Month: April 2021

This video will show how to restore a Windows Server VM on Veeam Backup & Replication 10.

1.Login Veeam Backup & Replication.

2. Click on Restore and then Microsoft Hyper-V.  

3. Click on Restore from Backup.

4. Select restore type, Entire VM restore in our example.

5. Select the VM and click Next.

6. Specify the desired restore mode: Restore to the original location in our example. 

7. Click Next to skip scanning the restored machine

8. Give the restore reason and click Next.

9. Click OK on the warning.

10. In Summary, click Finish.

11. Click Close  when the restore completes.

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Situation: when attempting to open Certification Authority in Windows MMC, you don’t see  Certification Authority and Certificate Templates. This video shows how to install Certification Authority on Windows Server 2019.

Step 1: Install certification Authority

1.With the Server Manager open, go to Dashboard.

2.Click Add roles and features.

3. Click Next.

4. Make sure Role-based or feature-based Installation is checked, and click Next.

5. Select the server which will be installed Certification Authority.

6. Check Active Directory Certificate Services.

7. In the popup, click Add features and the follow the wizard to complete the installation.

Step 2: Post-deployment Configuration

1. Click yellow exclaim icon

2. Click Configure Active Directory Certificate Services.

3. Specify credentials to configure role services.

4. In Select Role Services to configure, check Certification Authority.

5. Specify the setup type of the CA, Enterprise CA in our example.

6. Specify the type of the CA, Root CA in our example.

7. Specify the type of private key, Create a new private key.

8. Specify the cryptographic options, keep the default and click on Next. 

9. Specify the name of the CA, keep the default and click on Next. 

10. Specify the validity period, 10 in our example.

11. Specify the database locations, keep the default and click on Next. 

12. To confirm the settings, click Configure. 

13. You will see Configuration succeeded after the configuring.  Click Close.

You should have Certification Authority and Certificate Templates in MMC

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In some situations, you may want to expulse some files from scanning in Symantec Endpoint protection. This video shows how to do so.

Option 1: Configure Exceptions Settings

1. With the Symantec Endpoint Protection opens, click Change Settings.

2. Click Exceptions.

3. Click Add and select Exception options; Security Risk Exception, SONAR Exception, DNS or Host File Change Exception, Application Exception. .

Option 2: Auto-Protection Exception.

1.  Open Symantec Endpoint Protection from the system dray.

2. Click Yes in Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?

3. Click Options on each catalog such as Virus and Spy Protection, Proactive Threat Protection.

4. Select Change Settings.

5. Click on Auto-Protection tab

6. Check Selection under File Type

7. Enter the extensions of the file types you want to include.

8.  Click OK to save the settings.

Option 3: Use “Undo Active” to exclude the file.

With Symantec Endpoint Protection Detection Result, select “Undo Action Taken” from the Other Actions Menu.

Option 4: exclude the file in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

1. With SEP Manager open, go to Polic..

2. Go to Exception>Exceptions Policies

3. Click on Exception and add the file will be excluded.

4. Click OK to save the settigns.

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If you are setting up a new CA for the first time for use with Operations Manager 2007, use the following procedure to configure an HTTPS binding for the certification authority (CA).

Step 1: Install SSL

1. On the server hosting your CA, run Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. In the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, navigate to your server’s name>Site

3. Click Server Certificates under IIS.

4. Click Create Certificate Request under Actions

5. Send the CSR to a Certification Authority.

6. Download the SSL from the Certification Authority

7. On IIS Manager, click on Complete Certificate Request. 

8. Browser the certificate you downloaded, enter the Friendly name, and the store location.  You can double-click on it to check the Certificate.

9. Now, you should have the certificate installed.

Step 2:  Configure Binding

1.Open IIS Momager and go to Default Web Site

2.Click on Binding under Actions.

3. Click Add.

4. Select https as type, enter the Host name.

5. Click SSL certificate.

6. Select the certificate you just installed.

7. Slick OK to save the settings. Now test it.

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If you want to reissue and re-key a SLL Certificate, you can do it easily. This video will show you how to reissue and re-key a SLL Certificate on ssls.com.

1. Login the SSL website, ssls.com in our example.

2. Click on My  SSL.

3. Click Details.

4. Click REISSUE & RE-KEY.

5. Enter your domain or subdomain.

6. You will have options to save the private key: Create CSR In-Browser or  I have a CSR.

Note: If you use Create CSR In-Browser, you should install certificate by importing. If you provide the CSR, you should install the certificate by completing the request in the Windows Server.

7. If you click Create CSR In-Browser, it will download to the local computer.  

8. Select the mothed to get the certificate, for example receive an email. 

9. Now, you should have a download link.

10. Follow the link and enter the code.

11. You should receive certificate attached in your email.

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This video shows how to install Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (CALs) on a Windows Server 2019 running as RDS

Step 1: Select Connection Method.

1. In Server Manager, click on Remote Desktop Services

2. Click on Server

3. Click on Server name and then right-click on RD Licensing Manager.

4. In RD Licensing Manager, right-click on the RD Server name and click Properties.

5. In Connection method, select Connection method, Automatic connection in our example. Click OK to save the selection. 

Step 2: Activate Server and Install Licenses

Step 3: Install Licenses

1. Right-click on RD Server name and select Install Licenses.

2. Click Next in Welcome to the Install Licenses Wizard.

3. Select the License program: Open License in our example.

4. In License Program, enter the Open License Agreement number: Authorization number and License number.

Step 3: Activate the license

1. Right-click on the RD Server name and select Activate Server.

2. Click Next in Welcome to the Activate Server Wizard.

3. Make sure the Connection mothed is Automatic Connection and click Next.

4. Enter the company info.

5. In Completing the Activate Server Wizard, click Next to process. 

You have installed the RD license successfully!  

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In some situations, you may need to convert an SSL Certificate format to a different format. This video shows how to do so.

Option 1. Go to https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-converter.html, choose file to be converted. You may need key text file.  If you want to convert to PFX, you may enter the password.

Option 2: Go to https://decoder.link/converter, enter the Certificate File, Key File, Bundle File, and password. Click convert

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Office 365 can be installed and used in 5 devices. This video shows how to enable, disable, delete Devices in Office 365.

1.Login Microsoft Azure.

2.Go to Azure Active Directory admin center.

3.Click Users

4. Type the user name on Search bar. 

5. In The user profile, click Devices.

6. In Devices page, you have options to enable, disable, delete and mange the device. 

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This video shows you how to migrate RDS CALs from one Windows Server to another server. There are three options to migrate RDS CALs: 1.Automatic connection method 2.Using a web browser 3.Using a telephone ●

We will use Automatic connection method as example to migrate RDS CALs.

Step 1: Check RDS CAL migration method on source RD Server

1. In Server Manager, click on Remote Desktop Services

2. Click on Server

3. Click on Server name and then right-click on RD Licensing Manager.

4. In RD Licensing Manager, right-click on the RD Server name and click on Properties. 

5. On the Connection Method tab, verify the Connection method, Automatic connection method

In our example – you can change it in the dropdown menu. Click OK

Step 2: Establish RDS CAL migration on detonation RD Server

1. In Action Selection, check Migrate licenses from another license server to this license server.

2. In Select a reason for migrating the license: select The source license server is being replaces by this license server in our example. 

3. In Source License Server Information, enter the Source licensing server name or IP address.  

4. In License Program, select correct License program, Open License in our example and then Next.

5. Enter the Agreement number and click Next. 

6. In Product Version and License type, select the Product version, License type and Quantity.

7. It may take a few minutes to process.

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Assuming you already have a Certificate from a Certification Authority. There are multiple way to install the Certificate depending your need. This video shows some of them.

Install Certificate by right clicking on it

Install a Certificate from Microsoft Management

Install Certificate from IIS

Install Certificate by right clicking on it

1: Right click on the certificate file and select Install Certificate.

2. Check Local machine in Certificate Import Wizard. Then click Next.  

3. Click Yes on the popup.

4. You have options to Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate and Place all certificate in the following store, for example Trusted Root Certification Authorities. 

5. Click Finish on Completing the Certificate Import Wizard.

6. The import was successful.

Install a Certificate from Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.Type MMC on the star. 2.Double-Click to Open.

3. Click on Yes to allow MMC running.

4. Click File and then Add/Remove Snap-in.

5. Click Certificate and then Add

6. In Certificate snap-in, check Computer account.

7. With Local computer checked, click Finish. 

8. In the Certificate Console, navigate to the Certificate (Local Computer)>Personal.

9. Right-click on Certificates and then All Tasks>Import.

10. In Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard, make sure the Local Machine is checked, click Next.

11. Browse to the certificate you download from the Certification Authority and click Next.  

12. Check Place at certificate in the following store, for example Personal. Click Next.

13. Click Finish in Completing the Certificate Import Wizard. 

14. You should have installed certificate shows up.

Install Certificate from IIS

1. Open IIS from the Server Manager>Tools

2. In the Server hostname, double-click Server Certificates under IIS.

3. Click on Complete Certificate Request. 

4. Browser the certificate you downloaded, enter the Friendly name, and the store location.  You can double-click on it to check the Certificate.

5. Now, you should have the certificate shows up.

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