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sysadmin:todo:services:internal:windowservers

Steps to set up Student Windows Servers

  • Install Windows Server 2016 and all updates
    • When asked for a product type, choose Windows Server 2016 Standard with Graphical Desktop
    • When asked for a product key, choose WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY. This is the KMS server key that pulls licensing from CCS's server
  • Join to the cfs.uoguelph.ca domain
  • Install Software. Much of it is available in the FS sysadmin share
    • Adobe Reader
    • Cryptool (V1 and V2)
    • Easy68K
    • Firefox
    • Google Chrome
    • Logicworks
    • MS Office 2016 Pro (Word, Excel, Powerpoint only)
    • Python 3.8
    • Visual Studio Community (Can pull the install profile from existing server)
  • Create batch file at C:\Scripts\logon.bat to mount home folders. The folder should be world readable but not writable. Contents should be
    @echo off
    net use H: \\gringotts\%username% /persistent:yes
  • Set GPO
    • Disable Shutdown/Restart/Hibernate buttons
    • User login script to run the C:\Scripts\logon.bat
    • Point RDP licensing server to grindelwald.socs.uoguelph.ca
    • Set RDP licensing type to per-device CAL
    • Set 12 hour limit to terminate disconnected and idle sessions
  • Set firewall rules
    • Block Telnet Outbound (Port 23)
    • Block RDP Outbound (Port 3389)
    • Block SSH Outbound (Port 22)
    • Allow SSH for SoCS 131.104.48.0/23 (Port 22)
  • Allow RDP from the SoCS Faculty, Staff, Grads, TAs, and Undergrads groups in AD
  • Update the SoCS DNS record for Windows to ensure the machine IP is listed there
sysadmin/todo/services/internal/windowservers.txt · Last modified: 2020/10/30 17:54 by 127.0.0.1