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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 : Deploying Branchcache (part 3)

After creating the new template, you will need to configure your domain for autoenrollment. If you have already deployed Active Directory Certificate Services for other PKI-dependent applications, you may have already enabled this setting.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 : Deploying Branchcache (part 2)

One of the final steps to setting up BranchCache in hosted mode is to configure certificates on the branch office server hosting the cache. In our exercise, we will assume that a certificate authority has already been deployed on the network.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 : Deploying Branchcache (part 1)

After you have properly designed your BranchCache solution, you will be ready to test your design. In this section, we will explore the process of setting up and testing BranchCache.

Windows Server 2003 : Managing Daily Operations - Using the AT Command & Using cron

If you are running Windows Server 2003 R2, you have one other scheduler available to you, the UNIX cron daemon that is included as part of the Subsystem for UNIX Applications (SUA).

Windows Server 2003 : Managing Daily Operations - Delegating Control & Using Task Scheduler

To schedule a defrag operation, you can either purchase a commercial defrag program that supports scheduling, such as Raxco’s PerfectDisk, which runs on both 32-bit and x64 versions of Windows Server 2003, or you can create a little batch file that runs the command-line version (Defrag.exe) and use the Windows Task Scheduler to run the batch file.

Windows Server 2003 : Auditing Events (part 2) - Setting the Size of Event Logs

When an event log is full, a dialog box pops up to notify you. If this happens often, you might want to reduce the number of items being reported or increase the size of the log.

Windows Server 2003 : Auditing Events (part 1) - Audit Settings for Objects

By default, audit settings are inherited by child objects. The Auditing tab of the Access Control Settings dialog box includes a check box for allowing inheritable auditing entries.

Windows Server 2003 : Using the Secondary Logon

Don’t close Task Manager while you’re working in the desktop’s administrative context—just minimize it to the taskbar. Closing Task Manager can have unpredictable results.

Windows Server 2003 : Using the Microsoft Management Console - Creating an MMC-Based Console with Snap-Ins

The MMC works as a packager of system tools, enabling the system administrator to create specialized tools that can then be used to delegate specific administrative tasks to users or groups.

Installing Windows Small Business Server 2011 : Selecting Network Components (part 2) - Preparing for the Installation

Once you have selected and purchased all the hardware and software that you need to build your network, you can begin assembling the pieces and collecting the information you need to perform the Windows SBS 2011 installation.

Installing Windows Small Business Server 2011 : Selecting Network Components (part 1) - Selecting an Internet Service Provider

To protect their internal networks from intrusion, small businesses that want to run websites on the Internet typically use commercial web hosting services instead of running the site from one of their internal servers.

Planning a Windows SBS 2011 Deployment

In Windows Server 2008 R2, RAID level 0 is referred to as a striped volume and RAID level 1 as a mirrored volume. Only RAID level-5 volumes use the RAID designation in Windows.

Windows Small Business Server 2011 : A Networking Primer - Understanding Domains

If you use the DHCP Server role on your Windows SBS 2011 server to assign IP addresses to your clients, the system automatically creates a DNS resource record for each DHCP client.

Windows Server 2008 : Using wbadmin (part 2) - Backing Up & Restoring Volumes with wbadmin

If the server is a domain controller, you need to take a couple of extra steps to restore system state. You are not able to restore Active Directory while Active Directory is running, so you need to enter Active Directory Restore Mode and then restore it.

Windows Server 2008 : Using wbadmin (part 1)

wbadmin is the command-line tool you can use to access Windows Server backup capabilities. The wbadmin tool is not available on Windows Server 2008 by default. You must add it as a feature by performing the following steps.

Windows Home Server 2011 : Understanding Security Groups & Adding a New User

You can’t access Windows Home Server shares until you configure Windows Home Server with a user account that has the same logon name as a user account on the client computer.

Setting Up Your Windows Home Server 2011 Network : Handling Multiple Network Subnets & Making a Remote Desktop Connection to the Server

Windows Home Server’s Remote Desktop feature enables you to connect to the server from a workgroup computer and use the server’s desktop just as though you were sitting in front of it.

Windows Small Business Server 2011 : A Networking Primer - Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 & TCP/IP Basics

The Ethernet protocol is responsible for the basic communication between computers on the same network. In a typical local area network (LAN), the Ethernet implementation takes the form of the network interface adapters in the computers and the device drivers that enable the computers to use the adapters.

Windows Small Business Server 2011 : A Networking Primer - Networking Hardware

The physical layer of the OSI model defines the hardware that connects the computers on the network. Traditionally, the physical layer refers to network cables that carry signals using copper conductors or fiber optic threads, but today, wireless networking is an equally viable medium for the small-business network.

Windows Server 2008 Server Core : Installing Applications with the MSIExec Utility

The application setup package must appear in a form that MSIExec can understand, which is normally a file with a Microsoft Installer (MSI) extension, although you'll see these files with an EXE extension as well.

Windows Server 2008 Server Core : Getting System Configuration Information with the SystemInfo Utility

The SystemInfo utility lets you query the system for configuration information. The purpose of this utility is to provide a quick overview of the system configuration, not the detailed information that other utilities, such as MSInfo32 provide.

Setting Up Your Windows Home Server 2011 Network : Troubleshooting Network Problems (part 2)

If a device is flagged on your system but you don’t notice problems, you can usually get away with just ignoring the flag. I’ve seen lots of systems that run perfectly well with flagged devices, so this falls under the “If it ain’t broke...” school of troubleshooting.

Setting Up Your Windows Home Server 2011 Network : Troubleshooting Network Problems (part 1)

On most Windows Home Server networks, the Received value is significantly higher than the Sent value at first because you’re sending lots of data to the server. After a while, however, the two values should be fairly balanced, with one or the other being perhaps 10–40% higher than the other.

Windows Server 2008 : Working with Event Subscriptions - Managing Subscriptions with wecutil & Logging Events with eventcreate

In the context of event logs, there might be times when you want to log specific information into either the Windows Server 2008 Application or System logs.

Windows Server 2003 : Managing Security Configuration with Security Templates (part 2)

The Export Template feature creates a new template from the current database settings at the time you execute the command, not from the computer’s current settings.

Windows Server 2003 : Managing Security Configuration with Security Templates (part 1)

Windows Server 2003 includes another mechanism for deploying security configuration settings called security templates. A security template is a collection of configuration settings stored as a text file with the .inf extension.

Setting Up Your Windows Home Server 2011 Network : Configuring Windows Home Server for Networking

Windows Home Server’s default networking setup creates a basic configuration that should work without a hitch on most home networks.

Introducing Windows Small Business Server 2011: Why Use Windows SBS 2011?

Another big problem for the small business owner is information technology (IT) staffing. Many small businesses cannot justify the expense of full-time IT employees, which leaves them two alternatives: train someone in the organization to manage the network part-time or hire a freelance consultant as needed.

Introducing Windows Small Business Server 2011: What is Included with Windows SBS 2011?

Windows SBS includes a number of Microsoft server applications; some are retail products, and others are available as free downloads. Even in the case of a free product, however, you benefit by obtaining it with Windows SBS in several ways, including ease of installation and automated configuration.

Windows Server 2003 Security Configuration (part 2) - Creating Role-Specific Server Configurations

The Windows Server 2003 default configuration is far more secure than those of previous versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, but there are still security settings you should consider modifying from their defaults.