SBS 2011 replacement
Microsoft have discountinued the SBS line of software, a great-value option for a lot of small businesses including the massive power of Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Exchange Server, this is a fact. But many companies still need this sort of solution and are looking around for an SBS 2011 replacement. We definately recommend to […]
Yealink EXP38 – Which button is Which?
If you own a Yealink EXP38 expansion module, you may ask ‘Which button is which’? The EXP38 offers 38 programmable buttons for the T26 and T28 model phones, including dual-colour LEDs which can be lit or flash in green or red. As you look at the unit the buttons are split into 2-column-pairs, and are […]
SBS 2011 Certificate Installation
You will need these SBS 2011 Certificate installation instructions if you are using a self-signed SSL certificate and and of the following apply:- You connect to your SBS 2011 server from a PC at home for Outlook, Remote Web Access or Outlook Web Access Your company server was upgraded to SBS 2011 and your Outlook […]
Sage Accounts SagePDFPrinter x64 bit aka Sage PDF Converter x64 bit
Sage Accounts is compatible with Windows 7 x64 aka 64 bit but you need the sage pdf converter x64 bit update. Sage UK do not make it easy for you to find and install the Sage PDF Converter x64 bit update. They want you to login to the support website first, and have a support […]
Windows 2003 FRS Replication DFS+NTFRS
Windows 2003 FRS Replication DFS+NTFRS Windows Server 2003 DFS uses the FRS File Replication Service aka NTFRS replicatoin service to replicate data between servers. Typically only the Sysvol is replicated (by default it is between AD domain controllers) but if you are using DFS to create a redundant or diversified infrastructure you may come into […]
Server Rebuild and Disaster Recovery
This week’s topic is “What I learned during a recent Server Rebuild and Disaster Recovery” session, in which a RAID system failed catastrophically on a Windows SBS 2003 server. Anyone who knows about SBS knows that most people who have it have only 1 server, and so for this company the business was largely offline […]
Why-fi – which wifi router is best for me?
Wireless Networks are a very common thing nowadays and there is an expectation of connection everywhere you go. Large networks, in terms of either number of users or the physical scope of the network, can become quite complex to satisfy everyone’s needs – users as well as administrators. If you are need to deploy or […]
Server Password Expiry
Many of our customers have a server network with a server password expiry policy, meaning they have to change the password every 30 days or so. We have had a few clients come across this issue – when your server password expires, what do you do? What about if you aren’t in the office? How […]
Manually setup Outlook with Office 365 Wave15
Microsoft have recently updated Office365 to ‘wave 15’ which you’d see as a dramatic change in the admin portal, Outlook Web Access etc. But it does mean that previous setup instructions for users without Autodiscover setup (maybe during transition time) are now useless. Here is the procedure, stolen from the video posted at http://community.office365.com/en-us/forums/158/t/126397.aspx Login […]
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 […]
Moving From Personal Outlook to Office365
When moving from standalone Outlook to Office 365 you will want to retain your existing inbox, contacts etc. Here’s how: The process involves importig your existing email into the Office 365 Exchange server. This assumes thatyour DNS has been setup with the autodiscover record for Outlook to automatically find the Exchange server. Determine the location […]
