Office 2013, Windows 8, and Exchange server 2013
With the release of Office 2013 Microsoft has made some important – read ‘expensive’ – changes to various aspects of using Office and specifically Outlook with Exchange Server. Firstly, Office 2013 will only run on Windows 7 or Windows 8 computers. That means that if you want to run the new Office (whichever way you […]
SBS 2011 Remote Desktop Gateway Service aka tsgateway not installed
I came across this minor/major problem on a recent install. This was a migration install, and after the SBS2011 migration had completed it’s first section, a message appears saying that migration was successful but that there were errors. This turned out to be related to the Remote Desktop Gateway Service, aka TSGateway, which when looking […]
Problems Sending Emails
Here’s an informational article to help explain why ‘proper’ emails might bounce. My legitimate email was rejected – why? When mail servers receive incoming requests, they are now employing a variety of methods to determine if the sender is a spammer. These include; – IP realtime blacklists – checking with a database provider such as […]
Multipoint Server
Recently I’ve been on a ‘conference’ where I was introduced to Windows Multipoint Server 2011. The result of that is that I am somewhat excited about what is now possible. Lansalot has always positioned itself to advise on and provide enterprise-class solutions to small businesses – because guess what? Small businesses have many of […]
Office365 Setup Tips and Tricks
A few tips and tricks we’ve gathered along the way of Office 365 and the Cloud; Distribution Groups These are setup via the https://portal.microsoftonline.com link, look carefully – its on the main ‘Admin’ page. Change your Primary Email Address You can change the primay email address of anyone OTHER than who you are logged […]
Exchange Server – Mailboxes vs Groups
Updated July 2016 – This article now includes information about Shared Mailboxes which is particularly relevant to Office 365 as you do not have to pay extra for them. These are slightly different to a full mailbox because the user account associated with them is disabled, so you cannot login as that user and set […]
Microsoft Office Licensing
Microsoft Licensing can be a bit confusing – so here is a 5-minute guide. We can offer all license types – OEM, FPP and Volume License, but we normally find most people are happy with OEM licensing. This is where you purchase a license at the same time as the PC, which can only be […]
Server Time
the ramblings of bitter experience Adjusting the clock on a server Sometimes the RTC (Real Time Clock) on a comptuer can wander, and if not kept in check, can end up with employees leaving early or starting late. You can sync the clock on the server to an external time source – which is nice […]
Lansalot Email Server Settings
Email Settings If you have email services supplied by us, you may need some settings to help you set up your email software (if we have not done it for you already, or if you are setting up a new PC etc). The settings you will need are as follows; POP3 Server : pop.lansalot.co.uk IMAP […]
Small Business Server
So what’s Windows Small Business Server about? What does it offer my business – why would I want one? I will answer that question with another question – what does everyone in business want? Customers yes – but when it comes to computer systems, Windows SBS has it covered. The main advantage of SBS is […]
