WINDOWS SERVER 2016 CONFIGURATION • On DNS server manager, double-click on DNS

server to expand
PART I
• Right-click on the reverse lookup zone then
Installing ADDS and DNS on Windows Server 2016 select the new zone
• click "Next" to begin.
1. Configure static IP Address
• Select "Primary zone" as the zone type and click
• Open Network and Sharing Center. "Next".
• Click on "Change adapter settings. • Select “To all DNS servers running on domain
• “Right-click on your network adapter and select controllers in this domain”.
"Properties." • click "Next"
• Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" • Select “IPV4 reverse lookup zone”.
and click "Properties." • Type the network address of the Windows
• Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default server
gateway, and preferred DNS server address. • click "Next"
• Click "OK" to save the settings. • Again click "Next"
• click "Finish"
2. Open server manager
• Right-click on the newly created zone, then click
• Click on "Add roles and features." the new pointer
• Click “Next” • Type the host address of Windows server then
• Again click “Next” click “browse”
• Select active directory domain services and DNS • Double-click on “forward lookup zone”, double-
server, add features, then click “Next”. click on your “domain name”
• Select the same as the parent folder then click
Again click “Next” “OK”
• Click “Install” • Close the other tabs
• Click “Promote this server to a domain • Open the command prompt then type
controller” NSLOOKUP
• Select “Add a new forest”, then type your PART III
preferred domain name.
• Click “Next” Installing DHCP on Windows Server 2016
• Type the password of an administrator Open Server Manager
• Click “Next”
• Again click “Next” • Click on the Start button and then click on
• Click “Next” "Server Manager."
• Again click “Next” Add DHCP Role
• Click “Install”
• *Installing please wait* • In Server Manager, click on "Manage" from the
• After the installation, you need to log in top menu.
• Check and reconfigure the preferred DNS server • Select "Add Roles and Features" to open the
Add Roles and Features Wizard.
PART II
Select Role-Based or Feature-Based Installation
Creating reverse lookup zone in Windows Server 2016
• Click "Next" to proceed with the installation.
• Right-click and click refresh
• Obtain the DNS server address automatically on Select Destination Server
IPV6 • Choose the server on which you want to install
• Open server manager the DHCP role.
• Click “Tools” then select DNS
 • Ensure the correct server is selected and click Authorize DHCP Server
"Next."
• In the DHCP Manager, right-click on the server
Select Server Roles node and select "Authorize."
• Wait for the authorization process to complete.
• Scroll down and check the box next to "DHCP
Server." Start DHCP Server
• Click "Add Features" in the popup window that
• In the DHCP Manager, right-click on the server
appears.
node and select "Start."
• Click "Next."
Test DHCP Configuration
Add Features
• Verify that DHCP is working correctly by
• Review the information about DHCP Server role
connecting a client computer to the network
and click "Next."
and ensuring it receives an IP address from the
Select Features DHCP server.

• You can optionally select additional features to PART IV

install alongside DHCP Server. Click "Next."
How to join Windows 10 to Windows Server 2016
Install Confirmation Domain Network

• Review the selections and click "Install" to To join Windows 10 to Windows Server 2016 Domain
begin the installation process. Network. First Create a user using Active Directory
users and computers
Installation Progress
Open Active Directory Users and Computers
• Wait for the installation to complete. It may • Log in to your Windows Server 2016 system
take a few minutes. with administrative privileges.
• Click on the Start button, type "Active Directory
Complete DHCP Configuration
Users and Computers" into the search bar, and
• After the installation is finished, close the press Enter.
installation wizard.
Navigate to the User Container
Configure DHCP Server • In the Active Directory Users and Computers
window, you'll see a hierarchical structure on
• Open Server Manager.
the left pane representing your Active Directory
• Click on the Tools menu and select "DHCP." domain.
• In the DHCP Manager, expand the server node, • Expand the domain node by clicking on the
right-click on "IPv4," and select "New Scope." arrow next to it.
• Navigate to the "Users" container or the
New Scope Wizard
Organizational Unit (OU) where you want to
• Click "Next" to begin the New Scope Wizard. create the new user. You can create users
directly under the "Users" container
• Enter a name and description for the scope and
click "Next."
Create New User
• Enter the range of IP addresses to be leased out
• Right-click on the "Users" container or the
by the DHCP server. Click "Next." desired OU where you want to create the user.
• Configure the subnet mask, default gateway, • From the context menu, select "New" and then
and DNS servers for the scope. Click "Next." "User." This action will launch the New Object -
• Configure any additional options such as lease User wizard.
duration and exclusions. Click "Next."
• Review the settings and click "Finish" to create Enter User Information
the scope.
 • In the New Object - User dialog box, you'll be • If needed, change the computer name of the
prompted to enter various details for the new Windows 10 client computer.
user:
• First name and Last name: Enter the user's first Join Domain
name and last name.
• Right-click on the Windows Start button and
• User logon name: This is the username that the
select "System."
user will use to log in to the domain. It's also
known as the User Principal Name (UPN). • In the System window, click on "Advanced
• User logon name (pre-Windows 2000): This is system settings" on the left side.
the legacy logon ID for compatibility with older • In the System Properties window, go to the
systems. It's typically in the format of "Computer Name" tab and click the "Change"
DOMAIN\username. button.
• Password and Confirm password: Set the initial • In the Computer Name/Domain Changes
password for the user account. window, select the "Domain" option and enter
• Once you've entered the required information, the domain name of your Windows Server 2016
click "Next" to proceed. domain.
• Click "OK" and provide domain administrator
Review and Confirm
credentials when prompted.
• Review the summary of the new user account
details displayed in the wizard. • You may receive a prompt asking for
• Double-check that all the information is administrative credentials to join the domain.
accurate and meets your requirements. • Enter the username and password of a domain
• Click "Finish" to create the user account. administrator account and click "OK."
• If successful, you'll receive a welcome message
Confirmation indicating that you've joined the domain. Click
• After creating the user, you should see the new "OK."
user account listed under the "Users" container • You'll be prompted to restart your computer to
or the selected OU in Active Directory Users and apply the changes. Click "OK" to restart.
Computers.
Log in with Domain Credentials
Ensure Network Connectivity
• After restarting, on the login screen, click on
• Make sure the Windows 10 client computer is "Other User."
connected to the network where the Windows • Enter your domain username and password in
Server 2016 domain controller resides. the format "DOMAIN\username"
• Press Enter to log in.
Configure Network Settings (if necessary)
Verify Domain Join
• Ensure the Windows 10 client computer has its
IP settings configured to obtain an IP address • Once logged in, open File Explorer, right-click
automatically (DHCP) or manually set with "This PC," and select "Properties." You should
appropriate DNS settings pointing to the see the domain name listed under "Domain" in
Windows Server 2016 domain controller. the System Properties window.
Check DNS Resolution PART V
• Ensure that the Windows 10 client computer How to Configure File Screening
can resolve the domain name of the Windows
First, create a shared folder
Server 2016 domain controller. You can do this
by pinging the domain controller's hostname. Install resource manager under file and storage services
role
Change Computer Name (Optional)
• Open server manager
• Select “add roles and features”
 • Click “Next”
• Again click “Next” Review and Verify
• Scroll and Select File and Storage services • Once the file screen is applied, review the
• Under File and Storage services Select “ File settings to ensure they match your
Service Resource Manager requirements.
• Click “Next” • Test the file screening by attempting to save
• Again click “Next” files that should be blocked according to the
• Select “Install” configured rules.
• After Installation, Click “Close”
• Under server manager “Select tools” PART VI
Open File Server Resource Manager (FSRM):
• Log in to the Windows Server 2016 system with How to Configure Folder Redirection
administrative privileges.
• Click on the Start button, type "File Server To begin configuring folder redirection copy the network
Resource Manager" into the search bar, and path of the shared folder where you want to redirect
press Enter. the user files

Open Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on

Navigate to File Screening
server manager under tools
• In the File Server Resource Manager console,
• Log in to the Windows Server 2016 system with
expand the "File Screening Management" node
administrative privileges.
in the left pane.
• Click on the Start button, type "Group Policy
Management" into the search bar, and press
Create a File Screen Template Enter.
• Right-click on "File Screening Management" and
Create or Select a Group Policy Object (GPO)
select "Create File Screen Template." • In the Group Policy Management Console
• In the "Create File Screen Template" dialog box,
(GPMC), navigate to the domain or
enter a name and optional description for the organizational unit (OU) where you want to
template. apply folder redirection.
• Click "Create" to create the template.
• Right-click on the domain or OU and select
"Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here"
Configure File Screen Template Properties to create a new GPO, or select an existing GPO
• In the properties window for the newly created to edit.
template, go to the "File Screen" tab. • Click “OK”
• Click "Add" to specify the file groups (file types)
that you want to block or allow. Edit the Group Policy Object (GPO)
• You can either block or allow specific file groups
• Right-click on the selected GPO and choose
by adding them to the list. "Edit" to open the Group Policy Management
• Configure the "Screening properties" according Editor.
to your organization's policies.
• Click "OK" to save the template properties.
Navigate to Folder Redirection Settings
• In the Group Policy Management Editor,
Apply the File Screen Template navigate to either "User Configuration" or
• Right-click on "File Screening" under "File Server
"Computer Configuration" (depending on
Resource Manager" and select "Create File whether you want to apply folder redirection to
Screen." user accounts or computer accounts).
• In the "Create File Screen" wizard, select the
• Expand "Policies," then "Windows Settings,"
path or paths (shared folders) where you want and then click on "Folder Redirection."
to apply the file screening.
• Click "Add" and select the previously created
Select the Folder to Redirect
file screen template from the list.
• Right-click on the folder you want to redirect
• Click "Create" to apply the file screen to the
and select "Properties."
selected paths.
 • In the Properties dialog box, select the "Setting"
tab. Create or Select a Group Policy Object (GPO)
• In the Group Policy Management Console
Configure Folder Redirection Options (GPMC), navigate to the domain or
• Select the "Basic - Redirect everyone's folder to organizational unit (OU) where you want to
the same location" option to redirect all users' apply the printer deployment.
folders to a single network location. • Right-click on the domain or OU and select
• Click on the "Target" tab to specify the target "Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here"
location for the redirected folder: to create a new GPO, or select an existing GPO
• Select "Redirect to the following location." to edit.
• Enter the path to the network share where you
want to store the redirected folders Edit the Group Policy Object (GPO)
• Click "OK" to save the settings. • Right-click on the selected GPO and choose
"Edit" to open the Group Policy Management
Apply the Group Policy Object (GPO) Editor.
• Close the Group Policy Management Editor.
• The changes will be automatically saved to the Navigate to Printers Settings
Group Policy Object (GPO) you edited or • In the Group Policy Management Editor,
created. navigate to either "User Configuration" or
• The folder redirection settings will be applied to "Computer Configuration" (depending on
users or computers within the scope of the whether you want to deploy printers to user
GPO. accounts or computer accounts).
• Expand "Policies," then "Windows Settings,"
Test Folder Redirection and then click on "Deployed Printers."
• Log in to a client computer with a user account
that is within the scope of the configured Group Add Deployed Printer
Policy Object (GPO). • Right-click on "Deployed Printers" and select
• Verify that the specified folders are redirected "Deploy Printer."
to the network share as configured. • In the Deploy Printer dialog box, choose
"Shared printer" if the printer is shared on a
print server, or "TCP/IP printer" if you're
PART VII
deploying directly to a network printer.
How to Deploy Network Printer via GPO • Follow the prompts to specify the printer
details:
Prepare the Printer • For a shared printer: Enter the UNC path of the
• Ensure that the printer you want to deploy is shared printer
shared on the network and accessible to the • For a TCP/IP printer: Enter the printer's IP
client computers. address and port information.
• Click "OK" to add the deployed printer.
Identify Printer Connection Method
• Determine whether you'll deploy the printer via Apply the Group Policy Object (GPO)
a TCP/IP port or through a shared printer on a • Close the Group Policy Management Editor.
print server. • The changes will be automatically saved to the
Group Policy Object (GPO) you edited or
Open Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) created.
• Log in to the Windows Server 2016 system with • The printer deployment settings will be applied
administrative privileges. to users or computers within the scope of the
• Click on the Start button, type "Group Policy GPO.
Management" into the search bar, and press
Enter. Test Printer Deployment
• Alternatively, you can open it from Server • Log in to a client computer within the scope of
Manager by selecting "Tools" and then "Group the configured Group Policy Object (GPO).
Policy Management."
 • Ensure that the deployed printer is installed • Choose the file system (NTFS is recommended
automatically and is accessible to the user or for Windows systems) and enter a volume label.
computer. • Click "Next" to continue.

Complete the Wizard:

PART VIII
• Review the summary of the new partition
How to create a partition on Windows Server 2016 settings.
• Click "Finish" to create the partition.
• Open server manager
• Click “Tools” Confirmation
• Select “Computer management” • After creating the partition, you should see it
listed in Disk Management with the assigned
Open Disk Management drive letter or mounted path.
• Log in to your Windows Server 2016 system
with administrative privileges.
• Press `Win + X` and select "Disk Management" PART IX
from the context menu.
Windows Server 2016 Backup and Restore
Identify the Disk Backup
• In Disk Management, you'll see a list of disks • First, Install the Windows server backup
installed on your system. • Open server manager
• Identify the disk where you want to create a
• Select “Add Roles and features”
new partition. Be cautious to choose the correct
• Skip the welcome page by hitting “Next”
disk to avoid accidental data loss.
until the features page appears
Create a New Partition • On the Select Features page Select
• Right-click on the unallocated space where you “Windows Server backup
want to create the new partition. • Click “Next”
• Select "New Simple Volume" from the context • Click “Install”
menu to launch the New Simple Volume • After Installation, in the Server manager Select
Wizard. “Tools”
• Scroll and Select “Window server backup” to
Set Partition Size open it
• In the New Simple Volume Wizard, click "Next" • Select Backup Schedule:
to begin. • In the Windows Server Backup console, click on
• Enter the size of the partition in MB "Backup Schedule" in the Actions pane on the
(Megabytes) or accept the default size. right.
• Click "Next" to continue. • Click on "Next" to proceed.

Assign Drive Letter or Path: Choose Backup Configuration:

• Choose whether to assign a drive letter or path • Select "Full server" to back up the entire server
to the new partition. or "Custom" to choose specific volumes, files, or
• Select an available drive letter from the drop- applications to back up.
down menu or choose the option to mount in • Click on "Next" to continue.
an empty NTFS folder.
• Click "Next" to proceed. Specify Backup Time and Frequency
• Choose whether to perform the backup once,
Format Partition daily, weekly, or monthly.
• Choose whether to format the partition now or • Set the backup time and frequency according to
later. your preferences.
• Select "Format this volume with the following • Click on "Next" to proceed.
settings."
Choose Backup Destination
 • Select the destination where you want to store • You can choose to recover to the original
the backup. You can choose from: location or to a different location.
"A backup drive:" Select a local drive connected • Click on "Next" to proceed.
to the server.
"A volume:" Select a volume on the server. Review Recovery Settings
"A shared network folder:" Specify a network • Review the recovery settings to ensure they
location accessible to the server. match your requirements.
• Click on "Next" to continue. • Click on "Recover" to start the recovery process.

Specify Backup Time and Frequency Monitor Recovery Progress

• Review the backup schedule configuration. • Monitor the progress of the recovery process.
• If necessary, click on "Change Schedule" to Depending on the size of the backup and the
modify the schedule settings. items being recovered, it may take some time
• Click on "Finish" to create the backup schedule. to complete.

Verify Restore
Restore • Once the recovery process is complete, verify
that the items have been successfully restored
Open Windows Server Backup to the specified destination.
• Log in to your Windows Server 2016 system
with administrative privileges.
• Click on the Start button, type "Windows Server
Backup" into the search bar, and press Enter.

Select Recover
• In the Windows Server Backup console, click on
"Recover" in the Actions pane on the right.
• Choose whether to recover from a backup
stored on the local server or from a remote
shared folder.
• Click on "Next" to proceed.

Select Backup Date

• Choose the date and time of the backup from
which you want to restore.
• Click on "Next" to continue.

Select Backup Location

• Choose the backup location where the backup
you want to restore from is stored.
• If necessary, click on "Browse" to locate the
backup if it's stored in a shared network folder.
• Click on "Next" to proceed.

Choose Items to Recover

• Select the items you want to recover, such as
volumes, files, or applications.
• Click on "Next" to continue.

Specify Recovery Destination

• Choose the destination where you want to
recover the selected items.