SERVER CONFIGURATION STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Part 1 (Windows Server 2016)

1. Configure static IP Address by Going to Networking and Sharing Center
2. Right Click Ethernet and Choose Properties
3. Double Click TCP/IP version 4
4. On the General’s Tab, select Use the following IP Address and Use the following DNS Server
Address. For the IP Address, use 192.168.1.1; Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0; and DNS, use
192.168.1.1
5. Click Ok and close the Window
6. Open Server Manager
7. Click Add roles and features
8. At the Add roles and features Wizard, Before you Begin, Click Next
9. At the Installation Type, choose Role-based or feature-based installation then click Next
10. At the Server Selection, choose select a server from the server pool then click Next
11. At the Server Roles, Check/Select Active Directory Domain Services and DNS server, then
select Add Features, then click Next.
12. At the AD DS, click Next
13. At the DNS Server, click Next
14. At the Confirmation, Click Install
15. Wait for the installation to finish (*Note: Wait until the progress bar turns blue, Do not click
any button)
16. After the installation, Select Promote this server as a domain controller
17. At the deployment configuration, select add new forest.
18. At the root domain name, type your preferred domain (css.org) then click Next
19. At the domain controller option, type the password of administrator (Aquamarine1234 or
Pearl1234) Then Click Next
20. At the DNS Options, Click Next
21. At the Additional Options, Wait for the NetBIOS domain name to appear (css), then click Next.
22. At the paths, Do not change anything just click Next
23. At the Review the Options, check your settings, then click Next.
24. At the Prerequisites Check, wait until the “All prerequisites checks passed successfully, Click
install to begin installation”
25. At the installation, Click Install. Wait until the installation is completed.
26. The server will automatically restart after a successful installation.
27. Check and reconfigure preferred DNS server by going to Network and Sharing
Center/Network Properties. Right Click Ethernet and Choose Properties
28. Double Click TCP/IP version 4
29. At the use the following DNS Address, type 192.168.1.1 at the preferred DNS server (Note:
change: 127.0.0.1 ), Click Ok then close the window
30. Disable, then enable the ethernet to refresh and activate the setting.
Part II. Creating Reverse Lookup Zone (Windows Server 2016)

1. Open Command Prompt in Administrator mode

2. Follow this command: C:\Users\Administrator> nslookup
3. Do not close the Command Prompt
4. Go to Network and Sharing Center/Network Properties. Right Click Ethernet and Choose
Properties
5. Double Click TCP/IP v6
6. On the General Tab, select Obtain an IPv6 address automatically and obtain DNS server
address automatically. Click Ok and Close the Window.
7. Open server manager, Go to tools then Select DNS. The DNS server manager will
automatically appear.
8. At the DNS server manager, double click on DNS server to expand. Double Click WIN-
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9. At the folders, choose and Right click the Reverse Lookup Zones.
10. The New Zone Wizard will appear then Click Next.
11. Choose Primary Zone, Click Next.
12. Select To all DNS servers running on domain controllers in this domain, then click Next
13. Select IPv4 Reverse Lookup Zone, Click Next
14. At the Network ID, type the network address (IP address: 192.168.1 )of the server, then Click
Next
15. At the completing of the New Zone Wizard, click Finish. The window will automatically close
and will return to DNS Manager.
16. Right-Click on newly created zone, then click new pointer (PTR).
17. At the host IP address, type192.168.1.1
18. At the host name, click Browse
19. At the browse window, double click WIN-DL9806APCUL, double click on forward look up
zone, double click on your domain name (css.org), select same as parent folder then click
OK.
20. Close the window and server manager then open/go back to command prompt and type
NSLOOKUP. The data must show your DNS which is css.org and the corresponding IP Address
which is 192.168.1.1.

Part III. Installing DHCP on windows server

1. Open Server Manager

2. Click Add roles and features
3. At the Add roles and features Wizard, Before you Begin, Click Next
4. At the Installation Type, choose Role-based or feature-based installation then click Next
5. At the Server Selection, choose select a server from the server pool then click Next
6. At the Server Roles, Check/Select DHCP, then click Next.
7. At the Add Roles and Features Wizard, Click Add Features
8. At the Server Roles, when the DHCP is already checked, Click Next
9. At the Features, Click Next
10. At the DHCP Server, click Next
11. At the Confirmation, Click Install
 12. At the Results, Wait for the installation to finish (*Note: Wait until the progress bar turns blue,
Do not click any button)
13. After the installation, Select Complete DHCP configuration
14. The DHCP Post install configuration wizard will appear. At the description, click Next.
15. At the authorization, select use the following user’s credentials, user name:
CSS\Administrator, then Click Commit.
16. At the summary, review the settings, then click Close
17. At the Results again, click Close.
18. At the Server Manager Dashboard, Click Tools then choose DHCP. The DHCP window will
appear.
19. Select WIN-DL9806APCULcss.org, Righ-click IPv4, then select New Scope. The New Scope
wizard will appear. Click Next
20. Create a scope name (newscope), then click next.
21. Enter the IP address range (Start IP: 192.168.1.2; End IP: 192.168.1.100, Length: 24; Subnet
Mask: 255.255.255.0), then Click Next.
22. At the Add Exclusives and Delay, Click Next
23. At the Lease Duration, 0, 0, 0, then Click Next.
24. Select Yes, I will configure these options now, Click Next
25. Type the IP address of Router (192.168.1.3/254), then Add, Then Click Next
26. Type the parent domain, css.org, then Click Next.
27. At the Wins Server, Click Next
28. At the Do you want to activate the Scope Now, select yes, then Click Next, then Finish
29. The DHCP window will appear and a new scope was added. Close the Window to return to
the Server Manager Dashboard

Part IV. Joining Windows 10 to the Domain and Creating Users

1. Open the Server Manager, Select Tools then Select Active Directory Users and Computers.
The Active Directory Users and Computers Window will appear.
2. At the left pane, find the name of your domain (css.org), right-click, choose new, choose
Organizational Unit.
3. Create an Org unit (myorgunit), click Ok.
4. At the Name|Type|Description Pane, right-click on an empty space, choose new, choose
user.
5. Create two user name one for the student and one for the teacher. Make sure that you list
down the credentials because later you are going to use it. The logon name will be used as
the username while the password will be used to encrypt the user account. Make sure to
remember these.
6. Close the Window and move on to the client computer.
7. At the Client Computer (Windows 10), check the network/IP address by going to the network
and sharing center. Enable and disable the ethernet device to refresh. (At this point, your
network must be setup. A UTP cable must connect both the Server and Client Computer
either through the use of a Switch or a direct connection.)
8. Go to System Setting of Windows 10 (Client), at the Windows Explorer (Windows Logo + E),
right-click, then select properties.
 9. Select Rename this PC (Advanced) or Change Settings in other versions, the System
Properties will appear.
10. Under the computer name tab, click change, At the computer name, change it to client, At
the Member of, select Domain, Type the domain name of the server (css.org), then Click Ok.
The windows Security will Appear, type Administrator and Aquamarine1234/Pearl1234 for
the password then Click Ok. If you are successful, the “Welcome to css.org domain” dialog
box will appear.
11. Restart your computer, at the login screen, choose other users (The users to use here were
the users created under the myorgunit. Make sure that you remembered all of them). If you
are successful, you will be welcomed to the domain and the user account will be setup for
you. The client is now joined with the domain.

Part V. File Screening

1. At the Windows Server, Create a shared folder at Local Disk C by going to File Explorer (Win
logo + E) Right Click At the Right Pane, Create New Folder (WindowsServer2016).
2. Open the Folder created (WindowsServer2016), then create a new folder inside it (name it
2016).
3. Right-click the 2016 folder, then choose properties. At the Sharing Tab, click Share..At the
Choose people on your network to share with, find the accounts that you have created and
add all of them. The permission level should be read/write for all of the accounts. If you are
done, click the share button then done.
4. At the Advanced sharing, check the Share this folder. Click Permissions, then remove the
group user names. After removing, click add, the Select users, computers… will appear. Enter
the name of the user accounts and click check names (make sure that the user accounts
name are all correct). After adding, check Allow Full control, change, and read. Do this for all
of the users. Click Apply, Ok, Apply then Close the Window.
30. Open Server Manager
31. Click Add roles and features
32. At the Add roles and features Wizard, Before you Begin, Click Next
33. At the Installation Type, choose Role-based or feature-based installation then click Next
34. At the Server Selection, choose select a server from the server pool then click Next
35. At the Server Roles, Select File and Storage Services, Select File and SCSI Services (1 of 11
installed). Select File Server Resource Manager.
36. At the Add Roles and Features Wizard, Click Add Features
37. Make sure that the Storage Services is Uncheck Then Click Next
38. At the Features, Find and Check Windows Search Service, then Click Next
39. At the Confirmation, Click Install. Wait until the feature is installed, then click Close.
40. Go to Tools, Select File Resource Manager, Click File and Storage Services.
41. Go to File Screening Management, Right-Click File Screen Templates and Choose File Screen
Templates. Create a Template Name (Test Screening). Select Image Files, then Click Edit, File
to include (.png), then add, Click Ok. Then Check Text Files, then Click Ok. You will return to
the previous window.
42. Right click File Screens, Select create File screen. At the file screen path, click browse, then
find the folder that you have created earlier (2016), then Ok.
 43. Click Device Properties, block test screening , click create. A source template, test screening
should appear on the right pane.
44. Go to the Client computer, Go to network, open windl9806APCUL and look for the 2016 folder
open it and try to create a text file or image file. If you are successful with the file screening,
an error message will appear “You need permission to perform this action.”

Part VI. Configure Folder Redirection

1. At the server computer, Copy the path of the shared folder. Go to properties (2016) of the
folder. Go to sharing and copy the network path. Close the Properties window
2. Open Server Manager, Go to tools then Group policy management, the GPO window will
appear.
3. On group policy management, right click on the myorgunit, then select create a GPO in the
domain. Then type your GPO name (myGPO) then click Ok.
4. Right Click on the newly created GPO and select edit. On group policy management editor,
double click user configuration, double click policies, double click folder redirection , Right
click on the desktop then select properties.
5. Select Basic Settings then paste the network path. Select settings tab, unselect grant the
user exclusive rights, check move the contents of desktop to the new location, and check
apply redirection policies to Windows 2000…..Click Apply then Ok. Do this to all of the folders
that you want to redirect such as documents, photos..etc. Close the window
6. To check folder redirection, go to client computer, then login to the other user account.
7. Try creating files and folders on the desktop
8. Go back to the server, open the 2016 folder and see if the files are automatically saved on the
server.

Part VII. Deploy Network Printer via GPO

1. At the server computer, open Server Manager, then choose Add roles and Features
2. Click Add roles and features
3. At the Add roles and features Wizard, Before you Begin, Click Next
4. At the Installation Type, choose Role-based or feature-based installation then click Next
5. At the Server Selection, choose select a server from the server pool then click Next
6. At the Server Roles, Check/Select DHCP, then click Next.
7. At the Add Roles and Features Wizard, Click Add Features
8. At the Server Roles, Check Print and Document Services, then click Add Features. Then Click
Next
9. At the Features, Click Next
10. At the Print and Document Service, click Next
11. At the Role Services, Check Print Services, then Click Next
12. At the Confirmation, it must show print and document services (printer server) and Remote
Server Administrative Tools (Role Administrative Tools, Print and Document Services Tools)
Click Install
13. Wait for the installation to finish then Close the Window.
14. Go to Tools, and Choose Print Management,
 15. At the Print and Management Window, Go to Print Servers and Expand it, under WIN-
DL9806APCUL, right-click printer, then choose Add Printer.
16. At the printer installation dialog, choose Add a new printer using an existing port, choose LPT
1 then click Next.
17. Choose install a new driver then click Next.
18. Find the brand of your printer (Epson, Dell, Canon) , and then choose the model (L120, 1130,
Pixma) Then Click Next.
19. Check Printer Name and Share Name, then Click Next
20. At the Printer Found, (Make sure that the name and share name is the one you have selected),
Click Next.
21. Wait for the Printer to be installed using the Completing the Network Printer Installation
Wizard. Click finish when done.
22. Right-Click on the installed printer, then choose Deployment Group Policy
23. At the Deployment Group Policy, click browse, find your organizational unit
(myorgunit.css.org), select it and do a double-click, find the name of your GPO (myGPO) then
click OK. Check “The users that the GPO applies to (per user), then click ADD (Note: It must
appear in the lower portion). Click Apply and the Messagebox “Printer deployment or removal
operation succeeded.” Then Click OK, and another OK. Double click Deployed Printers, and
confirm that the printer name had been deployed.
24. Close Server Manager, and Go to Windows 10 Client and Login.
25. Go to Search and type devices and printers. Then Select Devices and Printers. If you cannot
find the printer, go to the command Prompt and type the following
commands: gpupdate /force
26. Go back to devices and printers and see if the installed printer appears.
27. Go to the desktop and create a new text document, open it and encode your name for printer
testing.
28. Go to file and find the printer, and then select print. A printout will be sent to the printer, and
a printout will be sent. If the printer is connected to the server is turned on, otherwise no
printout will be given.

Part VIII. Creating Partition in Windows Server

1. Go to Windows Server, Open Server Manager, Click Tools and Select Computer Management.
2. At the Computer Management Window, Double Click Disk management, At the Disk 0, Right-
Click Local Disk C, then select Shrink Volume, Enter the size you want then click shrink
button. If you are successful, a New Volume beside Local Disk C will be allocated. Select and
Right-Click the new allocated space, then select New Simple Volume. Then click next.
3. Enter the size of the partition you want to create then click Next. Select the Drive letter that
you want to use then Click Next. Change or specify the volume label as DATA, then click Next
and Finish the Creation of New Partition.
4. A new volume labeled DATA must appear. Close the Window and Open File manager to
determine if the New Volume was created.

Part IX. Configure Backup in Windows Server

1. At the Windows Server, Open Server Manager and Install Backup Feature.
 2. Click Add roles and features
3. At the Add roles and features Wizard, Before you Begin, Click Next
4. At the Installation Type, choose Role-based or feature-based installation then click Next
5. At the Server Selection, choose select a server from the server pool then click Next
6. At the Server Roles Click Next (Note: that this is a feature and not a role, No reboot needed)
7. At the Features, Check Windows Server Backup, Click Next
8. At the confirmation, Click Install
9. After the installation, click Close
10. Click on Tools and Click on the Windows backup Server Option
11. At the Windows backup server windows, Click Local Backup
12. At the Action Side select back up once
13. At the Backup Wizard, choose the Different Options, then Click Next
14. Select Custom, Then next
15. Add items to select the user to back up
16. At the select items window, find local disk C:, Select windows Server then 2016 folder, then
the folder that you have created underneath. Then Click Ok
17. Specify the destination where you want to save the backup file. Click Next
18. Select Local Drive, click Next
19. Select DATA (F:), then click Next. Begin the Backup Process. If successful, The backup
progress will be shown. Click Close
20. The Backup Process must show succeeded.
21. Close the server Manager
22. Try removing the files in client user and then try to recover the files deleted using the backup
file.
23. Delete the Desktop Files and Folder in Windows 10
24. Go back to Windows Server to Recover, Go to Tools and Select Windows Backup Server
Option.
25. Click Recover, Choose This server. Click Next
26. On the Backup date, Click Next
27. At the recovery type, Select Files and Folders, Click Next
28. At the Select Items to Recover, Select local disk C and the folder you want to recover. Then
click Next.
29. At the Specify Recovery Options, Select Original location, and Create Copies so that you
have both versions. Then Click Next.
30. At the confirmation, Click Recovery. Wait for the Process to Finish
31. When finish, Close the Window then go back to the Client Computer
32. Check if the files were recovered successfully.

Part X. Remote Desktop

1.