Specifications

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o. At the Completing the Active Directory Installation Wizard screen, click Finish.
p. When the system prompts you to reboot the server, click Restart Now.
q. After the server reboots, log in to the system.
Installing Internet Information Services 6.0
1. Select StartÆAdministrative ToolsÆServer Manager.
2. Click Add Roles.
3. At the Select Server Roles screen click Web Server (IIS).
4. In the pop up Add features required for Web Server (IIS) window, click Add Required Features.
5. Click Next.
6. At the Web Server (IIS) screen, click Next.
7. At the Select Role Services screen select the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility, IIS 6 Management Console,
Basic Authentication, Windows Authentication, Digest Authentication, and Dynamic content Compression
checkboxes, and click Next.
8. At the Confirm Installation Selections screen, click Install.
9. At the Installation Results screen, click Close.
Installing Exchange Server 2007
1. Insert the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 CD.
2. In the pop up AutoPlay window, click Run Setup.EXE.
3. Steps 1 and 2 should already be completed and grayed out.
4. Click Step 3: Install Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
5. Select StartÆCommand Prompt.
6. In the Command Prompt window type ServerManagerCmd –I PowerShell and press Enter.
7. When the installation completes, close the Command Prompt window.
8. Click the link to Step 4: Install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1.
9. Click Next to go past the introduction screen.
10. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
11. Select No for error reporting, and click Next.
12. Select Typical Exchange Server Installation, and click Next.
13. Leave the organization name at default (First Organization), and click Next.
14. Select No to the question about client computers running Outlook 2003 and earlier, and click Next.
15. If a warning about a lack of SMTP appears after the check finishes, ignore it.
16. Click Install to start the installation process.
17. Once installation is complete, click Finish. Exchange should automatically open the Exchange
Management Console.
Configuring Exchange Server 2007
1. If Exchange does not automatically open the Exchange Management Console, select StartÆAll
ProgramsÆMicrosoft Exchange Server 2007ÆExchange Management Console.
2. In the left pane, expand Organization Configuration, and select Hub Transport.
3. In the action pane on the far right, select New Send Connector.
4. Name the send connector SMTP, select the intended use as Internet, and then click Next.
5. In the Address space window, click Add.
6. In the SMTP Address Space window, put * as the address, make sure Include all subdomains is checked,
and click OK.
7. Click Next.
8. Accept defaults for the next two pages by clicking Next.
9. At the New Connector page, click New to create the connector.
10. Click Finish to close the New SMTP Send Connector wizard.
11. In the left pane of the Exchange Management Console window, expand Server Configuration, and select
Mailbox.
12. In the Database Management tab, right-click First Storage Group, and select New Public Folder
Database.
13. Name the new public folder database Public Folder Database, and click New.