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help setting up Dell Win Foundation server for term services

helping out someone with a new Dell server pre-configured with Windows Foundation server. they purchased an additional 5 term server client licenses. anyone have steps to follow to get this up and running so they can remote in ASAP? including getting ISP to configure DNS to resolve to the server.

thanks

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thanks leew. I will do that on the server.

I hear ya on the security. unfortunately, I know they don't have the resources at this time to purchase a business class firewall. Although, a sonicwall tz100 is only a few hundred and should do it. can you recommend anything to make this more secure without a VPN in case they can't / won't purchase the firewall yet?

Also, do I need to contact their ISP and have them set up some DNS records? I think they have a domain with go daddy and their ISP is AT&T.

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And that's setup in DNS - you use a name you want to assign to the IP of the server. The server needs a static public IP. If they don't have one, you either need to change that or switch to the no-ip type of service.

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I will check out untangle. they do have public static IPs so I guess I'll call the ISP and see if they can set up some DNS records as I'm sure they'd rather use a name over an IP.

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Does the ISP manage their DNS? They might, Godaddy might, or a third party might. Someone NEEDS to and TYPICALLY its the domain registrar but doesn't have to be.

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not sure. I'll check with go daddy first, then ISP since their domain is with go daddy. thx

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thanks leew. still didn't so DNS as they are OK using the IP (it's only 3 people right now). I did set up pinholes to get them up and running, but secured it somewhat using a tutorial I found online (only certain people have access, not admin. still looking into authenticating by computer as well since they all have a travel laptop). They have agreed to get a sonicwall tz100 in the month couple of months.