Microsoft KB Archive/315773

= Configuring a Windows XP Professional Client in an SBS 4.5 Network =

Article ID: 315773

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5

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This article was previously published under Q315773



SUMMARY
You can use the Setup Computer Wizard in Small Business Server (SBS) 4.5 to create a disk that you can use to configure a client computer in an SBS 4.5 network. However, the Computer Setup Wizard was not designed to configure Windows XP Professional-based clients. If you want to use a Windows XP Professional-based client on an SBS 4.5 network, you must manually configure any computer that is running Windows XP Professional. This article describes how to complete the following procedures on a Windows XP Professional-based computer:
 * Join the domain
 * Install Winsock Proxy Client
 * Install and configure the Shared Modem service
 * Install and configure the Shared Fax service



How to Join the Windows XP Professional-Based Client to the SBS 4.5 Domain
Before you join the domain, confirm that the client is connected to the server. To do so, configure the client so that it obtains an Internet Protocol (IP) address automatically by using DHCP. You can also use a static IP address.

NOTE: The client must be on the same logical subnet as the server.

To use the Ping utility to confirm that the client is connected the server:  Click Start, click Run, and then type cmd . Type the following command, where  is the internal IP address of an SBS 4.5-based server:

ping

NOTE: Typically, the default internal IP address of an SBS 4.5-based server is 10.0.0.2 Type exit .

After you confirm that the client is connected to the server, perform the following procedure to join the Windows XP Professional-based computer to the domain.

NOTE: If you are using the actual users logon account to perform the following procedure, confirm that the account was created on the Windows XP Professional-based client and that it is a member of the Administrators group of the Windows XP Professional-based client. Standard Windows XP Professional user accounts do not have permissions to add software or to change the system configuration on the computer unless they are members of the local Administrators group. When you add a user to the local Administrators group, the account does not have administrative rights to the SBS-based server; the account has administrative rights only to the local computer. If you make any changes to the user account rights, restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
 * 1) Right-click My Computer and click Properties.
 * 2) Click the Computer Name tab, and then click Change.
 * 3) In the Computer Name box, type the name that you want to give to the computer.

NOTE: Do not use the same name as any other computer on the network.
 * 1) In the Member of box, click Domain, type the name of your SBS 4.5 domain, and then click OK.
 * 2) When you are prompted to provide the credentials for an account on the domain that has permission to add computers to the domain, type the user name and the password of your domain administrator account, and then click OK.
 * 3) Restart the computer.

How to Install Winsock Proxy Client
 Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following text in the Run box, where  is the name of your SBS 4.5-based server, and then click OK.

\\ \mspclnt

 Double-click Setup.exe, and then follow the instructions to install Winsock Proxy Client.</li> Restart the computer.</li></ol>

How to Install and Configure Modem Sharing Client
Before you install the Modem Sharing Client service, download and extract the Modem Sharing Service patch (W2kmpclnt.exe) that is located on the following Microsoft Web Site:

http://www.microsoft.com/sbserver/downloads/modem.asp

Run W2kmpclnt.exe to extract the Modem Sharing Service patch to a location on your computer before you install this patch. The Modem Sharing Service patch was initially created to allow Windows 2000-based clients to use Modem Sharing on an SBS 4.5-based server; however, this patch works for Windows XP-based clients as well.

Installing Modem Sharing Client
To install Modem Sharing Client:
 * 1) Double-click Network Connections in Control Panel.
 * 2) Right-click Local Area Connection and click Properties.
 * 3) Click Install, click Service, and then click Add.
 * 4) Click Have Disk, and then navigate to the folder where you extracted the Modem Sharing Service patch files.
 * 5) Click Netsrdr.inf, click Open, and then click OK.
 * 6) Click Shared Modem Service Client and click OK.
 * 7) After the files are copied, click Close.
 * 8) Restart the client.

Configuring Modem Sharing Client
To configure Modem Sharing Client:  Open a command prompt, and then type the following command, where  is the name of your server:

netmodem view \\

NOTE: If you have created a modem pool, this pool is listed. If you did not create any modem pools, you must create one on the server.</li> Type the following text, where  is the name of your server and   is the name of the pool that is displayed in step 1:

netmodem use * \\ \

You receive confirmation of a successful attachment and a report of the local communications (COM) port that is being used.

</li> Type the following command:

net stop serrdr

</li> Type the following command, and then close the command prompt window:

net start serrdr

</li> Double-click Phone and Modem Options in Control Panel.</li> Click the Modems tab, and then click Add.</li> After the Add Hardware Wizard starts, click Next.</li> Click Next, and then click the modem that your server is using from the list that is displayed.</li> Click Selected Ports, and then click the port that is displayed in step 2.</li> Click Next, and then click Finish.</li></ol>

To verify that Shared Modem Client is working, right-click the modem, click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem.

How to Configure and Install Fax Client
To use the Shared Fax service on the SBS 4.5-based server, you must print to the shared fax printer. To print to the shared fax printer from a Windows XP-based client:  Install the fax printer.</li> Install the Fax Sharing patch on the SBS-based server.

You can download the Fax Sharing patch from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/sbserver/downloads/faxfix.asp

</li> <li>Right-click Sbfopd.exe, and then extract the files to a folder.</li> <li>Double-click the Setup file to install the patch.</li></ol>

NOTE: Do not follow the steps for client installation that are listed on the Microsoft Web site; these instructions are for Windows 2000-based clients only.

Configuring Fax Client on the Windows XP Professional-Based Client
To configure Fax Client on the Windows XP Professional-based client:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

A list printers and faxes that are installed on the client is displayed. Leave this window open on the desktop.
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Run box, type \\.

A list of available shared resources on the SBS 4.5-based server is displayed, which includes the shared fax printer.
 * 1) Right-click the Fax-W2K Shared Fax Printer icon from the list of shares on the server, and then drag this icon to the Printers and Faxes window that you opened in step 1.
 * 2) Click Install.

After you complete this procedure, when you use the shared fax printer, the Send Fax Wizard starts automatically.

Installing Fax Client on the Windows XP Professional-Based Client
To install Fax Client on the Windows XP Professional-based client:
 * 1) Log on to the client as an administrator.
 * 2) Double-click Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
 * 3) Click to select Fax Services, and then click Next.
 * 4) If you are prompted, insert the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM.
 * 5) When the installation is finished, click Finish.

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