Configuring Roles for Your Server

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Configuring roles for your server

The Configure Your Server Wizard provides a central location from which you can install or remove the server roles available on a server running Windows Server 2003. After installing a server role you can use Manage Your Server to manage that role.

Manage Your Server provides a central location from which you can manage the server roles installed through the Configure Your Server Wizard. Manage Your Server starts automatically the first time you log on to your server computer with administrative credentials.

• Server roles

• Typical setup for a first server

• File server role: Configuring a file server

• Print server role: Configuring a print server

• Application server role: Configuring an application server

• Mail server role: Configuring a mail server

• Terminal server role: Configuring a terminal server

• Remote access/VPN server role: Configuring a remote access/VPN server

• Domain controller role: Configuring a domain controller

• DNS server role: Configuring a DNS server

• DHCP server role: Configuring a DHCP server

• Streaming media server role: Configuring a streaming media server

• WINS server role: Configuring a WINS server

• To remove a server role

Note

• This feature is not included on computers running the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Web Edition, operating system. For more information, see Overview of Windows Server 2003, Web Edition.