InstallSftpWindowsServer2008R2How to Install and Configure SMTP Server on Windows Server 2. R2. On all versions of Windows Server, you can setup built in SMTP server. This SMTP server inside the organization can serve as a mail relay receiving and sending SMTP messages from and to different devices like senders, scanners,  access control devices, etc. SQL Reporting Services, Share. Point, which need an opportunity to send mail using an SMTP service. It is not always rational to deploy a full featured mail infrastructure, like Microsoft Exchange Server or other mail services. In this article well show how to install, configure and test the SMTP server on Windows Server 2. R2 serving as a mail relay. This SMTP server can only send or forward e mails, it doesnt have any means to receive them. How to Install SMTP Service in Windows Server 2. R2. SMTP server is one of the system features that can be installed through Server Manager. To do it, open Server Manager Dashboard servermanager. Add roles and features and check SMTP Server when you select the features. To manage the SMTP service, install management consoles, being a part of Web Server IIS role, so you will be prompted to install some IIS components. Leave all the suggested options of Web Server IIS role and run installation. After the components are installed, you may need to restart your computer. SMTP Server Configuration. The SMTP server is still managed using the old school management console Internet Information Services IIS Manager 6. You can open this console in Server Manager Tools Internet Information Services IIS 6. Manager or with the command inetmgr. In IIS 6 Manager unfold the branch with your server name, right click SMTP Virtual Server and open its properties. Learn how to set up an FTP server on a Windows machine. FTP allows you to easily and securely transfer files. How to install an SSH Server in Windows Server 2008. FileZilla2.jpg' alt='Install Sftp Windows Server 2008 R2' title='Install Sftp Windows Server 2008 R2' />In the General tab, if necessary select the IP address, the SMTP server to respond to, and check Enable logging. Then go to the Access tab. Here click Authentication and make sure that the Anonymous access is enabled. Go back to the Access tab and click Connection. Here you can specify, which devices can send e mails using our relay. To do it, check Only the list below and enter the list of IP addresses, dont forget about yourself 1. Note. As a general rule, its worth to check this option and limit the list of accepted devices with the range of IP addresses. Otherwise, your SMTP server may be used by spammers and other hackers as an open relay. Go to the Messages tab. Here the administrative e mail address is specified, to which the copies of NDR messages will be delivered, as well as the restrictions of the maximum e mail size and the number of recipients. Go to the Delivery tab. Then click Outbound Security. Here you specify the way of authentication on the external mail server. For example, if all e mails will be forward  to Gmail mail server and then resent to the recipients, check Basic authentication and specify the login and password of your Gmail mailbox In Google account settings should be allowed to send mail through their SMTP servers. Then click Advanced. Here you specify the FQDN name of your SMTP server. Click Check DNS to make sure if the DNS record is correct. If your server sends mail to an external SMTP server, specify its name in Smart host field e. Save the settings of the SMTP server. Note. DNS settings are critical from the point of view of mail system availability. If your SMTP server cannot resolve names, to which e mails are sent, the delivery wont be possible. If your server sends mail to other domains, it is important that the correct PTR record is created for your IP address to resolve reverse DNS lookup. The PTR record for an external IP address has to point at the FQDN name. Otherwise, most external SMTP servers wont get mail from you, considering your server a spammer one. SMTPSVC Automatic Start up. Now you only have to configure the automatic startup of your SMTP server. You can do it quickly using Po. Sh command prompt set service smtpsvc Startup. Type Automatic. Start the service start service smtpsvc. Make sure that SMTPSVC is running get service smtpsvc. Status   Name               Display. Name                  Running smtpsvc           Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTPSMTP Server Testing. The last thing you have to do is to make sure that your SMTP server is working. It is easier to do it by creating a plain text file smtp test email. Dont forget to change the sender and recipient names to yours. From serverlocaldomain. To adminlocaldomain. Subject Email test. This is the test email. Copy smtp test email. C inetpubmailrootPickup. SMTP server monitors new files appearing in this folder, and if a file is found it will read it and try to send an e mail with the given subject and body to the recipient specified in the To line. Check the recipient mailbox, and you will see this e mail. Tip. You can also test the work of your SMTP server using telnet command prompt, VBS script or Power. Shell Send Mail. Message SMTPServer localhost To managerlocaldomain. From serverlocaldomain. Subject Email test Body This is the test email from Power. ShellSo we have configured our own SMTP mail relay in Windows Server 2. R2 and and tested sending messages through it. Windows 2. 00. 8 R2 Certification Authority installation guide. This step by step guide explains how to install and configure public key infrastructure, based on Windows 2. R2 Server core offline Root CA Windows 2. R2 domain controller Windows 2. R2 enterprise edition Subordinate Enterprise CA server. Offline Root CA OS installation phase Boot the server using Windows 2. R2 bootable DVD. Specify the product ID click Next. From the installation option, choose Windows Server 2. R2 Server Core Installation click Next. Accept the license agreement click Next. Choose Custom Advanced installation type specify the hard drive to install the operating system click Next. Allow the installation phase to continue and restart the server automatically. To login to the server for the first time, press CTRLALTDELETE Choose Administrator account click OK to replace the account password specify complex password and confirm it press Enter Press OK. From the command prompt window, run the command bellow sconfig. Press 2 to replace the computer name specify new computer name click Yes to restart the server. To login to the server, press CTRLALTDELETE specify the Administrator account credentials. From the command prompt window, run the command bellow sconfig. Press 5 to configure Windows Update Settings select A for automatic click OK. Press 6 to download and install Windows Updates choose A to search for all updates Choose A to download and install all updates click Yes to restart the server. To login to the server, press CTRLALTDELETE specify the Administrator account credentials. From the command prompt window, run the command bellow sconfig. In case you need to use RDP to access and manage the server, press 7 to enable Remote Desktop choose E to enable choose either 1 or 2 according to your client settings Press OK. Press 8 to configure Network settings select the network adapter by its Index number press 1 to configure the IP settings choose S for static IP address specify the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway press 2 to configure the DNS servers click OK press 4 to return to the main menu. Press 9 to configure Date and Time choose the correct datetime and time zone click OK Press 1. Yes to restart the server. Offline Root CA Certificate Authority server installation phase To login to the server, press CTRLALTDELETE specify the Administrator account credentials. Install Certificate services start w ocsetup. Certificate. Services norestart quiet To check that the installation completed, run the command oclist find i Certificate. Services Download the file setupca. To C Windowssystem. Run the command bellow to configure the Root CA Cscript nologo C WindowsSystem. RSAMicrosoft Software Key Storage Provider sa SHA2. In order to verify that the installation completed successfully, open using Notepad, the file Setup. CA. log located in the current running directory, and make sure the last line is Install complete Passed Run the command bellow to enable remote management of the Root CA netsh advfirewall firewall set rule groupRemote Service Management new enableyes Run the command bellow to stop the Cert. Svc service Net stop Cert. Svc Run the command bellow to change new certificate validity period time reg add HKLMSYSTEMCurrent. Control. SetservicesCert. SvcConfigurationrootcanetbiosname v Validity. Period. Units t REGDWORD d 5 f. Note The command above should be written in one line. Run the command bellow to start the Cert. Svc service Net start Cert. Svc. Enterprise Subordinate CA OS installation phase. Pre requirements Active Directory Forest functional level Windows 2. R2 Add A record for the Root CA to the Active Directory DNS. Alamos Game Farm California on this page. Boot the server using Windows 2. R2 Enterprise Edition bootable DVD. Specify the product ID click Next. From the installation option, choose Windows Server 2. R2 Enterprise Edition Full installation click Next. Accept the license agreement click Next. Choose Custom Advanced installation type specify the hard drive to install the operating system click Next. Allow the installation phase to continue and restart the server automatically. To login to the server for the first time, press CTRLALTDELETE Choose Administrator account click OK to replace the account password specify complex password and confirm it press Enter Press OK. From the Initial Configuration Tasks window, configure the following settings. Set time zone Configure networking specify static IP address, netmask, gateway, DNS Provide computer name and domain add the server to the domain Enable Remote Desktop In order to be able to remotely manage the Root CA, run the command bellow cmdkey add Root. CAHostname user Administrator pass Root. CAAdminPassword Enterprise Subordinate CA Certificate Authority server installation phase. Pre requirements DNS CNAME record named wwwca for the Enterprise Subordinate CA. To login to the server, press CTRLALTDELETE specify the credentials of account member of Schema Admins, Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins. Start Administrative Tools Server Manager. From the left pane, right click on Roles Add Roles Next select Web Server IIS click Next twice select the following role services. Web Server Common HTTP Features. Static Content. Default Document. Directory Browsing. HTTP Errors. HTTP Redirection Application Development. NET Extensibility. ASPISAPI Extensions Health and Diagnostics. HTTP Logging. Logging Tools. Tracing. Request Monitor Security. Windows Authentication. Client Certificate Mapping Authentication. IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication. Request Filtering Performance. Static Content Compression Management Tools IIS Management Console IIS Management Scripts and Tools IIS 6 Management Compatibility. IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility Click Next click Install click Close. From the left pane, right click on Features Add Features Next expand Windows Process Activation Service select. NET Environment and Configuration APIs select the feature. NET Framework 3. 5. Features click Next click Install click Close. From the left pane, right click on Roles Add Roles Next select Active Directory Certificate Services click Next twice select the following role services. Certification Authority Certification Authority Web Enrollment Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service Click Next. Configure the following settings. Specify Setup Type Enterprise CA Type Subordinate CA Private Key Create a new private key Cryptography Cryptographic service provider CSP RSAMicrosoft software Key Storage Provider. Key length 2. 04. Hash algorithm SHA2. CA Name Common name specify here the subordinate server Net.