How to Configure Exchange Server 2016 for SMTP Application Relay
Microsoft Geek
In most organizations there are several devices or applications that need to use an SMTP service to send email messages. An Exchange 2016 server can provide that service for you,…
Windows Server 2016
Active Directory 101
Domain Name System ( DNS )
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Adding DNS Servers in All DHCP Scopes using PowerShell
To Get all Scopes – Open PowerShell – Run as Administrator Get-DhcpServerv4Scope To Check DNS Servers Option 006 Get-DhcpServerv4Scope| Get-DhcpServerv4OptionValue| Where-Object{$_.OptionID -like6} | FT Value To Check – Whatif Get-DhcpServerv4Scope|…
Domain Name System ( DNS )
PowerShell 101
Windows Server 2012 /R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Get DNS server IP’s using PowerShell
On servers, we use static IP configuration and static DNS configuration. If you have multiple sites in your environment, this list of DNS server IPs will vary from one site’s…
Step by Step Implementing DNS Security in Windows Server 2016
Since DNS is a critical network service, as a Server Administrator you must protect it as much as possible. A number of options are available for protecting the DNS server,…
Migrate Active Directory from Server 2012 R2 to Server 2016
This is very straight forward process, but make sure you test it 1st in your Test Environment. I’m using 2 Hyper-V Machine, which is my Previous domain Server (Microsoft.lk.com). 1-…
How to Use PowerShell to Create AD User Accounts in Bulk in Windows Server 2016
Lets get started.. 1 – For this demo, I will use my existing AD Server with Windows.ae domain and previously created empty OU call Network Branch. My Network Branch OU…
How to Install and Configure NFS Server in Windows Server 2016
What is NFS Server? Using the NFS protocol, you can transfer files between computers running Windows and other non-Windows operating systems, such as Linux or UNIX. In Windows Server 2016,…
How to Install PostgreSQL on Windows Servers
Open a browser tab and go to the PostgreSQL -EnterpriseDB website to download the installer. Select the latest version (version 10.3 at the time of writing of this article). Then…
Configure Group Policy to deploy updates using WSUS 2016
One of the first steps you will need to take during the initial configuration of a WSUS Server is to establish communication between WSUS Server and clients. As clients (endpoints)…
The initial configuration of WSUS 2016
After the WSUS installation has been completed on Windows Server 2016, you are ready to configure the initial WSUS settings. This is a necessary step that you can not skip…