Configuring Windows Nt Server; Creating System Administration Accounts - Intergraph InterServe Web Quick Start Manual

Obtain and record the following Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
networking information:
IP address for your system:
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IP subnet mask for your system:
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IP domain name for your network:
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IP address for your network' s default
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gateway:
IP addresses for your network' s DNS
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servers, if any:
NOTE If you are planning to register a domain name, Intergraph Computer Systems recommends that you
call the primary DNS system NS.domain-name.com, where domain-name.com is the registered
domain name assigned to your site. If this system will also be the Web server, then you can assign a
DNS CNAME alias to allow systems to use www.domain-name.com to access the server.

Configuring Windows NT Server

After you have unpacked and set up the system as described in System Setup, you may complete the
installation of Windows NT Server. Use the instructions provided in System Setup and the Windows
NT Setup dialogs, taking the following additional steps:
Select Standalone Server as the security role for the system.
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When you reach the networking portion of Setup, select the following options:
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Select Wired to the Network for the connection type.
Select Install Microsoft Internet Information Server.
During network configuration, you will see references to the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP). Select No for the DHCP option.
In the TCP/IP Properties dialog, type the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway information
as recorded previously, and verify the system name and domain name are correct.
When configuring DNS, if your site already has a Domain Name Server, enter its IP address.
If your InterServe Web system will serve as the DNS, type the IP address of your system.
Enter other Domain Name Server addresses, if applicable.
When installing the Internet Information Service, select all IIS options, including the
Internet Service Manager (ISM) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) option.
To install the Structured Query Language (SQL) Server driver, select the SQL Server driver
from the Available Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Drivers list box, and then select
OK.

Creating System Administration Accounts

To administer your InterServe Web system, you should create user accounts for activities such as
testing, Web administration, and Sendmail administration. Use User Manager as described in the
Microsoft operating system documentation and online Help to create the following user accounts:
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