Chapter 2

Installing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000

About This Chapter

This chapter outlines the steps necessary to complete a successful Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (ISA Server) installation. The success of your ISA Server installation depends in large part on your planning and preparedness. This chapter prepares you for an ISA Server installation by helping you assess your network needs and helping you design a network topology that best suits those needs. It also walks you through the procedures of initializing the enterprise, installing ISA Server, and creating a local address table (LAT). This chapter also introduces the key issues that an administrator should consider when planning a migration from Proxy Server 2.0 to ISA Server.

Before You Begin

To complete the lessons in this chapter, you must have

Completed the setup procedures described in "About This Book"

Completed all the lessons and review questions in Chapter 1, "Introduction to Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000"