tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25173558085579742812024-03-28T16:18:53.673+07:00Computer Tricks and TipsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-55214162840608457402013-08-14T13:46:00.001+07:002013-08-14T13:46:26.909+07:00How to Installing Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
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Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010, or commonly referred to as
TMG 2010, is the long awaited latest and greatest release of Microsoft’s
Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) server in which we have all
come to love or hate over the years. TMG builds on ISA’s ability to
deliver a comprehensive application layer reverse proxy firewall and is
usually deployed on the edge of your network or in between an existing
edge such as a firewall provided by Cisco or Checkpoint. Today, I will
begin a series of articles on installing and configuring Forefront TMG
2010, discuss some of the new features that have been integrated into
this release before providing a step by step guide in securely
publishing web sites such as Outlook Web App (OWA) or internal
SharePoint web sites.<br />
Let’s begin by outlining some of the key new features that TMG introduces over ISA.<br />
<ul>
<li><strong>URL Filtering:</strong> TMG now integrates a comprehensive
web filtering subscription services that is tightly integrated into the
TMG management console. Organizations can creates rules to block or
allow web sites based on category such pornography, violence, shopping
etc. This was usually only possible by using 3rd party services such as
Websense/Surfcontrol or Symantec and usually required additional
hardware requirements and extra servers on top of your ISA
implementation.</li>
<li> <strong>Web anti-malware: </strong>Another subscription based service that provides protection over web sites/pages that may contain malware and viruses.</li>
<li> <strong>Email protection: </strong>Yup, you guessed it.. Another
protection subscription service that utilises Forefront Protection for
your Exchange servers and scans emails for viruses and spam content
before they are delivered to your Exchange mailboxes.</li>
<li><strong>Network Inspection System: </strong>Commonly referred to as
NIS, this out of the box feature scans traffic for any exploits based on
any outstanding Microsoft Vulnerabilities.</li>
<li><strong>Other features: </strong>These include the long awaited 64
bit and Windows 2008 support for greater scalability, Enhanced NAT for
1-1 publishing, and Enhanced VOIP capabilities that should make for
simpler voice deployments.</li>
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Now that we have been introduced to some of the notable features
within TMG, let’s begin the installation and initial configuration, but
before doing so, ensure that you have met the minimum system
requirements which are listed in the following TechNet article ;<br />
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/dd896981.aspx" title="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/dd896981.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/dd896981.aspx</a><br />
After ensuring the minimum requirements are met, launch the
autorun.hta and on the main setup splash page, begin by running the
preparation tool. Because my machine is joined to the network and is
running WSUS, I have purposely skipped the Run Windows Update, however
please do so in the event you are not running WSUS in your environment.<br />
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Select Forefront TMG services and Management. Click Next.<br />
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The Installation proceeds and begins configuring the necessary Windows Roles and Features that are required by TMG.<br />
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The installation begins and the wizard outlines the 3 core stages and estimated times.<br />
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Once the welcome screen appears, click Next.<br />
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Once the welcome screen appears, click Next.<br />
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Specify your installation path. Click Next.<br />
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Add your Internal Network Address Ranges. Click Next.<br />
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You will receive the below warning message advising of services that will be restarted during the installation. Click Next. Then click Install.<br />
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Upon launching Forefront TMG for the first time you will be presented
with a Getting Started Wizard which will assist in getting you up and
running in 3 easy steps. Please note that if you are looking at
importing your existing ISA 2006 Server configuration settings to the
new TMG server then you much close the wizard and accomplish this task
first.<br />
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Let’s begin by going through the 3 stages of the Getting Started Wizard. The first stage is Configuring your network settings.<br />
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Click Next<br />
The below screen capture similarly to ISA 2006 allows you to select a
network template and in this instance will detect what different types
of network setups are configurable based on the number of adapters
installed on your TMG server. In my instance, I only have one single
adapter and this has been reflected in the below screen capture. This
TMG setup is purely acting as a second layer application firewall
publishing our Web Applications such as SharePoint and Outlook Web App.<br />
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Click Next<br />
Specify your IP address settings. It is best practice that you
specify a static IP address to your TMG server as opposed to utilising
DHCP.<br />
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Click Next and Finish.<br />
You will then be presented with Stage 2 of the Getting Started Wizard, Configure system settings.<br />
The system will attempt to determine Host identification details such as Computer name, Windows domain and DNS suffix.<br />
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Click Next and Finish.<br />
The third and final stage of the Getting Started Wizard is defining your deployment options.<br />
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Click Next<br />
Specify whether Forefront TMG will use the Microsoft Update Service
to check for updates. Please note, that if your TMG server is
configured to use WSUS then it will utilise this method first and use
the Microsoft Update service as a fallback method.<br />
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The next screen allows us to configure TMG’s protection features such as
Network Inspection System (NIS) and Web Protection. As mentioned
earlier in the post, these are paid subscription based services, however
Microsoft do provide you with a 120 days complimentary evaluation of
these 2 product offerings.<br />
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Click Next<br />
Specify your NIS signature update settings and how often it will check for new updates.<br />
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Click Next.<br />
In the next screen, specify whether you want to participate in the Customer Feedback Improvement Program.<br />
Click Next<br />
In the next screen you will be provided with the opportunity to
participate in the Microsoft Telemetry Reporting Service where malware
attacks etc are sent to Microsoft, assisting them with improving TMG and
it’s signatures.<br />
Click Next and then Finish.<br />
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Upon clicking close, TMG will provide you with the ability to Run the
Web Access Wizard to create your first rule. We will be discussing
Access Rules and Publishing Rules in upcoming articles in this TMG
series.<br />
I’d be interested to know how many TMG deployments are out there and
how many are considering replacing their existing ISA boxes with TMG
2010.<br />
<strong>References</strong><br />
Forefront TMG Planning and Design; <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441674.aspx" title="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441674.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441674.aspx</a><br />
Forefront TMG Deployment; <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441445.aspx" title="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441445.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441445.aspx</a><br />
Installing Forefront TMG; <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441440.aspx" title="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441440.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/cc441440.aspx</a><br />
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If you’re leaving your PC unattended for a while then locking it
(pressing Win+L) can be a sensible precaution, as it prevents others
from viewing your files or interfering with running programs.
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The Windows Lock function also hides the current contents of the
screen, though, annoying if you want to leave a movie playing, or
perhaps monitor the progress of some lengthy task you’re running. And
that’s why might sometimes prefer KeyFreeze, which locks your PC but leaves the screen active, just as before.<br />
<span id="more-27363"></span>The program is tiny – a single 341KB
executable – and portable. There are no unwanted extras here, just unzip
it and you’re ready to go.<br />
When you need to lock your system, just launch it. You’ll see a five
second countdown, just long enough to rearrange any application windows
to suit your needs. Once the countdown hits zero then your mouse and
keyboard will then effectively be disabled, with a single exception:
pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del unlocks your system and you’ll be able to carry on
as normal.<br />
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Just launch KeyFreeze and your PC will be automatically locked within seconds</div>
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If you’re thinking this doesn’t sound too secure, then you’re right.
Leaving the screen visible in the first place means you’ll be giving
away lots of information to anyone passing, and the Ctrl+Alt+Del is
perhaps the first hotkey anyone will guess.<br />
Then again, KeyFreeze isn’t pretending to be a security tool. It’s
not about protecting your system from attack, rather just reducing the
chance of small children, perhaps wandering pets from knocking the mouse
or keyboard and causing problems. And it does this very well.<br />
There are small improvements which could be made here. It’s good that
the program has a countdown before locking, for instance, so that you
can prepare the system for whatever you want it to do – but 5 seconds
may not always be long enough. It would be better if user could choose
an appropriate delay.<br />
For the most part, though, <b>KeyFreeze</b> is very effective, and if you need to protect your PC from curious kids then we’d give it a try.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-11569683308721292422013-08-14T13:25:00.002+07:002013-08-14T13:25:50.661+07:00Firefox 23 FINAL enables mixed content blocking, consolidates search settings<br />
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Mozilla has released Firefox 23.0 FINAL,
the latest version of its open-source, cross-platform browser for
Windows, Mac and Linux. The new build’s main highlight is the
implementation of mixed-content blocking for improved security, but it
also comes with a host of minor changes, including one that has already
provoked a negative response from power users.
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The controversial change is the consolidation of search default
preferences so both Address bar and Search bar use the same default
search engine. Previously Address bar searches defaulted to Google
regardless of the default provider set in the Search bar.<br />
<span id="more-27562"></span>The major consequence of this move is
that the keyword.url configuration option has been removed, which
previously allowed users to set their own choice of default search
engine for the Address bar. Note that existing keyword searches are not
affected.<br />
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Firefox 23 now blocks potentially dangerous insecure content on a secure website by default.</div>
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Frustrated users willing to risk breaking some other search features
can restore the keyword.url functionality with the experimental <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/keywordurl-hack/" target="_blank">keyword.URL Hack!</a> add-on.<br />
The new Mixed Content Blocker feature is now switched on by default –
this now blocks certain insecure content – such as scripts – on secure
websites by default to prevent eavesdropping and “man-in-the-middle”
attacks.<br />
On visiting such a site, all active insecure content is disabled and a
small shield icon in the address bar will alert the user to the
presence of insecure content. To view this content, click the shield
icon followed by the Keep Blocking drop-down menu and choose Disable
Protection on This Page. All content will subsequently load and the
usual yellow warning sign indicating mixed content will be displayed in
its place.<br />
While passive content isn’t blocked, the site will not display a lock icon because it’s not fully encrypted.<br />
Other improvements in Firefox 23 include a revamped program icon,
plus the addition of a “click-to-start” option for disabled plugins.
Instead of disabling or enabling plugins under about:addons, users can
set plugins to “Always Activate” or “Never Activate”. By selecting the
latter option, plugins won’t run unless a website specifically requests
them, in which case the user can click to confirm the use of the plugin
on that website only.<br />
The new SocialAPI gains a number of updates in this release: support
for a new Share Panel, full-screen video chats, a SocialMark recommend
button and initial support for Web Install, which is designed to
facilitate the finding and installation of new social providers.<br />
Developers gain a new global browser console, plus a new Network
Monitor toolbox, which provides a timeline view of network activity on a
website – the data has been available since Firefox 4.0, but is now
presented in a more accessible form. Similarly, the about:memory
configuration screen provides a more functional user interface.<br />
Three options have also been removed from the Preferences dialog:
Load images automatically, Enable JavaScript and Always show the tab
bar. The about:memory user interface is now more functional, and there
are also a number of developer updates including partial support for Web
Audio, enabled for testing purposes. Mac users should also see Firefox
adopt the new scrollbar style implemented in Lion (OS X 10.7) and later.<br />
Firefox 23.0 FINAL is available now as a free, open-source download for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-82846549039008566732013-08-14T13:23:00.001+07:002013-08-14T13:23:08.280+07:00 Connectify Lite 6.0 sports new look, adds random password generator<br />
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Virtual router <b>Connectify Lite 6.0
</b> has been released, boasting a redesigned look, more flexible user
interface and new menu bar alongside a random password generator.
<br />
Connectify makes it possible for users to turn their computer’s
network connection – wired or wireless – into a personal Wi-Fi hotspot
through their PC’s wireless network adapter. There is also a Pro version
with enhanced and exclusive features not found in the free build.<br />
<span id="more-27600"></span>Connectify Lite 6.0’s most visible
change is its new look. The user interface, which is accessed via the
program’s Notification area icon, can now be resized and dragged
anywhere on the desktop for ease of access. It’s also no longer always
on top of other windows, so can be hidden when not required.<br />
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The program also replaces its single menu with a menu bar splitting
its options into three separate sections – Settings, Tools and Help – as
well as a button for upgrading to the Pro version.<br />
The new build also offers a Generate Password button that will allow
users to quickly choose a more secure password for their hotspot.
However, it has dropped support for WPS thumbdrives – this feature was
removed in Windows 8 – while the Pro-only “Clone Wi-Fi” feature has been
renamed “Wi-Fi Extender” to make its functionality more obvious.<br />
Users should also find an increased number of companies and icons in
the client vendor database, making it easier to identify which devices
have connected to the virtual hotspot.<br />
<b>Connectify Lite 6.0</b> is available now as a free download for PCs running Windows 7 or later (older builds for earlier versions of Windows are available).
A Pro version is available with extra features, such as support for
3G/4G adapters, custom SSID name, Wi-Fi extender functionality,
drag-and-drop file transfers and firewall controls. It’s currently
available for $25 (annual license) or $40 (lifetime) at the <a href="http://www.connectify.me/" target="_blank">Connectify website</a>.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-55009775308170771732013-08-14T13:19:00.001+07:002013-08-14T13:20:07.595+07:00Quickly search and explore thousands of plain text files with Depeche View Lite<br />
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Searching one or two plain text files is easy. Windows Search and
Notepad will probably be enough. But when you need to browse ten files, a
hundred, maybe even thousands, then you’re likely to need a little
specialist assistance. And that’s where the free-for-personal-use <b>Depeche View Lite</b> comes in.
<br />
Point this tiny portable program at a location and it will open every
plain text file in that folder tree (up to a maximum of 10,000 in this
build, anyway – the $40 commercial version is unrestricted). These are
all displayed in a flat view, one above the other, and that alone can be
useful as it’s easy to scroll down and browse them all.<br />
<span id="more-27580"></span>When you do have a lot of files then
you’ll soon want to start searching, of course, and this is extremely
easy. There’s no need to open a dialog box, just start typing and the
screen immediately updates, displaying only matching files and
highlighting every occurrence of your keyword.<br />
Should you need more searching power, your text can also include
operators like AND, OR and NOT, as well as the * wildcard. And you’re
able to define a path mask which restricts your searches to particular
files (main*.html NOT .html.old , say).<br />
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Just start typing and your search text will be found and highlighted immediately</div>
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If you prefer to keep typing to a minimum, you’ll appreciate the
program’s many mouse options. For example, just clicking a word
highlights it, and displays floating icons with more options (search,
copy to clipboard, highlight phrase, and so on). Or right-clicking a
word leaves your current window alone, and instead opens a pane on the
right hand side with the results of your search.<br />
And if you need to keep track of the various items you’ve found,
that’s not a problem. Locations within any file can be bookmarked for
speedy recall later.<br />
At some point you may want to edit a file, and life isn’t quite so
convenient here: unlike its commercial big brother, Depeche View Lite
doesn’t have an integrated text editor. Just pressing Ctrl+E at any
point will open the current file in Notepad, though, and you can
customise this to have the program use whatever editor you like
(Settings > Options > Search, Edit).<br />
There are some issues with the program, and most of them relate to
the, well, quirky interface. Features don’t always work as you expect,
and it takes a while to find your way around.<br />
Once you’ve learned the basics, though, <b>Depeche View Lite</b>
proves an interesting and very capable search tool. And if you
regularly work with large numbers of plain text files then it could save
you a lot of time and hassle.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-56855238961813273952013-08-10T21:17:00.000+07:002013-08-10T21:17:26.193+07:00How to connect TP-Link wireless IP camera to router wireless<div align="left">
Before you can configure wireless camera to connect to
your router wirelessly, you need to get the following information
first. Usually you can find them on your wireless router. If you don’t
know how to get it, please contact the representative of your wireless
router.</div>
<ol>
<li> <div align="left">
The SSID, or the network name of your wireless router</div>
</li>
<li> <div align="left">
Wireless security settings on your wireless router.</div>
</li>
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After gather the information above, you can follow the steps below to configure the camera.</div>
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<b>Step 1</b>
Using an Ethernet cable to connect the camera to the LAN port of the
wireless router first. We need wired connection to configure the router
at the very beginning.</div>
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<b>Step 2</b> On a desktop or laptop which is connected to the same wireless router, open <b>Intelligent IP Installer </b>(you can found it in the disk) and then highlight your camera.</div>
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Click <b>Link to IE</b>
button, IE will automatically started and the login window will be
prompted. Type in the username and password, you will be able to see the
web configuration interface.</div>
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Or as now you know the IP address of the camera, you
can manually type in the IP address in the address bar of other web
browser such as Chrome.</div>
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<b>Step 3 </b>Go to <b>SETTING->BASIC->Network->Wireless </b>page. To enable wireless function, check the option <b>on</b>.</div>
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<b>Step 4</b> Click <b>Refresh </b>button, all the
available wireless APs will be listed in the wireless network box.
Highlight on your wireless router’s network name. Then fill in following
content:<br /> <strong>1.</strong> Select the corresponding <b>Authentication</b>, <b>Encryption</b> and type in the correct <b>Passphrase </b>or password which should match with the wireless settings in your wireless router. <div align="left">
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<strong>2.</strong> Select <b>Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP)</b> and <b>Obtain DNS server addresses automatically. </b>Click <b>OK </b>and the camera will start to connect to the router wirelessly.</div>
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<b>Method 1: </b>You can see <b>IP address</b> comes up in the wireless setting page of the IP camera.</div>
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<b>Method 2:</b> Use <b>Intelligent IP Installer</b>. A new IP address comes up in the list after the IP camera was connected to the wireless router successfully.</div>
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<b>Method 3: </b>Check the DHCP clients list in the web management page of your wireless router.</div>
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In <b>Step 4</b>, you can also assign an fixed IP address for the
camera. Just choose use the following IP address and enter IP address,
subnetmask, gateway and DNS information accordingly. Just keep in mind
that the IP address you assigned to the camera should not be taken by
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<b>Step 5 </b>Unplug the Ethernet cable and the camera is now connected
to wireless router wirelessly. You can use any of your desktop and
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-68993693040141493832013-08-10T20:55:00.002+07:002013-08-10T20:55:31.551+07:00How to Create Users and User Templates in Windows Server 2008 Active DirectoryYou probably already know that a User Account in Active Directory is an Active Directory Object, or simply said, a record in an AD database. Most of the time we create user accounts for people, however user accounts can also be created for applications or processes.<br /><br />User accounts allow a person to access resources on a network. But we can just as easily deny access to certain resources on the network through the user account. That’s why, User Account Objects are quite important and very useful.<br /><br />Today I’ll show you how easy it is to create a new user account, create a user template and how to use a template in Server 2008 Active Directory. Next week we’ll discuss User Groups and Organizational Units. Now, let’s get started with creating a user account.<br />
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How To Create a New User Account in Active Directory</h2>
<strong>1.</strong> To start let’s go ahead and open up Server Manager<br />
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<strong>2.</strong> Next we will open up the <strong>Roles</strong> section, next to <strong>Active Directory Users and Computers</strong> section and finally the <strong>Active Directory Users and Computers</strong>. You should now see your domain name.<br />
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<strong>3.</strong> We are going to click on our <strong>Users</strong> section where we are going to create a new User Account. To do so, right-click on the blank section, point to <strong>New</strong> and select <strong>User</strong>.<br />
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<strong>4.</strong> In this window you need to type in the user’s
first name, middle initial and last name. Next you will need to create a
user’s logon name.<br />
In our example we are going to create a user account for Billy Miles
and his logon name will be bmiles. When done, click on the <strong>Next</strong> button.<br />
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<strong>5.</strong> In the next window you will need to create a password for your new user and select appropriate options.<br />
In our example we are going to have the user change his password at
his next logon. You can also prevent a user from changing his password,
set the password so that it will never expire or completely disable the
account.<br />
When you are done making your selections, click the <strong>Next</strong> button.<br />
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<strong>6.</strong> And finally, click on the <strong>Finish</strong> button to complete the creation of new User Account.<br />
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How To Create a User Template in Active Directory</h2>
A user template in Active Directory will make your life a little
easier, especially if you are creating users for a specific department,
with exactly the same properties, and membership to the same user
groups. A user template is nothing more than a disabled user account
that has all these settings already in place. The only thing you are
doing is copying this account, adding a new name and a password.<br />
You may have multiple user templates for multiple purposes with
different settings and properties. There is no limit on the number of
user templates, but keep in mind that they are there to help you, not to
confuse you, so keep in mind less is better.<br />
To create a user template, we are going to create a regular user
account just like we did above. A little note here, you may want to add
an <strong>*</strong> as the first character of the name so it floats at the top in AD and is much easier to find.<br />
<strong>1.</strong> To start out, right-click on the empty space, point to new, and select User.<br />
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<strong>2.</strong> Type in the user’s name (with asterisks if so desired) and click Next.<br />
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<strong>3.</strong> Create the template’s password and do not forget to check the box next to the <strong>Account is disabled</strong> option. When ready, click Next.<br />
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<strong>4.</strong> Once the account is created, you can go ahead and
add all the properties you need for that template. To do so,
double-click on that account and navigate to a specific tab. Once done
click OK.<br />
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How To Use a User Template in Active Directory</h2>
<strong>1.</strong> Now in order to use that user template, we are
going to select it, copy it and add the unique information such as user
name, password, etc.<br />
We can do that for as many users as needed. Let’s start by right-clicking on the template and selecting <strong>Copy</strong>.<br />
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<strong>2.</strong> Next we are going to enter the user’s name, login and password information while making sure the checkbox next to <strong>Account is disabled</strong> is unchecked.<br />
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<strong>3.</strong> Once we finish, our new user account is created with all the properties of the template account. Now wasn’t that easy!<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-60740916334198537002013-08-09T20:46:00.000+07:002013-08-09T20:46:10.024+07:00How to Configuring Active Directory (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2012 introduces a plethora of new features with a key
emphasis on Cloud integration being the buzz word in the industry over
the last 24 months. Windows continues to grow and mature as an
operating system with the latest iteration being more secure, reliable
and robust and more importantly making it easily interoperable with
other systems.<br />
This post will focus on Installing a Windows 2012 Server and then
promoting it as the first domain controller in a new Forest. Even
though the logical steps haven’t really changed dramatically since the
introduction of Windows 2008, the interface has! especially with the new
metro look. So let’s begin our journey with Windows Server 2012 as
this will be the first of many articles on configuring different
components that Windows Server 2012 has to offer.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Installing Windows Server 2012</span></h6>
The first step is to boot up from the CD or ISO image and select your language settings.<br />
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Select your Language and input options and then click on Next.<br />
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Click Install Now<br />
Select the operating system you want to install. I have selected
Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Server with a GUI. The other
option is server core which was first introduced in Windows 2008 and is a
minimal install with no GUI but provides remote management through
Windows PowerShell and other tools.<br />
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Click Next<br />
Accept the License terms<br />
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Click Next<br />
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We are performing a new installation of Windows Server, so click on Custom.<br />
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Partition your drives and then click Next.<br />
The Installation of Windows then proceeds.<br />
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The installation will eventually re-start your Windows Server where it
will go through the final stages of preparing the environment for first
time use.<br />
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You will eventually be prompted to enter a password for the built-in Administrator account.<br />
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Click Finish<br />
You will now be presented with the new Windows Login Screen, which is
a fair change to what we have been accustomed to with previous releases
of Windows Server.<br />
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Hit Ctrl – ALT – Delete to sign in, and enter your password.<br />
You will be presented with the new Server Manager Screen which really
simplifies the administration and configuration of your new server.
Our main goal for this article is to configure Active Directory and its
related services such as DNS.<br />
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First thing I want to do is change the computer name. Windows goes
ahead and provides a default unique name in the form of WIN-<random
characters><br />
To do so, from the Server Manager > Dashboard screen, click on Local Server and then click on the computer name hyperlink.<br />
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This will take you to the all familiar System Properties<br />
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Click Change, enter a more desirable Computer Name and then click OK.<br />
You will then be prompted to restart your computer to apply the changes. Click Ok and then Click on restart now.<br />
After your computer has restarted, we will be presented with the
Server Manager Screen. Now we are ready to configure this server as an
Active Directory Controller.<br />
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<strong>Adding the Active Directory Domain Services Role</strong></h6>
From the Dashboard click on “Add roles and features”. You will be
presented with the “Before you begin screen. Click Next. In the
“Installation Type” screen click on “Role-base or feature-based
installation”.<br />
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Click Next<br />
You will be presented with the following screen asking you to select a
destination server. This is a new feature of Windows 2012 where you
have the ability to deploy roles and features to remote servers and even
offline virtual hard disks.<br />
In our case, we are selecting the current server from the server pool.<br />
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Click Next<br />
We are now back in familiar territory (if you have worked with
Windows 2008 Server) and we will select the “Active Directory Domain
Services” and DNS Server if it hasn’t already been provisioned.<br />
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You will then be prompted to add features that are required for Active Directory Domain Services.<br />
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Click on Add Features<br />
Click Next<br />
If you want to add additional features, you can do so from the next screen, otherwise click Next<br />
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You will now be presented with the Active Directory Domain Services (AD
DS) screen outlining some information about AD DS and its requirements.
You will notice that DNS is a MUST and has always been the case.<br />
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Click next<br />
You now provided with a summary of installation selections<br />
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The installation will now begin<br />
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Upon completion you will be presented with an installation succeeded message.<br />
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Click Close.<br />
Back in Server Manager, you will notice that AD DS has been added to
the left navigation tree. Click on it and then click on More on the
right navigation pane where it states that Configuration is required for
Active Directory Domain Services.<br />
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You will now be presented with the All Servers Task Details, in which
you will click on Promote this server to a domain controller under
Action.<br />
The Deployment Configuration screen appears and we will select “Add a new forest” as this is the first domain controller.<br />
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Enter your Root domain name and then click Next.<br />
The following screen will then appear in which you will enter and select your Domain Controller Options.<br />
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You will then get the below warning in which you can ignore for now.<br />
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Click Next<br />
The NetBIOS domain name will then be inputted automatically. In the
event of a conflict, it will suggest an alternative by appending the
original name with a 0.<br />
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Click Next<br />
Confirm or change the locations of your database folder, log folder and SYSVOL folder.<br />
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Click Next<br />
Review your selections and then Click Next.<br />
If all of the prerequisites checks have passed successfully, you will be able to click on Install to proceed.<br />
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Click Install<br />
The installation will now proceed and you will see the progress being displayed.<br />
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The computer will most likely restart on its own to complete the
installation so don’t be alarmed if it does. You will receive a brief
warning advising so.<br />
Upon restart, you should be able to login using your domain credentials for the user administrator.<br />
So let’s add our first user! We can do so via the new Active
Directory Administrative Center or via the well known Active Directory
Users and Computers. For something different, lets try the former.<br />
Once Server Manager has launched, click on Tools > Active Directory Administrative Center<br />
You will be greeted with the below Welcome screen.<br />
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lick on your domain on the left navigation pane, in my instance it is corp (local).<br />
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Let’s begin by creating our first Organizational Unit that will house
our corporate users (I am not a fan of using the default Users). On
the right navigation pane under Taks > <domain name> click on
New and then select “Organizational Unit”.<br />
Enter the mandatory details.<br />
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Click OK<br />
This will immediately create the Organizational Unit in the
designated location. Double click on your newly created Organizational
Unit and on the left navigation pane, select New User. The below screen
appears in which you will fill in the necessary details.<br />
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Make sure you scroll down to the bottom and fill in all the necessary
sections such as Groups, Profile Settings and Organization settings.<br />
Once completed, Click OK.<br />
Your newly created user will now be listed in the middle navigation pane.<br />
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As you can see it is relatively straight forward configuring your first
domain controller in a new forest using Windows Server 2012, in
particular if you have had experience with Windows Server 2008.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com129tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-69657610105283708682013-08-08T22:12:00.004+07:002013-08-08T22:12:55.319+07:00How to Personalizing Windows 8<div id="articleLongDescription">
Windows presents a lot of different
ways to personalize the look and feel of your system, and this chapter
teaches you some of the ways you can do this.</div>
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In This Chapter</div>
<ul>
<li>Personalizing the Start Screen</li>
<li>Personalizing the Lock Screen</li>
<li>Changing Your Account Picture</li>
<li>Configuring Other Windows Settings</li>
<li>Using the Traditional Control Panel</li>
<li>Setting Up Additional Accounts</li>
</ul>
</div>
When you first turn on your new computer system, you see the Windows
Start screen as Microsoft (or your computer manufacturer) set it up for
you. If you like the way it looks, great. If not, you can change it.<br />
Windows presents a lot of different ways to personalize the look and
feel of your system. In fact, one of the great things about Windows is
how quickly you can make Windows look like <em>your</em> version of Windows, different from anybody else’s.<br />
<h2>
Personalizing the Start Screen</h2>
Let’s start by learning how to configure your own personal Start screen. As you know, the Start screen, shown in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">Figure 5.1</a>,
is your own personal home base in Windows 8; it consists of a number of
tiles that you use to open apps and files. You can change the
background color of the start screen, as well as determine which tiles
are displayed—and how.<br />
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The Windows 8 Start screen.
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<h3>
Changing the Background Color</h3>
When you configured Windows when you first turned on your new
computer, you were asked to choose a color scheme. This color scheme is
what you see when you display the Windows Start screen.<br />
Fortunately, you’re not locked into your initial choice. You can
change the color scheme for your Start screen (and various subsidiary
screens) at any time. Just follow these steps:<br />
<ol>
<li>Display the Charms Bar and click or tap Settings to display the Settings panel.</li>
<li>Click or tap Change PC Settings to display the PC Settings page,<br />
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<li value="2"><div class="figure">
Personalizing the Start screen color scheme.<br />
</div>
</li>
<li>Click or tap Personalize in the left column.</li>
<li>Click or tap Start Screen in the right panel.</li>
<li>Drag the background color slider to the color you want.</li>
<li>Click or tap the desired background pattern.</li>
</ol>
That’s it. The changes you make are immediate and interactive. You don’t have to “save” them; they’re applied automatically.<br />
<h3>
Making a Tile Larger or Smaller</h3>
The Start screen is composed of dozens of individual tiles, each
representing an app, program, operation, or file. There are several ways
to personalize the Start screen by changing how these tiles are
displayed.<br />
For instance, tiles can be either one- or two-column width. To change the width of a given tile, follow these steps:<br />
1. Right-click the tile (or press and hold it on a touchscreen) you
want to change. This adds a check mark to the tile and displays the
pop-up bar at the bottom of the screen<br />
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<li><div class="figure">
Changing the size of the Video tile.<br />
</div>
</li>
<li>Click or tap Smaller to make a large tile smaller; click or tap Larger to make a small tile larger.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Rearranging Tiles</h3>
If you don’t like where a given tile appears on the Start screen, you
can rearrange the order of your tiles. To move a tile, use your mouse
(or, on a touchscreen display, your finger) to click and drag a given
tile to a new position.<br />
<h3>
Removing a Tile</h3>
You might find that there are one or more tiles on your Start screen
that you never use. You can remove unused tiles to get them out of your
way and make room for additional tiles. Follow these steps:<br />
</li>
<li>Right-click the tile (or press and hold it on a touchscreen) you
want to delete. This adds a check mark to the tile and displays the
pop-up bar at the bottom of the screen.</li>
<li>Click or tap Unpin from Start.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Adding a New Tile</h3>
If you accidently remove a tile from the Start screen, or you want to
add a tile for an app that isn’t already there, you can do so. To add a
new tile, follow these steps:<br />
<ol>
<li>Press the Windows key to display the Start screen.</li>
<li>Right-click anywhere on the Start screen (or press Windows+Z) to display the Options Bar at the bottom of the screen.</li>
<li>Click or tap All Apps.</li>
<li>When the Apps screen appears, right-click the item you want to
add (or press and hold it on a touchscreen); this displays the Options
Bar at the bottom of the screen<br />
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</div>
</li>
<li>Click or tap Pin to Start.</li>
</ol>
The new tile appears at the end of your existing tiles on the Start
screen. You can move it to a new position by clicking and dragging it
with your mouse or finger.<br />
<h3>
Turning On or Off a Live Tile</h3>
Many tiles are “live,” meaning that they display the current
information or a selected document for that app. For example, the
Weather tile displays the current weather conditions; the Photos tile
displays a slideshow of photographs stored on your computer.<br />
To turn off a live tile—that is, to display the default tile icon—follow these steps:<br />
Right-click the tile (or press and hold it on a touchscreen) you
want to change; this adds a check mark to the tile and displays the
pop-up bar at the bottom of the screen</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><div class="figure">
Turning “off” the live Weather tile.<br />
</div>
</li>
<li>Click or tap Turn Live Tile Off.</li>
</ol>
To turn on a live tile, repeat these steps but select Turn Live Tile On.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-73498436820543265672013-08-08T22:09:00.001+07:002013-08-08T22:09:07.505+07:00How to Switching to Windows 8: A Quick Guide for Current Windows Users<div id="articleLongDescription">
Here it comes — Windows 8 is on the
way! Windows 8 is a lot different from older versions of Windows,
however, so you may have a little reeducation to do. In this article
author Michael Miller shows you what’s new in Windows 8, and helps you
learn how to do all your old tasks the new Windows 8 way.</div>
<div id="articleLongDescription">
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Windows 8 is the latest version of Microsoft's iconic operating system. And it's a lot — really, a <em>lot </em>— different from those previous versions you've learned to know and love. (Well, at least to know and tolerate.) <br />
The entire Windows 8 experience is new, from first power-on to
running your favorite apps. It's so different, in fact, that current
Windows users may have a hard time figuring out exactly how to do what
they want to do. Windows 8 doesn't look at all like Windows 7 (or Vista
or XP), and doesn't work quite the same way. <br />
Whether you're upgrading to Windows 8 or purchasing a new computer
with it already installed, you're going to have to learn to live with
Windows' new tiled interface and Metro-style (excuse me, <em>Modern-</em>style) apps. The challenge is to do so while minimizing the learning curve — which is what this article is all about.<br />
<h2>
Welcome to the Start Screen</h2>
The first thing you see after logging into Windows 8 is something
called the Start screen. This ain't the old Windows desktop folks — far
from it. The Start screen looks more than a little like the screen from
a Windows phone, which isn't surprising because that's where Microsoft
got the design.<br />
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The Windows 8 Start screen — this is where everything begins.</div>
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You see, Windows 8 is Microsoft's attempt to design an operating
system for handheld touchscreen devices. Most of the basic operations,
in fact, are optimized for touch, not for mouse or keyboard use. The
strategy is to provide a version of Windows that works great on tablets
(and thus let Microsoft compete with Apple's iPad) and is pretty much
the same across all types of devices, from personal computers to
tablets to smartphones.<br />
The problem is, 99.9% of all current PC users do not have touchscreen
devices. We have notebook and desktop computers with traditional
keyboards and mice (or trackpads). So being forced to use on our
computers an operating system that was designed for tablets and phones —
well, one can certainly argue the wisdom of that decision. But that's
exactly what Microsoft has given us, a touch-based tablet OS for your
notebook or desktop. Lucky us.<br />
Knowing this background helps a little when it comes to figuring out
just how Windows 8 works. It certainly explains all those tiles you see
on the Start screen; they're the Windows equivalent of the tappable
icons you have on your iPhone or iPad. <br />
In fact, Microsoft goes Apple one better by making many of these
tiles “live,” in that they display real-time information right on the
face of the tile. Take the Weather tile, for example, which displays
your current weather conditions, or the Photos tile, which displays a
slideshow of your favorite pictures. <br />
The goal here is to make the Start screen as useful as possible, so
you get a lot of information without having to open all those apps.
Basic weather info without launching the Weather app? Yeah, that's
pretty neat.<br />
The main point of the Start screen, however, is to provide a gateway
to all the apps you run on your computer. Every app appears as a tile on
the Start screen; to launch an app, all you have to do is click the
appropriate tile. This launches the app in full screen mode — which is
the new default way to view apps. Microsoft is discouraging the
tillable or stackable windows experience, in favor of viewing
everything by itself on the big screen. So that's something else to get
used to.<br />
By the way, it's likely you'll have more tiles pinned to the Start
screen than can be displayed at one time. No problem; the Start screen
scrolls left and right (<em>not</em> up and down, like you're used
to), using either the left/right arrow keys on your keyboard, or by
displaying the scrollbar at the bottom of the screen and then using your
mouse. <br />
One more thing. Once you launch an app and it displays full screen,
how do you get back to the Start screen? There are several ways to do
so, but the easiest is to press the Windows key on your keyboard. This
will always return you to the Start screen in Windows 8.<br />
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When you first turn on your new computer system, you see the Windows
Lock screen, and then the Start screen, as Microsoft (or your computer
manufacturer) set them up for you. If you like the way these screens
look, great. If not, you can change them.<br />
Windows presents a lot of different ways to personalize the look and
feel of your system. In fact, one of the great things about Windows is
how quickly you can make Windows look like <em>your</em> version of Windows, different from anybody else’s.<br />
<h2>
Different Windows Lock Screens</h2>
<h2>
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This chapter walks you through the
steps necessary to start your computer and then sign in to Windows in
you're new to Windows 8. You'll also learn how to put your computer to
sleep and shut it down completely.</div>
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In This Chapter</div>
<ul>
<li>How to Start Up Windows 8</li>
<li>How to Sign In to Windows 8</li>
<li>Handling Special Windows 8 Start-Up Situations</li>
<li>Departing Windows</li>
<li>Dual-Booting Concepts</li>
</ul>
</div>
If you have just brought home a new computer with Windows 8
preinstalled, or if your computer has just been upgraded to Windows 8,
maybe you’re thinking, “Now what?” The obvious answer is to power up
your computer and sign in to Windows 8. Like everything else in Windows
8, though, the power-up and sign-in phases are quite different than
those in prior versions of Windows, especially Windows 7. And if you
haven’t used Windows before, the start-up process appears unique. For
these reasons, this chapter walks you through the steps necessary to
start your computer and then sign in to Windows. You also learn how to
put your computer to sleep if you won’t be using it for a while, plus
you learn how to exit Windows 8. First to cover, though, is powering up
your Windows 8 hardware and then signing in to Windows 8.<br />
<h2>
Starting Up Windows 8</h2>
Before you can start up Windows 8, there are a couple of steps to
take first. After these few steps of preparation, you can read next in
this section how to power-up Windows and how manage if more than one
operating system is stored on your computer. Think about these issues
first:<br />
<ul>
<li>If someone other than you installed Windows 8, check with him for
the user ID and password you should use. Be sure to ask if he used a <em>local account</em> or <em>a Windows account</em>.
You’ll learn more about these two different account types in Chapter
10, “Sharing Your Windows 8 Computer with Others” in the “Windows 8
Users and Account Basics” section.</li>
<li>If you sign into Windows 8 for the first time at your place of
business, check with a person from your IT or Support organization for
your user ID and password, and, if required, your domain. The domain
identifies what part of the corporate network you log into. If your
computer has been upgraded to Windows 8, your user ID, password, and
domain are probably the same as you used previously.</li>
<li>If you couldn’t connect to the Internet for some reason when Windows
8 was installed, it would be helpful to be able to connect now. Try to
address your connection issues before starting Windows 8.</li>
</ul>
<h3>
Powering Up Your Computer</h3>
If your computer is off, or <em>powered down</em>, you need to power
it up to start your Windows 8 experience. If you are turning the
computer on for the first time after installing Windows 8, be sure the
DVD has been removed from the DVD drive or else your system could
restart the installation program.<br />
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NOTE</div>
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When a computer starts, a number of internal
programs run to prepare the computer for operation. You will likely see a
flurry of messages run up your screen in white text over a black
background. These messages aren’t required, though, so don’t call the
hotline if you don’t see anything happen initially. Depending on your
type of your computer, this initial startup process might run for just a
second or two or for a few minutes,<br />
When the computer start-up process is complete, Windows takes over
control of your computer, launching its own start-up process. You can
tell Windows has started by the appearance of the Windows logo<br />
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The appearance of this Windows 8 logo indicates Windows has taken over control of your device<br />
<br />
Shortly after Windows starts, the sign-in screen appears, enabling
you to finally sign in. Before that sign-in screen appears, however, you
may have one more step to take, as covered in the next section.<br />
<h3>
Choosing an Operating System</h3>
If another version of Windows were installed and running properly on
your computer when Windows 8 was installed, whomever installed Windows 8
may have chosen to create a <em>dual-boot</em> setup. This setup
enables you to choose the operating system to use when the computer is
turned on—yes, this is possible. You may be wondering, “Why wouldn’t I
want to use Windows 8 if it were installed?” Here are a few reasons:<br />
<ul>
<li>You have a number of older Windows programs, and you rely on these
programs. As much as Microsoft expresses confidence that your programs
will run in Windows 8, you might not want to commit to Windows 8 until
you are sure your programs run properly.</li>
<li>You are not sure you have time to learn Windows 8.</li>
</ul>
You can find more information about dual-booting in the
“Understanding Dual-Booting” section. For now, learn how to respond if
Windows prompts you to choose an operating system.<br />
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You can use Windows 8 or your old operating system (Windows 7 in this case).<br />
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If a screen with one or more sign-in portraits appears, dual-booting has not been enabled.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-42362458165651569112013-08-08T22:01:00.001+07:002013-08-08T22:02:03.403+07:00Hwo to working with Data in Your Windows 8 Application<div id="articleLongDescription">
Learn about the different types of data
that are available to your Windows 8 application and techniques for
manipulating, loading, storing, encrypting, signing, and querying data.</div>
<div id="articleLongDescription">
</div>
Data is central to most applications, and understanding how to manage
data and transform it into information the user can interact with is
critical. Windows 8 applications can interact with data in a variety of
ways. You can save local data, retrieve syndicated content from the Web,
and parse local resources that are stored in JSON format. You can query
XML documents, use WinRT controls to direct the user to select files
from the file system, and manipulate collections of data using a
structured query language.<br />
In this chapter, you learn about the different types of data that are
available to your Windows 8 application and techniques for
manipulating, loading, storing, encrypting, signing, and querying data.
You’ll find that the WinRT provides several ready-to-use APIs that make
working with data a breeze. This chapter explores these APIs and how to
best integrate them into your application.<br />
<h2>
Application Settings</h2>
You were exposed to application settings in Chapter 5, <i>Application Lifecycle</i>. Common cases for using application settings include<br />
<ul>
<li>Simple settings that are accessed through the <b>Settings</b> charm and can be synchronized between machines (Roaming)</li>
<li>Local data storage persisted between application sessions (Local)</li>
<li>Local persistent cache to enable occasionally disconnected scenarios (Local)</li>
<li>Temporary cached data used as a workspace or to improve performance of the application (Temporary)</li>
</ul>
The settings use a simple dictionary to store values and require the
values you store to be basic WinRT types. It is possible to store more
complex types. In Chapter 5, you learned how to manually serialize and
de-serialize an item by writing to a file in local storage. You
serialize complex types using a serialization helper. An example of this
exists in the <tt>SuspensionManager</tt> class that is included in the project templates. You can search for the file <b>SuspensionManager.cs</b> on your system to browse the source code.<br />
The <tt>SuspensionManager</tt> class uses the <tt>DataContractSerializer</tt> to serialize complex types in a dictionary:<br />
<pre>DataContractSerializer serializer =
new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>),
knownTypes_);
serializer.WriteObject(sessionData, sessionState_);</pre>
The serializer (in this case, the <tt>DataContractSerializer</tt>
class) automatically inspects the properties on the target class and
composes XML to represent the class. The XML is written to a file in the
folder allocated for the current application. Similar to the various
containers for application settings (local, roaming, and temporary),
there is a local folder specific to the user and application that you
can use to create directories and read and write files. Accessing the
folder is as simple as<br />
<pre>StorageFile file =
await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.
CreateFileAsync(filename,
CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);</pre>
You can access a roaming or temporary folder as well. The <tt>Create CompletionOption</tt> is a feature that allows you generate filenames that don’t conflict with existing data. The options (passed in as an <tt>enum</tt> to the file method) include:<br />
<ul>
<li><tt>FailIfExists</tt>—The operation will throw an exception if a file with that name already exists.</li>
<li><tt>GenerateUniqueName</tt>—The operation will append a sequence to the end of the filename to ensure it is a unique, new file.</li>
<li><tt>OpenIfExists</tt>—If the file already exists, instead of creating a new file, the operation will simply open the existing file for writing.</li>
<li><tt>ReplaceExisting</tt>—Any existing file will be overwritten. The example will always overwrite the file with the XML for the dictionary.</li>
</ul>
After the dictionary has been written, the serialization helper is
used to de-serialize the data when the application resumes after a
termination:<br />
<pre>DataContractSerializer serializer =
new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>),
knownTypes_);
sessionState_ = (Dictionary<string, object>)serializer
.ReadObject(inStream.AsStreamForRead());</pre>
<pre> </pre>
The local storage can be used for more than just saving state. As
demonstrated in Chapter 5, you may also use it to store data. It can
also be used to store assets like text files and images. A common design
is to use local storage to save cloud-based data that is unlikely to
change as a local cache. This will allow your application to operate
even when the user is not connected to the Internet and in some cases
may improve the performance of the application when the network is
experiencing high latency. In the next section, you learn more about how
to access and save data using the Windows Runtime.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-71900507067040726672013-08-08T21:58:00.000+07:002013-08-08T21:58:34.136+07:00Essential Windows 8 Shortcuts, Clicks, and Gestures<div id="articleLongDescription">
Windows 8 has a lot of cool features,
but they’re hard to find - unless you know the secret keyboard
shortcuts, mouse clicks, and touch gestures. In this article, author
Michael Miller provides an invaluable reference to everything you need
to know to use Windows 8 to the fullest.</div>
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</div>
Windows 8 is much like previous versions of
Windows—except it’s not. That is, you can do almost everything you used
to be able to do, and then some, if you know the secret handshakes.
Well, not really secret handshakes, but it seems like that, sometimes. <br />
That’s because a lot of what used to be out in the open in Windows 7
and Windows Vista (and even Windows XP) is now accessible only by a
touch gesture or keyboard shortcut or mouse movement. There are fewer
“visual cues” to what you need to do, and more stuff you need to
memorize. You can’t rely on whatever you want to do being located
somewhere on the Start menu, because the Start menu doesn’t exist
anymore. <br />
So to get the most out of Windows 8 —heck, just to use it on the most
basic level—you have to learn a series of shortcuts, clicks, and
gestures. These aren’t always intuitive, and are often difficult if not
impossible to remember. <br />
<h2>
Essential Keyboard Shortcuts</h2>
Let’s start with how to operate Windows 8 with your computer
keyboard. Yeah, you might have a fancy new touchscreen PC (although you
probably don’t), and I’m sure you’re a wiz with the mouse or touchpad,
but more often than not, the fastest way to do any specific operation is
to tap a key or two on your keyboard.<br />
I say a key or two, because much of what you need to in Windows 8 is accomplished by pressing two keys together—what we call <em>keyboard shortcuts</em>.
When you see a key combination, such as Windows+C, you can press both
keys simultaneously, or press one then press the other (while still
keeping the first key pressed, of course). <br />
The following table tells you all you need to know.<br />
<br />
<div style="left: -5; position: relative;">
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
<h4>
<em>Operation</em></h4>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
<h4>
<em>Shortcut Keys</em></h4>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Close currently running app or window<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Alt+Q<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Display Charms bar<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Windows+C<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Display context-sensitive options menu<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Application (menu) key<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Display Options bar<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Windows+Z<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Lock computer<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Windows+L<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Open a program or document<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Move to item with arrow keys, then press Enter<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Open All Apps Window<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
From Start screen, press Ctrl+Tab<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Open Windows Help<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Windows+F1<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Return to Start screen<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Windows key<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Scroll down<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
PageDown or down arrow<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Scroll left<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
PageUp or left arrow<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Scroll right<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
PageDown or right arrow<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Scroll up <br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
PageUp or up arrow<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Search<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Windows+Q<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
Shut down Windows<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Alt+F4<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top" width="293">
View or switch to other open apps<br />
</td>
<td valign="top" width="293">
Alt+Tab<br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<br />
Most of these keyboard shortcuts are self-evident; you know what the
Alt key is, and the Tab key, and even the various function keys (F1, F2,
F3, and so forth). Two keys, however, are unique to Windows PCs.<br />
The Windows key is the key, typically on the bottom row of the
keyboard, to the left of the spacebar, that has a picture of the Windows
logo on it. This key is particularly important in Windows 8, as you
press this key to display the Start screen, which in the lieu of the old
Start menu, you use to launch all your apps.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-37019691983163799242013-08-08T21:54:00.000+07:002013-08-08T21:54:18.953+07:00How to Using Windows 8’s Xbox Music<div id="articleLongDescription">
Xbox Music is the new music app in
Windows 8; it’s also accessible from Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console
and Windows 7/8 phones. In this article, author Michael Miller shows you
how to use Xbox Music to manage your own music collection and to listen
to and purchase new music online. </div>
Every recent version of Windows has included some
sort of music player application, such as Windows Media Player. Windows
goes one step further, however, in including both a music player app
and a music download/subscription service. <br />
Windows 8’s music player/service is called Xbox Music. (Microsoft is
obviously playing off their successful Xbox videogame brand.) Xbox Music
is both a media player for music stored on your PC or network and an
online service for purchasing, downloading, and even streaming music
tracks. It’s a full-screen (Metro or Modern-style) app you can use if
for pretty much all your music-related activities in Windows 8.<br />
<h2>
Understanding Xbox Music </h2>
Windows 8’s Xbox Music isn’t just one thing. It’s a music player,
it’s a music store, it’s a streaming music service – in short, a central
hub for all (or at least most) of your music-related activities. You
use the Xbox Music app to play music stored on your PC or network, to
purchase and download new music, and (if you choose to subscribe) to
stream millions of tracks to your computer over the Internet. <br />
On the PC platform, Xbox Music is available only if you’re running
Windows 8; if you have a Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer, you’re out
of luck. However, Xbox Music is also available to anyone using an Xbox
360 videogame console or Windows 7/8 smartphone. The service works
similarly on all devices.<br />
On a Windows 8 PC, you launch Xbox Music from the Start screen; just
click or tap the Music tile. The main screen is divided into four
sections that you can click to view additional content:<br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>My Music</strong>. This is your own personal music
library, those files stored on your PC or shared over your network.
This includes tracks you’ve ripped from your own CDs or downloaded from
the web – not just from the Xbox Music Store. Your newest music is
featured on the main screen; click or tap an album cover to play that
album. To view your entire music collection, click or tap the My Music
header. Or, if you want to listen randomly, click or tap the Play All
Music tile.</li>
<li> <strong>Now Playing</strong>. This is where you listen to music
now. The currently selected track is shown in the main tile; tap or
click to pause or resume playback. You can also opt to play music from a
specific artist, play a playlist, or start a new Radio session– enter
the name of an artist and the Xbox Music assembles a “station” of
similar music. </li>
<li> <strong>All Music</strong>. The tiles in this section are of
artists that Xbox Music thinks you might be interested – or, more
likely, those artists being promoted this week. Tap or click the All
Music header to enter the Xbox Music store, where you can search for or
browse for music by category.</li>
<li> <strong>Top Music</strong>. This section hosts the most popular
music on the Xbox Music service – sort of. You see the top albums and
artist in the tiles on the main screen, but when you tap or click the
Top Music header, you’re just taken (once again) to the Xbox Music
store. </li>
</ul>
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The Windows 8 Xbox Music app</div>
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That basic navigation out of the way, let’s look at how you can use Xbox Music to perform specific tasks.<br />
<h2>
Using Xbox Music to Play Your Own Music </h2>
All the music you’ve purchased and downloaded online, as well as
music you’ve ripped from your own CDs, is stored in the Music library on
your computer’s hard drive. To play any of these tracks, just launch
the Xbox Music app and then click or tap the My Music heading.<br />
You now see all the music stored on your computer. There are a number of ways to display and play your music.<br />
<br />
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Viewing your personal music library with the Xbox Music app</div>
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The default view displays all your music by the date you added I –
that is, the newest albums or tracks are listed first. To display your
music in a different order, tap or click the Arranged By control. You
can then opt to display your music in alphabetical (A to Z) order, or
by artist, release year, or genre. Click the appropriate link in the
left column to display albums, artists, songs, playlists, or Radio
stations. (Xbox Music’s Radio automatically creates online “stations”
designed to appeal to fans of a particular artist, by assembling tracks
based on the artist you select.)<br />
To play an album, track, or list, just click or tap it. Xbox Music
now displays a large tile for that item. You can now choose to play the
album or track, add the item to your now playing list or to a new
playlist, display more information about the artist, or create a Smart
DJ station based on this artist.<br />
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Playing a track in the Xbox Music app</div>
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Playback controls are displayed in the Options bar at the bottom of
the screen. (If/when the Options bar disappears, just right-click screen
to redisplay it.) From here you can pause or resume playback, go to
the next or previous track, or even choose to “shuffle” the tracks in
random order. <br />
<h2>
Downloading New Music from the Xbox Music Store </h2>
The Windows 8 Xbox Music app also enables you (actually, encourages
you) to purchase more music online. You can purchase individual tracks
or complete albums from Microsoft’s Xbox Music Store.<br />
(One of my beefs with the Xbox Music app as it now exists is that it
pretty much defaults to the store mode; you have to work at playing your
own music.)<br />
The Xbox Music Store is Microsoft’s competitor to Apple’s iTunes
Store. Microsoft offers more than 18 million tracks, which is pretty
good. All downloads are in 256kbps MP3 format.<br />
Both the All Music and Top Music sections of the main Xbox Music
screen link to purchasing opportunities. Click or tap an individual tile
to purchase that item. Click or tap either the All Music or Top Music
headers to view more items for purchase. <br />
What you see next is a collection of featured albums. You can browse
these featured albums by genre by clicking or tapping the appropriate
genre along the side of the screen. Switch between Featured, New
Releases, and Top (bestsellers) by clicking the down arrow under the
New Music header. Or click the Search (magnifying glass) icon to search
Xbox Music for specific items.<br />
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Browsing music for sale in the Xbox Music Store</div>
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When you find an item you want to buy, click or tap it. You now see a
tile for that item; you can then opt to view artist details, play a
preview of selected tracks, or buy the album. <br />
If you decide to make a purchase, you’re prompted for your password
and then shown the Confirm Purchase screen. If you haven’t yet entered a
credit card number, you’re prompted to do so. Once your credit card
info is entered, confirm your purchase and wait for the tracks to
download to the Music library on your PC. <br />
<h2>
Streaming Music from the Xbox Music Pass Service </h2>
Downloading music is old school these days; streaming music is where
it’s at. To that end, Microsoft offers its own streaming music service
tied into the Xbox Music app. The service is called Xbox Music Pass,
and its available in both free and paid versions.<br />
Xbox Music Pass streams its music using the Windows Media Audio (WMA)
codec, encoded at 192kbps. That’s not bad, but it doesn’t sound quite
as good as what you get from competing services. (Spotify Premium, in
comparison, streams at 320kbps in the Ogg Vorbis format.) <br />
One of the drawbacks of the free version of Xbox Music Pass is the
ads. These aren’t your basic run-of-the-mill audio advertisements, but
rather full-screen video ads. (Quite annoying, in my opinion.) The free
service also limits you to 10 hours of music a month – after the first
six months, anyway.<br />
Xbox Music Pass Premium doesn’t have these restrictions. Pay your
$9.99/month (or $99.90/year) and you get rid of the ads and get
unlimited music streaming. One subscription applies across all your
compatible devices – Windows 8 PC, Windows 8/RT tablet, Windows 7/8
phone, or Xbox 360 game console. (Actually, a single description is
good for up to five devices – and if you want to use it with your Xbox
360, you need an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription first.)<br />
Whether you’re using the free or paid versions, streaming music via
the Xbox Music app is a snap. When you select an album or track, just
tap or click Play or Play Album. This starts the streaming, in real
time.<br />
You also get real-time streaming when you select the Start Radio
option at any point. An Xbox Music Radio station is constructed from
tracks stored in Microsoft’s digital library and streamed live to your
PC or other device.<br />
Even better, you can download music from the Xbox Music Pass service
to your PC for offline listening. Click or tap Add To > My Music and
the track or album is downloaded to your computer for playback when
you’re not connected to the Internet. It’s also “matched” in the cloud
for playback from your other devices.<br />
How does Xbox Music Pass compare to Spotify and similar streaming
music services? The cross-device compatibility is nice, the selection is
good, and the audio quality is okay. Pricing is comparable, and the
option of downloading tracks for offline use is a plus. If you have a
Windows 8 PC – or an Xbox 360 console or Windows 7 or 8 smartphone –
it’s certainly worth considering.<br />
<h2>
What Xbox Music Doesn’t Do </h2>
So Xbox Music is good for playing digital music stored on your
computer, downloading new music, and even streaming music from the Xbox
Music Pass service. What’s it <em>not</em> good for?<br />
Unfortunately, the Xbox Music app does not play physical CDs. Nor
does it let you rip those CDs to digital files, or burn your digital
files to CDs. For these tasks, you’ll need a different music player –
such as Windows Media Player, which still exists in Windows 8 (albeit
relegated to the virtual wasteland of the Windows Desktop). <br />
For everything else, however, the Windows 8 Xbox Music app – and the
accompanying Xbox Music Store and Xbox Music Pass service – offer a ton
of options for both casual and serious music lovers. You should give it
a try.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-7708228056907430952013-08-08T21:47:00.001+07:002013-08-08T21:47:09.503+07:00How to Add the Start Menu Back to Windows 8<div id="articleLongDescription">
One of the biggest complaints about
Windows 8 is Microsoft’s removal of the Start button and Start menu. In
this article, author Michael Miller examines third-party applications
that promise to put the Start menu back in Windows 8 – and tells you
which are worth your while. </div>
Windows 8 introduces a brand new user interface,
alternately called the Metro, Modern, Windows 8, or Tiled interface.
This new interface is typified by the new Start screen, where big,
brightly colored tiles represent all the apps and utilities installed
on your PC. <br />
Windows 8 also takes away many things of which we’re familiar, most
notably the Start button and Start menu. This move has annoyed and
incensed millions of upgraders, and quite possibly been part of the
reason for Windows 8’s poor reviews and even poorer sales. <br />
Fortunately, you don’t have to live with Microsoft’s decision to
remove the Start button and Start menu. There are several third-party
solutions that return this basic functionality to Windows 8 – in an
unofficial capacity, of course.<br />
<h2>
What Happened to the Start Menu? </h2>
If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of people who’ve used a
previous version of Windows, Microsoft’s new Windows 8 represents
somewhat of a conundrum. There’s all this new candy-colored window
dressing, in the form of the tiled Start screen, but at the expense of
the tried and true way of doing things. In particular, users are
griping – loudly – about Microsoft’s removal of the Start button and
Start menu from the Desktop environment. <br />
And justly so, if you ask me. Those of us not using Windows 8 on a
touchscreen tablet – which is pretty much everyone – are forced to
relearn what used to be a simple way to launch programs and utilities.
Instead of clicking the Start button and selecting an item from the
Start menu, you know have to back out the Start screen (and how do you
do that, exactly?), then find and click or tap a big ol’ tile for the
item you want to open. This approach – the only way to do it in Windows
8 – rudely shifts you from one operating environment to another, which
adds more time to a common task. It’s an unnecessary and inefficient
change that was not requested by any user I’m aware of.<br />
Why, then, did Microsoft remove the Start button and Start menu? To
force everyone into the new Metro interface, of course. Deep within the
bowels of Microsoft, the Windows Development Team got a bug up its
collective butt that the very nature of personal computing was
shifting, and that tablets with touchscreen capability were going to be
stealing users away from the traditional PC environment – and
Microsoft’s very profitable Windows operating system. Since Microsoft
was not a player in the tablet market, this fear of tablets
(specifically, a fear of Apple’s iPad) led the team to develop a
version of Windows optimized for tablet use. Hence the big
fingertip-friendly tiles of Windows 8’s Start screen.<br />
That’s all well and good, and maybe even a decent product strategy,
but then Microsoft took this point to its illogical conclusion and
decided that the new touch-friendly operating environment (initially
dubbed Metro) should be made universal across all types of devices –
from tablets to smartphones to desktop and notebook PCs. And the Metro
interface wouldn’t just be made available on these devices, but rather
made mandatory. Metro was the way of the future, whether anybody wanted
it or not, so Microsoft would force it upon its entire user base. It
didn’t matter whether or not people like it, it was good for them. Or
so sayeth Microsoft.<br />
So that’s how we got Windows 8 and the tiled Start screen interface.
And since the Microsofties were drunk on the Metro Kool-Aid, they
decided to force this new way on everyone by making it impossible to do
things the old way – that is, by removing the Start button and Start
menu. In Windows 8, if you want to launch a new program, you have to
use the Start screen. There’s no other option.<br />
You don’t have to be a member of the Gallup family to realize that
most existing Windows users would resist this change. Nobody asked for
it, after all; people have been happy using the Start button and Start
menu ever since Windows 95, almost two decades ago. Removing those old
familiar tools not only confused existing users, it made them angry.
Very angry.<br />
We want our Start button back<br />
<h2>
Examining Start Menu Replacements </h2>
Fortunately, there are some options, in the form of Start menu
replacement utilities. These are third-party tools that add back some
semblance of a Start button and Start menu to the Windows 8 Desktop.
These tools are not supplied or endorsed by Microsoft; that would be
asking too much. Instead, these tools come from outside companies
recognizing a true user need.<br />
Let’s take a look at the most popular of these Start menu replacement
tools. There are actually more available than I mention here, but I’ve
found these to work the most smoothly and have the least compatibility
problems of the bunch.<br />
<h3>
Classic Shell for Windows 8</h3>
Classic Shell is actually a collection of utilities for Windows 8. In
addition to the Start button and Start menu for the Desktop, you also
get a new toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer, as well as a
caption and status bar for the Internet Explorer web browser.<br />
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Classic Shell for Windows 8 – with the Windows 7-style Start button selected</div>
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Start Menu 8's replacement Start menu</div>
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As noted, Start Menu 8 is completely free. Learn more at <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php">www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php</a>.<br />
<h3>
Start8</h3>
Stardock’s Start8 adds a Windows 7-style Start menu back to Windows
8. It also addresses another issue faced by Windows 8 users by letting
you boot directly to the Desktop, completely bypassing the new Metro
Start screen. That’s a big plus, as it makes Windows 8 pretty much like
Windows 7 – you never have to exit out to the Metro interface if you
don’t want to.<br />
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To my mind, Start8 does the best job of all these tools at accurately
reproducing the look and functionality of the Windows 7 Start menu.
The only thing different is the flat “flag” button, which is less
attractive than the Win7 Start “orb.” No matter; the Start8 menu itself
is a pretty close representation of what you’re used to in Windows 7.<br />
By the way, Start8 offers a slew of customization options, including
the ability to display a Metro Start screen-style menu when you click
the new Start button. This might be a way for some Desktop users to ease
into the Metro interface, if you like.<br />
Unlike some of the other Start menu replacements, however, Start8
isn’t free. You’ll pay $4.99 to download and install this tool, although
there is a free trial available if you just want to check it out.
Learn more at <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/www.stardock.com/products/start8/">www.stardock.com/products/start8/</a>. <br />
<h3>
Pokki</h3>
Pokki differs from the other Start menu replacements in that it
doesn’t try to be an exact replacement. Instead of trying to replicate
the Windows 7 Start menu, it lets you create your own customized Start
menu experience.<br />
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In other words, Pokki is an appealing utility for inveterate
tweakers. You can create a Windows 8 Start menu that looks pretty much
any way you want it to look, with all manner of program and menu
options. Forget Windows 7; Pokki lets you create a new custom Start
menu, just for you.<br />
Pokki is a free utility, which is also appealing. Learn more at <a href="http://www.pokki.com/windows-8-start-menu">www.pokki.com/windows-8-start-menu</a>.<br />
<h3>
Other Start Menu Replacements</h3>
In the course of writing this article I checked out several other
Start menu replacements, and found them lacking. Here are the utilities
you might want to skip:<br />
<ul>
<li> <strong><a href="https://code.google.com/p/power8/">Power8</a></strong>.
This one works fine, but really isn’t a genuine Start menu
replacement. First of all, it really doesn’t add a Start button, but
rather a small Start bar at the far left of the Taskbar. Click this and
you see the replacement Start menu, which looks kind of sort of like
the traditional Start menu, but not quite. You don’t get the same menu
options, and to view all your programs (as with the old All Programs
option) you have to first click Start Menu and then click Programs. It’s
better than not having any Start button or menu, but not near as
appealing as the other options discussed previously.</li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://www.startisback.com/">Start Is Back</a></strong>.
I kind of liked this one at the start; it does an excellent job of
mimicking the Windows 7 Start menu. (Start is Back ties into some
legacy Win7 code that’s still in Win8, so it’s pretty much the real
deal.) My problem was in uninstalling the program – which I couldn’t.
For some reason, at least on my system, Windows’ Uninstall Program tool
doesn’t uninstall this program. That may not be a big deal for you, if
you really like Start Is Back and want to keep using it (it costs $3,
by the way), but I don’t like programs that won’t let go; it’s an
indication of questionable programming. </li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://lee-soft.com/vistart/windows-8-start-menu.html">ViStart 8</a></strong>.
This utility really isn’t much of a utility. Instead, it’s a new
toolbar that installs on the Desktop Taskbar that mimics the appearance
and operation of the traditional Start menu. I found ViStart to be
extremely kludgy, and a very old school, low tech approach to the
problem. You’re better off going with one of the more modern and
sophisticated Start button replacements.</li>
</ul>
Your mileage may vary, of course, which means you might like the
options that I didn’t. Still, for most users I recommend one of the
previous programs[md]Classic Shell, Start Menu 8, or Start8. (Or, for
tweakers, Pokki.) These utilities provide the most Windows 7-like
experiences, with the least amount of hassle.<br />
<h2>
What About Windows Blue/8.1? </h2>
As noted, any of these third-party tools will add Start button/menu
functionality back to Windows 8. But why doesn’t Microsoft offer similar
functionality itself? Isn’t the company listening to its (loud and
numerous) user complaints?<br />
The answer to that question may come in what was code-named Windows
Blue and is now known as Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 promises to be a
necessary update to the Windows 8 operating system. It’s somewhere
between a simple service pack and a more full-fledged upgrade, offering
bug fixes and enhanced functionality.<br />
One of the features included in Windows 8.1 is – wait for it – a
Start button, as well as the ability to bypass the Start screen entirely
by booting directly to the Desktop. Rumor has it that the Windows team
has been resisting this addition, but that it’s being forced back in
by upper management. (If this is true, bravo to upper management!) <br />
Until the Fall of 2013, however, if you want your old functionality
back, you need to go with one of these Start button replacements. It’s
not quite the same as having it all built into the operating system,
but it’s a far sight better than doing completely without.<br />
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Managing and Configuring a Server Core Installation</h2>
The following sections cover general tasks associated with managing
and configuring a Server Core system via the command prompt after the
installation is complete. As an alternative, an administrator can use
the SCONFIG utility to configure general settings.<br />
<h3>
Launching the Command Prompt in a Server Core Installation</h3>
Remember, the Start menu does not exist. Because of this, one of the
most important tasks an administrator must understand when managing a
Server Core installation is how to launch a PowerShell console session.
The following steps will assist you:<br />
<ol>
<li>Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.</li>
<li>Select Start Task Manager.</li>
<li>On the Windows Task Manager screen, select File, New Task (Run).</li>
<li>In the Create New Task dialog box, type <strong>powershell.exe</strong>, and then click OK.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Changing the Server Core Administrator’s Password</h3>
After the initial password has been set, the syntax to change the administrator password is as follows:<br />
Net user administrator *<br />
After the command has been executed, you are prompted to type a
password for the user. Enter the password and then retype it for the
confirmation process. It is a best practice to use a complex password
when assigning passwords to the administrator account and the default
password policy on the server will require complex passwords.<br />
<h3>
Changing the Server Core Machine Name</h3>
After the Server Core installation is complete, another common task
is to change the machine name of the server. By default, Windows
automatically generates and assigns a server name starting with <em>WIN</em> and followed by a string of characters. The syntax to change the Server Core machine name follows:<br />
<pre>netdom renamecomputer <CurrentComputerName> /newname:<NewComputerName></pre>
When executing this command, replace the <em><CurrentComputerName></em> argument with the existing hostname (which can be found using the <tt>hostname</tt> command) and the <em><NewComputerName></em>
argument with the new machine name for the Server Core installation.
Changing the server name from Win-123 to ABCDC2 is depicted in the
following example:<br />
<pre>netdom renamecomputer Win-123 /newname:ABCDC2</pre>
The same function can be performed using PowerShell with the following command:<br />
<pre>Rename-computer –NewName ABCDC2</pre>
<h3>
Assigning a Static IPV4 IP Address and DNS Settings</h3>
Another common Server Core management task is assigning an IP
address, including the primary and secondary DNS settings. Before this
task can be executed, you must run the following command to obtain and
identify the names of the network interfaces installed on the server.
This includes capturing the unique ID associated with each network
interface. To display a list of network interfaces, including their
respective unique IDs, run the following command:<br />
<pre>netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces</pre>
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NOTE</div>
Netsh commands can usually be abbreviated to make typing easier once
the administrator is familiar with the command. For example, the
preceding command can also be executed by running the following:<br />
<pre>Netsh int ipv4 sh int</pre>
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The next step is to make a note of the network interface name and
unique ID that you must change. The ID is located in the leftmost column
and is referred to as Idx. This is depicted in the output of the <tt>netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces</tt> command, as displayed in<br />
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Reviewing the Idx ID for a network interface.</div>
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NOTE</div>
If you plan to change the IP address settings on more than one
interface, take note of all the interface names and Idx unique IDs.<br />
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Now that you have captured the names and IDs, use the following syntax to change the IP address for a desired interface:<br />
<pre>netsh interface ipv4 set address name="<ID>" source=static address=<StaticIP>
mask=<SubnetMask> gateway=<DefaultGateway></pre>
Replace the ID argument with the network interface name or ID. In
addition, enter the static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
in subsequent arguments, as follows:<br />
<pre>netsh interface ipv4 set address name="1" source=static ad
dress=192.168.115.10 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.115.1.</pre>
The final step when configuring the network interface is to enter a
primary and secondary DNS entry for the interface. Do this by using the
following syntax:<br />
<pre>netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="<ID>" address=<DNSIP> index=1</pre>
The same command is used and repeated when entering more than one DNS
entry. However, increment the index each time. When finalized, run IP
Config /all to verify the IP address settings.<br />
<br />
The same function can be performed using PowerShell with the following commands:<br />
<pre>Get-NETIPInterface
Set-NetIPAddress –InterfaceIndex 12 –IPv4Address 192.168.115.10 –PrefixLength 24
–DefaultGateway 192.168.115.1
Set-DNSClientServerAddress –InterfaceIndex 12 –ServerAddresses "DNSIP1","DNSIP2"</pre>
<h3>
Adding the Server Core System to a Domain</h3>
The following script illustrates the basic syntax to add a Server Core system to a Windows domain:<br />
<pre>Netdom join <computername> /domain:<domain> /OU:<ou path> /userd:<domain>\<username>
/passwordD:*</pre>
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Input the domain name and the target OU. Supply the user account and
password for an account that has permissions to add computers to the
domain.<br />
The same function can be performed using PowerShell with the following commands:<br />
<pre>Add-Computer -domainname <domain> -OUPath "OU=OU,=Domain,DC=com"</pre>
<h3>
Activating the Server Core System</h3>
Activating a Server Core system can be achieved in two easy steps.
First, you enter a product key, and then you activate the server. The
syntax to enter a product key is as follows:<br />
slmgr.vbs –ipk<productkey><br />
After the product key has been successfully entered, you activate the server by typing in the following command.<br />
slmgr.vbs –ato<br />
<h3>
Using SCONFIG to Configure a Server Core Installation</h3>
As mentioned previously, Windows Server 2012 includes a utility to
make the initial configuration or a core installation easier. The
SCONFIG utility, which has been available since Windows Server 2008 R2,
is very easy to use and is usually the preferred configuration option if
scripting is not required.<br />
The utility can be executed by running sconfig.exe in the core
installation command prompt and presents the set of options shown in<br />
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SCONFIG utility</div>
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<h3>
Server Core Roles and Feature Installations</h3>
The typical Windows server roles can be configured on a Server Core
installation. The following server roles are currently supported on a
Server Core installation:<br />
<ul>
<li>Active Directory Certificate Services</li>
<li>Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)</li>
<li>Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)</li>
<li>Active Directory Rights Management Server</li>
<li>DHCP Server</li>
<li>DNS Server</li>
<li>File and Storage Services</li>
<li>Hyper-V</li>
<li>Print and Document Services</li>
<li>Remote Access Server</li>
<li>Remote Desktop Services (partial support)
<ul>
<li>Connection Broker</li>
<li>Licensing</li>
<li>Virtualization Host only</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Volume Activation Services</li>
<li>Web Server (IIS)</li>
<li>Windows Deployment Services</li>
<li>Windows Software Update Services</li>
</ul>
The following are some of the features that are also supported on a Server Core installation:<br />
<ul>
<li>.NET Framework 4.5</li>
<li>BITS Compact Server</li>
<li>BitLocker Drive Encryption</li>
<li>BranchCache</li>
<li>Failover Clustering</li>
<li>Group Policy Management</li>
<li>IP Address Management (IPAM) Server</li>
<li>Multipath I/O</li>
<li>Network Load Balancing</li>
<li>Remote Server Administration Tools (partial)</li>
<li>Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)</li>
<li>Telnet Client</li>
<li>Windows PowerShell 2.0</li>
<li>Windows Server Backup</li>
</ul>
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NOTE</div>
The following command lists all the potential server roles and associated features:<br />
Dism /online /get-features /format:table<br />
</div>
The OCSetup command-line program familiar from earlier versions is
still available (but deprecated) for setting up and configuring the
server roles and features on a Server Core installation. You can
configure the OCSetup command-line options using the following syntax:<br />
<pre>ocsetup.exe [/?] [/h] [/help] component [/log:file] [/norestart] [/passive] [/quiet]
[/unattendfile:file] [/uninstall] [/x: parameter]</pre>
<pre> </pre>
Table 3.3 describes each of the options that are available when using the OCSetup command-line program.<br />
<h4>
Table 3.3. Available Command Options for OCSetup</h4>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<strong>Parameter</strong></td>
<td valign="top">
<strong>Description</strong></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<tt>/?, /h, /help</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Explains all the options available for OCSetup</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<tt>component</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Represents the name of the component you plan on installing, such as DNS, DHCP, Web Server (IIS), and more</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/log:file</tt></td>
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Specifies the log file location if you do not want to take advantage of the default location</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/norestart</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Does not reboot the computer after the installation</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/passive</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Suppresses unnecessary noise and only includes progress status</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/quiet</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Does not require user interaction</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/unattendfile:file</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Requires additional configurations</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/uninstall</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Removes server components</td>
</tr>
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<tt>/x: parameter</tt></td>
<td valign="top">
Supplies additional configuration parameters</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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Using Powershell to Install a Server Role on a Server Core Installation</h4>
In addition to OCSetup, Powershell can be used to install roles and features, as follows:<br />
<ol>
<li>Run PowerShell by executing powershell.exe in the command prompt.</li>
<li>Run <tt>import-module servermanager</tt> to enable Server Manager features within the PowerShell session.</li>
<li>Use <tt>Get-WindowsFeature</tt> to identify installed and available roles and features.</li>
<li>Use <tt>Add-WindowsFeature</tt> to add the required role or feature. Table 3.4 outlines an example of common server role installations using <tt>Add-WindowsFeature</tt>.</li>
</ol>
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Table 3.4. Server Role Installation Command Lines with PowerShell</h4>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<strong>Server Role</strong></td>
<td valign="top">
<strong>Command</strong></td>
</tr>
</thead>
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<td valign="top">
DNS Server role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature DNS</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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DHCP Server role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature DHCP</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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File Server role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature File-Services</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
Print Server role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature Print-Server</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Server role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature ADLDS</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
Windows Server Update Services role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature UpdateServices</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
Web Server (IIS) role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
Remote Access role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature RemoteAccess</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
Hyper-V role</td>
<td valign="top">
<tt>Add-WindowsFeature Hyper-V</tt><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The previous sections are a prelude to some of the common Server Core
command-line arguments for installing and configuring elements on a
Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation. For a full list of
command-line arguments, visit the Microsoft website and conduct a search
for Windows Server 2012 Server Core.<br />
<h3>
Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Role</h3>
Installation of AD DS is more complex and vital to the operation of
the environment and therefore deserves more detailed attention.
Installation of the role using <tt>Add-WindowsFeature AD-domain-services</tt> will install the required binaries but not configure the server as a domain controller.<br />
In earlier versions, the recommended tool for that is the dcpromo
utility. The problem is that dcpromo normally starts a wizard with a GUI
that is not supported on Server Core. As a result, the dcpromo utility
on server core is a command-line utility that requires input by
supplying the operation parameters or by using an answer file.<br />
The dcpromo utility can accept more than 30 different operation
parameters. Although this might seem like a dizzying array of options,
few command lines will use all of them. Refer to the TechNet dcpromo
command reference at <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732887%28WS.10%29.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732887(WS.10).aspx</a>
for a complete list and explanation of each parameter. You can use this
reference to build the correct dcpromo command line or create an
unattend file suitable for your core domain controller.<br />
As with many other aspects of the operating system, Windows Server
2012 provides PowerShell support to perform that same function.
Promoting a domain controller using PowerShell is very convenient and is
based on the ADDSDeployment module, which includes the following
commands:<br />
<ul>
<li><strong>Install-ADDSForest</strong></li>
<li><strong>Install-ADDSDomain</strong></li>
<li><strong>Install-ADDSDomainController</strong></li>
</ul>
These commands are available by first loading the appropriate module using <tt>Import-Module ADDSDeployment</tt>.
Then, all that’s required is using the correct command from above
depending on whether the goal is to deploy a new forest, add a domain to
an existing forest, or add a domain controller to an existing domain.
All the commands accept the required parameters, which you can discover
by using the <tt>Get-Help</tt> cmdlet.<br />
For example, use the following command to get the syntax for the <tt>Install-ADDSForest</tt> cmdlet:<br />
Get-Help Install-ADDSForest<br />
<br />
Then, using the following syntax to install a new Windows 2012 forest with a root domain called abc.com:<br />
<pre>Install-ADDSForest –ForestMode "Win8" –DomainMode "Win8" –DomainName "abc.com"
–DomainNetBIOSName "ABC" –DatabasePath "C:\Windows\NTDS" –LogPath "C:\Windows\NTDS"
–SYSVOLPath "C:\Windows\SYSVOL" –InstallDNS:$true –CreateDNSDelegation:$false
–RebootOnCompletion:$true –Force:$true</pre>
<pre> </pre>
You will be prompted for the safe mode boot password, and the forest
will be created. The server reboots upon completion as specified in the
command.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-64737794663728979072013-08-03T23:15:00.003+07:002013-08-03T23:15:58.398+07:00How to Installing and Configuring DHCP role on Windows Server 2012With the new Server Manager in Windows Server 2012, there have been
some changes in the way DHCP role will be installed. The blog post
describes, in the sections below, installation and configuration of DHCP
Role using Server Manager and PowerShell on Windows Server 2012. Before
starting, the user needs to ensure that he/she logs in as a domain user
with local administrative privileges, in case the machine involved is a
domain joined machine.<br />
<h1>
Installing DHCP role via new Server Manager</h1>
<ul>
<li>Ensure the computer has at least one static IP address assigned before starting the role installation.</li>
<li>Launch the Add Role Wizard from Server Manager.</li>
<li>Select DHCP server role and go through the steps needed for installation.</li>
<li>The last page of the wizard (which comes up after the role has been installed), provides a link - <strong>"Complete DHCP configuration"</strong>. This provides some tasks that need to be performed to enable the DHCP server role to work properly after role installation.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Launch the DHCP post-install wizard and complete the steps required.</li>
<li>Creation of DHCP security groups (DHCP Administrators and DHCP
Users). For these security groups to be effective, the DHCP server
service needs to be restarted. This will need to be performed separately
by the administrator.</li>
</ul>
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Authorization of DHCP server in Active Directory (only in case of a
domain-joint setup). In a domain joined environment, only after the DHCP
server is authorized, it will start serving the DHCP client requests.
Authorization of DHCP server can only be performed by a domain user that
has permissions to create objects in the Net services container in
Active Directory.<br />
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<ul>
<li>In case completing of the post-install step is missed after role
installation, the administrator will continue to see a notification on
the action pane and also a link on the DHCP role tile on the main Server
Manager page suggesting that some configuration is required. That link
would go away only after completion of the post-install task.</li>
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<em>DHCP Post-Install configuration wizard launch point</em>
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<li> The configuration of DHCP server parameters such as scope, options
etc. are no longer available in the new Server Manager. The
administrator can now launch DHCP MMC either via Server manager (as
shown below), or via the DHCP MMC application in the Start Menu, or
writing <em>dhcpmgmt.msc</em> on the command prompt. The administrator
can now create scopes, set option values so as to be able to lease out
IP addresses and provide option values to clients. </li>
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<em><em>Server Manager: DHCP MMC launch point</em></em>
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<h1>
<strong>Installing via PowerShell </strong></h1>
To install the DHCP server role via PowerShell, one needs to run the following command:<br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>Command</strong>: <strong><em>Add-WindowsFeature -IncludeManagementTools dhcp</em></strong></li>
</ul>
Note the extra switch (IncludeManagementTools) which is now needed,
in contrast to Windows 7. Without this switch, just the DHCP server role
would be installed. The DHCP server RSAT tools which includes DHCP MMC,
netsh context and the new DHCP PowerShell cmdlets, is not installed by
default, unless you give the above flag.<br />
<ul>
<li> After the role is installed, there are a few other steps that the
administrator needs to perform so that the server can work correctly and
lease out addresses. This the post-install configuration as performed
by the above mentioned post-install wizard. The administrator can either
launch the Server Manager and complete the DHCP post-installation task
from there (as this is UI-only task) or run the below set of commands
which are an equivalent of above.</li>
<li>Creating DHCP security groups</li>
<ul>
<li><strong>Command</strong>:<strong><em>netsh dhcp add securitygroups</em></strong></li>
<li>You will need to restart the DHCP service for these groups to become active.</li>
<ul>
<li><strong>Command</strong>: <em> <strong>Restart-service dhcpserver</strong></em></li>
</ul>
<li>Authorizing the DHCP server in Active Directory (only needed for a domain-joined setup)</li>
<ul>
<li><strong>Command</strong>: <strong><em>Add-DhcpServerInDC <hostname of the DHCP server> <IP address of the DHCP server></em></strong></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Now the administrator can launch DHCP MMC either via Server manager,
or via the DHCP MMC application from the start menu, or by writing <em>dhcpmgmt.msc</em>
on the command prompt. The administrator can now also create scopes,
set option values so as to be able to lease out IP addresses and provide
option values to clients using DHCP MMC or the new <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/teamdhcp/archive/2012/07/15/bringing-powershell-to-dhcp-server.aspx" target="_blank">DHCP PowerShell</a>.</li>
</ul>
If the administrator has completed the post-install configuration
using PowerShell, Server Manager may still raise a flag (alert) for its
completion using the post-install configuration wizard. This alert can
be suppressed by notifying the Server Manager that the post-install
configuration has been completed. This can be done by the below command:<br />
<ul>
<li><strong>Command:<em> Set-ItemProperty –Path registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager\Roles\12 –Name ConfigurationState –Value 2</em></strong></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-52181089574833060902013-08-03T23:10:00.002+07:002013-08-03T23:10:22.375+07:00How to Installing Windows Server 2012 (step by step)<br />
Windows Server 2012, codenamed "Windows Server 8", is the sixth
release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and
succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. Two pre-release versions, a developer
preview and a beta version, were released during development. The
software was generally available to customers starting on September 4,
2012.<br />
In this easy step by step guide, we will learn how to install and activate Windows Server 2012.<br />
Before you start make sure you have the minimum requirements to install Windows Server (<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134246.aspx" title="Windows Server Requirements">Windows Server Requirements</a>):<br />
<span class="LW_CollapsibleArea_Title">Processor: </span><strong>Minimum</strong>: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor<br /><span class="LW_CollapsibleArea_Title">Ram: </span><strong>Minimum</strong>: 512 MB<br /><span class="LW_CollapsibleArea_Title">Disk Space: </span><strong>Minimum</strong>: 32 GB<br /><span class="LW_CollapsibleArea_Title"><span class="LW_CollapsibleArea_Title">Other requirements:</span></span><br />
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<li class="unordered">Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor</li>
<li class="unordered">Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing device)</li>
<li class="unordered">Internet access</li>
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You can then download the evalution copy of Windows Server 2012 from here, Download the ISO and burn it to some DVD:<br /><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx?ocid=&wt.mc_id=TEC_108_1_33">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx?ocid=&wt.mc_id=TEC_108_1_33</a></div>
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1- Insert the Windows Server 2012 DVD, and once you get the following message press Enter to boot from the setup<br />
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3- Once the setup files are loaded, the setup will start with the
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5- You will see the following screen, wait until it finishes loading<br />
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6- In the following setup screen, you will see four options. Select Windows Server 2012 DataCenter Evaluation (Server With GUI).<br />
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7- After you click Next from previous screen, Read the License terms, tick the "I accept the license terms" and click Next<br />
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8- Now It will ask you for the drive (or partition) you want to install
Windows on. Here I'm installing it on the one partition I have here.
NOTE: This will remove the content of the partition. Either you create a
partition to install windows on, or you can test this on a testing
machine<br />
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9- Now once we picked our partition, clicking on next from previous
screen will start the setup. This process might take a while.<br />
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10- Once the setup is done, it will restart and start your Windows
Server 2012 for the first time. It will ask you then to set up a
password for the Administrator user<br />
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11- The setup will finalize your settings, might take a couple of minutes<br />
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12- Once the setup is done, you can log in for the first time to your
Windows Server, as the screen says, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log in, and
use the password you set in the setup process<br />
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13 - Once you Log in, Windows Server 2012 will show the Server Manager<br />
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Congratulations! you have now Windows server 2012 Installed with Datacenter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-21048942017406033742013-08-03T22:48:00.000+07:002013-08-03T22:48:17.544+07:00How to Configuring Point-to-Point Serial InterfacesThe point-to-point serial link is a little different than the Frame
Relay serial link. As you recall, Frame Relay is used in many cases in a
point-to-multipoint environment. To create a point-to-point connection
between two routers, you can use other types of WAN encapsulations, such
as HDLC, PPP, and SLIP. For a complete review of these encapsulations,
refer to Chapter 11 of the ICDN book. We will use the default serial
encapsulation, which is HDLC.<br />
For two serial interfaces to communicate, you must provide the clock
rate. The clock rate provides bit synchronization and has other uses
that are beyond the scope of this chapter's purposes. The device that
provides this clock rate is the data circuit-terminating equipment
(DCE). The other device is denoted as the data terminal equipment (DTE).
In the real world, the router is the DTE. The telecom equipment, such
as the Frame Relay switch, is the DCE. Because the lab scenario bypasses
the telecom equipment, you need to specify which router is the DTE and
which one is the DCE; you also need to provide the clock rate. To bypass
the telecom equipment, you need to directly connect the routers with a
DTE–DCE crossover cable. Each end of this cable is labeled as DTE or
DCE. Whichever router is plugged into the DCE end of the cable will need
to provide the clock rate. In the Frame Relay network, the Frame Relay
switch is the DCE, so none of the Frame Relay routers needs to provide
clock rate. For more information on WAN serial cabling and signaling,
refer to Chapter 2 of <em>Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices</em> from Cisco Press.<br />
First, review the routers that you are going to use to configure a point-to-point serial connection. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">Figure 7-4</a> shows routers R3 and R5. This is the only point-to-point connection in the lab.<br />
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In the figure, you can see the R5 has been cabled as the DCE, so it will need to supply the clock rate.<br />
Begin by configuring the serial link and assign IP addresses to the interfaces. Start with R5.<br />
You last configured R2, so you need to go back to the terminal server
and resume the connection to R5. When there, you need to go into global
configuration mode and then into the appropriate interface
configuration. For R5, that would be Serial 0. Example 7-26 walks you
through these initial configuration steps.<br />
<h4>
Example 7-26. R5 Serial Configuration</h4>
<pre>R2#
R2#<strong><em><crtl-shft-6-x></em></strong>
Termserver#<strong><em>5</em></strong>
[Resuming connection 5 to r5 ... ]
R5#<strong><em>config t</em></strong>
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R5(config)#<strong><em>interface serial 0</em></strong>
R5(config-if)#
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Now that you are in interface configuration mode for R5's Serial 0,
you can execute the necessary configuration commands. The first thing to
do is make the encapsulation type HDLC for the interface. Because HDLC
is the default encapsulation method, you really don't need to execute
the command. However, just for the sake of practice, and so that you
understand that there is a data link layer configuration command for the
serial link, specify HDLC as the encapsulation by entering it as a
command option. This is the same command issued previously when
specifying the encapsulation type for routers R2, R3, and R4; the only
difference is that you specify the <strong>hdlc</strong> option instead of <strong>frame-relay.</strong>
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This is the command for R2's S0, R3's S0, and R4's S0:<br />
<pre>Router(config-if)#<strong>encapsulation frame-relay</strong> [<strong>cisco</strong> | <strong>ietf</strong>]
</pre>
This is the command for R3's S1 and R5's S0:<br />
<pre>Router(config-if)#<strong>encapsulation hdlc</strong>
</pre>
Unlike Frame Relay, there aren't any different types of HDLC
encapsulation. After you specify the encapsulation type as HDLC, you can
assign the appropriate IP address to the interface.<br />
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NOTE</div>
We will not review previous commands that already have been
demonstrated. Refer back to the previous examples if you are unsure of
the command syntax, or use the help menu in Cisco IOS Software.<br />
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Example 7-27 shows the commands executed on R5.<br />
<h4>
Example 7-27. R5 Configuration Commands</h4>
<pre>R5(config-if)#<strong>encapsulation hdlc</strong>
R5(config-if)#<strong>ip address 192.168.35.5 255.255.255.0</strong>
R5(config-if)#
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Before removing the interface from shutdown mode, you need to provide the clock rate to R3 using the following command:<br />
<pre>Router(config-if)#<strong>clock rate</strong> {<em>300-8000000 bps</em>}
</pre>
The only option in this command is to give the speed of the link in
bits per second. Because this is a T1 or E1 interface, you can specify
an easy-to-remember value of 2,000,000. This is the equivalent of an E1
link, which will work for this lab environment. As mentioned earlier, in
the real world, you will not have to configure this parameter. The
telecom service provider will set this value on its equipment. After you
set this value, give the interface a description and remove the
interface from shutdown mode, as demonstrated in Example 7-28.<br />
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Example 7-28. <strong>clock rate</strong> Command</h4>
<pre>R5(config-if)#<strong><em>clock rate 2000000</em></strong>
R5(config-if)#<strong><em>description This interface connects to R3's S1 (DTE)</em></strong>
R5(config-if)#<strong><em>no shutdown</em></strong>
R5(config-if)#
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to <em>down</em>
R5(config-if)#
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At first glance, you might get a little nervous that the interface
did not come up, but that is normal. R3's serial interface has not been
configured yet, so the R5 interface is not receiving any signaling from
R3; thus, the interface will remain in the down state until R3 is
configured and removed from shutdown mode. Before you get too far into
this configuration, you should know about a very helpful <strong>show</strong> command:<br />
<pre>Router#<strong>show interfaces</strong> [<strong>bri</strong> |<strong> null</strong> |<strong> serial</strong> |<strong> tokenring</strong> |<strong> accounting</strong> |<strong> crb</strong> | <strong>irb</strong>]
{<em>number</em>}
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This command is very useful in troubleshooting and verifying
interface configuration. The first option is to choose which type of
interface you would like to see; the second option is to select the
number of the interface. If you do not select any type of interface, the
command shows you all the interfaces that the router has. Example 7-29
demonstrates sample output of the command on R5.<br />
<h4>
Example 7-29. <strong>show interfaces serial 0</strong> Command Output</h4>
<pre>R5#<strong>show interfaces serial 0</strong>
<em>Serial0 is down, line protocol is down</em>
Hardware is HD64570
<em>Description: This interface connects to R3's S1 (DTE)</em>
<em>Internet address is 192.168.35.5/24</em>
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1544 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255
<em>Encapsulation HDLC</em>, loopback not set, keepalive set (10 sec)
Last input never, output 2w5d, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
212 packets output, 18206 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 37557 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
111 carrier transitions
DCD=up DSR=up DTR=down RTS=down CTS=up
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The highlighted text reveals some important information regarding the
interface Serial 0. The first thing that you see is the state in which
the interface resides: "Serial0 is down, line protocol is down." The
first "down" (this is referred to as <em>interface</em> or the physical
layer state) tells you that there is a physical problem. A physical
problem might result from a cable not being plugged in, or the connected
device might not be receiving any electrical signaling, which is the
case here. The "line protocol down" means that Layer 2 is not
functional, meaning that HDLC is not operating correctly for some
reason. It is important to note that the line protocol will never be up
if the interface is in the down state. Next, the output shows the
description placed on the Serial 0 interface. You see the IP address
that you assigned earlier. This is a good place to review your
configuration and make sure that what you typed in the interface
configuration mode was correct. You also see the encapsulation type
here. For a complete review of the output, refer to Chapter 3 of <em>Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices</em>. You will see this command again after configuring R3's serial interface to see what changes.<br />
To configure R3, you need to go back to the terminal server and
resume the session with R3, but don't forget to save the configuration
before leaving. When at R3, you need to enter global configuration mode
and then go into interface configuration mode for Serial 1. Remember,
you will configure Serial 0 for Frame Relay. Serial 1 connects to R5's
S0 interface. (Refer to your lab diagram.) See Example 7-30.<br />
<h4>
Example 7-30. R3 Interface Configuration Mode</h4>
<pre>R5#<strong><em>copy running-config startup-config</em></strong>
Building configuration...
[OK]
R5#<strong><em><ctrl-shft-6><x></em></strong>
Termserver#<strong><em>3</em></strong>
[Resuming connection 3 to r3 ... ]
R3#
R3#<strong><em>config t</em></strong>
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R3(config)#<strong><em>interface serial 1</em></strong>
R3(config-if)#
</pre>
Now you are in interface configuration mode for Serial 1 on R3, and
you can assign the appropriate IP address and mask. After that, don't
forget to remove the interface from shutdown mode. Example 7-31
illustrates the commands.<br />
<h4>
Example 7-31. R3 Serial 1 Configuration Commands</h4>
<pre>R3(config-if)#<strong><em>encapsulation hdlc</em></strong>
R3(config-if)#<strong><em>ip address 192.168.35.3 255.255.255.0</em></strong>
R3(config-if)#<strong><em>description This interface connects to R5's S0 (DCE)</em></strong>
R3(config-if)#<strong><em>no shutdown</em></strong>
R3(config-if)#
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: <em>Interface</em> Serial1, changed state to <em>up</em>
R3(config-if)#
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: <em>Line protocol</em> on Interface Serial1, changed state to <em>up</em>
R3(config-if)#
</pre>
As you can see, the interface came up, and so did the line protocol. Return to R5 and see how the <strong>show interface</strong> command output has changed. Example 7-32 shows the changes in the output.<br />
<h4>
Example 7-32. R5 <strong>show interface serial 0</strong> Command Output</h4>
<pre>R3(config-if)#<strong><em>end</em></strong>
%SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
R3#<strong><em>copy running-config startup-config</em></strong>
Building configuration...
[OK]
R3#<strong><em><ctrl-shft-6-x></em></strong>
Termserver#<strong><em>5</em></strong>
[Resuming connection 5 to r5 ... ]
R5#
R5#<strong><em>show interface serial 0</em></strong>
<em>Serial0 is up, line protocol is up</em>
Hardware is HD64570
Description: This interface connects to R3's S1 (DTE)
Internet address is 192.168.35.5/24
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1544 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255
Encapsulation HDLC, loopback not set, keepalive set (10 sec)
Last input 00:00:01, output 00:00:01, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
25 packets input, 1865 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 25 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
236 packets output, 20009 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 37629 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
112 carrier transitions
DCD=up DSR=up DTR=up RTS=up CTS=up
R5#
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Great! You now should be capable of <strong>ping</strong>ing R3 from R5, as demonstrated in Example 7-33.<br />
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Example 7-33. R5 <strong>ping</strong> Result</h4>
<pre>R5#<strong>ping 192.168.35.3</strong>
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.35.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
<em>!!!!!</em>
<em>Success rate is 100 percent (5/5)</em>, round-trip min/avg/max = 4/4/8 ms
R5#
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You got 100 percent success! R3 and R5 have full IP connectivity. Question: Should R5 be capable of <strong>ping</strong>ing R3's Serial 0 IP address? Why not? Even though R5 can reach R3 through interface Serial 1, R5 cannot <strong>ping</strong>
R3's Serial 0 interface. This is because you do not have any routing
protocols configured to let R5 know about the 192.168.100.0 network, to
which R3's Serial 0 interface belongs. When you have configured all the
interfaces on all the routers, you will start configuring the routing
protocols. Then you should be capable of <strong>ping</strong>ing any interface on any router.<br />
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Does your broadband seem a bit sluggish? If so, there may just be a simple solution.<br /><br />You'll need:<br /><br /><br /> A computer connected to the internet. <br /><br />Follow these step-by-step instructions to find out how to speed up your internet connection<br /><br />Step 1: Read our guide on How to check your internet speed and discover what speed your broad connection is actually producing.<br /><br />Step 2: Find out what speed you’re paying your internet provider (ISP) for. You may have to phone them to get the answer to this. If you’ve had your broadband for some time, it may be time to upgrade.<br /><br />Step 3: Check what speed is achievable in your area. This is also covered in our guide on checking your internet speed. A number of ISP’s are starting to use Optical fibres instead of copper telephone cables to offer superfast broadband and this may be available through your ISP. But it is not yet available across the whole of the UK. This type of connection can offer up to 100mb as it claims to be able to transfer data at the speed of light. However, this can still be dependent upon your phone line, so check first what speeds you can realistically expect.<br /><br />Step 4: Now that you know what speed you’re paying for and what your hardware is capable of producing, there are a number of things you can do that are likely to make your internet run faster:<br /><br /><br /> Check that you haven’t exceeded your monthly download allowance. Some ISPs cap internet speeds as a penalty for doing this.<br /> If possible, always use the master telephone socket for your broadband router.<br /> Don’t use a telephone extension lead with your router. If it’s unavoidable, use the shortest one you can.<br /> Make sure that all other telephone sockets in use are fitted with microfilters (see right). Not doing this can result in loss of internet speed and interference on the line.Microfilters<br /> Is your computer running any unnecessary applications in the background? This can slow things down considerably, but finding out if it’s happening can be a bit complicated. It might be best to ask an expert for help.<br /> Make sure your antivirus software is kept up to date. Viruses and adware can slow down your computer and the internet a lot.<br /> If you’re using wifi (wireless internet), make sure it’s password protected. Otherwise you could be providing your neighbours with free wifi!<br /> If you’re using a laptop with a wireless connection, try using it in a different room or consider using a network cable to connect to the router instead.<br /><br />- See more at: http://digitalunite.com/guides/using-internet-0/connecting-internet/how-speed-your-internet-connection#sthash.LPJBPX9R.dpufUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-83254684955727363622013-08-03T22:41:00.000+07:002013-08-03T22:41:33.556+07:00Why & How do I change the IP address of wireless Access Point & Extender? 300Mbps Wireless N Access Points, 150Mbps Wireless N Access Points, 54Mbps Wireless G Access Points, Range Extenders
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<span style="font-size: larger;"><b>Why do I Change the IP address of the access point/extender?</b></span></div>
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The default IP address of the Access Point or Range Extender is<b> 192.168.1.1 </b>or<b> 192.168.1.254 </b>or<b> 192.168.0.254.</b>
It changes by model. Please find it out on the bottom label of the
product. If you have the same IP address on your root/main router, you
need to change the IP address of the TP-LINK device to avoid the IP
conflict.</div>
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<span style="font-size: larger;"><b>How to Change the IP address of the access point/extender?</b></span></div>
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<b>Step 1</b></div>
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Login the Web-based Interface of your wireless access point or extender<b>. </b>If you <b>cannot login </b>the Web-based Interface of the AP, Please click <a href="http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?id=174">here</a>.</div>
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<b>Step 2</b></div>
Click <b>Network </b>on the left hand, and then change the IP address to the one which is not used but suitable for your network, then<br />
click on <b>Save</b> to save your settings. <br />
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<b>Note:</b></div>
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1. The settings will take effect once the device is rebooted.</div>
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2.
If you have a broadband router which provide you Internet connection,
please re-configure the IP settings of your computer to <b>Obtain an IP address automatically</b> to suitable for the router in order to connect to Internet after the settings. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-87986732874696423862013-08-03T22:37:00.000+07:002013-08-03T22:37:22.877+07:00How do I configure wireless Access Point to Point to Point Bridge mode? 54Mbps Wireless G Access Points
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<b>Definition:</b> In Wi-Fi networking, <b>Bridge mode</b> allows two or more wireless access points (APs) to communicate with each for the purpose of joining multiple LANs.</div>
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Some wireless bridges support only a single <b>point-to-point</b> connection to another AP. Others support <b>point-to-multipoint</b> connections to several other APs. This article is about how to setup <b>Point to Point Bridge</b>.</div>
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<b>Step 1</b></div>
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Connect
your computer to a AP with the hard wired connection, and then log into
the Web-based Interface by entering the IP address
192.168.1.1/192.168.1.254 into Web Browser.</div>
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If you cannot log into the Web-based Interface, please click <u><a href="http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?faqid=174"><u>here</u></a></u> and follow the instruction for a try. </div>
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<b>Step 2</b></div>
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Change the LAN IP address of the access point to avoid IP conflict if necessary. Please refer to <u><a href="http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?faqid=173"><u>FAQ_173</u></a></u> for some detailed information.</div>
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After
changing the IP address of your access point, you need re-log into it
by using the new IP address. And please note that the IP addresses of
the two access points cannot be the same in your network.</div>
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<b>Step 3</b></div>
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Configure your Access Point to Point to Point Bridge mode.</div>
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1. Click on <b>Wireless ->Basic Settings </b>on the left menu, change the <b>channel</b> to a fixed one.</div>
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2. Click <b>Wireless -> Wireless Mode </b>on the left, select Bridge (Point to Point).</div>
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3. Press <b>Survey</b> or <b>Search</b> button on the bottom, then an AP list will be displayed. Locate the BSSID(MAC address) of the other access point, remember the <b>Channel</b>-> Click<b> Connect</b>.</div>
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4. Then you will see the MAC addresses of the other access point displayed in the MAC of AP boxes.</div>
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5. Click on <b>Save</b> button to save the settings.</div>
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6. Go to <b>Wireless-Security Settings</b> to secure the wireless as <b>WEP</b>. Note that it only supports WEP when the AP is configured as bridge mode.</div>
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7. Go to <b>System Tools-Reboot</b> to reboot the device.</div>
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<b>Step 4</b></div>
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Configure the other Access Point to<b> Point to Point Bridge </b>mode as same as the above steps.</div>
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<b>Note:</b></div>
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1. The <b>channel</b> and the <b>security settings</b> (security type & password) should be identical on the two access points.</div>
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The IP address should be the same subnet but different. For example, if
the IP address of the AP1 is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of the AP2
should be 192.168.1.X (1X<254). No IP addresses can be the same in
your whole network.</div>
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<b>Additional information:</b></div>
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There is an option called <b>With AP Mode</b>
in the setting page. If you enable it, the access point can work in AP
mode at the same time when it has been configured to Bridge mode. This
means that you can connect other wireless clients to this access point
when it has been configured to Bridge mode.</div>
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Otherwise you cannot connect any wireless client to this access point when it has been configured to Bridge mode.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517355808557974281.post-28320925012948788312013-08-02T22:33:00.001+07:002013-08-02T22:33:01.403+07:00How to Securing your MikroTik Router / Firewall
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The first step in securing your network is to secure any appliance
(managed switch router / firewall / VPN Concentrator) that is directly
attached to your network)There are many approaches to securing devices,
some are better than others. The Basic concepts of securing your
MikroTik Router, or any router for that matter can be summarised as
follows;<br />
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Stop all Unnecessary Services on the MikroTik Router.</li>
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Create Firewall Lists to Deny all un wanted inbound Traffic and only allow wanted /needed inbound trafic.</li>
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If you need services on the router to be remotely accessible you should limit the addresses that can connect to the router.</li>
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If there are services on the router that cannot be pratically limited
to a small number of addresses, then you should try to protect the
router by stricty firewalling these services so that the services can
only operate strictly to standards suchas RFCs etc.</li>
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Each of the above approaches & their implementations will be outlined in detail in this article:<br />
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Stop all Unnecessary Services on the MikroTik Router.</div>
This reduces the attack surface of your router the less services there
are to attack the less likely your router could be compromised or
overloaded;<br />
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Deny all un wanted inbound Traffic</div>
By restricting inbound traffic to the router, one can prevent the
accidental opening up of services on the router. Also by restricting all
types of services except for the services you know about & you
want, you prevent any services (that you may not be aware of ) being
accessible remotely on the MikroTik router.<br />
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Remotely Accessible Router Services should be limited to few addresses</div>
This is a simple and very effective way of controlling who can attempt
to access the MikroTik router. One could check from which addresses or
networks the MikroTik Router would be administered. Then one could
create firewall rules that only allow access to the router services from
the management netwokrs.<br />
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<span class="contentheading">Publicly</span><span class="contentheading">Accessible Router Services should </span><span class="contentheading">filtered <br />
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to operate strictly to RFC standards</div>
If there is a service open to the world one should create firewall
rules that limit access to the service within strict parameters.One
should monitor the behavior of the service in normal operation and then
create firewall rules that prevent the service being used outside its
normal working parameters.<br />
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A typical example of this type of firewalling is someone wants to be
able to ssh into a router from anywhere, however if you leave TCP port
22 (SSH) open to the world you would find that there are alot of morons
out there who are only two happy to run a bruteforce dictionary attack
on your server. Fortunately SSH servers normally disconnect a user after
a number of failed attempts. So we can use this fact to create a
firewall rule to prevent someone trying to brute force hack our ssh
server by carrying out the following algorithim<br />
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Deny any one who is on the ssh_blacklist a new session on any protocol.</li>
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Allow anyone who was on the "ssh_Dark grey list" to connect a new
session on port 22 and add the address to the "ssh_Blacklist " with a
time out of 1 hour</li>
<li>
Allow anyone who was on the "ssh_grey list" to connect a new session
on port 22 and add the address to the "ssh_dark grey list" with a time
out of 1 minute</li>
<li>
Allow anyone who was on the "light_grey_list" to connect a new session
on port 22 and add the address to the "ssh_grey list" with a time out
of 1 minute</li>
<li>
Allow anyone who creates a first session on port 22 and add the
address to the "ssh_lightgreylist " with a time out of 1 minute</li>
</ol>
<br />
<table border="1" style="border-width: 1px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<span style="font-family: courier;">/ip firewall filter<br />
<br />
add chain=input src-address-list=sshblacklist action=drop \<br />
comment="drop all traffic brute force attack sources" disabled=no<br />
<br />
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \<br />
src-address-list=sshdarkgreylist action=add-src-to-address-list \<br />
address-list=sshblacklist address-list-timeout=1h \<br />
comment="add new failed sshdarkgreylist to sshblacklist" \<br />
disabled=no<br />
<br />
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \<br />
src-address-list=sshgreylist action=add-src-to-address-list \<br />
address-list=sshdarkgreylist address-list-timeout=1m \<br />
comment="add new failed sshgreylist to sshdarkgreylist" \<br />
disabled=no<br />
<br />
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \<br />
src-address-list=sshlightgreylist action=add-src-to-address-list \<br />
address-list=sshgreylist address-list-timeout=1m \<br />
comment="add new failed sshlightgreylist to sshgreylist" \<br />
disabled=no<br />
<br />
add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=22 connection-state=new \<br />
action=add-src-to-address-list \<br />
address-list=sshlightgreylist address-list-timeout=1m \<br />
comment="new connections to sshlightgreylist" \<br />
disabled=no<br />
<br />
<br />
</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<div class="contentheading">
References</div>
The SSH brute force mitigation Script is based on some legend's script at the following location;</td></tr>
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This document outlines how to configure a MikroTik RouterBoard to be used as a HIB with SIMPLer. <br /><br />General information on the RouterBoard may be found in the MikroTik Wiki: <a href="http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Category:Manual" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Category:Manual</span></a><br /><br />
<h3>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="TOC-Basic-Setup"></a>Basic Setup</h3>
<ul>
<li>Do basic setup on the routerboard as per <a href="http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:First_time_startup" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:First_time_startup</span></a> - basic requirement is to configure ether1 with the following:</li>
<ul>
<li>IP address and gateway</li>
</ul>
</ul>
</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
Once an IP address is assigned, use Winbox (download from the first time setup page) to do the remainder of the setup.</div>
<ul>
<li>Setup the hotspot as follows (this info is based on <a href="http://www.hotspotsystem.com/en/hotspot/install_guide_mikrotik.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://www.hotspotsystem.com/en/hotspot/install_guide_mikrotik.html</span></a></li>
<ul>
<li>Verify that the routerboard DNS settings are correct - click on IP
-> DNS and then Settings - if the default values are not correct,
update them to reflect the current network. </li>
<li>Add the hotspot service to ether2 (or any other ether port - just
replace references to ether2 with whatever ethernet port you are using
below) by going IP -> Hotspot and then clicking Hotspot Setup:</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<ul><ul>
<li>Select ether2 from the drop down and click Next.</li>
<li>Pick a suitable IP range to use (192.168.182.1/24 is the default used on HIBs, so use that)</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<ul><ul>
<li>Click Next for the "Address Pool of Network" </li>
</ul>
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<ul><ul>
<li> Click Next for the "Certificate" - leave at "none" </li>
</ul>
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<ul><ul>
<li>Ignore the SMTP server setting, and accept the default for the DNS server setting, and leave the DNS name blank.</li>
<li>On the next dialog, create a password for the "admin" user - this
will allow you to login to the hotspot with this username/password
without having to use the RADIUS server - this is useful to verify basic
operation before going any further. </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<div>
<ul>
<li>At this point the basic hotspot should be up and running. Connect a
laptop to the ether2 port, and verify that you get an IP address from
the range 192.168.182.2 - 192.168.182.254. Try to access the internet
using a web browser, and you should get the default MikroTik splash
page. You can enter the admin username / password you created above in
order to get access to the internet. (if the status / logout dialog does
not popup, you can logout using http://192.168.182.1/logout)</li>
</ul>
</div>
<br />
<h3>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="TOC-Adding-RADIUS-support-to-authenticate-against-SIMPLer"></a>Adding RADIUS support to authenticate against SIMPLer</h3>
<ul>
<li>Again using winbox, configure RADIUS support as follows:</li>
<ul>
<li>In the hotspot profiles (IP -> HotSpot -> Server Profiles),
double click the hotspot you created (should probably be hsprof1)</li>
<li>In the Login tab, deselect Cookie and select CHAP and PAP: </li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<ul><ul>
<li>In the RADIUS tab, select "Use RADIUS", and click OK: </li>
</ul>
</ul>
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On the left colum, click Radius, and then the red + to add a new RADIUS
server. On the dialog, click hotspot, and enter the IP address of the
RADIUS server and the secret (the default, which you can get from the
hotspot setup in SIMPLer is az0s3cr3t):<br />
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<ul>
<li>If you want to allow access to certain sites without authentication
(e.g. payment gateways, etc), you can add them to IP -> HotSpot ->
Walled Garden. For basic setup this should not be necessary.</li>
<li>Set the clock on the routerboard by going to System -> NTP
Client, click "Enabled", set the Mode to unicast and the server to
"pool.ntp.org": </li>
</ul>
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Set the system identity to be the hotspot name as follows: Go to System
-> Identity and enter the full hotspot name (for example
demowisp_demowisp_hs5 is the one I am using):<br />
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<ul><ul>
<li>At this point you should be able to login using a token from the
selected hotspot. You can verify which users are logged in using IP
-> Hotspot -> Active in winbox</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<h3>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="TOC-Updating-the-login-splash-page"></a>Updating the login splash page</h3>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
The login (and logout) splash pages can be
updated as wished. However in order to allow customers to purchase a
token using the operator's payment gateway, a link to the SIMPLer
captive portal purchase form must be added. The format of the link is as
follows:</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
https://<b><span style="color: red;"><i>xyz</i></span></b>.azotel.com/hotspot/register.pl?hs_name=<b><i><span style="color: red;">hotspot_name</span></i></b></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
Where <b><i>xyz </i></b>and <b><i>hotspot_name </i></b>are replaced with the relevant equivalents for the operator.</div>
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<br /></div>
To get the html code for the current login page, click on Files in winbox, and go to hotspot/login.html:<br />
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<br />You can just drag'n'drop this file to your desktop, update it, and
then drag it back into the Files dialog. Or, if you wish, you can copy
the file to your PC using ssh/ftp. The ssh command to copy it is as
follows:<br /><br /><span> </span>scp admin@<ip of mikrotik>:/hotspot/login.html login.html<br /><br />To copy it back, use<br /><span> </span><br /><span> </span>scp login.html admin@<ip of mikrotik>:/hotspot/login.html<br /><br />You can also drag'n'drop graphics to the hotspot/img directory to be used on the login page. <br />
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