Enabling routing or NAT on Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Enabling routing or NAT on Windows Server
- You must first deploy the Routing and Remote Access Service on Windows Server.
- We strongly recommend that you refer to the specific documentation for the Windows Server version that you are using.
- This document provides information on deploying Routing and Remote Access Service for Windows Server 2016. You can refer to Microsoft’s own documentation here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-access/ras/remote-access-server-role-documentation
- Open Server Manager, and click Tools and select Routing and Remote Access.

- Right-click the server, and select Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access.

- When the setup wizard opens, click Next.
If Routing is needed
Follow these steps:
- Select Custom configuration and click Next
- Select LAN routing
If NAT is needed
Follow these steps:
- Select Network address translation (NAT) and click Next.
- Select the network interface that your users will use to connect to the internet, and then click Next.
- Select the network adapter that shares the internet connection (in this case Local Area Connection - TAPv9 adapter), and then click Next.



- On the summary page, click Finish.
- The wizard initializes and starts the RRAS service. Once the initialization completes, the server status icon changes to green.
- Re-start the service/server.