Installation of server 2008

1. INSTALLATION OF SERVER 2008 R2
Standard Edition

2. A. TIME ZONE
 A time zone is a region of the globe that observes
a uniform standard time for legal, commercial,
and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the
boundaries of countries and their subdivisions
because it is convenient for areas in close
commercial or other communication to keep the
same time.

4. B. CONFIGURE THE NETWORK
 Setting up a network connection on a system
running Windows Server 2008 R2 seems pretty
straightforward. Simply open the Network and
Sharing centre, go to Change Adapter Settings,
right-click on the wireless network controller, and
select Enable. Now configure the network settings.

6. C. RENAMING THE SERVER NAME
 Right after installing brand new Windows Server
2008, the very first thing you should do is rename
the server name. When you install the Server for
the first time, the server name is automatically
generated and is not very easy to remember. So in
this article, I will show steps to rename server name
in Windows Server 2008.
 A computer name can contain up to 15 characters
in length and includes alphanumeric characters.
The standard computer name can contain letters
(a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9) and hyphens (-). In a
network, computer names must be unique. Best
practice is to have common naming convention for
all hosts in your network.

8. D. CONFIGURE AUTOMATIC UPDATES
 Here's how to prevent Automatic Update from
rebooting your machine:
 Start -> Run
 Type: gpedit.msc
 Expand Local Computer Policy / Computer
Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows
Components / Windows Update
 Double-click "No auto-restart for scheduled
Automatic Updates installations"
 Select "Enabled", then OK. Close the Group Policy
configuration program.

10. F. CONFIGURE REMOTE DESKTOP
 the first thing you need is connectivity to the server. if it is at work then
you likely aren't able to directly access it without launching VPN.
assuming that you have connectivity, you need to be able to reach that
server either by name or IP. it may or may not be registering in DNS. if it
is, then when you VPN in from you home laptop then you should be able
to connect by its hostname or FGDN. if it isn't in DNS, you'll need to
make note of the IP address to use in the connection.
last thing you need to do is enable remote desktop. this can be done by:
1. right-click on my computer and select properties
2. on the remote tab, select either allow connections from computers
running any version of Remote Desktop (this will allow xp, 2k3, and
other clients to connect) or allow connections only from computers
running Remote Desktop with NLA (you can choose this if you will be
connecting only from your vista box)