I want to setup my mac os x lion server

I bought the mac mini server with lion server last week. I want to setup the server for mail server ical server, web server, file share. now my office network has a static ip address in the internet, i have a router can provide the port forward, i registed the domain in the ISP. ISP server provide the DNS. can you tell me how to setup the server step by step.
thanks

You should be able to do this in the Workgroup Manager like http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-configure-mobility-settings-on-lion -server-.html or in the Profile Manager. Depends on your setup.

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