Setting up Windows Server Essentials Experience in Server 2022
Posted on 16th June 2023
Overview
This guide will show you how to set up Windows Server Essentials Experience in Server 2022. Windows Server Essentials Experience is a server role that can be installed on Windows Server 2022. It provides a set of features designed to simplify small business server management. This guide will assume that you are installing Windows Server Essentials Experience on a clean installation of Windows Server 2022.
Install Windows Server Essentials Experience
To install Windows Server Essentials Experience, follow these steps:
- Log on to the server using an account that has administrative privileges.
- Open Server Manager. To do this, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
- In the left pane, click Roles, and then click Add Roles.
- On the Before You Begin page, click Next.
- On the Select Server Roles page, select Windows Server Essentials Experience, and then click Next.
- On the Introduction to Windows Server Essentials Experience page, click Next.
- On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
- On the Installation Results page, click Close.
Configure Windows Server Essentials Experience
After you install Windows Server Essentials Experience, you must configure it. To do this, follow these steps:
- Log on to the server using an account that has administrative privileges.
- Open the Windows Server Essentials Dashboard. To do this, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Windows Server Essentials Dashboard.
- On the Welcome to Windows Server Essentials page, click Configure the server.
- On the Get Started page, click Next.
- On the User Accounts page, click Next.
- On the Computers page, click Next.
- On the Backup page, click Next.
- On the Remote Web Access page, click Next.
- On the Complete page, click Finish.
Conclusion
This guide has shown you how to install and configure Windows Server Essentials Experience in Server 2022. Windows Server Essentials Experience is a server role that can be installed on Windows Server 2022. It provides a set of features designed to simplify small business server management.
As of early 2021, Windows Server Essentials Experience is not yet available in Server 2022. However, it is possible to install and configure it manually. This article will show you how to do so.
Before you begin, you will need to download the Windows Server Essentials Experience files from the Microsoft website.
1. Extract the files to a folder on your server.
2. Open an elevated PowerShell window and navigate to the folder where you extracted the files.
3. Run the following command to install Windows Server Essentials Experience:
Install-WindowsFeature -Name ServerEssentialsExperience -IncludeManagementTools
4. Once the installation is complete, open the Server Manager console and click on the Notifications flag.
5. Click on the Promote this server to a domain controller link.
6. Follow the wizard to complete the promotion process.
7. Once the promotion is complete, open the Server Manager console again and click on the Local Server tab.
8. Click on the Change button next to the Computer name field.
9. Enter the new name for your server and click OK.
10. Restart your server for the changes to take effect.
You have now successfully installed and configured Windows Server Essentials Experience in Server 2022.
Windows Server Essentials Experience is a role that can be installed on Windows Server 2022. It is designed to provide a simplified management experience for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices.
In this article, we will show you how to install the Windows Server Essentials Experience role on Windows Server 2022.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, you will need to have the following:
A server running Windows Server 2022
A domain name
A static IP address
Installing the Windows Server Essentials Experience Role
To install the Windows Server Essentials Experience role, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your server using an administrator account.
2. Open the Server Manager dashboard.
3. In the Dashboard, click on Add roles and features.
4. On the Before you begin page, click Next.
5. On the Select installation type page, select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
6. On the Select destination server page, select your server from the list and click Next.
7. On the Select server roles page, check the box next to Windows Server Essentials Experience and click Next.
8. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.
9. On the Installation progress page, you will see the progress of the installation.
10. Once the installation is complete, click Close.
Configuring the Windows Server Essentials Experience Role
Once the Windows Server Essentials Experience role has been installed, you will need to configure it. To configure the role, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your server using an administrator account.
2. Open the Server Manager dashboard.
3. In the Dashboard, click on Configure Server Essentials.
4. On the Before you begin page, click Next.
5. On the User name and password page, enter the administrator username and password.
6. On the Company name and logo page, enter the name of your company and upload a logo.
7. On the Website and email address page, enter the website address and email address for your company.
8. On the DNS settings page, enter the DNS settings for your network.
9. On the Remote access page, select the remote access options that you want to enable and click Next.
10. On the Confirm selections page, click Finish.
11. On the Initial configuration tasks page, click Next.
12. On the Welcome to the Getting Started Wizard page, click Next.
13. On the Add users page, click Add users.
14. On the Add users page, enter the username, password, and email address for each user.
15. On the Add devices page, click Add devices.
16. On the Add devices page, enter the name and MAC address for each device.
17. On the Ready to complete page, click Finish.
Conclusion
In this article, we have shown you how to install and configure the Windows Server Essentials Experience role on Windows Server 2022.
