For this course, you will need one system for the classroom to run Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition and Exchange Server
2010. The system should have the following minimum configuration:
Note: |
If you already have an Active Directory domain controller, a DHCP server, DNS server, or mail server in your environment,
you can use any or all of those server resources instead of creating a new server for class.
|
-
Insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD.
-
On the press any key to continue screen, press any key.
-
In the Install Windows wizard, on the Windows Server 2008 screen, click Next.
-
Click Install Now.
-
In the Type Your Product Key for activation page, enter the product key.
-
On the Select the operating system you want to install page, scroll down and if necessary, select Windows Server 2008 Enterprise edition (full installation) with 64-bit architecture.
-
Click Next.
-
On the Please read the license terms page, check the I accept the license terms check box and click Next.
-
On the Which type of installation do you want page, click Custom (advanced).
-
On the Where do you want to install Windows page, create a 50 GB NTFS partition and click Next to install Windows Server 2008.
-
The installation proceeds and the machine does an auto restart.
-
The server prompts you to change the Administrator password. Click OK and change the password to p@ssw0rd.
-
Observe the message stating that the password has been changed. Click OK.
-
If necessary, 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.
- On the License agreement page, accept the license agreement and click Next.
- Verify whether the Automatically restart the computer check box is checked and click Install.
- After the installation, the system will get restarted, and press Ctrl+Alt+Del and log on as Administrator.
- On the page stating that the installation has been completed, click Close.
-
On the server, specify the system name.
- Choose Start and right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
- In the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section, click Change Settings.
- In the System Properties dialog box, on the Computer Name tab, click Change.
- In the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box, in the Computer Name text box, type Server01 and click OK.
- When the system prompts you to restart, click OK.
- In the System Properties dialog box, click OK.
- Again when the system prompts you to restart, click Restart Now.
-
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and log on as Administrator.
-
Choose Start→Control Panel.
Note: |
Ensure that the Control Panel is displayed in the Classic View.
|
-
In the Control Panel, right-click Network and Sharing Center and choose Open.
-
In the Network and Sharing Center window, click the Manage network connections link.
-
Right-click Local Area Connection and choose Properties.
-
In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, in the This Connect uses the following items section, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
-
In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box, on the General tab, select Use the following IP address option, enter the details given in the next procedure on IP address, Subnet mask, and default gateway.
- IP Address: 192.168.40.200
- Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
- Default gateway: 192.168.40.200
- Preferred DNS server: 192.168.40.200
-
Click OK and click Close.
-
Close the Network Connection window.
-
Choose Start→Run.
-
On the Run wizard, in the Open text box, type dcpromo and click OK.
Note: |
Ensure that the OS DVD is inserted into the drive.
|
-
In the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard, click Next.
- On the Operating System Compatibility page, click Next.
- On the Choose a Deployment Configuration page, select Create a new domain in a new forest and click Next.
- On the Name the Forest Root Domain page, in the FQDN of the Forest root domain text box, click and type company.internal.com and click Next.
- On the Set Forest Functional Level page, from the Forest Functional Level drop-down list, select Windows Server 2008 and click Next.
- On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, verify that the DNS Server check box is checked and click Next.
- In the Static IP assignment warning box that states the computer has assigned dynamic IP address, click Yes.
- On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, click Next.
- In the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard, click Yes.
- In the Location for Database LOG files and SYSVOL page, click Next.
- In the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator text box, type p@ssw0rd.
- In the Confirm Password textbox, click and type p@ssw0rd, and then click Next.
- On the Summary page, click Next.
- On the Installation wizard, check the Reboot on completion check box.
-
Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and log on as the Administrator.
-
Prerequisite services for installing the Microsoft Exchange 2010 server.
- Choose Start→Administrator Tools→Server Manager to launch the Server Manager.
- In the left pane, click Roles and in the right pane, in the Roles Summary section, click the Add Roles link.
- In the Add Roles wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.
- On the Select Server Roles page, check the Application server check box.
- If necessary, in the Add features required for Application server, click Add Required Features.
- On the Select Server Roles page, click Next.
- On the Application Server page, click Next.
- Check the TCP Port Sharing check box.
- Check the HTTP Activation check box and if necessary, in the dialog box that appears, click Add Required Role Services.
- Check the Message Queuing Activation check box and if necessary, click Add Required Features.
- Click Next.
- On the Web Server (IIS) page, click Next.
- On the Select Role Services page, in the Security section, select Basic Authentication, Windows Authentication and Digest Authentication.
- In the Performance section, check the Static Content Compression and Dynamic Content Compression check boxes.
- Check the ISS 6 Management Compatibility check box.
- In the Application Development section, verify whether the .NET Extensibility check box is checked, click Next.
- Click Install.
- On the Installation Results page, observe the configuration summary for the Application server and Web server and click Close.
- In the Server Manager wizard, select Features and in the Features Summary section, click the Add Features link.
- In the Select Features wizard, check the RPC Over HTTP Proxy check box, and if necessary, in the Add Features Wizard, click Add Required Role Services.
- In the Select Features wizard, click Next.
- On the Web Server (IIS) page, click Next.
- Again, click Next and in the Installation Confirmation page, click Install.
- In the Installation Results page, click Close.
-
Prerequisite software for installing the Microsoft Exchange 2010 server.
- Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
- Install Windows Power Shell v2.0. (KB-968930-x64).
- Install 2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack.
-
Install Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
- Insert the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 DVD.
- Choose Start, and in the Open dialog box, type cmd
- Open a command prompt and navigate to the root of the Exchange Server 2010 DVD.
- Type Setup.com/PrepareLegacyExchangePermissions and press Enter.
- Type Setup.com/PrepareSchema and press Enter.
- Type Setup and press Enter.
- In the Exchange Server 2010 Setup window, click the Step 3: Choose Exchange language link.
- Click the Install only languages from the DVD link.
- Click the Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange link.
- On the Exchange Server 2010 Setup Introduction page, click Next.
- Accept the license agreement and click Next.
- On the Error Reporting page, click Next.
- On the Installation Type page, click Next.
- On the Exchange Organization page, type My First Organization and click Next.
- On the Client Settings page, verify the No option is selected and then click Next.
- On the Configure Client Access server external domain page, click Next.
- On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, click Next.
- The Readiness Checks page verifies the requirements for the Exchange Server to be installed. After it is verified, click Install.
- If prompted, install any necessary updates.
- After the installation, click Finish.
- In the Exchange Management console, expand Microsoft Exchange On-Premises and click the Toolbox. Launch the Best Practices Analyzer tool. Correct any issue that the tool finds.
- Click Get Critical Update For Microsoft Exchange to install further updates for the Exchange Server.
- Restart the computer.
Note: |
The initial steps in this installation might vary slightly depending on where you have placed the software.
|
-
Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and log on as the Administrator.
-
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 ##, user logon names of Student##, and a password of p@ssw0rd. For instance, the instructor was Student00, the first student was Student01, and so on.)
- Choose Start→All Programs→Microsoft Exchange Server 2010→Exchange Management console.
- In the left pane, click the plus sign next to Recipient Configuration to expand it.
- Click the Mailbox icon, right-click and choose New Mailbox.
- If necessary, in the New Mailbox window, on the Introduction page, select the User Mailbox option and click Next.
- On the User Type page, select the New User option and click Next.
- On the User Information page, type the first name as Student.
- Type the last name as ##.
- Type the user logon name as Student## (with no spaces).
- Enter and confirm a password of p@ssw0rd and click Next.
- In the Alias text box, type the username as Student ##
- Check the Specify the mailbox database rather than using the database automatically selected check box.
- Click Browse, and in the Select Mailbox Database dialog box, view the database selected and click OK.
- In the New Mailbox page, click Next.
- In the Archive Settings page, click Next.
- On the New Mailbox page, verify the configuration summary and click New.
- On the Completion page, click Finish.
- Repeat steps (c) – (o) until all student domain user accounts are created.
-
Grant administrator rights to Student 00.
- Choose Start→All Programs→Administrator Tools→Active Directory Users and Computers.
- Expand company.internal.com.
- In the Active Directory Users And Computers window, select Users, and in the right pane, right-click Student 00 and choose Properties.
- In the Student 00 Properties dialog box, select the Member of Tab and click Add.
- In the Select Groups window, click Advanced and then click Find Now.
- In the Search results list, select Enterprise Admin.
- Click OK twice.
- In the Student 00 Properties dialog box, click Apply and click OK.
- Close Active Directory Users And Computers window.
-
Complete the installation of Windows XP Professional on a blank hard drive.
- On the Welcome screen, press Enter.
- Press F8 to agree to the license agreement.
- Create a 20 GB partition.
- Format the partition by using the NTFS File System (Quick) format.
- If necessary, modify the regional and language options and click Next.
- Enter your name and organization and click Next.
- 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>
- Click Next.
- Set the correct date, time, and time zone and click Next.
- If necessary, on the Network Settings page, verify that the Typical Settings option is selected and click Next.
- If necessary, on the Workgroup or Computer Domain page, verify whether the No option is selected and click Next.
- After installation, the machine gets restarted.
- In the Display Settings dialog box, click OK.
- If necessary, in the Monitor Settings dialog box, click OK.
- On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows page, click Next.
- On the Help protect your PC page, select the Help protect my PC by turning on Automatic Updates now option and click Next.
- In the Who will use this computer page, in Your name text box, type the user name and click Next.
- On the Thank you page, click Finish.
-
Assign IP address to the client machine.
- Choose Start→Control Panel.
- Ensure that the Control Panel is displayed in Classic view. Double-click Network Connections.
- Right-click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties.
- In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
- In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, select the Use the following IP address option and enter the following information:
- IP address: 192.168.40.201
- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
- Default Gateway: 192.168.40.200
- Preferred DNS Server: 192.168.40.200
- Click OK and click Close.
- Close the Network Connections window.
-
Install XP Professional Service Pack 3. Use the Service Pack installation defaults.
-
Add printers.
- Choose Start→Printers and Faxes.
- Under Printer Tasks, section, 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 message.
-
Configure the computer to the member of the domain.
- Right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
- In the System Properties dialog box, select Computer Name tab and click Change.
- In the Computer Name Changes dialog box, click More.
- In the DNS Suffix and Net BIOS Computer Name dialog box, in the Primary DNS Suffix of this computer text box, type company.internal.com and click OK.
- In the Computer Name Changes dialog box, in the Member of section, select Domain and type company.internal.com and click OK.
- In the Computer Name Changes dialog box, enter the user name as Administrator and password as p@ssw0rd and click OK.
- In the Computer Name Changes message box, click OK.
- Click OK to restart the computer.
- In the System Properties dialog box, click OK.
- In the System Settings Change message box, click Yes.
- Similarly, configure other computers to the domain with their corresponding IP addresses.
-
Log on to the client as Administrator with a password of p@ssw0rd. Click Options and in the Log on to drop-down list, select COMPANY and click OK.
-
Perform a complete installation of Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2010.
-
Log on to the Company domain as Student## with a password of p@ssw0rd.
-
Configure Microsoft Office Outlook 2010.
- From the taskbar, choose Start→All Programs→Microsoft Office→Microsoft Outlook 2010.
- In the Microsoft Outlook 2010 Startup Wizard, click Next.
- On the E-mail Accounts page, verify whether the Yes option is selected and click Next.
- In the Add New Account window, on the Auto Account Setup page, in the E-mail Account section, verify whether the email address of the client user is entered and click Next.
- In the Security Alert dialog box, click Yes.
- In the Configuring section, verify the configuration of network connection, server settings, and log on information and click Finish.
- In the User Name dialog box, click OK to accept the default user name and initials.
- In the Microsoft Office 2010 Activation Wizard dialog box, click Next to activate the Office 2010 application.
- When the activation of Microsoft Office 2010 is complete, click Close to close the Microsoft Office 2010 Activation Wizard dialog box.
- In the Security Alert message box, click Yes twice.
-
Open Internet Explorer and browse to http://www.microsoft.com.
-
In the list of Microsoft sites, place the mouse pointer over the Downloads and Trials link and in the list that is displayed, click the Download Center link.
-
On the Microsoft Download Center page, click the Product Families link and click Windows.
-
In the list of downloads, locate the Windows Search 4.0 for WindowsXP (KB940157) link and click it.
-
On the WindowsSearch-KB940157 page, click Download.
-
Save it to your local machine.
-
In the Windows Search Setup dialog box, click Next.
-
On the Licence Agreement page, select I Agree and click Next.
-
On the Congratulations page, click Finish to complete the installation.
-
Open Internet Explorer and browse to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx.
-
Select the country and click the operating system type.
-
In the File Download-Security Warning dialog box, click Run.
-
In the Internet Explorer-Security Warning dialog box, click Run.
-
In the Install Windows Internet Explorer 8 wizard, select I do not want to participate right now and click Next.
-
Click I accept.
-
On the Get the latest updates page, click Next.
-
On the Internet Explorer installation is complete page, click Restart now (recommended).
-
Once the installation is complete, login as the respective student user.
-
Log on to each student workstation as the domain\student## user.
-
On each student workstation, on the course CD-ROM, open the 084596 folder. Then, open the Data folder. Run the 084596dd.exe self-extracting file located within. This will install a folder named 084596Data on your C drive. This folder contains all
the data files that you will use to complete this course. If your course did not come with a CD, please go to http://elementkcourseware.com to download the data files.
-
On each machine, import the 084596Contacts.CSV file into the Contacts folder to populate the Contacts folder.
- On the File tab, click Open and click Import to display the Import And Export Wizard.
- In the Import and Export Wizard, select Import from another program or file and click Next.
- In the Import a File dialog box, select Comma Separated Values (Windows) and click Next.
- Browse to the C:\084596Data\084596Contacts.CSV file, and click Next.
- Select the Contacts folder, and click Next.
- Click Finish.
Contacts |
Brett Orlowski |
|
Eve Alexander |
|
Gail Molina |
|
Grace Tori |
|
Irene Monda |
|
Jason Christopher |
|
Michael Langston |
|
Samantha J. Alvarez |
-
Send the following mail messages. The subject and the message for each of the mail message is as follows:
- From the Instructor workstation, send the mail message shown below to all student user accounts, including the message subject
and body.
- From: Student 00 to all the students.
- Subject: Job Expo Supporters
- Message: Please write a note thanking all participants for their support of the Job Expo conference by the end of the week.
- On each student machine, send the mail message below to the Instructor account, Student 00, include Student 01 in the CC field,
and the message subject and body.
- From: All the students to Student 00.
- CC: Any other partner other than the sender.
- Subject: Recruitment News
- Message: Have you ever heard about the Recruitment News newsletter?
- On each student machine, send the mail message below to the Instructor account, Student 00, include the message subject and
body.
- From: All the students to Student 00.
- Subject: Performance Appraisal
- Message: I will need your PA input by close of business tomorrow. Thanks.
-
Schedule an Appointment for all the classroom students.
- Display the Calendar folder.
- Display a new Appointment form for tomorrow.
- In the Navigation pane, on the Date Navigator, click tomorrows date.
- On the Home tab, click the New Appointment button.
- In the new Appointment form, enter a subject of "Lunch with Jim" and the location, Fresno's.
- Set the time of the appointment from 12.30 PM to 1.30 PM.
-
On the Instructor machine, drag the Samantha Alvarez Resume.htm file into the Inbox. When the Samantha Alvarez Resume.htm
- Message window appears, on the Message tab, in the Tags group, click High Importance to assign a high importance, address it to all student user accounts, and send it.
-
Create contacts for two other students in your classroom with the name as Student## with the email address as student##@company.internal.com.
You can enter other contact information with the desired details.