The default password policy will result in users password expiring every 42 days by default. No other options are set by default. Other options to be considered are minimum password lengths, the number of old passwords the system remembers, the maximum password age and account lockout details. To access this you need to run the Domain Security Policy console which is in the … [Read more...]
How can I see multiple peoples calendars? – Wayne Small
In a small office environment there is often the need to see multiple calendars at once. Microsoft have produced a small add-on for Outlook that will allow you to see and combine multiple calendars into one. It's called the Team Calendar for Outlook. You can download it direct from Microsoft at the following … [Read more...]
How do I change the internal IP address on SBS2000? – Wayne Small
The default installation of SBS2000 uses an internal IP address of 192.168.16.2. If you want to change it later then you need to make a number of alterations within SBS, 1. Change the IP address on the Internal Network card to the new IP address. Whilst here remove any IP addresses for the DNS server and press OK. You will get a warning and it will point it the DNS … [Read more...]
Time synchronisation on an SBS2000 Network – Wayne Small
At the core of SBS2000 is the Windows 2000 Serevr platform. Inherent in this is the tighter security and related to security is accurate time synchronisation. SBS 2000 can have it's time clock synchronised with one of the many Internet time server (NTP servers) which will prevent it from excessive variations. You need to ensure that your time zone settings on each workstation … [Read more...]
How can I disable specific users from OWA in SBS 2000? – Wayne Small
You may want to disable specific users to prevent them accessing email from outside the company. 1. Start the SBS Administrators Console 2. Select Active Directory Users and Computers node 3. Select the View menu and select the Advanced Features option 4. Drill down into the User container under ADUC to the required user 5. Right click the user and select … [Read more...]