• Describe the transport components of Exchange.
• Plan an effective message routing for your organization.
• Modify message flow for your organization.
• Describe which transport agents exist and what they do.

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Module 2: Configure message transport

• Configure the different transport options.
• Plan and set up domains for your organization.
• Understand how the receive and send connectors work.

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Module 3: Manage transport rules

• Understand what transport rules are.
• Describe how transport rules work.
• Configure custom transport rules.
• Describe how transport rules can be used for data loss prevention.

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Module 4: Manage mail flow

• Manage mail flow in Exchange organizations.
• Understand mail flow for Exchange Servers.
• Manage mail flow for Exchange Online.
• Describe and manage mail flow in hybrid environments.

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Module 5: Troubleshoot mail flow

• Understand how to troubleshoot SMTP mail flow issues.
• Describe how to troubleshoot issues with a shared namespace.
• Describe how to troubleshoot Transport Layer Security encryption issues.
• Understand how Alert policies can be used to troubleshoot mail flow issues.

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Module 6: Troubleshoot transport issues

• Troubleshoot network-based issues.
• Plan troubleshooting procedures for connector and agent issues.
• Plan troubleshooting procedures for architectural issues.
• Describe how to troubleshoot transport issues with coexistence.

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Module 7: Troubleshoot mail flow using logs

• Create searches for the message tracking log.
• Describe how to troubleshoot using the protocol logs.
• Understand how to work with the event logging for Exchange.

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Module 8: Plan for message security

• Explain the use and features of Exchange Online Protection.
• Plan message routing for Exchange Online Protection.
• Investigate the available EOP reports and logs that enable organizations to monitor message hygiene.

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Module 9: Manage anti-malware and anti-spam policies

• Understand the different message header fields relevant for spam and spoofing protection.
• Configure anti-spam and anti-malware filters in Exchange Server.
• Manage extra features for outbound spam filtering and quarantine.
• Implement protection features against phishing and spoofing.
• Create transport rules for custom requirements.

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Module 10: Explore threat protection in Microsoft 365 Defender

• Describe the threat protection features of Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
• Understand how the Configuration analyzer reviews threat protection policies and provides suggestions for improvement.
• Describe the protection provided by Safe Attachment and Safe Links policies.
• Understand the spoof intelligence features provided by Exchange Online Protection.
• Describe how Microsoft Defender anti-phishing policies work.
• Understand the process to manage the Tenant Allow/Block list in Microsoft 365 Defender.
• Understand how Advanced Hunting can be used to track events in your secure messaging environment.

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Module 11: Explore messaging compliance in Microsoft 365

• Describe different policy and compliance features for messaging.
• Evaluate the different administrator roles in Microsoft 365.
• Plan retention policies for Exchange Online mailboxes.
• Create message traces to understand the mail flow in your Exchange Online organization.

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Module 12: Explore messaging compliance in Exchange

• Describe litigation and in-place holds in Exchange Server.
• Plan retention and deletion with Message Records Management (MRM).
• Analyze your Exchange organization’s message tracking log.

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Module 13: Manage Exchange Online archiving and auditing

• Describe what in-place archiving is and how it works.
• Understand the differences between journaling and archiving.
• Identify how mailbox and administrator audit logs are used.

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Module 14: Manage Content Search

• Design content searches to search for messages in your organization.
• Describe eDiscovery cases and in-place eDiscovery for Exchange.

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Module 15: Manage authentication for messaging

• Configure password policy options.
• Configure self-service password management.
• Implement multifactor authentication.
• Plan password policies.
• Configure modern authentication in Exchange Online.

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