Step-by-Step guide to setting up a domain controller In this first part, we install the Active Directory Domain Services role and features to our domain controller. Open Server Manager and click on Add roles and features.On the first screen in the wizard, Click Next.Make sure Role-based or feature-based installation is checked and click Next through to the Server Roles page.From the list select Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), clicking…
Month: September 2016
Server 2012 – Allow Remote Desktop Connection
Server 2012 – Remote Desktop Connection With Remote Desktop Connection, you can sit at a PC and connect to another PC in a different location (the remote PC). For example, you can sit at your home PC and connect to your work PC, and use all of your apps, files, and network resources as if you were sitting right in front of your work PC. Remote Desktop Protocol or RDP,…
Virtual Lab Setup: Server 2012 on VirtualBox – Part 3
In this part of the Virtual Lab setup, we will look at how to clean the image up before generalizing and packing it back up to its install state age. To get started, if you haven’t already, you need to run Windows update. This will save a whole bunch of time later, for when you start a new machine up from this image. This may take some time and several…