### Course Overview
- **Course Title:** **DNS Server: Deploy, Manage, and Secure Your Network**
- **Instructor:** **Vitalii Shumylo**
- **Target Audience:**
- IT professionals
- System administrators
- Network engineers
- Beginners with basic networking knowledge
- **Prerequisites:** Basic networking knowledge recommended but not required
### Curriculum Highlights
- **Key Topics Covered:**
- **DNS fundamentals** (evolution, hierarchical structures, namespace architecture)
- **DNS infrastructure deployment** (server configuration, zone management, delegation strategies)
- **Active Directory DNS integration**
- **PowerShell for DNS management** (automation, scripting, client configurations)
- **Reverse lookup zones** and **subdomain creation**
- **DNS troubleshooting** (command-line tools, cache issues, zone transfer problems)
- **DNS security** (DNSSEC implementation, logging, database maintenance)
- **Backup strategies** for primary, secondary, and stub zones
- **DHCP and DNS integration** (multi-home client challenges, dynamic updates)
- **Key Skills Learned:**
- Design and implement **enterprise-grade DNS infrastructure**
- Configure and manage **DNS servers, zones, and records**
- Optimize **DNS client configurations** and **PowerShell automation**
- Troubleshoot **DNS connectivity, caching, and zone transfer issues**
- Secure DNS with **DNSSEC** and **scavenging policies**
- Develop **comprehensive backup and recovery strategies**
- Integrate **DNS with Active Directory** and **DHCP services**
### Course Format
- **Duration:** **6 hours** of on-demand video
- **Format:** Self-paced online course (lifetime access)
- **Resources:**
- **Mobile and TV access**
- **Certificate of completion**
- Hands-on labs and real-world scenarios
- PowerShell scripts and configuration templates
