Re: What does the "Configure email and Internet Connection Wizard"
From: Wesley Kendall [MSFT] (a-wesk_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/22/04
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:58:37 GMT
>If the CEICW produces errors, then your system is misconfigured.
>If you have misconfigurations, the CEICW has a very good chance of fixing
>them for you.
>If the CEICW cannot fix the errors, then your system is really
>misconfiugred, but they might be fixed manually by analyses of the log
file
>that is produced.
>
>The CEICW is ths single most complicated configuration tool on the box.
It's
>a marvelous piece of work. The list of checks and configurations it makes
>are pages and pages long, and aren't going to be the subject of a
newsgroup
>post anytime soon ;-)
>
>If you can do a better job of configuring an SBS than the CEICW can, then
I
>think MS wants to speak with you ;-).
>
>--
>Les Connor [SBS Community Member]
>-------------------------------------
>SBS Rocks !
The help file built into the operating system has a complete list of what
the CEICW does (listed under "Configure Email and Internet Connection
Wizard"), and reads as follows:
Understanding the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection WizardThe
Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard is designed to correctly
configure settings for your network, firewall, secure Web site, and e-mail
services that are used when connecting your computer running Microsoft®
Windows® Small Business Server 2003 to the Internet. Additionally, if the
network configuration of your server becomes corrupted or changed in any
way, you can restore the configuration simply by running the Configure
E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard again.
Understanding the wizard components
Four components make up the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection
Wizard: Networking, Firewall, Secure Web Site, and E-mail. Depending on
your computer configuration, the components you see in the wizard may vary.
For information about each of these components, see the following specific
component sections.
Configure networking
When you start the wizard, you must first define the type of connection
that your server will use to connect to the Internet. The wizard is
designed to support multiple types of connections to the Internet using
either a broadband device or a dial-up modem.
When you run the wizard, you will select whether to connect to the Internet
using a broadband connection or a dial-up connection.
Broadband connection. This connection type requires a high-speed connection
to the Internet. The broadband connection has three options for connecting
to your Internet service provider (ISP):
A local router. Requires a router, such as a dial-on-demand router or ISDN
router. An IP address is supplied by your ISP for the external interface
(the interface that connects to the Internet) of the router. For this
connection type, your server can be configured with either one or two
network adapters.
If your computer uses one network adapter, the local router is the gateway
and firewall to the Internet, as shown in Figure 1. As a result, the
firewall provided by Windows Small Business Server 2003 cannot be used to
secure your local network from unauthorized Internet access. To secure your
local network, you must use a firewall device. If the firewall device
supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), you can still use the Configure
E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard to configure firewall settings on the
device. If the device does not support UPnP, you must manually configure
the settings. For more information about the settings, see Configuration
Settings for an Existing Firewall Device in Appendix C, "Network
Configuration Settings," of Getting Started.
Enlarge Figure
Figure 1 - Router connection and one network adapter
Note
If your broadband connection to the Internet uses a router device and a
PPPoE connection, you must configure the PPPoE settings on your router,
even if the device supports UPnP.
If your computer has two network adapters, it is the default gateway to the
Internet, as shown in Figure 2. In this configuration you can use the
firewall provided by Windows Small Business Server 2003 to secure your
local network. However, if you already have a device on the network that
provides firewall services, you will have to either disable the service or
manually configure the necessary firewall settings on the device.
Enlarge Figure
Figure 2 - Router connection and two network adapters
A broadband connection that requires a user name and password. Also known
as Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Requires authentication
information and uses a networking device, such as a cable modem or DSL
modem. Two network adapters are required for this broadband connection, as
shown in Figure 3. One network adapter is used to connect your computer to
the Internet and the other is used to connect your computer to the local
network (and client computers). If your broadband connection uses
authentication information, but your connection uses a router, you must use
the router option as your broadband connection type.
In this configuration, your computer becomes a gateway to the Internet so
the firewall provided by Windows Small Business Server 2003 can be used to
secure the local network from unauthorized Internet access.
Enlarge Figure
Figure 3 - PPPoE connection
A direct broadband connection. Requires a network device, such as a cable
modem or DSL modem. An IP address is not assigned to the actual Internet
connection device. Additionally, two network adapters are required, as
shown in Figure 4. One network adapter is used to connect your computer to
the Internet and the other is used to connect your computer to the local
network (and client computers).
Enlarge Figure
Figure 4 - Direct broadband connection
In this configuration, your server is the gateway to the Internet. To
protect your local network from unauthorized Internet access, it is highly
recommended that you also enable the firewall provided by Windows Small
Business Server 2003.
Dial-up connection. This connection type requires a dial-up connection to
the Internet using either a modem or terminal adapter, as shown in Figure
5. You can enable the firewall to protect your local network from
unauthorized Internet access.
Enlarge Figure
Figure 5 - Dial-up connection
Configure firewall
You have the option to configure the firewall for your local network using
the wizard if one of the following criteria is met:
You are using the dial-up connection option to the Internet.
You are using the direct broadband connection to the Internet. (This option
requires that your server has two network adapters.)
You are using the direct broadband connection that requires a user name and
password (also known as PPPoE).
You are using a local router on your network that supports Universal Plug
and Play (UPnP).
Important
If your configuration for connecting to the Internet does not meet the
criteria for using the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard to
configure your firewall settings, you must manually configure a firewall
device on your network to secure your local network from unauthorized
Internet access. For more information about configuring these settings, see
Configuration Settings for an Existing Firewall Device in Appendix C,
"Network Configuration Settings," of Getting Started.
If you are using the firewall provided by Windows Small Business Server
2003, when you enable the firewall in the wizard, Routing and Remote Access
is configured as the firewall unless Internet Security and Acceleration
(ISA) Server 2000 is detected. If ISA Server 2000 is detected, then it is
configured by the wizard as your firewall.
Note
If you select to enable the Virtual Private Network (VPN) service through
the firewall, you must also configure VPN access on your server by using
the Remote Access Wizard. For more information, see Using the Remote Access
Wizard.
Configure secure Web site
Use the wizard to allow access to specific Web services or to your entire
Web site for authorized users on the Internet. The specific Web services
for which you can allow access include: Outlook Web Access, Outlook Mobile
Access, server performance and usage reports, Remote Web Workplace, and the
Windows SharePoint Services internal Web site.
When you allow access to a Web service, the service is automatically
configured to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to secure communications
between your server and a Web browser. For more information about allowing
access to Web services from the Internet, see "Predefined options for Web
services" in Firewall settings configured by the Configure E-mail and
Internet Connection Wizard.
Important
If you create sites within the http://companyweb site in Windows SharePoint
Services, the sites will also be accessible to the Internet when you allow
access to the internal Web site.
Configure e-mail
If Exchange server is installed on your server, you can use this wizard to
specify how you will send and receive Internet e-mail. Based on the
information specified in the wizard, a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
connector necessary for your Exchange server is automatically configured.
You can also configure the Microsoft Connector for POP3 Mailboxes to
download mail from POP3 mailboxes at an ISP. For more information about the
POP3 connector, see Understanding the Microsoft Connector for POP3
Mailboxes.
When you enable Internet e-mail, you can also enable the option to remove
specific types of e-mail attachments from incoming Internet e-mail.
Wizard requirements
Running the wizard requires that you enter specific information about your
connection to the Internet. You can use the Required Information for
Connecting to the Internet form to record this information.
Additionally, consider the following specific requirements for running the
wizard:
The local network adapter must be assigned a static IP address.
If you are using a second network adapter to connect to the Internet, the
adapter must be connected to the Internet connection device.
You must be logged on as a member of the Domain Admins security group.
Running the wizard
The Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard can be accessed from
either Server Management or the To Do List.
To access the wizard from Server Management, click Start, and then click
Server Management. In the console tree, click Internet and E-mail. In the
details pane, click Connect to the Internet. For more information, see To
connect to the Internet.
To access the wizard from the To Do List, click the Connect to the Internet
To Do List task. For more information about the To Do List, see Complete
the To Do List.
Notes
If you need to reconfigure settings for your network, firewall, secure Web
site, or e-mail, you can rerun the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection
Wizard. If you do not want to modify settings defined in the last run of
the wizard for a specific component, select the option to not make changes
for that component. You can then bypass the associated pages for that
component.
Running the wizard does not require your computer to restart. However,
several services are restarted by the wizard, which may result in a
temporary loss of Internet connectivity.
On the last page of the wizard, you can print, save, or e-mail the settings
configured by the wizard. The settings are not configured until you click
Finish on the last page of the wizard.
Running the wizard using the script
You can also run the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard by
using a Visual Basic® script that is automatically generated by the wizard
each time the wizard is run. This file can then be used for the following
purposes:
To restore the configuration of the computer from which the script was
generated.
To reconfigure the computer from which the script was generated by
modifying the settings in the script.
To configure another computer running Windows Small Business Server 2003 by
modifying the settings in the script.
For more information about the script file, see Understanding the Configure
E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard script.
Thanks!
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