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TVL - Computer Systems Servicing - 12: Quarter: 3 Week: 3 ELC(s) : Computer Naming and Network Sharing ELC Code
TVL - Computer Systems Servicing - 12: Quarter: 3 Week: 3 ELC(s) : Computer Naming and Network Sharing ELC Code
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When you have finished installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, a window
titled Initial Configuration Tasks may come up:
The Initial Configuration Tasks window is used to perform the most fundamental or
routine operations of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. This window displays when
the computer starts. If you don't want to come up like that, click the bottom check box.
If it doesn't come up when the computer starts, to restore this window, click Start ->
Run, type oobe and press Enter.
After installing the operating system, there are a few things you should (must) do
before continuing:
• You must make sure the computer is connected to the Internet
• If this is the first computer, you must make it a domain controller (this is not a
requirement if the computer will not be a domain controller; if you don't (yet)
know what a domain controller is, don't worry about that now)
• Click OK
• A dialog box will ask you to restart your computer. Click
OK
• Click Close
• Click Restart Now
1. Create a folder on the server. The name should be short but is irrelevant at this
point.
2. Right click folder then click properties, and go to the sharing tab. You can then
take the easy step of clicking on the share button, or take a more controlled
approach with advanced sharing.
Initially, only administrators have full access with sharing. Full access usually
means you can read files, write, create more folders and alter file permissions.
Note: that the dialog indicates that the is owned by the group named
administrators. If you want to add all users with accounts automatically, enter the
group name. Users into the text field. The default access foe new entries is read-
only (i.e cannot edit, delete or make new files and folders.
3. To change these permissions, click on the drop-down arrow next to the
permission level entry, and select whether you want read or read/write (full)
permissions.
4. Click on share, and you will see the full share name of this folder.
Note: You might get a warning about the network being a public network. It is not
advised to use file shares on a public network, as File and Print sharing has been
known to be easily compromised by attackers. Shared folders and printer always
take the form \\nameofserver\nameofresource. This form with the double-
backslash is called the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name
5. To access the network resource from a workstation, you can go to network node
on windows explorer and enter server with the shared folder is located. This will
list all the shared resources you have to access.
Alternatively, you can type the UNC path in the address bar of windows explorer.
Note: If you are experiencing authentication problems even though you know the
user name, password and permission are correct, ensure that both server and
workstations have the correct time.
Note: Saving and editing item via network share will directly save to the server. If
you get disconnected from the network, you may lose data. Another indicator of
shared resource the icon have a host below, a hand and two heads.
Arrange the given procedures in their proper order. Use numbers to indicate their
order of precedence. The first number is done for you.
_______1. A dialog box will ask you to restart your computer
_______2. Accept or change the name of the server
_______3. In the Computer Name property page, click Change...
_______4. Click Restart Now
_______5. Click Close
Let Us Do
Let Us Apply
Activity 3. INSIGHT!
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