How To Manually Set Up A Custom / Vanity Domain Name In Windows Server Essentials
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Last updated: April 28, 2024 27
Let me start off by saying that I highly recommend folks use a Microsoft personalized domain name (e.g. YourDomainPrefix.remotewebaccess.com or YourDomainPrefix.homeserver.com) when setting up Anywhere Access / Remote Web Access on their Essentials server. The reason for this is that the domain name, the dynamic DNS update service, and the trusted SSL certificate are all automatically set up and managed for you by the server completely free of any charge or hassle. If you would rather take this much more convenient route instead, then see the following links for instructions on how to set up a Microsoft personalized domain name on your Essentials server:
Configuring and Customizing Remote Web Access on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Understand Microsoft personalized domain names
EDIT (11/15/2022): With the increased frequency that Microsoft keeps breaking their online services in Windows Server Essentials (including their remotewebaccess.com personalized domain names and dynamic DNS service), it’s becoming abundantly clear that they no longer care about their Windows Server Essentials (WSE), and Small Business Server (SBS), customers. Therefore, I now STRONGLY recommend that folks avoid using a Microsoft personalized domain name, and set up their very own custom / vanity domain name instead.
That being said, I also understand that some folks would rather forgo the convenience of using a Microsoft personalized domain name in order to have their very own custom / vanity domain name instead (e.g. YourDomainPrefix.YourCustomDomain.com). Using a custom / vanity domain name presents some additional challenges that must be overcome though; such as purchasing, setting up, and managing the domain name, the dynamic DNS update service, and the trusted SSL certificate. For those folks who are willing to take on those additional challenges, I’ll do my best to try and help by walking you through the entire manual domain name set up process here step-by-step (using either a user-purchased SSL certificate, or a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate via Certify the web).
How To Manually Set Up A Custom / Vanity Domain Name In Windows Server Essentials
Posted by Mike Comments off Last updated: April 28, 2024 27
Let me start off by saying that I highly recommend folks use a Microsoft personalized domain name (e.g. YourDomainPrefix.remotewebaccess.com or YourDomainPrefix.homeserver.com) when setting up Anywhere Access / Remote Web Access on their Essentials server. The reason for this is that the domain name, the dynamic DNS update service, and the trusted SSL certificate are all automatically set up and managed for you by the server completely free of any charge or hassle. If you would rather take this much more convenient route instead, then see the following links for instructions on how to set up a Microsoft personalized domain name on your Essentials server:
Configuring and Customizing Remote Web Access on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Understand Microsoft personalized domain names
EDIT (11/15/2022): With the increased frequency that Microsoft keeps breaking their online services in Windows Server Essentials (including their remotewebaccess.com personalized domain names and dynamic DNS service), it’s becoming abundantly clear that they no longer care about their Windows Server Essentials (WSE), and Small Business Server (SBS), customers. Therefore, I now STRONGLY recommend that folks avoid using a Microsoft personalized domain name, and set up their very own custom / vanity domain name instead.
That being said, I also understand that some folks would rather forgo the convenience of using a Microsoft personalized domain name in order to have their very own custom / vanity domain name instead (e.g. YourDomainPrefix.YourCustomDomain.com). Using a custom / vanity domain name presents some additional challenges that must be overcome though; such as purchasing, setting up, and managing the domain name, the dynamic DNS update service, and the trusted SSL certificate. For those folks who are willing to take on those additional challenges, I’ll do my best to try and help by walking you through the entire manual domain name set up process here step-by-step (using either a user-purchased SSL certificate, or a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate via Certify the web).
How To Manually Set Up A Custom / Vanity Domain Name In Windows Server Essentials
Posted by Mike Comments off Last updated: April 28, 2024 27
Let me start off by saying that I highly recommend folks use a Microsoft personalized domain name (e.g. YourDomainPrefix.remotewebaccess.com or YourDomainPrefix.homeserver.com) when setting up Anywhere Access / Remote Web Access on their Essentials server. The reason for this is that the domain name, the dynamic DNS update service, and the trusted SSL certificate are all automatically set up and managed for you by the server completely free of any charge or hassle. If you would rather take this much more convenient route instead, then see the following links for instructions on how to set up a Microsoft personalized domain name on your Essentials server:
Configuring and Customizing Remote Web Access on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Understand Microsoft personalized domain names
EDIT (11/15/2022): With the increased frequency that Microsoft keeps breaking their online services in Windows Server Essentials (including their remotewebaccess.com personalized domain names and dynamic DNS service), it’s becoming abundantly clear that they no longer care about their Windows Server Essentials (WSE), and Small Business Server (SBS), customers. Therefore, I now STRONGLY recommend that folks avoid using a Microsoft personalized domain name, and set up their very own custom / vanity domain name instead.
That being said, I also understand that some folks would rather forgo the convenience of using a Microsoft personalized domain name in order to have their very own custom / vanity domain name instead (e.g. YourDomainPrefix.YourCustomDomain.com). Using a custom / vanity domain name presents some additional challenges that must be overcome though; such as purchasing, setting up, and managing the domain name, the dynamic DNS update service, and the trusted SSL certificate. For those folks who are willing to take on those additional challenges, I’ll do my best to try and help by walking you through the entire manual domain name set up process here step-by-step (using either a user-purchased SSL certificate, or a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate via Certify the web).