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Installing the Network Policy Server
I??™m assuming you already have Active Directory set up and running and that the server
you will use as your network policy server is already a member server in that domain.
Your next step is to install the NPS.
1. Log on to the server where you are going to install the NPS.
2. Open Server Manager.
3. Click the Add Roles link to open the Add Roles Wizard.
4. Click Next on the Before You Begin screen.
5. Check the Network Policy and Access Services checkbox from the Select Server
Roles screen, and then click Next (Figure 8-4).
6. In the Introduction to Network Access Services screen, click Next.
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7. In the Select Role Services screen, check the Network Policy Server checkbox
and then click Next (Figure 8-5).
8. Confirm the Installation Options, and then click Install.
9. Click Close when the installation has completed.
Configuring the Network Policy Server
After NPS is installed, you will need to configure NPS to use the Windows Systems
Health Validator. You will configure this validator so that it considers a system healthy
only if a firewall is enabled for all network connections.
Figure 8-4. Selecting to install the network access service role
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1. Choose Start | Administrative Tools | Network Policy Server to open the
Network Policy Server management console.
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