and navigation
Authoring content pages

Site administration tasks

Using Site Configuration Desk
Maintaining categories
Deploying the site
Securing the site
Tracking site usage

Lab

Creating Web sites with the Enterprise Information Site

Skills

Students will be able to:

• Select a Customizable Starter Site for a given situation.
• Make basic content modifications to a Customizable Starter Site.
• Deploy a site with Site Configuration Desk.
• Secure the site after building it.
• Track site usage.

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Module 14: Integrating Site Server Features

Topics

Publishing
Search
Delivery
Analysis

Skill

Students will be able to:

• Explain how the various features of Site Server work together.

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