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Small Business Server 2008 - Installation, Migration, and Configuration

By : David Overton
Book Image

Small Business Server 2008 - Installation, Migration, and Configuration

By: David Overton

Overview of this book

Small Businesses need to capitalize on the investments they make in IT to drive the business forward. SBS 2008 is uniquely positioned to deliver, but a poor implementation becomes a hindrance rather than a benefit to your business. Well implemented solutions enable your business to appear larger, yet more dynamic than many enterprises. It's easy to get Small Business Server 2008 up and running when you've got this book to hand. It helps you in a clear and friendly manner to understand how to implement SBS 2008 inside your business in a way that matches your business needs. The author's experience enables him to share a tried and tested path to deliver the business benefits without becoming bogged down in unnecessary details that are not relevant to small businesses. SBS 2008 is a fantastic investment for Small Businesses to make towards a well managed and highly functional IT solution in their business. This book is the culmination of many years advising small business owners and consultants on the recommend, tried and tested path to implement small business technology from Microsoft. Through this book you will gain an understanding of the features you can choose to use and then how to securely implement the server to deliver them. It will guide you through the installation and configuration process with the help of step-by-step instructions and plentiful screenshots. It will also explain how you can benefit from the collaboration tools based on SharePoint and how you can protect all your business data with a back-up process that covers anything from deleted files to a fire in the office. Imagine how great you'll feel when your Small Business Server 2008 is ready and working, and you can get back to surfing the Internet!
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Small Business Server 2008 Installation, Migration, and Configuration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Setting up IP addresses for clean installations


If you are running a new installation, you will need to configure your Internet settings to continue with the setup. For migrations, this will have already been done automatically, so this step can be skipped. To complete this step, your SBS 2008 system must be wired into your network.

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DHCP Settings

SBS 2008 should be configured as the only DHCP server on your network. It is possible that your router, wireless hub, telephone system, or other network component will be fulfilling this role at the moment. You will need to disable this for SBS 2008 to be correctly configured.

If you have restarted the system, log back in and open the Windows SBS Console from the Start menu. In the Task Pad on the Home screen, click on the task Connect to the Internet.

The initial screen requires you to confirm that you have the IP address of the internal interface on your router. This is also known as the router gateway address. This is used to configure the access...