On the Verify The Date And Time Settings page, shown in Figure 4-4, click Change System Date And Time Settings if you need to change them. This includes the time zone.

Click Next. The next page displays the software license terms. Read the terms and conditions, select the I Accept The License Terms check box, and then click Next.

Enter the SBS 2011 Essentials product key that came with your copy of SBS 2011 Essentials. Choose whether or not to activate Windows automatically when you are next online. Click Next.

Next is the Personalize Your Server page, as shown in Figure 4-5. Here you can enter your company name, your internal domain name, and the name you want to give the server. (If you don’t have an internal domain name, just enter anything—for example, SBS.local is often used.)

Click Next to move on to the next page, shown in Figure 4-6. Enter an administrator account name and password. This is the account that you will use to log on to and manage your SBS 2011 Essentials server.

Click Next to continue to the page shown in Figure 4-7. Enter a standard user account name and password. This account is the one you’ll use for normal daily tasks, not for administration.

Click Next to continue. Choose a method for keeping SBS 2011 Essentials up to date, as shown in Figure 4-8. When you click a selection, you will continue to the next page.

Note:

The recommended setting is Use Recommended Settings (hence the name). This setting will keep SBS 2011 Essentials up to date with all relevant security updates and fixes, it will make your Internet browsing safer, it will check online for solutions to problems, and it will also report any problems and help Microsoft improve SBS 2011 Essentials. For more information on managing updates, see Chapter 11.

When the server preparation has completed, the page shown in Figure 4-9 is displayed. When you click the Close button, the post-installation configuration phase will be complete.