Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit eBook

80 Part I: Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies
4. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box, in the Automatic
configuration section, ensure that both check boxes are cleared.
5. If you use a proxy server, complete step 6 through step 11. Otherwise, go
to step 12.
6. In the Proxy server section, select the Use a proxy server for your LAN
(These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections) check
box.
7. Select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses check box.
8. In the Address box, type a valid proxy server address.
9. In the Port box, type the port number for the proxy server.
10. Click Advanced.
11. In the Proxy Settings dialog box, select the Use the same proxy server
for all protocols check box, and then click OK.
12. Click OK to close the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box.
13. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
3. Insert the SharePoint Portal Server CD into your CD-ROM drive.
4. Create an .ini file:
1. On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Run.
2. In Open, type path_to_server_setup_file setup /CreateUnattend path
filename.ini where filename is the name of the .ini file that you want to
create. For example, if the setup file is in the Setup directory on drive D
and you want to create sample.ini on the E drive, type D:\Setup\setup
/CreateUnattend E:\sample.ini.
3. Click OK.
4. Follow the instructions that appear in the setup wizard. All settings that you
choose are included in the .ini file that you create.
5. Edit the .ini file:
1. In a text editor, such as Microsoft WordPad, open filename.ini where filename
is the name of the .ini file that you created.
2. Modify parameters in the file for the settings that you want SharePoint
Portal Server setup to use.
3. If you plan to use an unattended installation file on servers with varying storage
configurations, ensure that hard-coded paths are valid for each server
configuration before starting the installation. An example of a hard-coded