This time we are going to guide you about how we can configure the Server in Windows 2003. You will configure the server as the first domain controller in an Active Directory domain called contoso.com. But before starting the configuration step there are some important points which are necessary to be figure out here. You all just keep in mind that, when the Active Directory Installation Wizard is launched, the steps that it prompts you to follow will differ based on whether it detects another domain on the network. The steps presented below assume you are running the wizard on an isolated network. If you are connected to a network with another domain, the steps may vary, and you may either modify your choices appropriately or disconnect from the network prior to performing the exercise.

Follow these below steps in order to configure a server in Windows 2003:-

1. If it is not already open, open the Manage Your Server page from the Administrative Tools program group.

2. Click Add Or Remove A Role. The Configure Your Server Wizard appears.

3. Click Next and the Configure Your Server Wizard detects network settings.

4. Click Typical Configuration For A First Server, and then click Next.

5. In Active Directory Domain Name, type contoso.com.

6. Verify that NetBIOS Domain Name reads CONTOSO and click Next.

7. Verify that the Summary Of Selections matches that shown in below Figure and click Next. The Configure Your Server Wizard reminds you that the system will restart and asks you to close any open programs.

8. Click Yes.

9. After the system has restarted, log on as Administrator.

10. The Configure Your Server Wizard will summarize its final steps, as shown in below figure.

11. Click Next and then click Finish.

12. Open Active Directory Users And Computers from the Administrative Tools group. Confirm that you now have a domain called contoso.com by expanding the domain and locating the computer account for Server01 in the Domain Controllers OU.