If you enjoy dining at the local all-you-can-eat buffet, then the Windows platform and its smorgasbord of administration utilities should make you step right up and take notice. Depending on your needs, the Remote Installation Service RIS will help you deploy the Windows operating system to computers on your network, regardless of where they are. When RIS is installed on a Windows server, it patiently waits until it is contacted by a client computer.
Once the client contacts the RIS server, the specified operating system will be remotely installed, saving you time and your company money. RIS prerequisites The Windows Remote Installation Service has specific hardware and software requirements that must be met before you can install and use the service. Other than the PXE-compliant network adapters, neither the client nor server requirements should pose much of a problem.
Alternatively, the NIC may be compatible with the optional RIS boot disk, but the list of compatible adapters is a short one. This section will guide you through a basic installation of RIS on a Windows file server. The Windows Components Wizard allows you to add or remove Windows components as desired. Configuring the correct date and time settings is critical.
A date or time setting that differs from that of servers on the network can cause problems when joining a domain. Installing Network Components After completing the Set up wizard, install network components by performing the following steps: 1. Choose a networking setting. Choose Typical. Provide a workgroup or domain name. Select workgroup and type class. Click Finish to restart the computer.
Configure the network ID for the computer. In this wizard, you do either of the following. When a user starts the computer, Windows automatically logs on using the configured user name and password.
When a user starts the computer, the Log On to Windows dialog box appears. Installing Network Components 4. Configuring the Server To install Windows Advanced Server from a compact disc, you must load the Operating System from a compact disc or from the Setup disks, and then complete the Setup wizard.
With the exception of the optional components, the information you provide during an installation of Windows Advanced Server is the same as the information you provide during an installation of Windows Professional. In addition, with Windows Advanced Server, you are provided the option to further configure the server after the installation finishes by using the Configure Your Server wizard.
Completing the Setup Wizard After running the text-based portion of the Setup program, complete the Setup wizard by providing the following information: 1. Refer to Windows Professional Installation.
Enter your name and organization. Select a licensing mode. Choose per server 20 computers. Select the Windows optional components. The components you choose are determined by how you intend to use your server. Set the date, time, and time zone settings. Installing Network Components After completing the Setup wizard, install network components by performing the following steps: 1.
Click Typical or Customized for the networking components. How to Set up a Smart Host. Microsoft SMTP Service does not support the use of individual mailboxes; it places incoming messages in a Drop folder or it forwards them to other SMTP servers if the message is addressed to a remote domain.
The SMTP virtual server is automatically configured with default settings that enable it to accept local client computer connections and to process messages. You can either accept the default settings or change the SMTP virtual server configuration. You can configure the SMTP virtual server to meet your messaging requirements; this article describes basic configuration and security settings that you may want to consider. This section includes the following topics:.
Alternatively, start the IIS snap-in. This is the default setting. The default domain is used to stamp messages from addresses that do not contain a domain.
By default, the name that you specify on the Network Identification tab of the System tool in Control Panel is used as the default domain name.
All incoming mail messages that are designated for the default domain are placed in the Drop folder. To change the location of the Drop folder, follow these steps:. Click Browse, locate a folder that you want to use for your Drop folder, and then click OK. How to Enable Transaction LoggingLog files keep a record of all of the messages that are received and sent on your computer. To turn on logging, follow these steps:. In the Active log format box, click the log format in which you want to record information.
Specify the settings that you want to use. You can specify settings to include log time period and the location and the name of the log file. How to Set Relay RestrictionsBy default, all computers are denied relay access. Also, all computers are denied relay access except those that meet the authentication requirements that are specified in the Authentication box on the Access tab, by default. If your virtual server is on the Internet, it is not recommended that you grant relay access.
If you do so, unsolicited mail may be propagated. To grant or deny permissions to relay messages through the SMTP virtual server, follow these steps:. Click the settings that you want to use, add the computers, the group of computers, or the domain that you want to specify as exceptions to the access setting that you selected in step 6, and then click OK three times.
After you set up the smart host, all outgoing messages that are designated for remote domains are routed through it. To configure a smart host, follow these steps:. If you type an IP address, enclose the address in brackets for example, [ If you want Microsoft SMTP Service to attempt to deliver the remote messages directly before it forwards them to the smart host, click to select the Attempt to direct delivery before sending to smart host check box.
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