How to Set Up a RADIUS Server with NPS on Windows Server 2012 R2 RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is the industry-standard AAA protocol — Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting — used by virtually all network access equipment including wireless access points, VPN concentrators, 802.1X network switches, and dial-up servers. Windows Server 2012 R2’s Network […]
How to Configure RRAS on Windows Server 2012 R2 Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 is a multi-purpose networking role that provides routing, VPN connectivity, and dial-up access services. RRAS can function as a software router supporting static and dynamic routing protocols (RIP v2 and OSPF via add-ons), as a […]
How to Configure DirectAccess on Windows Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess provides always-on, seamless remote access for domain-joined Windows clients without requiring user-initiated VPN connections. When a DirectAccess-configured client is outside the corporate network, it automatically establishes an encrypted tunnel to the DirectAccess server using IPv6 over HTTPS (IP-HTTPS) or other transition technologies, giving users transparent […]
How to Set Up a VPN with SSTP on Windows Server 2012 R2 Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a Microsoft VPN protocol that encapsulates Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) traffic over an HTTPS connection using SSL/TLS on port 443. SSTP VPNs are highly firewall-friendly because they use the same port as HTTPS web traffic, making them […]
How to Configure Network Policy Server (NPS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Policy Server (NPS) is the Microsoft implementation of a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server on Windows Server 2012 R2. NPS centralizes authentication, authorization, and accounting for network access, including VPN connections, wireless access points, 802.1X wired authentication, and dial-up connections. […]
How to Configure IPsec Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2 Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) provides cryptographic authentication and encryption at the IP layer, securing network communications between servers without requiring changes to applications. On Windows Server 2012 R2, IPsec policies can be configured to require encrypted communications between specific servers, authenticate traffic between network segments, […]
How to Harden Credential Protection on Windows Server 2012 R2 Protecting credentials from theft is one of the most critical security objectives for any Windows Server environment. Credential Guard, which uses virtualization-based security to isolate credential material from the OS kernel, is a Windows Server 2016 and later feature and is not available on Windows […]
How to Configure Network Load Balancing on Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Load Balancing (NLB) distributes incoming TCP/IP traffic across multiple servers in a cluster, providing both scalability and fault tolerance for stateless services such as web servers, terminal servers, and VPN endpoints. Unlike Failover Clustering, which is designed for stateful services with shared storage, […]
How to Install and Configure IIS on Windows Server 2012 R2 Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.5 ships with Windows Server 2012 R2 and is the most widely deployed web server on the Microsoft platform. IIS 8.5 includes significant improvements over earlier versions: dynamic IP restrictions, enhanced logging, ETW tracing for real-time diagnostics, application initialisation (warm-up), […]
How to Configure Windows Firewall on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) is the host-based stateful packet filter built into Windows Server 2012 R2. Unlike its consumer counterpart, the server version includes full inbound and outbound rule management, connection security rules for IPsec, and fine-grained profile controls for Domain, Private, and […]
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