How To Set Up a DNS Server (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/6/2010

Before you set up a DNS server, you must install Active Directory as described in How To Set Up Active Directory. To ensure that the DNS server is properly installed and configured for successful Wi-Fi testing, set it up as part of your Active Directory installation. The following figure shows the Active Directory Installation Wizard message you will see at the end of Active Directory installation and prior to DNS server configuration.

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To set up a DNS server

  1. In the Active Directory Installation Wizard, on the DNS Registration Diagnostics page, select Install and configure the DNS server on this computer, and set this computer to sue this DNS server as its preferred DNS server, and then click Next.

  2. On the Permissions page, click Permissions compatible only with the Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 operating systems., and then click Next.

  3. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, set the Restore Mode Password and confirm it.

    In your test environment, using this restore-mode password is not likely to be necessary. For the purpose of setting up the test environment, however, set this password to be the same as the Administrator account that you created when you installed Windows Server 2003.

    Click Next.

  4. On the Summary page, review the choices that you have made for setting up and configuring Active Directory and the DNS service for your server.

  5. Click Next to start the launch the setup process.

    The process takes between ten and fifteen minutes, depending on the speed of the computer being used. While the process is running, it will periodically display status screens that indicate the actions being taken.

    Important

    Make sure that you have the Windows Server 2003 installation disk available, because the system may require it at this point to complete the setup process.

  6. When the Optional Networking Components message appears, click OK.

  7. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Use the following IP address, and assign a static IP address to the server.

    The static IP address can be any private-range IP address. Because Wi-Fi testing requires frequent use of this IP address, assign one that is easy to remember, for example, 10.10.0.1.

  8. Click Next.

    The Active Directory Installation Wizard configures the DNS service on the computer. This process should only take a few minutes.

    Warning

    Make sure that you allow this configuration process run to completion. In the configuration status message that appears, do not click Skip DNS Installation. If you skip the installation, your test environment will not work with the Wi-Fi Authentication Test Suite.

  9. When the DNS installation is complete, the Completing the Active Directory Installation Wizard page opens. Click Finish.

  10. Restart your computer by clicking Restart now in the notification message that appears.

  11. When the computer restarts, the following confirmation page opens.

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  12. Click Finish.

See Also

Other Resources

How To Set Up Authentication Servers on Windows Server 2003
Wi-Fi Authentication Tests