Using Windows Server 2003 in a Managed Environment
Appendix D: Connection Manager
On This PageBenefits and Purposes of Connection Manager 1.3Connection Manager 1.3 is a client dialer and connection software program included with products in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. It provides support for local and remote connections to your network service using a network of access points, such as those available worldwide through Internet service providers (ISPs). Connection Manager 1.3 includes features that both simplify and enhance the implementation of connection support for you and your users. Connection Manager is implemented using the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK). CMAK is designed for network administrators, information officers, and other team members who are responsible for the design, development, testing, distribution, and support of connection software for users who connect to your Internet or network service. You can customize Connection Manager so that the set of files you distribute to your users (called a service profile) can be easily installed and run. Using Connection Point Services you install Phone Book Service, which enables the distribution of phone books for a Connection Manager service profile. In addition to the support for basic dial-up connections, you can also use the CMAK wizard to incorporate support for virtual private network (VPN) connections using tunneling protocols to tunnel through a public network (such as when dialing into an ISP to access an organizations server). Connection Manager can create a VPN connection through a preexisting dial-up session, local area network (LAN), or digital subscriber line (DSL). For more information about Connection Manager, see the instructions in "Accessing Help documentation for Connection Manager for the Windows Server 2003 family," later in this appendix. How Connection Manager Communicates with Sites on the InternetAdministrators control whether to enable the phonebook download feature and which server the client computer sends the request to. The client computer initiates the connection to the phone book server in order to update its data. The phone book server sends one of the following elements to the Connection Manager client while there is a connection:
The following list describes various aspects of the Connection Manager information that is sent to and from the Internet and how the exchange of information takes place:
For more information about the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK), see "Before you start: Understanding Connection Manager and the Administration Kit," on the Microsoft Web site at: You can also view the same information in Help, as described in "Accessing Help documentation for Connection Manager for the Windows Server 2003 family," later in this appendix. Controlling Connection Manager to Limit the Flow of Information to and from the InternetConnection Manager client software is installed by default. Administrators determine when to create and distribute a Connection Manager service profile, without which Connection Manager cannot run. You can limit the use of Connection Manager by creating and distributing a service profile only to users and administrators who need to use the Connection Manager client to initiate local or remote network access point connections. You can use the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) wizard to create a customized service profile to configure Connection Manager not to update the client phone book information. Procedures for Installing the Connection Manager Administration Kit and for Viewing HelpThis subsection lists procedures for the following tasks:
Installing Connection Manager Administration Kit on your ServerThe Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) and Connection Point Services (used to install Phone Book Service) are not installed by default on products in the Windows Server 2003 family. Use the following procedure to add these components. To Add the Connection Manager Administration Kit and Connection Point Services After Server Installation
Accessing Help Documentation for Connection Manager for the Windows Server 2003 FamilyProducts in the Windows Server 2003 family have Help documentation describing the Connection Manager Administration Kit. You can view this documentation from any computer that has Internet access (regardless of the operating system running on that computer), or from any server running a product in the Windows Server 2003 family. The following procedure provides the details. To Access Help Documentation for a Server Running a Product in the Windows Server 2003 Family
Related LinksFor information about the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK), see the following Web site:
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