Category Archives: Tutorials

Various Tutorials I Have Put Together

Sharing a Folder

Create a folder under a directory of your choice Right click on the folder and go to properties Under the sharing tab, highlight and select the selection that says “Share this folder” Enter in a valid name for the share to be displayed as and hit apply Next, we will enable permissions to everyone that [...]

Configuring Performance Logs and Alerts

Click on Start > Administrative tools > Performance Expand the Logs and Alerts Click on the Counter Log Right click on System Overview and go to Properties Go to the Log tab and select a log to save to Go to the Schedule tab and view the times you want to limit logging to Go [...]

Creating a Shared Folder

  Create a folder on the server under any directory you wish.. but generally it should be under C:/ for ease of finding them Make sure that simple file sharing is enabled if you are on a client computer Select and highlight the folder and right click it, and go to properties Go to the [...]

Installing Printers on Active Directory

On the server go to Control Panel and then Add Printer or Fax When the wizard appears, Select Local Printer and Click Next Select Create a new port and select TCP/IP Click Next Click Next Select the device as Generic, Click Next Add a name, and enter in the rest of the information to the [...]

Implementing Domain Based DFS and Creating Links

  Go to Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Distributed File System Right click on Distributed File System and click on New Root Hit Next Choose Domain Root and press Next Verify the correct domain is entered and selected, hit next On the Server Name Screen hit Browse Select the Server/Computer where the files [...]