Configuring External Web Access on Your Windows Server
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January 21, 2017 11:03 AM
Configuring your Windows® server for External Web Access lets you browse the Internet from your server like you would with a traditional PC.
The information you use to configure External Web Access depends on your server's settings.
To Locate Your Server's Settings for Configuring External Web Access
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Next to the server you want to use, click Launch.
- From the Account Summary section, note your SMTP Service Server Name and Server IP Address.
- Use your SMTP Service Server Name and Server IP Address to find the DNS information in the table below. You need this information to configure External Web Access.
| First Two Characters of SMTP Service Server Name |
First Octet of Server IP Address |
Preferred DNS | Alternate DNS |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 97 | 208.109.188.8 | 208.109.188.9 |
| S2 | Any besides 97 | 208.109.188.1 | 208.109.188.2 |
| P3 | Any | 208.109.96.1 | 208.109.96.2 |
| K2 | Any | 216.69.160.1 | 216.69.160.2 |
| N1 | Any | 188.121.38.46 | 188.121.38.47 |
To Configure External Web Access
- From the Start Menu, select Control Panel, and then double-click the Network Connections icon.
- In the Network Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties.
- Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) once to select it, and then click the Properties button.
- Select Use the following DNS server addresses, and then enter the Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS IP addresses you found in the table.
