Retired : Microsoft 365 Messaging MS203 | Microsoft 365 Certification in Albany, NY

Microsoft 365 Messaging MS203 Course Outline

Module 1: Manage Mail Flow

• Introduction
• Explore Mail Flow in Microsoft Exchange
• Manage Mail Flow in Exchange Server Deployments
• Manage Mail Flow in Exchange Online Deployments
• Manage Mail Flow in Hybrid Exchange Deployments
• Configure Message Transport Options
• Configure SMTP Domains
• Configure Connectors

Module 2: Troubleshoot Mail Flow

• Introduction
• Troubleshoot SMTP Mail Flow
• Troubleshoot Shared Namespace Environments
• Troubleshoot Transport Layer Security Encryption Issues
• Troubleshoot Network-Based Issues
• Monitor Exchange Online with Microsoft Service Health
• Troubleshoot with Alert Policies in Exchange Online

Module 3: Manage Mail Flow Rules

• Introduction
• Explore Mail Flow Rules
• Examine How Mail Flow Rules Work
• Configure Mail Flow Rules

Module 4: Plan for Message Security

• Introduction
• Explore Exchange Online Protection
• Plan Message Routing for Exchange Online Protection
• Examine Message Hygiene Monitoring and Reporting
• Examine Microsoft Purview Message Encryption

Module 5: Manage Anti-Malware and Anti-Spam Policies

• Introduction
• Examine Message Headers and Spam Confidence Levels
• Examine Anti-Spam and Anti-Malware Protection
• Manage Anti-Spam Protection
• Manage Anti-Malware Protection
• Examine Advanced Anti-Spam Features
• Manage Spoofing Protection
• Manage Phishing Protection
• Configure Transport Rules

Module 6: Explore Threat Protection in Microsoft 365 Defender

• Introduction
• Examine Threat Protection in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Explore Using Configuration Analyzer to Improve Security Policies
• Examine How Safe Attachments Protect Against Malicious Attachments
• Examine How Safe Links Protects Against Malicious URLs
• Manage Spoof Intelligence
• Manage Anti-Phishing Policies
• Manage the Tenant Allow/Block List in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Examine Attack simulation in Microsoft 365 Defender

Module 7: Explore Messaging Compliance in Microsoft 365

• Introduction
• Examine Message Policy and Compliance
• Explore the Microsoft 365 Permission Model
• Configure Retention Policies
• Run a Message Trace
• Explore Sensitivity Labels
• Manage Inactive Mailboxes

Module 8: Explore Messaging Compliance in Exchange 

• Introduction
• Examine In-Place and Litigation Holds
• Configure Messaging Records Management
• Analyse Message Tracking

Module 9: Manage Exchange Online archiving and auditing

• Introduction
• Plan and Implement in-Place Archiving
• Explore Journaling in Exchange
• Manage Administrator and Mailbox Auditing

Module 10: Manage Content Search

• Introduction
• Design Content Searches
• Manage Content Searches
• Manage eDiscovery Cases

Module 11: Manage Authentication for Messaging

• Introduction
• Examine Password Policy Options
• Explore Self-Service Password Management
• Implement Multifactor Authentication for Exchange
• Plan Password Policies
• Explore Modern Authentication
• Configure Conditional Access Policies

Module 12: Configure Organizational Settings

• Introduction
• Configure Workload Policies and Throttling
• Configure Quota Configurations
• Deploy Microsoft 365 Add-Ins

Module 13: Configure Organizational Sharing

• Introduction
• Examine Exchange Federated Delegation Features
• Examine Exchange Federation Sharing Components
• Plan for Federation Trusts and Certificates
• Implement Organization Relationships
• Implement Sharing Policies

Module 14: Manage Administrator roles

• Introduction
• Explore Role-Based Access Control
• Examine Management Role Groups
• Examine Built-In Management Role Groups
• Implement Admin Roles for Management Role Assignments
• Troubleshoot Admin Roles
• Explore Privileged Identity Management
• Manage Role Groups in Exchange Online

Module 15: Manage user Roles

• Introduction
• Implement User Roles for Role Assignment Policies
• Implement Management Role Assignment Policies
• Create New Roles, Role Assignments, and Scopes

Module 16: Analyse Role-Based Permissions

• Introduction
• Explore the Use of Split Permissions
• Explore the Use of Multiple-Forest Permissions
• Explore the Differences in Permissions

Module 17: Explore the Different Types of Exchange Recipients

• Introduction
• Explore Recipient Types
• Explore Resource Mailboxes
• Explore Shared Mailboxes
• Explore Linked Mailboxes
• Explore Groups
• Explore Public Folders

Module 18: Create and Manage Exchange Recipients

• Introduction
• Manage Mailbox Settings
• Manage Resource Mailboxes
• Manage Shared Mailboxes
• Create and Manage Mail Contacts and Mail Users
• Manage Permissions for Recipients
• Create and Manage Groups
• Create and Manage Public Folders

Module 19: Manage Email Addresses, Lists, and Resources

• Introduction
• Explore Address Lists
• Create and Manage Address Lists
• Examine Address Book Policies
• Configure Offline Address Books
• Examine Email Address Policies

Module 20: Explore Exchange Hybrid Deployment Requirements

• Introduction
• Examine the Connection Options for Exchange to Microsoft 365
• Explore the Components of a Hybrid Deployment
• Explore Azure Active Directory Connect
• Examine the Microsoft 365 Identity Options for a hybrid Exchange Deployment
• Compare Exchange Delegated Federation and Open Authentication

Module 21: Plan and Configure a Hybrid Deployment Using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard

• Introduction
• Plan for Exchange hybrid configuration
• Examine Organization Configuration Transfer
• Examine Exchange Modern Hybrid and the Hybrid Agent
• Review Mail Flow Options for a hybrid Deployment
• Prepare to Run the Hybrid Configuration Wizard
• Examine Hybrid deployment Best Practices

Module 22: Plan Mailbox Migrations

• Introduction
• Explore Migration Options to Exchange Online
• Determine which Migration Option to Use
• Update DNS During a Microsoft 365 Migration

Module 23: Run Mailbox Migrations

• Introduction
• Plan an IMAP Migration
• Run an IMAP Migration
• Move Mailboxes using an IMAP Migration
• Plan a Cross-Tenant Migration
• Prepare Source Objects for a Cross-Tenant Migration

Module 24: Troubleshoot Hybrid Deployments

• Introduction
• Troubleshoot Directory Synchronization
• Troubleshoot Pass-Through Authentication and Single sign-on
• Troubleshoot Transport with Exchange Online
• Troubleshoot Client Access in Coexistence
• Troubleshoot the Mailbox Replication Service