How to install and configure sbs exchange 2003

This article will teach you how to install and configure the Microsoft's Exchange 2003. Like all other Microsoft's products the Exchange server 2003 is easy to configure and is full featured, due to its low cost a lot of small and medium sized customers are buying it and using it primarily as a messaging server.


Steps to Installing SBS 2003 (Small business server)

The initial step during the installation of SBS is to set up the operating system the same way windows 2003 is installed 

After completion of this step you will see a SBS setup wizard welcome screen. At his stage you should not proceed with the wizard. Instead you should configure the server to support the rest of the installation.

It is recommended that you download the patches for windows if you have not installed them before proceeding with the sbs installation please visit => http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com for further details.

Step 2

The Setup Requirements dialog box appears. In the Requirements text field you see information about problems that could arise during installation.

Step 3

Enter the requested information in the Company information dialog box (telephone and fax numbers as well as address). SBS uses this information to configure its server components. Then click on Next.

 

Step 4

In the next step the dialogue asks for DNS configuration of server Enter the DNS name of the domain, the NetBIOS name of the domain and the name of server in the required fields click next when you are done.

 

The DNS domain name may consist of the following characters:

• The letters A Z and a z
• The numbers 0 9
• The hyphen character (-)

By default the NetBIOS domain name is the same as the DNS domain name. However, it is possible to have a NetBIOS domain name different from the DNS domain name. The computer name may consist of the following characters:

• The letters A Z and a z
• The numbers 0 9
• The hyphen character (-)

By default the use of .local as the TLD (Top Level Domain) is recommended to you. The use of this TLD has the advantage of clearly separating the internal domain from external Internet domains, which are not allowed to use .local as TLD.
You can also use another TLD such as .de or .com. Just ensure that it does not overlap with a previously registered domain on the Internet. The moment you select a TLD other than .local, a confirmation message appears.

These are the advantages of using .local as TLD are that. If you do want to use this TLD, click Yes. If you want to retain the selected TLD, click No.
Once the installation of SBS 2003 is completed, you cannot change the DNS domain name, the NetBIOS domain name, or the computer name. So consider the name you want to use carefully! A change in name requires a reinstallation of SBS 2003.

Step 5

 The DNS configuration is followed by the DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) configuration. If there is another DHCP server in the same network, you get a confirmation message as shown in the following figure. Here you have the option of installing the DHCP server of the SBS (Yes button) or retaining the existing DHCP server (No button). Insert image 1493_02_08

If there is more than one network card in the SBS 2003 machine, select the card to be used for access to the local network in the Local Network Adapters Information dialog box. During setup all network cards on the SBS that have not been selected as the card for connecting to the local network will be disabled. Any existing settings for the disabled cards will be saved and will not be lost.

To ensure that there are no mix-ups between the network cables connecting to the local network and to the Internet, you should label the cables accordingly.

Step 6

The DNS configuration is followed by the DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) configuration. If there is another DHCP server in the same network, you get a confirmation message as shown in the following figure. Here you have the option of installing the DHCP server of the SBS (Yes button) or retaining the existing DHCP server (No button)

Step 7

During this step you need to select the network card of the SBS (which may be the only one in the server) is configured. If you have decided to retain the existing server in the previous step, the IP address, subnet mask, and standard gateway are provided by this DHCP server. 

Step 8

In the Login information dialog box you specify whether you want to log in manually or automatically during the setup process (see following figure). Since further configuration will require a number of restarts, you should select the Automatic login option. Automatic login only works if a password is given for the administrator account. Click on Next when you are done.

Step 9

The components are installed after you click on Next. This installation process takes about 30 minutes. During this process you will see the Component status dialog box (see the following figure). This gives you information on the status of the installation and configuration. You also see this information at each restart. If you have selected automatic login, do not make any further adjustments until the configuration is completed.

For manual installation of SBS 2003 and IT support services visit http://www.sbs-techs.com/ITSupport-DomainManagement