Install and Configure Exchange Server 2019:become a sysadmin

Get started with Exchange Server 2019, learn about its configuration and more in a virtual lab, improve your IT skills

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Description

This course is geared toward getting you up to speed with Exchange Server 2019. Whether you already hold a job as a helpdesk support representative, a desktop technician or are just looking to start your career in IT this course is designed to give you essential skills required to install and configure Exchange Server 2019 for a basic single server scenario that fits a majority of small to medium-sized businesses. The course will show you step by step how to perform initial installation and set up of Exchange Server 2019 along with some daily tasks you will encounter as a system administrator managing an Exchange Server organization. The main requirement for this course is basic knowledge of Windows Server and Active Directory along with fundamental understating of networking and DNS. If you are new to Windows Server and Active Directory, I would recommend checking my previous course on Windows Server 2019. It is a crash course that includes topics like Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and some other topics related to Window Server 2019. This Exchange course is structured to reflect options in the Exchange Admin Center GUI.

1. Instructor and course Introduction. This is the first section you are currently watching to get an idea of what the course is about and its instructor.

2. Introduction to Exchange server including requirements. In this section I will explain what Exchange server is and what it is for. We will go over all the requirements for it. I will introduce you to my lab set up. Then we will perform a fresh installation of Exchange Server 2019, configure necessary DNS records and install a free SSL certificate.

3. Recipients section. Here we will learn about different types of mail enabled objects like mailboxes, groups and contacts. I will create a few of them and show you how they work.

4. Permissions section. Here will take a look at the permission model with Exchange Server 2019. We will learn about admin and user roles and Outlook Web App policies.

5. Compliance management section. Here we will learn about eDiscovery and hold. We will take a look at how data loss prevention can help your company to have better control of your data. We will discuss auditing; retention polices and tags as well as journal rules.

6. Organization section. Here we will talk about add-ins. We will also take a look at address lists and create some custom address lists.

7. Protection section. Here we will take a look at the malware filter capability Exchange Server provides.

8. Mail flow section. In this section we will take a look at transport rules, delivery reports. We will also discuss send and receive connectors and create new connectors.

9. Mobile section. Here we will learn about how mobile devices connect to your Exchange server and how you can control this access.

10. Public folders section. In this section we will learn about public folders. I will create some public folders and public folder mailboxes and demonstrate how it all works.

11. Servers section. In this section we will take a look at the server settings and discuss mailbox databases. Then we will go over each virtual directory in Exchange server and lastly talk about certificates.

12. Miscellaneous section. In this section I will show you how to install cumulative updates and patches on your Exchange server to protect it from different vulnerabilities.

What You Will Learn!

  • At the end of this course students will be able to install and configure Microsoft Server Exchange 2019 from scratch.

Who Should Attend!

  • IT professionals who need to install Exchange 2019 in their environment
  • IT professionals looking to advance their career
  • Students who want to get hands-on experience in a lab environment