Re: What does the "Configure email and Internet Connection Wizard"

From: Les Connor (les.connor_at_DEL.cfive.ca)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:07:58 -0500

Ok, I was wrong.

Wes, take the rest of the day, off as your fingers must be sore ;-).

Actually, I was referring to the *other* manual, with the logging, registry
keys, script properties, etc. I think Guy is the kind of Guy (pun intended)
that is comfortable with the nuts and bolts version. 

-- 
Les Connor [SBS Community Member]
-------------------------------------
SBS Rocks !
"Wesley Kendall [MSFT]" <a-wesk@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:Y%23RVuYNoEHA.3096@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
> >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!
>
> --
>
> Wesley Kendall
> Small Business Server Product Support
>
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> rights.
>
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