Windows Small Business Server 2011 Installation Worksheet

Published: February 24, 2011

Applies To: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Information required during installation

Hard disk information

This is the information about where to install Windows SBS 2011 Standard that you will supply during installation.

Company information

Information about your organization is stored and used by several server applications. This means that you do not have to supply the same information multiple times. This information is used for settings on your server, and it is not sent to Microsoft. Providing information about your organization is optional.

You can edit the company information later. To edit it, in the Windows SBS Console, click Help, and then click Edit Company Information.

Server information

Item	Your Information
Server name The server name identifies the computer that is running Windows SBS 2011 Standard on the network. The name must be unique on your network. Important You cannot change this name after the installation finishes.
Internal domain name The internal domain name, also known as the NetBIOS name, is the name of your local network, and it is the name that users see when they log on to the network, for example, contoso. This must be a unique name on the local network. The domain name and the server name cannot be the same. Important You cannot change this name after the installation finishes.
Full internal DNS name The full internal DNS name is the DNS name of the internal (local) domain. You must provide at least two labels for the full DNS name. For example, contoso is not valid, but you can use contoso.local. It is recommended that you do not use a public top level domain name, such as .com, as the last label in the full DNS name. If you use Apple Macintosh computers on your network, and they are running Macintosh OS X 10.2.x or later, see article 836413 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Important You cannot change this name after the installation finishes.
Certification authority name The name of the certification authority that you want to use. If you leave this field blank, Windows SBS 2011 Standard uses the internal domain name and the server name (in the form <DomainName>-<ServerName>) to generate a self-signed certificate (for example, Contoso-Server1-CA). This is the name in the Issued By field when you view the certificate from the Internet. Important Do not use the domain name as the certification authority name.

Network administrator account information

Windows SBS 2011 Standard adds a network administrator account during installation by using information that you provide. After the installation finishes and the server restarts, the new network administrator account that was added during installation is used to log on to the server. Adding a network administrator account during installation also provides additional security, because you do not have to log on to the server the first time by using the built-in Administrator account. To help make your network more secure, as a best practice, you should not log on to the network by using the built-in Administrator account.

Item	Your Information
First name
Last name
Network administrator account name User name or alias for the new network administrator account. The user name must follow these guidelines: Can contain only valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the symbols _ # $ % & ’ - ^ { } ~ ! Cannot begin or end with a period Cannot contain two periods in a row Cannot be a reserved name (for example, Administrator) Cannot be the same name as the computer name or server name
Password The password that you provide must be complex. A complex password is at least eight characters long, and it contains at least three of the following choices: Upper case letters Lower case letters Numbers Symbols Note You must change the password every 90 days.

Information for completing Getting Started Tasks

After the installation finishes, the Windows SBS Console Home page displays a list of tasks that help you finish setting up your new server to meet the needs of your organization.

Information for connecting to the Internet

The Connect to the Internet task helps you set up your connection to the Internet. If your ISP provides a static IP address, a subnet mask, a default gateway, and a DNS server address to use when accessing the Internet, write that information on the Installation Worksheet. If your ISP does not provide this information, the router acquires the IP address from the DHCP Server service at your ISP.

If Windows SBS 2011 Standard establishes a connection to the Internet during installation, you do not need to complete this task.

Broadband connection

The IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS IP addresses are applied to the external interface of your router only if your ISP provides a static IP address for connecting to the Internet. Document the information that is provided by your ISP in the following table.

You must manually configure your router to use the static IP address. For information about setting up your router, see the documentation that is provided by your router manufacturer.

Figure 2   Router interfaces

In addition to the configuration settings that are performed by Windows SBS 2011 Standard during installation, you must follow instructions from your ISP for connecting your broadband device to the Internet.

Router firewall information

If the Connect to the Internet Wizard cannot automatically configure the settings on the internal interface of your router during installation, you receive an error message. The router firewall information table helps you set up the ports on your router that allow specific types of data through the firewall. If you need to allow custom services through the router firewall, such as services that are necessary for a line-of-business application or other application, you must get that information from the documentation for the application.

The following table is prepopulated with information about ports that are used by Windows SBS 2011 Standard services. Fill in the remainder of the table with your network-specific information. You can obtain additional port numbers from a list of well-known ports or from the documentation for your line-of-business application or other application.

Service or Application

TCP

UDP

External Port Number

Internal Port Number

Forward to IP Address

Enable?

SMTP

     TCP     

      25     

      25     

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

    Yes     

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a TCP/IP protocol for sending messages from one computer to another on a network. This protocol is used by the Internet to route email messages.

HTTP

     TCP     

      80     

      80     

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

    Yes    

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a protocol for carrying requests from a browser to a Web server and for transporting pages from Web servers back to the requesting browser.

HTTPS

     TCP     

     443     

     443     

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

    Yes    

Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) is a version of HTTP that encrypts data by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

HTTPS for RWA

     TCP     

     987     

     987     

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

This Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) port makes SharePoint Foundation 2010 websites viewable through Remote Web Access.

VPN

     TCP     

    1723     

    1723     

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

A virtual private network (VPN) uses the Internet to connect one or more computers to a large network, such as a business network. A VPN is encrypted, which helps ensure that only authorized people can access it.

RDP

     TCP     

    3389     

    3389     

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a standard set of communication rules that enables you to use your computer to connect to a computer that is located elsewhere.

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

192 . 168 . ________ . ________

Information for setting up your Internet presence

The Internet Address Management Wizard helps you purchase and register an Internet domain name. After you have an Internet domain name, the wizard configures Remote Web Access, Microsoft Exchange Server, and the Internet router so that they can use the domain name.

The wizard offers a choice of registrars that work with Microsoft to register domain names. If you purchase the domain name from a supported registrar, the Internet Address Management Wizard makes your new domain name visible from the Internet. However, if you prefer, you can purchase a domain name separately from a registrar of your choice, and then run the wizard to set up that domain name on your server.

When you run the wizard, you have the option to use a domain prefix. The default prefix is remote, and it separates remote access to Remote Web Access from your public website. For example, for Contoso Pharmacy, the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for remote access would be remote.contoso.com.

When you are purchasing a domain name, your preferred name may not be available. You can write alternative choices in the following table, in case you need them. If your organization already has a domain name, you can use that name instead of purchasing another domain name.

Information for adding user accounts and computers

Before users can log on to the network, you must add a user account for each user. Record the information about the user accounts and the computers. Before you finish adding a new user account, you can associate an existing computer with the account. You are prompted for this information when you add user accounts and computers.