Log on to Windows. Activate Windows. Configure your server roles.
6. Click Next.
The second page of the New User Wizard appears. It asks for the user’s password.7. Type the password twice.
You’re asked to type the password twice, so type it correctly. If you don’t type it identically in both boxes, you’re asked to correct your mistake.8. Specify the password options that you want to apply. Figure 19-4:
Creating a new user. Figure 19-3: The Active Directory Users and Computers manage- ment console. 256 Part IV: Network Operating Systems The following password options are available: • User must change password at next logon. • User cannot change password. • Password never expires. • Account is disabled. For more information about these options, see the section “Setting account options,” later in this chapter.9. Click Next.
You’re taken to the final page of the New User Wizard, which simply sum- marizes the information you’ve entered so far.10. Verify that the information is correct; then click Finish to create the account.
If the account information is not correct, click the Back button, and cor- rect the error. You’re done Now you can customize the user’s account settings. At a mini- mum, you’ll probably want to add the user to one or more groups. You may also want to add contact information for the user or set up other account options. Setting user properties After you’ve created a user account, you can set additional properties for the user by right-clicking the new user and choosing Properties. This brings up the User Properties dialog box, which has about a million tabs that you can use to set various properties for the user. Figure 19-5 shows the General tab, which lists basic information about the user, such as the user’s name, office location, phone number, and so on. The following sections describe some of the administrative tasks that you can perform via the various tabs of the User Properties dialog box. Changing the user’s contact information Several tabs of the User Properties dialog box contain contact information for the user. In particular: ⻬ Address: Lets you change the user’s street address, post-office box, city, state, ZIP code, and so on. ⻬ Telephones: Lets you specify the user’s phone numbers. ⻬ Organization: Lets you record the user’s job title and the name of his or her boss. 257Chapter 19: Windows Server 2003
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» Open a My Computer window by double-clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop.
» Choose Tools➪Map Network Drive.
» Change the drive letter in the Drive drop-down list, if you want to.
» Click OK. Life on the Network
» Choose the Browse option and click the Next button. Click the name of the printer you want to use.
» Find the printer’s online button and press it.
» Pull out the jammed paper and reinsert the good paper into the printer. Nicely.
» Press the online button so that the printer resumes printing.
» Click Yes to restart your computer. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
» Select the folder that you want to share.
» Choose the File➪Sharing and Security command.
» Click the Share This Folder on the Network option.
» Change the Share Name if you don’t like the name that Windows proposes.
» Click OK. Sharing Your Files and Printers
» From the Start menu, choose Control Panel➪Printers and Faxes.
» Select the printer that you want to share.
» Choose File➪Sharing. Sharing Your Files and Printers
» Type your message and click the Send button.
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» Cut the end of the cable to the desired length.
» Arrange the wires so that they lie flat and line up according to Table 9-2.
» Slide the wires into the pinholes on the connector.
» Remove the plug from the tool and double-check the connection.
» Shut down Windows and then turn off the computer and unplug it.
» Remove the cover from your computer.
» Find an unused expansion slot inside the computer.
» Insert the network interface card into the slot.
» Secure the network interface card with the screw that you removed in Step 4.
» Put the computer’s case back together.
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» To configure the network adapter card settings, click Configure.
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» Make sure that your computer and everything attached to it is plugged in.
» Try the built-in Windows network troubleshooter.
» Check the free disk space on the server.
» Try restarting the computer.
» Try restarting the network server.
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» Choose the Start➪Shut Down command from the taskbar. Select the Restart option and then click OK.
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» Log on to Windows. Activate Windows. Configure your server roles.
» Type the user’s first name, middle initial, and last name.
» Change the Full Name field if you want it to appear some way other than proposed.
» Specify the password options that you want to apply. Figure 19-4:
» Click Next. Windows Server 2003
» Verify that the information is correct; then click Finish to create the account.
» If desired, check the User Must Change Password at Next Logon option.
» Click OK. Windows Server 2003
» Choose Start➪Administrative Tools➪Active Directory Users and Computers.
» Click Yes and poof The user is history.
» Right-click the domain to which you want to add the group; then choose New➪Group.
» Type the name for the new group. 5. Choose the group scope.
» Click the Members tab. 5. Type the name of a user or other group that you want to add to this
» Repeat Step 5 for each user or group that you want to add.
» Select File Server; then click Next.
» Specify the disk quota settings that you want to use; then click Next.
» Use the Share a Folder Wizard to share one or more folders.
» Click Finish. Windows Server 2003
» Click Shares in the console tree.
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» Click the Network Connections link.
» Double-click the Local Area Connection icon.
» Click the Properties button.
» Click the Advanced Tab; then check the Protect My Computer option.
» Click OK. Connecting Your Network to the Internet
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» A host whose private address is 192.168.100 sends a request to
» Now another host, at address 19168.1.107, sends a request to
» A few seconds later, the firewall receives a reply from 216.239.57.99.
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