For this course, you will need one computer to run Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory Services. This system should have the following configuration:
For this course, you will need one computer to run Windows Server 2008 and SharePoint 2010 Server. This system should have the following configuration:
You will need one client computer for each student and one for the instructor. These computers should have the following configuration:
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Install Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition, with the following parameters:
Parameter |
Value |
Computer Name |
DC |
Administrator Password |
P@ssw0rd |
Workgroup Name |
Company |
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Install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. When prompted, restart the computer and log on as Administrator.
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Configure the network settings.
- Choose Start→Control Panel→Network Connections→Local Area Connection.
- Click Properties, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click
Properties.
- Select the Use the following IP address option.
- Configure the network settings as follows:
- IP Address: 192.168.1.200
- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
- Preferred DNS Server: 92.168.1.200
- Default Gateway: 192.168.1.200
- Click OK twice and then click Close.
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Install additional Windows components.
- Choose Start→Control Panel→Add Or Remove Programs.
- Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
- If necessary, select the Application Server option and then check Email Services.
- Check Networking Services and click Details.
- Check Domain Name System (DNS) and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) and click
OK.
- Click Next.
- If prompted, provide the system files from the Windows Server 2003 installation media.
- When the installation is complete, click Finish and then close the
Add Or Remove Programs control panel.
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Promote the server to a domain controller.
- If necessary, insert the Windows Server 2003 installation DVD into the DVD drive.
- Choose Start→Command Prompt.
- Type dcpromo and press Enter.
- Click Next twice.
- Verify that Domain Controller For A New Domain is selected and click
Next.
- Verify that Domain In A New Forest is selected and click Next.
- For Full DNS name for new domain, type ourglobalcompany.com and click
Next.
- For Domain NetBIOS Name, type COMPANY and click Next.
- To accept the default database locations and Shared System Volume, click Next
twice.
- Verify that Install And Configure The DNS Server On This Computer And Set This Computer To Use This DNS Server As Its Preferred DNS Server is selected and click
Next.
- Verify that Permissions Compatible Only With Windows 2000 Or Windows Server 2003 Operating Systems is selected and click
Next.
- For the Restore Mode Password, enter and confirm P@ssw0rd and click
Next.
- Review the settings and click Next.
- Click Finish.
- Click Restart Now.
- When the computer restarts, log on as Administrator.
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Configure DNS.
- Choose Start→Administrative Tools→DNS.
- Expand DC→Forward Lookup Zones→ourglobalcompany.com.
- Choose Action→New Mail Exchanger.
- For Fully Qualified Domain Name Of The Mail Server, type dc.ourglobalcompany.com and click
OK.
- Choose Action→New Alias.
- For Alias, type mail
- For Fully Qualified Domain Name Of The Target Host, type dc.ourglobalcompany.com and click
OK.
- Close the DNS Management Console.
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Configure mail services.
- Choose Start→Administrative Tools→POP3 Service.
- Right-click DC and choose Properties.
- Verify that Authentication Method is set to Active Directory Integrated.
- Uncheck Always Create An Associated User For New Mailboxes.
- Click OK.
- Select DC and click New Domain.
- For Domain Name, type ourglobalcompany.com and click OK.
- Expand DC and click ourglobalcompany.com.
- Click Add Mailbox, type administrator and click OK.
- If necessary, in the POP3 Service information box, check Do Not Show This Message Again and click
OK.
- Close the POP3 Service Management Console.
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Create a domain user account for each student in the class. (This course was developed using a first name of Student, a last name of a two-digit number represented by
## and user logon names of Student## with a password of p@ssw0rd. For instance, the instructor was Student00, the first student was Student01, and so on.)
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Create mailboxes for all users.
- Choose Start→Administrative Tools→POP3 Service.
- Open the POP3 Service control panel.
- Expand DC and select ourglobalcompany.com.
- Click Add Mailbox.
- For Mailbox Name, type central
- If necessary, in the POP3 Service information box, check Do Not Show This Message Again and click
OK.
- Click OK.
- Repeat for all other user names that you added in the previous step using the User Name as the Mailbox Name.
- Close the POP3 Service control panel.
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Download Internet Explorer 8.0 and perform a typical installation of Internet Explorer 8.0.
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Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD.
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On the press any key to continue screen, press any key.
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In the Install Windows wizard, on the Windows Server 2008 page, click
Next.
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In the Install Windows wizard, click Install now.
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If necessary, on the Type Your Product Key For Activation page, enter the product key.
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On the Select the operating system you want to install page, select
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Full Installation) with 64-bit architecture and click
Next.
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On the Please read the license terms page, check the I accept the license terms check box and click
Next.
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On the Which type of installation do you want page, click Custom (advanced).
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On the Where do you want to install Windows page, specify the settings to create an 80 GB NTFS partition and click
Next to install Windows Server 2008.
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If necessary, choose the partition that you specified and click Next.
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Observe that the installation is in progress and the machine does an auto restart.
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Click OK and enter the password p@ssw0rd
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The Windows server displays a message that the password is changed. Click OK.
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Close the Initial Configuration Tasks and Server Manager windows.
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Install Service Pack 2 (Windows 6.0 KB948465–X64)®.
- In the Install Windows Server Service Pack wizard, on the Welcome to Windows® Server Service Pack 2 page, click
Next.
- Read the licence terms page, check the I accept the licence terms check box, and click
Next.
- Verify that the Automatically restart the computer check box is checked and click
Install.
- After the machine restarts, press Ctrl+Alt+Del and log on as Administrator and click
Close to close the Initial Configuration Tasks wizard.
- Close the Server Manager and Install Windows Server Service Pack windows.
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Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
- Download or copy the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 setup file to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation. You can place it in a folder such as
Software on the hard drive.
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location of the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 setup file and double-click the file name.
- If necessary, click Run.
- Check the I have read and accept the terms of the licensing agreement check box.
- Click Install.
- If necessary, provide the Internet connection.
- If necessary, click the icon on the taskbar to monitor the installation.
- When the installation is complete, click Exit.
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Download Internet Explorer 8.0 and perform a typical installation of Internet Explorer 8.0.
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Install Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010.
- Download or copy the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 setup file to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation. You can place it in a folder such as
Software on the hard drive.
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location of the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 setup file and double-click the file name.
- Click Install software prerequisites.
- Click Next.
- Check I accept the terms of this agreement and click Next.
- In the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products Preparation Tool, click Finish. The system will be rebooted.
- Log in to the Windows Server 2008 as COMPANY\Administrator with the password
p@ssw0rd
- The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products Preparation Tool will perform an automated configuration of the installed prerequisites. Click
Finish.
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location of the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 setup file and double-click the file name.
- In the Install section, click Install SharePoint Foundation.
- In the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 dialog box, check I accept the terms of this agreement and click
Continue.
- In the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 dialog box, click Standalone.
- When the installation is complete, in the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 dialog box, verify that the
Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard is checked and click Close.
- In the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard dialog box, click Next.
- To acknowledge that some services will be restarted, in the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard dialog box, click
Yes.
- When the wizard is completed, click Finish.
- The browser opens and displays http://wss/default/aspx and you are logged on as COMPANY\Administrator. Choose
Welcome→Sign Out and then click Yes.
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Configure Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010.
- Choose Start→All Programs→Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products→SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
- On the Quick Launch bar, click the Security link.
- Under Security, in the Users section, click Manage the farm administrators group.
- Click New and choose Add Users.
- In the Grant Permissions dialog box, in the Users/Groups text box, type
company\domain admins and click OK.
- Navigate to the Central Administration page and select the System Settings
tab.
- Under E-Mail and Text Messages (SMS), click the Configure outgoing e-mail settings
link.
- For Outbound SMTP Server, type dc.ourglobalcompany.com
- For From address, type central@ourglobalcompany.com
- For Reply-to address, type central@ourglobalcompany.com and click
OK.
- Choose COMPANY\Administrator→Sign Out and then click Yes.
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Grant full permission to the students.
- Navigate to the Central Administration page and click the Site Actions drop-down arrow.
- Select Site Permissions, and on the Permission Tools Edit tab, in the
Grant group, click Grant Permissions.
- In the Grant Permissions dialog box, click Browse.
- In the Select People & Groups - - Webpage Dialog window, add the required users and click
OK.
- In the Grant Permissions dialog box, in the Grant Permission section, check the
Grant users permission directly check box and then check the Full Control- Has Full control check box.
- In the Grant Permissions dialog box, click OK.
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Complete the installation of Windows XP Professional on a blank hard drive.
- On the Welcome screen, press Enter.
- Accept the license agreement.
- Create a 20 GB partition.
- Format the partition using the NTFS File System (Quick) format.
- If necessary, modify the regional and language options.
- Enter your name and organization.
- Enter the product key.
- Enter the appropriate computer name and administrator password for each computer in the classroom. For example:
- Computer name is Computer00 with a password of <null password>
- Computer name is Computer01 with a password of <null password>
- Computer name is Computer02 with a password of <null password>
- Set the correct date, time, and time zone.
- In the Network Settings window, select Custom Settings.
- Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
- Select Use The Following IP Address and type the appropriate IP address for each computer in the classroom. For example:
- 192.168.40.210 for Computer00
- 192.168.40.211 for Computer01
- 192.168.40.212 for Computer02
- Type the following information:
- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
- Default Gateway: 192.168.40.1
- Select Use The Following DNS Server Addresses and enter the following information:
- Preferred DNS Server: 192.168.40.200
- Configure the computer to be a member of a domain.
- Select Yes, Make This Computer A Member Of The Following Domain.
- In the text box, type Company
- Enter the authorized name and password to join the domain.
- User name: Company\Administrator
- Password: password
- On the Network Welcome screen, click Next.
- Verify that Add The Following User is selected and type the corresponding user name for each computer in the classroom. For example:
- Student00 for Computer00
- Student01 for Computer01
- Student02 for Computer02
- In the User Domain field, type Company
- For the access level setting, select Other: Administrator.
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Log on to the Company domain as Student## with the password password
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On Windows XP Professional, install Service Pack 2. Use the Service Pack installation defaults.
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Add printers.
- Choose Start→Printers and Faxes.
- Under Printer Tasks, click Add a Printer and follow the prompts.
If you do not have a physical printer installed, right-click the printer and choose Pause Printing to prevent any print error messages.
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Run the Internet Connection Wizard to set up the Internet connection as appropriate for your environment, if you did not do so during installation.
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Display known file type extensions.
- Right-click Start and choose Explore to open Windows Explorer.
- Choose Tools→Folder Options.
- On the View tab, in the Advanced Settings list box, uncheck
Hide Extensions For Known File Types.
- Click Apply and then click OK.
- Close Windows Explorer.
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Perform a complete installation of Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2010.
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In the User Name dialog box, click OK to accept the default user name and initials.
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Activate Microsoft Office 2010 and install any updates.
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If necessary, minimize the Language bar.
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Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
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Log on to the Company domain as Student## with the password password
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Configure Microsoft® Outlook® 2010.
- Choose Start→Outlook 2010.
- On the Microsoft Outlook Startup page, click Next.
- On the E-Mail Accounts page, verify that Yes is selected and click
Next.
- On the Auto Account Setup page, click Next.
- If necessary, in the Security Alert dialog box, click Yes.
- On the Configuring page, click Finish.