The View Network Connections link opens the Network Connections Control
Panel applet, where you can configure your network interfaces such as setting static IP
addresses, protocol bindings, and bridging connections. The Configure Remote Desktop
link is a shortcut to the Remote tab of the System Properties dialog box, where you can
allow or disallow incoming Remote Desktop connections.
The Do Not Show Me This Console at Logon checkbox at the bottom of the Server
Summary section prevents Server Manager from running automatically whenever you
log on to the server.
Security Information
In the Security Information section, click the Go to Windows Firewall link to open the
Windows Firewall configuration screen, where you can enable or disable the firewall, set
exceptions, and configure advanced settings. The Configure Updates link lets you configure
how Windows Update is handled by the server. The Run Security Configuration
Wizard link launches a wizard that you can use to create or import a security policy for
the server. This is useful if you use standard security templates across your server builds.
The last link, Configure IE ESC, allows you to enable or disable IE ESC for administrators
or users on the server.
Roles Summary
The Roles Summary lists all the roles currently installed on the server. If a problem exists
with a particular role??”for example, if a dependent service is stopped or critical errors
are in the event log pertaining to that service??”the status will be indicated next to the role
name.
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