Snow 303: Mac OS X Security and Mobility 10.6
| Register Now Please select a date. | Schedule Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Monday, December 20, 2010 Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Tuesday, June 14, 2011 |  |
| Cost: $1,500 Duration: 3 days Time: 9am to 5pm Curriculum: Includes Apple Training Book | ||
Snow 303
Course Description
This three-day course focuses on strategies for providing secure access from mobile devices to services running on private networks. Working with Mac OS X Server, students learn how to securely provide network services such as web, mail, and calendar to mobile computers and devices, such as the iPhone. Students will also learn the basics of deploying both web and native applications on mobile devices such as the iPhone using Xcode, Dashcode, and the iPhone Configuration Utility. The course is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises that provide practical real-world experience.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for system administrators and IT professionals.
What You Will Learn
- Gain specific knowledge about DNS, VPN, firewalls, certificates and proxy servers
- Effectively configure mobile devices that are connected to public networks to access services running on a private network
- Configure Mac OS X Server to provide trusted authentication to proxied services such as web, mail, and calendar
Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Basic troubleshooting experience or Snow 101
- Basic Mac OS X Server experience or Snow 201
- Understanding of basic IP networking, including IP address, subnet masks, ports, and protocols
- Experience using the command-line interface with Mac OS X
Certification
Demonstrate your knowledge by passing the Mac OS X Deployment 10.6 exam. This course covers a portion of the knowledge necessary to become an Apple Certified System Administrator 10.6. ACSA 10.6 certification is granted upon successful completion of the Mac OS X Server Essentials 10.6, Mac OS X Directory Services 10.6, Mac OS X Deployment 10.6, and Mac OS X Security and Mobility 10.6 exams. This exam also counts towards Apple Certified Specialist - Security and Mobility 10.6.
To register for an exam
- Register for a Tech ID.
- Call MC Services at 262-522-6950 locally or toll free 800-453-8106 to register for your exam.
Course Outline
| Topic | Description |
| Chapter 1 - DNS | Creating and editing zones; verifying forward and reverse lookups; configuring split-DNS; creating secure and private DNS servers; troubleshooting name resolution. |
| Chapter 2 - DHCP | Configuring Mac OS X client computer to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server; configuring secure DHCP address distribution; troubleshooting host configuration issues; troubleshooting address conflicts. |
| Chapter 3 - NAT/Gateway | Configuring Mac OS X Server to provide network address translation services; configuring Mac OS X client computer to access public services through a gateway server; troubleshooting address translation issues. |
| Chapter 4 - Firewalls | Configuring Mac OS X Server computer to restrict IP access to services. |
| Chapter 5 - VPN | Establish secure connections between clients connected to a public network and services running on private intranets. |
Chapter 6 - Keys & Certificates | Establish trusted and validated connections between clients and services. |
| Chapter 7 - Providing iPhone Applications | Create, distribute, and install configuration profiles with the iPhone Configuration Utility (iPCU). Using Xcode and Dashcode to develop and deploy native and web application for iPhone and iPod touch. |
| Chapter 8 - Mobile Access Server | Provide secure, public access via proxy servers connected to a public network to Address Book, iCal, Mail, and Web services hosted on origin servers located on a private intranet. |
