The next step is probably to connect the server to the Internet. It will be used to connect other computers to the Internet. You should first make sure that:

• The cable (sometimes a telephone cable, sometimes the cable like that of TV cable, etc) from the ISP (or from the wall) is connected to your modem
• A cable connects your modem to the router
• A cable connects your server to the router
• Cables connect your other computers to the router
• Both the modem and the router are ON

To start, in the Windows SBS Console, click Connect to the Internet. In the first page of the wizard, read the text:

Click Next. In the second page, the wizard will make an attempt to detect the router:

Click Next. If you are asked to enter the Router IP Address, type 192.168.002.001 (if you want, in the Server IP Address, type 192.168.002.003). Click Next:

If you receive an error, click Finish and start again (it should work the second time; in reality, what may happen is that the wizard will have to detect the router, get the right IP address from it, and use it). Once you have succeeded, click Finish:

To test the Internet connection, start your browser and change the address to something like http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.bn.com.

Next, you should connect the other computers (named clients, or workstations, of client workstations) to the domain. To do this, on the Taskbar, click Start, right-click Computer, and click Properties. You should see the computer name and the name of the domain:

Click Change Settings. Click Continue. Notice the (full) name of the computer (and the address we mentioned that your users will use as the address in a browser): Also notice the name of the domain (this name will be used to access some files in the other computers of the same network):

Notice that the Change button is disabled, which means that you can change neither the name of the computer, nor the name of the domain). After viewing, click OK.

Just to make sure you can connect to the domain, you should reboot. When the computer comes up, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Make sure the right

Next, you must join the other computers to the domain. You have two options. You can first create an account for each computer on the domain (on the server), but this is not important. Another option, kind of faster, is to directly join the domain; the server will automatically create the account. To join the domain, make sure the other computer you want to use has a cable connected to the router and it has the right operating system (Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate (some versions of Linux also can join)).

Start the other computer. Click Start, right-click Computer, and click Properties. Click Change Settings:

Click Change... Click the Domain radio button. In the corresponding text box, enter the name of the domain with the domain extension:

Click OK. You will be asked to provide a user name and a password. These credentials must be those of an account that can join a domain. You can use the account that was created during the installation of the server (an alternative is to go to the server, create a separate account with admin rights, and use it) (you can also use the Administrator account but this is not a good solution; normally, the Administrator is disabled):

After entering the username and the password, click OK. If you receive an error, consider the following section. If you don't receive an error, skip this section.

Possible Errors:

• If you use the Administrator account and receive an error when you click OK, go back to the server, click Start -> Administrative Tools -> Active Directory Users and Computers; click Continue; in the left frame, expand the name name of the domain, click Users; in the right frame, right-click Administrator and click Properties; in the Account Options section, remove the check mark of Account Is Disabled; click OK
• In some cases, you may receive an error message that "An attempt to resolve the DNS Name ..." failed:
   
  
  
  This could happen if you were using computer on its own or it was a member of a workgroup and not an actual domain. Before resolving this, first get the IP address of the server. There are various ways you can go it. Go to the server computer:
  • Click Start -> Administrative Tools -> DNS. In the left frame, right-click the name of the server and click Properties. Get the IP address that has 4 sections:
     
    
    
    Click Cancel
  • Click Start and click Command Prompt (you can also click Start, then type cmd in the text box and press Enter). Type ipconfig and press Enter. Get the IP address on the right side of IPv4 Address)
     
    
  • Click Start -> Control Panel. Click Network and Sharing Center. Click View Status. Click Details. Get the IP address on the right side of IPv4 DNS Server
  On the computer that needs to join the domain, click Start -> Control Panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks. Click Local Area Connection. Click Properties, Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Click Properties. Click Advanced. Click DNS. Click Add... Type the IP address of the server. Click OK. Click OK. Click OK. Click Close. Click Close. Try joining the domain again

The computer will then try to connect to the server and join the domain. If it is successful, you will receive a message welcoming you to the domain:

Click OK. You will receive a message telling that you will have to reboot:

Click OK. In the System Properties dialog box, click Close. When asked to reboot, click Restart Now.

In Microsoft Windows 7, there is another technique you can use to join the domain.

To start, login to your server (this step is optional). Click Start -> Administrative Tools -> Active Directory Users and Computers. In the left frame, right-click Computers -> New Computer. Enter the name of the computer that will join the domain:

Click OK.

In the computer that needs to join the domain, as done in the previous example, display the System Properties dialog box (you can click Start, right-click Computer, and click Properties, then click Change Settings). In the Computer Name property page, click Network ID. In the first page of the wizard, make sure the first radio button is selected or click it:

Click Next. In the second page of the wizard, make sure the first radio button is selected or click it:

Click Next. The third page of the wizard will show a message:

After reading it, click Next. In the third page, type a username, a password, and name of the domain:

Click Next. If an account was already created on the server for this computer, a message box will let you know:

If an account for the computer was not yet created on the server, you may receive a message that the computer name was not found in the domain. In this case, enter the domain name again:

Click Next. You will be asked to enter a user name who has the right to join a domain. Also type the password and domain name:

Click Next. You will be asked to login. Enter a username and a password that can join a computer to a domain. Also type the domain name.

You will be asked whether you want to enable a domain user account on the computer:

After reading, click Next. The next page of the wizard allows you to specify the type of account you want to create locally. In most cases, you should accept a Standard Account:

Click Next. You will be reminded that you must reboot:

Click Finish. On the System Properties dialog box, click OK. When asked to restart (first save any files that need to be saved), click Restart Now.

When the computer comes up, to login, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Set the user name as DomainName\username. An example would be functionx\pkatts, then enter the password. Click the right pointing button.