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Certainly! Let’s go into more detail about the main domain server that you created
before setting up the subdomain. Here's how to create and configure a primary
domain in Windows Server 2022
### Setting Up the Main Domain Server
#### Step 1: Install Windows Server 2022
1. **Open VirtualBox** and create a new virtual machine (VM) for your main domain
controller.
2. **Configure the VM**:
- Choose **Windows Server 2022** as the operating system.
- Allocate enough RAM (e.g., 4GB or more depending on your system) and CPU
resources.
- Attach the Windows Server 2022 ISO to the VM.
3. **Start the VM** to begin the installation process
#### Step 2: Complete the Windows Server Installation
1. Select your language, time, and keyboard preferences, then click **Next**.
2. Click on **Install Now**.
3. Select the appropriate edition of Windows Server (e.g., Standard or Datacenter).
4. Accept the license terms and click **Next**.
5. Choose **Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)**.
6. Select the disk where you want to install Windows Server and click **Next**
#### Step 3: Initial Configuration
1. After installation, set a password for the Administrator account when prompted.
2. Once the installation completes, log in using the Administrator account
#### Step 4: Configure the Server
1. Open **Server Manager** (it usually opens automatically).
2. Click on **Configure this local server** and set the following:
- **Set the Server Name**: Right-click on the computer name and select
**Rename** to give it a meaningful name (e.g., `DC1`).
- **Set a Static IP Address**:
- Go to **Local Server** > **Ethernet** > **Properties**.
- Click on **IPv4** settings and select **Use the following IP address**.
- Assign an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway based on your network
setup.
- Set the **Preferred DNS server** to the same IP address as the server itself
(for DNS
#### Step 5: Install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
1. In **Server Manager**, click on **Manage** > **Add Roles and Features**.
2. Click **Next** until you reach the **Server Roles** page.
3. Check the box for **Active Directory Domain Services**.
4. Click **Next** and complete the installation by following the prompts
#### Step 6: Promote the Server to a Domain Controller
1. After installing the AD DS role, a notification will appear in Server Manager.
Click on it and select **Promote this server to a domain controller**.
2. Choose **Add a new forest** and enter the root domain name (e.g.,
`[Link]`).
3. Set the **Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM)** password.
4. Review the options and click **Next**, then click **Install**.
5. The server will reboot upon completion
#### Step 7: Verify Domain Functionality
1. After the reboot, log in using the domain administrator account (e.g.,
`Administrator@[Link]`).
2. Open **Active Directory Users and Computers** from the Server Manager to verify
that the domain is created successfully.
3. Check DNS settings via the **DNS Manager** to ensure that DNS is functioning
correctly
### Conclusion
You now have a fully functioning main domain server that can manage user accounts,
security policies, and more. This server will act as the foundation for creating
subdomains and managing clients in your network
If you have any more questions or need further clarification on any step, feel free
to ask!