The added server you will allegation is a VPN server. Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition both address with the all-important software. Therefore, you won’t allegation any adapted software on this server. The abandoned specific accouterments this server needs is two NICs. One NIC will affix to the Internet and the added will affix to your artful accumulated network.
The final server you will allegation is an affirmation server. When bound users advance to accepting your accumulated adjustment through a VPN, they allegation to be authenticated. The accoutrement of best for accepting bound users is a RADIUS server. RADIUS is an acronym continuing for Bound Affirmation Dial In User Service. Microsoft includes its own adjustment of RADIUS in Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. The Microsoft adjustment of RADIUS is declared Internet Affirmation Service (IAS). There are no adapted accouterments or software requirements for this server.
The abide activity that I ambition to address about as allocation of this footfall in the tutorial is server placement. Each of the servers I acquire discussed will be affiliated to your artful adjustment via a hub or switch. The abandoned server that will acquire any conflicting connectivity is your VPN server. It is a advocacy blow to affix the VPN server afresh to the Internet though. It is best to address a firewall in beginning of the VPN server so you can analyze out accumulated but VPN traffic.
In Footfall 2, we’ll actuate the breadth acceding process. Your adjustment should board the adapted Windows Server 2003 breadth agent and DNS server afore melancholia on to the next step.
1. Open the server’s Control Panel and baddest Add or Remove Programs.
2. When the Add or Remove Programs babble box appears, blast the Add/Remove Windows Components button.
3. Select the Networking Casework advantage and afresh blast Details.
4. Now baddest Dynamic Host Acceding Protocol (DHCP) from the annual of adjustment services, afresh blast OK, followed by Next.
