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Setting up a remote administration workstation

A common sense rule to be aware of is the importance of not sitting at the server to perform administrative tasks (even though Windows NT seems to encourage that very thing by installing all the admin tools at the server). It's much safer to administer your server from an Windows NT workstation. Here are the simple steps for setting up a remote administration workstation:

1. Insert the Windows NT Server CD-ROM into your Windows NT workstation.
2. Run the file <CD-ROM drive>:\Clients\Srvtools\Winnt\Setup.bat. This will detect your processor and install the correct images into the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. You will have to press [Enter].
3. Create shortcuts either on the NT workstation's desktop or Start menu for these applications:

• dhcpadmn.exe - DHCP Manager
• poledit.exe - System Policy Editor
• rasadmin.exe - Remote Access Administrator
• rplmgr.exe - Remoteboot Manager
• srvmgr.exe - Server Manager
• usrmgr.exe - User Manager for Domains
• winsadmn.exe - WINS Manager
• dnsadmin.exe - DNS Manager

Now there'll be no chance of accidentally shutting down the server!