Preparing to Create the Top-Level Profile

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Contoso then creates its top-level profile, merging the component profile into the top-level profile, which is the service profile that Contoso will distribute to its users. Additional information about files included in this profile, such as CMProxy.txt and CMRoute.txt, is discussed in the following section.

Figure 9.7 through Figure 9.13 show the worksheet that Contoso uses to create the component profile and complete the CMAK wizard. Additional information about files included in this profile, such as CMProxy.txt and CMRoute.txt, is discussed in the following section.

Important

• Figure 9.7 through Figure 9.13 only show the portions of the "Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard" worksheet that Contoso customizes to create the top-level profile. To see the entire blank worksheet to help you prepare to run the CMAK wizard, see "Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard" (DNSRAC_1.doc) on the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see "Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).

Figure 9.7   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 1)

Figure 9.8   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 2)

Figure 9.9   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 3)

Figure 9.10   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 4)

Figure 9.11   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 5)

Figure 9.12   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 6)

Figure 9.13   Preparation for Running the CMAK Wizard: Top-Level Profile (page 7)

Based on the decisions to provide routing table updates, automatic proxy configuration, and custom graphics, Contoso creates several files before running the CMAK wizard:

• A route update file, CMRoute.txt.

  This plain text file includes information required to add or delete routes in the following format:

  Command Destination maskNetmask Gatewaymetric Metric if Interface
  

  Certain parameters can contain the value of default. In those cases, the appropriate information from the client computer is used.

  The file CMRoute.txt contains the following text to make all locations in the address range 192.168.0.0/16 reachable through the VPN connection:

  ADD 192.168.0.0 MASK 255.255.0.0 default METRIC default IF default
  

  For more information about including routing table updates, see Including routing table updates in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.

• A proxy setting file, CMProxy.txt.

  This plain text file includes information to ensure that the user has appropriate access to internal and external resources.

  The proxy setting file for Contoso, CMProxy.txt, includes the following information:

  [Automatic Proxy]
  AutoProxyEnable=1
  
  [Manual Proxy]
  ProxyEnable=1
  ProxyServer=Contosoproxy:80
  ProxyOverride=<local>
  

  For more information about using automatic proxy configuration, see Using automatic proxy configuration in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.

• Bitmap (.bmp) files for each of the custom graphics.

  Contoso creates custom bitmap files for the logon bitmap (330 x 140 pixels) and the phone book bitmap (114 x 309 pixels).

• Icon (.ico) files for each of the custom icons.

  Contoso creates custom icon files for the program icon (32 x 32 pixels) and the title bar icon (16 x 16 pixels). Contoso leaves the default notification area icon to show the connection status in the notification area.