remote server installation

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I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have a working
WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop support person at the
other end to assist with the server setup - what questions should we ask to
determine the tasks required?

Thanks
 
Re: remote server installation

Hello Michael,

If you will install a server for a remote site, please specifiy what you
like to have there. Should it only be a files server, how many users will
be there, what should the users be aible to do?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have a
> working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop support
> person at the other end to assist with the server setup - what
> questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
>
> Thanks
>
 
Re: remote server installation

Hi Meinolf,

Thanks for your help. Do we need to setup a domain controller at that small
office? There are about 20 staff at that office,and we have a working WAN
link on our network.

Thanks

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Michael,
>
> If you will install a server for a remote site, please specifiy what you
> like to have there. Should it only be a files server, how many users will
> be there, what should the users be aible to do?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> > I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have a
> > working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop support
> > person at the other end to assist with the server setup - what
> > questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>
>
 
Re: remote server installation

Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have a
> working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop support
> person at the other end to assist with the server setup - what
> questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
>
> Thanks

I'm not sure how to answer that question as written. Setting up your server
remotely with help from an on-site tech is possible, but why not just build
the server yourself in the main office & then ship it to the remote office
location?
 
Re: remote server installation

Hello Michael,

A local DC on that site has the advantage's for users, that they can login
to the domain even if the WAN link is broken, it can be faster for them instead
of logging on via WAN link. So if your connection is gone, for whatever reason
they can work as normal, ofcourse without access to resources in your main
site.
Even if you have technican in that site you have ofcourse to think about,
if she/he is aible to manage a DC, or if you let her/him only be the manager
for the site, so only delegate rights for the tasks she/he should be aible
to do.

So i think you have to plan what the users in the site should be aible to
do, to have and then plan the resources you will provide in the site.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi Meinolf,
>
> Thanks for your help. Do we need to setup a domain controller at that
> small office? There are about 20 staff at that office,and we have a
> working WAN link on our network.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>
>> Hello Michael,
>>
>> If you will install a server for a remote site, please specifiy what
>> you like to have there. Should it only be a files server, how many
>> users will be there, what should the users be aible to do?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have
>>> a working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop
>>> support person at the other end to assist with the server setup -
>>> what questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
 
Re: remote server installation

Hi Lanwench,

Thanks for your support.
I can build the one server at main office and ship it to remote office. But
what questions should we ask the desktop tech to determine the server setup
properly at remote office?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have a
> > working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop support
> > person at the other end to assist with the server setup - what
> > questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> I'm not sure how to answer that question as written. Setting up your server
> remotely with help from an on-site tech is possible, but why not just build
> the server yourself in the main office & then ship it to the remote office
> location?
>
>
>
 
Re: remote server installation

Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi Lanwench,
>
> Thanks for your support.
> I can build the one server at main office and ship it to remote
> office. But what questions should we ask the desktop tech to
> determine the server setup properly at remote office?

Um - how about, "Can you plug in the server and power it up?"

I'm presuming you've got AD and this will be a server in your domain (if
this is a remote site it should really be a DC/DNS server as well). You can
remote into it once it's up and running.

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have
>>> a working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop
>>> support person at the other end to assist with the server setup -
>>> what questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> I'm not sure how to answer that question as written. Setting up your
>> server remotely with help from an on-site tech is possible, but why
>> not just build the server yourself in the main office & then ship it
>> to the remote office location?
 
Re: remote server installation

Do we need to setup the server with DHCP function?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hi Lanwench,
> >
> > Thanks for your support.
> > I can build the one server at main office and ship it to remote
> > office. But what questions should we ask the desktop tech to
> > determine the server setup properly at remote office?
>
> Um - how about, "Can you plug in the server and power it up?"
>
> I'm presuming you've got AD and this will be a server in your domain (if
> this is a remote site it should really be a DC/DNS server as well). You can
> remote into it once it's up and running.
>
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >
> >> Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>> I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we have
> >>> a working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop
> >>> support person at the other end to assist with the server setup -
> >>> what questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>
> >> I'm not sure how to answer that question as written. Setting up your
> >> server remotely with help from an on-site tech is possible, but why
> >> not just build the server yourself in the main office & then ship it
> >> to the remote office location?
>
>
>
>
 
Re: remote server installation

Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Do we need to setup the server with DHCP function?

No, but I would. Statics are a pain, and dynamic DNS updates tend to work
better if Windows is handling DHCP services.

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Lanwench,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your support.
>>> I can build the one server at main office and ship it to remote
>>> office. But what questions should we ask the desktop tech to
>>> determine the server setup properly at remote office?
>>
>> Um - how about, "Can you plug in the server and power it up?"
>>
>> I'm presuming you've got AD and this will be a server in your domain
>> (if this is a remote site it should really be a DC/DNS server as
>> well). You can remote into it once it's up and running.
>>
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Michael <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>> I will be setting up a small office remotely and a server. we
>>>>> have a working WAN link on our network and also we have a desktop
>>>>> support person at the other end to assist with the server setup -
>>>>> what questions should we ask to determine the tasks required?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure how to answer that question as written. Setting up
>>>> your server remotely with help from an on-site tech is possible,
>>>> but why not just build the server yourself in the main office &
>>>> then ship it to the remote office location?
 
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