Installation & Maintenance Manual A. SBA Security Default Template
Version 6.8 237 Microsoft Lync Server
A.2 Client Features
Servers also act as clients to other servers. Each client feature can be in one the following
possible status:
Installed and enabled
Installed and disabled
Not installed and disabled
The following list details only the client features that must be installed and enabled on the
SBA.
Table A-2: Client Features
Client Feature Description
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Transfers files in the background using idle
network bandwidth.
DNS Client
DNS clients, also known as resolvers, use the
DNS (Domain Name System) protocol to send
queries to DNS Servers to lookup the DNS name
of a computer and retrieve information associated
with the computer, such as its IP address or other
services it provides. This process is called name
Domain Member
A domain member is a computer that is joined to
an Active Directory domain.
Microsoft Networking Client
Creates and maintains client network connections
to remote servers using the SMB protocol.
Time Synchronization
The server regularly contacts a Network Time
Protocol (NTP) server in order to accurately
maintain its clock.
WINS Client
A Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) client
locates objects on a network using the NetBIOS
Name Service (NBNS) protocol.