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Tutorial: Enable routing and NAT on Windows Server 2016

Abstract

This configuration tutorial provides the steps to enable routing and NAT on a Windows Server 2016.

This configuration tutorial provides the steps to enable routing and NAT on a Windows Server 2016.

  1. You must first deploy the Routing and Remote Access Service on Windows Server.

  2. Open Server Manager, click Tools and select Routing and Remote Access.

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

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  4. When the setup wizard opens, click Next.

  5. If Routing is needed:

    1. Select Custom configuration and click Next

    2. Select LAN routing

  6. If NAT is needed:

    1. Select Custom configuration and click Next.

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    2. Select Lan routing.

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    3. Select the network adapter that shares the internet connection (in this case Local Area Connection - TAPv9 adapter), and then click Next.

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  7. 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.

  8. Re-start the service/server.