Specifications

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10. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK.
11. Click Start, type change power-saving settings and press Enter.
12. Click Change plan settings.
13. Change the Turn off the display drop-down menu to Never.
14. Click Save changes, and close the Power Options, Screen Saver Settings, and Personalization screens.
To set up this server, we had to install several additional software components. The following subsections detail
the necessary installation processes.
Joining the domain
1. Select StartControl PanelNetwork ConnectionsLocal Area Connection.
2. Click Properties.
3. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
4. Select the Use the following DNS server addresses radio button, and enter the IP of the DNS server in the
Preferred DNS server field. Click OK.
5. Right-click My Computer, and select Properties.
6. Under the Computer Name tab, click Change.
7. In the Computer Name Changes screen, under the Member of section, select the Domain radial box, and type
test.local
8. Select OK to start joining the domain.
9. When the screen appears asking for a person qualified on the domain, type Tester as the username and
Password1 as the password.
10. At the Welcome pop-up window and the window warning that you must reset the computer for the changes to
take effect, click OK.
11. At the System Properties screen, click OK.
12. When a pop-up appears asking if you want to restart now, click Yes to restart your computer.
Installing Internet Information Services
1. Click StartAdministrative ToolsServer Manager.
1. On the left pane, click Roles.
2. Click Add Roles.
3. Click the Application Server checkbox.
4. When the Add features required for Application Server? screen appears, click Add Required Features.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Next.
7. At the Select Role Services page for Application Server, click the Web Server (IIS) Support checkbox.
8. Click Add Required Support Role Services.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Next.
11. At the Select Role Services page for Web Server (IIS), click IIS 6 Management Compatibility, ASP, and CGI
checkboxes; and click Next.
12. Click Install.
13. Click Close.
Installing Load Generator
Download and install Load Generator using all defaults.
Preparing Load Generator
1. Log into the mail client using the tester account.