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SBS 2008 INITIAL SETUP 9
self-explanatory. As a system administrator, you can sometimes choose to set up a server in
this very same manner and then leave the rest to the business owner.
Alternatively, as a business owner, you can for the most part disregard the essentials of the
installation process up until this point. However, if you ever have to reinstall, you may want
to familiarize yourself with it.
SBS 2008 Initial Setup
Once the official installation process has completed, SBS 2008 will take you through seven
screens that allow you to customize your installation:
◆ Time zone
◆ Company information
◆ Server/network
◆ Administrator setup
◆ Security services
◆ Summary
For the most part they’re self-explanatory, but because each of them has a few hidden warn-
ings behind them, I’ll go through each menu one at a time.
Time Zone
OK, I know what you’re thinking: ‘‘This guy included an entire section on the time zone?’’
And the answer is yes, but for good reason. There really isn’t a single greater nightmare
to the mindful administrator than a change in the time. A change in time can impact the
following:
◆ Email synchronization
◆ Email blasts/sent items
◆ Websites/ecommerce
◆ User login times
◆ Group Policy
◆ Application filters
◆ About 100 other administrator nightmares
When you get to the screen you see in Figure 1.4, you’ll be able to click the blue text that
says Open Date And Time To Verify The Clock And Time Zone Settings.
Byclickingthis,you’llbeabletosetupthetimezoneandalsomakesureWindowsisset
up to synchronize itself with the master clock. This is really useful in case something happens
to the time that you’re not aware of, like the President changing the rules regarding when day-
light saving time happens.
Other than that, all you have to do is set the time zone and then click Next.