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Install Windows Server :

1. Initial Configuration

This section explains the preparatory steps before starting the actual installation process inside the virtual environment (such as VMware or VirtualBox):

  • Create a New VM: Begin by creating a new virtual machine.

  • Select the ISO File: Choose the Windows ISO version to be installed.

  • Allocate Resources: Specify the hard disk size and memory (RAM).

Important Note:\ The Network Adapter settings must be properly configured.

Install VMWare Tools:

In Win Client ANd Server :

Then :

Then :

And Next => Next => Then Reboot/ Restart

Change Date, Time, and Time Zone :

Change Device Name :

And reboot

Configuration of IP Addresses

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

🔵 Internal Zone Machines

Machine Internal DMZ External
Client 1 172.16.200.210 172.16.100.210 172.16.10.210
Client 2 172.16.200.211 172.16.100.211 172.16.10.211
Client 3 172.16.200.212 172.16.100.212 172.16.10.212
Client 4 172.16.200.213 172.16.100.213 172.16.10.213
Client 5 172.16.200.214 172.16.100.214 172.16.10.214

🔵 Internal Zone Machines

🔵 Internal Zone Machines

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

  • Adapter 2: Internal-Zone → DNS → IP Windows Server

  • Adapter 3: DMZ-Zone

  • Adapter 4: External-Zone

Open Network And Sharing Center :

In Ethernet 2 (Internal):

In Ethernet 3 (DMZ):

In Ethernet 4 (External) :

Check Connection betwen Device :

in Win Server :

C:\Users\Administrator>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c8d0:3e26:219d:fe41%5
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.2.15
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.2.2

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::54a5:79b2:372b:a7bc%17
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.200.201
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 3:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1d4d:6fd4:6aff:972d%9
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.100.201
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 4:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c8e:1309:e820:530%10
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.10.201
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Users\Administrator>

IP IN Internal Network : 172.16.200.201

in Win Client :

C:\Users\vboxuser>ping 172.16.200.201

Pinging 172.16.200.201 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 172.16.200.201: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 172.16.200.201: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 172.16.200.201: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 172.16.200.201: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 172.16.200.201:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

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