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In this chapter, we will install and configure  Backup  which does not differ too much from the previous versions. To  Install the backup  feature, we should follow the steps given below. Step 1  − Go to Server Manager → Manage → Add Roles and Features → Next → Check the  Role-based  or  feature-based installation  box → then check on the  Select a server from the server pool  box and then click Next. Once all this is done, check the  Windows Backup Server  box and then click on Next as shown in the following screenshot. Step 2  − Click  Install  and then wait for the process to Finish. Now let us go and  Configure the Backup  Feature it, for which we should follow the steps given below. Step 1  − Go to  Server Manager  → Tools → Windows Server Backup. Step 2  − Click on  Backup Schedule…  in the left side panel or click on  Action  at the top of the screen as shown in the following screenshot. Step 3  − Click Next. Step 4  − If you want to backup a file or a fo

Windows has many network services too and you might already be knowing that it can become a router or a VPN Server too. Let us see how to use the Windows server 2012 as a router by installing the  Remote Access  role to it. PS  − Server should have 2 network cards – One inside the LAN and the other facing the internet. To add the Remote Access role, we should follow the steps given below. Step 1  − Go to, Server Manager → Manage → Add Roles and Features → Next → Check  Role-based  or  feature-based installation  → Check  Select a server from the server pool  → Next. Once all of it is done, then at the list of the roles find  Remote Access  and check it → A pop-up window will open. Step 2  − Click “Add Features” → Next. Step 3  − Click Next. Step 4  − Check on the  DirectAccess and VPN(RAS)  and  Routing  check boxes. Step 5  − Click  Install  and wait for it to be installed completely. After the installation is done, let us now see the setup of the router. For t

If we want to add other additional drivers, so that our clients find them easier to install a printer on their own. We must follow the steps given below − Step 1  − Go to, Server Manager → Tools → Print Manager → Action → Add Driver… Step 2  − Check both boxes → Next. Step 3  − Choose the drivers Path to be installed and then → Next. Step 4  − Click the Finish button.

Easy Printing  is a feature which allows the client that connects via RDS to print over the network. It is installed in Windows server 2012 by default. Easy Printing is basically where the printer device is defined on the client system and a printer is connected directly via the network. All configuration is done via Group Policy Objects. The configuration settings can be found at  Computer Configuration  – Administrative Templates – Remote Desktop Services – Printer Redirection. For  User Configuration , it will be have the same path – Administrative Templates – Remote Desktop Services – Printer Redirection. In administration, another important aspect is to set the priority for the printer, so the users have the same printer installer and can print as per their priorities. In this, the users printing with higher priorities overpass the printing will lower priorities. To do so, you need to add different logical printers and then add then as per the users or departments that h

In this chapter, we will see how to install a  Print Server  which plays some very important roles for the system administrator and the management. We should follow the steps given below. Step 1  − Go to Server Manager → Manage → Add Roles and Features → Next → Check on the  Role-based  or  feature-based installation  box and → Check on  Select a server from the server pool  and then → Next. Once it is done then, at the list of the roles find  Print and Document Services  → A popup window will open. Step 2  − Click on  Add features  and then → Next → Next → Next. Step 3  − Check on the  Print Server  box and → Next. Step 4  − Click Install.

Like its previous versions, the present Windows Server 2012 version has a  File Server Resource Manager Role . As you know, this is a role that helps system administrators to manage shared folders in the features link in setting up limits or file extension restrictions. To install it, we should follow the steps given below. Step 1  − Go to Server Manager → Manage → Add Roles and Features → Next → Check on the  Role-based or feature-based installation  box → Check on the  Select a server from the server pool  box → Next. Then, at the list of the roles find  File and Storage Services  and expand it. After this, expand the  Files and iSCSI Services  → Check on the  File Server Resource Manager  box and then a pop-up window will open. Step 2  − Click on  Add features  and then → Next. Step 3  − Click the Next button. Step 4  − Click the Install button. Now that we installed the  File Server Resource Manager , let us open it by following the path given below. Step 1  − Cl

Another important service for Windows Server is  Sharing Files  and for this purpose the Windows Server 2012 has –  File and Storage Services , which is found in Server Manager on the left pane as shown in the screenshot given below. Now let us see how to create a  Share  in the system with its respective rights. To do this, we should follow the steps given below. Step 1  − Click Server Manager → then click on File and Storage Services in the Server Manager sidebar → click on Shares → click on the Shares drop-down list → click on New Share. Step 2  − This will open the New Share Wizard → From here, select a type of share → I will create a very basic SMB share, so click on  SMB Share – Quick . We can later configure the user rights of this share. Step 3  − Click “Type a custom path” → click on Browse button. Step 4  − Select the folder that you want to share → Click  Select Folder . Step 5  − Click Next. Step 6  − You can choose one of the three options as per your