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10 Steps to Installing the Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008

TrainSignal Training presents this easy to follow process for installing the IIS 7.0 Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008. 

The following exercise will walk you through the process of deploying the Web Server Role on a clean installation of Windows Server 2008. Installing the role services selected in these steps will provide you with a web server with the following features and capabilities:

  • Internet Information Services 7.0
  • Common HTTP Features for serving static web content
  • Application Development Services for hosting dynamic web content
  • Basic logging functionality and tools
  • Security Protocols for serving content securely to the internet or intranet
  • All management tools for local and remote web server administration
  • FTP Publishing Service for manageable file hosting

10 Steps to Installing the Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008

Using group Policy to Configure Citrix Client Settings

It has always been relatively easy to install/distribute Citrix ICA clients to workstations in the past. This can be done via Citrix Web Interface, the Citrix Automatic Client Update Utility, or even Active Directory. One of the challenges though is how to modify/maintain a client’s settings from a central location once deployed. Fortunately, Citrix has created a Active Directory Group Policy Template called icaclient.adm. This Group Policy Template and be downloaded from the following URL: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX112957&se…125116. This template allows you to control 23 Citrix-specific rules. Among the things available in this template are:

  • Trusted Server Configuration
  • Session Reliability
  • ICA Client Proxy settings
  • Kerberos Authentication
  • Smart Card Authentication
  • Remote client device access such as drive mappings, printer, microphone, clipboard, etc.
  • User experience settings such as audio, display, graphics, etc.

Sources:

How to Configure Version 10.x of the Presentation Server Client Using the Icaclient.adm Template

How to Configure Single Sign-on for Web Interface Using Version 10.x of the Presentation Server Client

How to Configure the Trusted Server Configuration Rule

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Group Policy ADMX Syntax Reference Guide

This reference guide provides information for creating and editing custom ADMX files. These XML-based files allow the administrator to create a user interface in the Group Policy Object Editor and Group Policy Management Console to display Group Policy settings.

After you have become familiar with ADMX files and the ADMX format, you can then use the ADMX syntax section as technical reference. This section provides an alphabetical reference that lists all ADMX elements and attributes used when creating an .admx file and an .adml file.

To download the above Microsoft Group Policy white paper please refer to the following page, ADMX Syntax Reference.

Complete Linux-AD Authentication Details

Scott Lowe has published a very thourough process detailing the steps required for Active Directory authentication for Linux.   

Complete Linux-AD Authentication Details » blog.scottlowe.org

Evaluate the Windows Server 2008 Public Beta today

Download and install Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 and the check out the various step-by-step guides and scenarios located at:

https://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/server/intro.aspx

Evaluate the Windows Server 2008 Public Beta today