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19 windows server basic configuration

1. Change Date, Time, and Time Zone

These settings are accessed through the Server Manager control panel:

The date and time are adjusted to match the geographical location (such as Cairo) to ensure proper synchronization of logs and services.

2. Change Device Name

This step includes changing the default device names to make them easier to identify within the network:

  • On the server, the name is changed from the default settings to a custom name such as PDC (short for Primary Domain Controller).

Changing the device name usually requires a system restart to apply the changes.

3. Configuration of IP Addresses

This section is the most important to ensure proper connectivity between devices:

🔵 Internal Zone Machines

Machine Internal DMZ External
Domain Controller 172.16.200.201 172.16.100.201 172.16.10.201

🔵 Internal Zone Machines

  • Adapter 1: NAT (Actually used only by the Domain Controller)

  • Adapter 2: Internal-Zone

  • Adapter 3: DMZ-Zone

  • Adapter 4: External-Zone

Use Ctrl + R : ncpa.col

In Ethernet 2 (Internal):

Then :

In Ethernet 3 (DMZ):

In Ethernet 4 (External) :

then Restasrt VM