Windows Configuration

Contents

Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction 1
1 What is...................................................................................................................................
Antamedia HotSpot ? 1

Part 2 Requirements 2
1 Pre-installation Steps
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2 Network Topology Examples
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Part 3 Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 10

1 Windows Connection Sharing with DHCP
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2 Disabling of Windows DHCP
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Part 4 Windows Server 2003 14

1 Configuring DHCP service
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2 Configuring Routing
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Part 5 Windows Server 2008 21

1 Configuring DHCP service
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2 Configuring Routing
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Part 6 Windows Server 2012 29

1 Configuring DHCP service
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2 Configuring Routing
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Introduction

1 Introduction

1.1 What is Antamedia HotSpot ?

Antamedia HotSpot is a WiFi Hotspot management software which helps you in controlling and billing
your customers for the Internet usage. Antamedia HotSpot does not require any client software
installations. It uses captive portal technology to display login page in the customer browser. Upon
connecting to your network (using WiFi or cable), customer will be prompted to enter valid username and
password to get the Internet access. After successful login, your customer will see the remaining time
and bandwidth quota, expiration date and other relevant info. HotSpot keeps track of customer usage and
shows warning message when the account is due to expire, helping a customer to refill the account and
continue using your service without interruption. Software includes billing, statistics and reporting with
many useful features. It is hardware independent and you can use any type of access points, routers,
switches and other equipment to control your Internet.

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2 Requirements
In order to control wireless users, Hotspot software has to be set up on a gateway computer in your
network. For minimal Hotspot configuration you need 3 devices:
- Hotspot gateway PC
- Internet modem/router
- Wi-Fi device for providing access to users (Wi-Fi router or access point)

System requirements for Hotspot gateway PC:

CPU: 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM: 4 gigabyte (GB)
NIC: 2 network interface cards, for maximum performance we recommend using Intel PRO/1000
(EXPI9400PTBLK) network adapters
OS: Windows Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2012, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10.
We recommend Windows Server OS with DHCP and RRAS roles configured within OS.
We strongly encourage you to install HotSpot on SSD drive because it can significantly improve software
performance. Most modern computers have one network card built in, the other one you will need to
purchase and install to computer's PCI slot. Please connect one network card to the Internet router and
other one to Wi-Fi device that your customers will use to access Hotspot. If you plan to use a Wi-Fi router
to provide access for customers, please connect it to Hotspot server PC using LAN (not WAN) port.

Please note that the Hotspot server network cards cannot be bridged. Hotspot (Internal) network should
work in a different IP range than the External network. Please refer to the diagrams for the example IP
settings.

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2.1 Pre-installation Steps

Before installing Antamedia HotSpot software, please ensure that following conditions are met:

ü Windows account on which software will be installed and used must has administrative privileges.

ü Windows User Account Control is set to Never Notify level.

· Go to Windows Control Panel – User Accounts screen

· Click on Change User Account Control settings link
· Move the slider to Never Notify level and click OK
· Restart the computer to apply changes

ü Windows Smart Screen is turned off.

· Go to Windows Control Panel - Security and Maintenance screen.

· Click on Change Windows Smart Screen settings
· In new window select "Don’t do anything (turn off Windows Smart Screen)" and press on OK
· Restart the computer to apply changes

ü Windows Defender exclusions are set.

· Go to Windows Control Panel - Windows Defender and click on Settings.

· Exclusion section press on "Add an exclusion" to exclude C:\Antamedia folder.
· Restart the computer to apply changes

ü Static IP address is configured on NIC1, the network card connected to the Internet router/modem.

· It is recommended to set same IP address that is already assigned dynamically by router.

· To see which IP NIC1 has currently assigned, go to Windows Control Panel - Network and Sharing
Center screen
· Click on Change adapter settings link and double click on the NIC1 (Internet) network adapter

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· From General tab press on Details button.

· Here you will see all current network connection details that you need to set as static

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· After that go to Windows Control Panel – Network and Sharing Center screen.
· Click on Change adapter settings link.
· Right-click on NIC1 (Internet) and select Properties from menu.

· Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties button.

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· Click Use the following IP address radio button and enter details that you get from ipconfig previously

· Enter IP address (e.g. 192.168.118.130)

· Click in Subnet Mask field, value will be set automatically based on IP address, be sure that is same
as in Network Connection Details
· IP address of the default gateway (IP of the Internet router).
· Enter DNS addresses, it is recommended to use DNS addresses of your ISP or public DNS service such
as Google (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4).
· Click OK and close all dialog windows

ü Static IP address is configured on NIC2, the network card connected to your internal network.

Please note that for this card you need to configure IP address (e.g. 192.168.9.1) and subnet mask
(e.g. 255.255.255.0) but not Gateway IP

ü There are no applications running on gateway PC that are using port 78, 80, 81, 82, 443, 463, 614,
12010, 1700, 1812, 1813 (IIS, proxy software).

ü Set computer to act as gateway on network using Windows Internet Connection Sharing / Routing and
Remote Access with DHCP Server role or with HotSpot NAT.

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ü Note: that Internet modem/router cannot be used as DHCP server for your local network clients. DHCP
server must be configured only for the local network. Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 DHCP
Server can not provide more than 253 IP addresses for local network. If you want to use more than
253 addresses you can set it from Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server
2012 DHCP Server role. Also, you will need to set subnet mask which will give you this ability. Be sure
that you prepare all network devices on local network to use same subnet mask. Bellow are some of
examples

IP range (network - broadcast) Subnet Mask IP Quantity

192.168.137.0 - 192.168.137.255 255.255.255.0 256

192.168.136.0 - 192.168.137.255 255.255.254.0 512
192.168.136.0 - 192.168.139.255 255.255.252.0 1024
192.168.136.0 - 192.168.143.255 255.255.248.0 2048
192.168.128.0 - 192.168.143.255 255.255.240.0 4096
192.168.128.0 - 192.168.159.255 255.255.224.0 8192
192.168.128.0 - 192.168.191.255 255.255.192.0 16384
192.168.128.0 - 192.168.255.255 255.255.128.0 32768
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 255.255.0.0 65536

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2.2 Network Topology Examples

Here you can see several network topology examples that can give you better insight into how you should
set switches, access points and routers on a local network in order to control it from HotSpot gateway
PC.

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3 Windows 7, 8.1 and 10

Antamedia software can be set on any Windows OS. Here will be given instructions for configuration of
Windows Connection Sharing that apply to Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

To set up properly Antamedia HotSpot on any of those Windows OS, please follow these steps:
1. Complete pre-installation steps 3
2. Set computer as gateway on network using Windows Connection Sharing or HotSpot NAT
3. Install and configure HotSpot software

3.1 Windows Connection Sharing with DHCP

Please follow these steps to configure computer as gateway on network using Windows Connection
Sharing on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

1. Go to Windows Control Panel – Network and Sharing Center screen.

2. Click on Change adapter settings link. Right-click on NIC1 (Internet) and select Properties from
menu

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3. From Properties menu go to Sharing tab.

4. Select only first option "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's
Internet connection" and press on OK.
5. Windows will give Local Network pop-up window with notification what actually is set and what you
can expect. Here you need to press on Yes.

6. After that your NIC2 (Local) network adapter will have static IP address set to Windows default
values, 192.168.137.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
Windows DHCP Server is activated and DHCP leases are given in 192.168.137.x range

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7. You can check NIC2 (Local) network adapter settings. Make Right-click menu on NIC2 (Local) and
go to Properties.

8.

9. From NIC2 (Local) network adapter Properties find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) select
it and press on Properties button.
10. From New window you will see current configuration for NIC2 (Local) network adapter.

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3.2 Disabling of Windows DHCP

Windows DHCP Server is enabled by default when Windows Connection sharing is activated on NIC1
(Internet) network adapter.

Only one DHCP Server can be used on local network. If you plan to use DHCP Server from your Router/
Access Point for local computers on network, you will need to disable Windows DHCP Server first.

Disabling of Windows DHCP Server which is activated with Windows Connection Sharing can be done
easy.
All you need to do is to change NIC2 (Local) network adapter IP address to some other IP address.
Here is example where instead of default Windows IP address 192.168.137.1 and subnet mask
255.255.255.0 is set IP address 192.168.10.1 with Subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Client computers now don't receive DHCP leases from Windows on gateway computer. DHCP Server
should be set and configured from the Router/Access Point on local network.

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4 Windows Server 2003

Antamedia software can be set on Windows Server 2003 the same way as on Windows 7, Windows 8.1
or Windows 10. However, for medium to large sized networks (more than 200 users), we recommend
using Windows Server's DHCP service to provide IP addressing and Windows Routing and Remote Access
to share the connection.

To set up Antamedia HotSpot on Windows Server 2003, please follow these steps:
1. Complete pre-installation steps 3
2. Install and configure Windows DHCP server service
3. Install and configure Windows Routing and Remote Access service
4. Install and configure HotSpot software

4.1 Configuring DHCP service

Note: If you configure a DHCP server on computer, you have to disable DHCP server option on all other
devices (Wi-Fi routers, Access Points etc.) in the same subnet. Follow these steps to install and configure
DHCP service:

1. To start DHCP server installation, go to Start Menu, select Manage Your Server and click Add Or
Remove A Role link in the window.

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2. Click Next in the first screen and wait while Windows analyzes network connections.
3. On the "Configuration options" page select Custom configuration and click Next.

4. In the list select DHCP server and click Next.

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5. Click Next on the summary page, after a few moments New Scope Wizard window will open, click
Next button.
6. Enter the name and description for the scope.

7. Enter the range of IP addresses and subnet mask that will be distributed to clients.

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8. Add the range of IP addresses to be excluded from distribution to clients. You will need to exclude
static IPs in the network (Wi-Fi routers, Access Points, other servers etc.).

9. Specify Lease Duration for the scope. For wireless networks we recommend setting duration to 8
hours.

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10. On the "Configure DHCP Options" page select Yes, I want to configure these options now and
click Next.
11. Enter the Default Gateway's IP address that will be distributed to clients, click Add and then Next.

12. Enter the DNS server IP addresses that will be distributed by the DHCP server and given to the client.
We recommend using DNS addresses of your ISP or free public DNS servers.

13. You can set IP addresses of the WINS servers on the "WINS Server" page if needed.
14. On the "Activate Scope" page select Yes, I want to activate this scope now and click Next.
15. Click Finish in both dialog windows.

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4.2 Configuring Routing

Follow these steps to configure connection sharing by using Routing And Remote Access Services on
Windows 2003:

1. Go to Start Menu and open Administrative Tools - Routing And Remote Access window.
Right-click server name and select Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access.

2. On the Welcome To The Routing And Remote Access Server Setup Wizard page, click Next.

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3. On the Configuration page, select Network Address Translation (NAT), and then click Next.

4. On the NAT Internet Connection page, select the interface that connects the server to the Internet.
Then click Next.

5. On the Completing The Routing And Remote Access Server Setup Wizard page, click Finish.

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5 Windows Server 2008

Antamedia software can be set on Windows Server 2008 the same way as on Windows 7, Windows 8.1
or Windows 10. However, we recommend using Windows Server's DHCP service to provide IP addressing
and Windows Routing and Remote Access to share the connection.

To set up Antamedia HotSpot on Windows Server 2008, please follow these steps:
1. Complete pre-installation steps 3
2. Install and configure Windows DHCP server service
3. Install and configure Windows Routing and Remote Access service
4. Install and configure HotSpot software

5.1 Configuring DHCP service

Follow these steps to install and configure DHCP service:

1. To start the DHCP installation process, click Add Roles from Server Manager - Roles screen.

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2. When the Add Roles Wizard window opens, click Next on that screen. From the next screen select
that you want to add the DHCP Server Role, and click Next.

3. In the "Network Connection Bindings" screen leave checked only the network card that faces your
client network.

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4. Next, you need to specify DNS settings (Parent Domain, Primary DNS Server, and Alternate DNS
Server). For Parent Domain you can enter the name of your Active Directory domain or make up
domain name if you don't have one (in this example "hotspot.local" domain is used). We recommend
using DNS addresses of your ISP or free public DNS servers for Primary and Alternate DNS
Servers.

5. You can set IP addresses of the WINS servers on the "IPv4 WINS settings" screen if needed.
6. In the "DHCP Scopes" screen click Add and the options for new scope.
7. Give name for the scope. Set Starting and Ending IP address and Subnet mask that will be
distributed to clients.
Specify Default gateway IP address and set Lease Duration for the scope. For wireless networks
we recommend setting duration to 8 hours.
Make sure that "Activate this scope" option is ticked.

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8. We recommend disabling DHCPv6 mode if you don't require this function. From DHCPv6 screen click
Disable DHCPv6 mode and click Next.
After clicking Next, you will see summary page, click Install button. Restart the PC after installation.

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5.2 Configuring Routing

Please follow these steps to configure connection sharing by using Routing And Remote Access Services
on Windows 2008:

1. Go to Server Manager - Roles screen and click Add Roles.

2. In Add Roles Wizard window click Next. From the "Select Server Roles" screen select that you
want to add the Network Policy And Access Services role, and click Next.

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3. Read the information about this service and click Next.

4. On the "Select Role Services" page select Routing And Remote Access Services in the list and
click Next.

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5. Click Install on Confirmation page.

6. Click Close after installation is finished and go to Server Manager - Roles - Network Policy And
Access Services. Right-click Routing and Remote Access and select Configure and Enable
Routing and Remote Access.

7. On the Welcome To The Routing And Remote Access Server Setup Wizard page, click Next.

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8. On the Configuration page, select Network Address Translation (NAT), and then click Next.

9. On the NAT Internet Connection page, select the interface that connects the server to the Internet.
Then click Next.

10. On the Completing The Routing And Remote Access Server Setup Wizard page, click Finish.
11. Click OK when prompted.

The server is now ready to forward packets from the Local network to the Internet.

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6 Windows Server 2012

Antamedia HotSpot software can be set on Windows Server 2012 the same way as on Windows 7,
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10. However, we recommend using Windows Server's DHCP service to provide
IP addressing and Windows Routing and Remote Access to share the connection.

To set up Antamedia HotSpot on Windows Server 2012, please follow these steps:
1. Complete pre-installation steps 3
2. Install and configure Windows DHCP server service
3. Install and configure Windows Routing and Remote Access service
4. Change IIS port
5. Install and configure HotSpot software

6.1 Configuring DHCP service

Note: If you configure a DHCP server on gateway computer, you have to disable DHCP server option on
all other devices (Wi-Fi routers, Access Points etc.) in the same subnet.

Follow these steps to install and configure DHCP service:

1. To start the DHCP installation process, click Add Roles and features from Server Manager -
Roles screen.

2. When the Add Roles and Feature Wizard window opens, click Next on that screen.

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3. From Installation Type screen select "Role-based on feature-based installation" and click
Next.

4. From Server Selection choose "Select a server from the server pool" and select your computer
in the list bellow then click on Next

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5. At Server Roles screen select "DHCP Server"

6. Add Roles and Features Wizard pop-up window will inform you about the role and features that
you add. Click on Add Features.

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7. DHCP Server role is now selected in the list of Server Roles and press on Next

8. On Features screen is by default selected all required features for installation of DHCP Server role,
click on Next

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9. At DHCP Server screen you will see a note which guide you to set static IP addresses on the
network connections and that you need carefully to plan subnets, scopes and exclusions before
installing DHCP Server. Click on Next

10. From Confirmation screen select option "Restart the destination server automatically if
required" and confirm it by pressing on Yes and new pop-up window. Then click on Install button.

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11. When installation is finished you should press on "Complete DHCP configuration" link.

12. DHCP Post-Install configuration wizard will start with "Description" and instructions about the
creation of security groups, here click on Commit

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13. From Summary screen click on Close button.

14. Restart computer and from Server Manager press on Tools and choose DHCP.

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15. From DHCP window select your server and click at IP4v4.

16. From IP4v4 right-click menu select New Scope

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17. From New Scope Wizard press on Next .

18. Set Scope Name and Description before you click on Next

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19. From IP Address Range screen enter Start IP address, End IP address, Length and Subnet
mask and click on Next

20. From Add Exclusions and Delay screen set excluded IP or range of addresses if it is required and
press on Next to continue with setup.
21. At Lease Duration screen set 8 hours as lease time duration. Shorter time interval is recommended
for wireless networks with higher number of new users. Click on Next.

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22. From Configure DHCP Options select "Yes, i want to configure these options now" and click
on Next

23. On Router (Default Gateway) screen type your NIC2 (Local) static IP address and press on Add
button. Then click on Next

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24. From Domain Name and DNS Servers you need to specify DNS settings (Parent domain, IP
addresses for DNS Servers). For Parent Domain you can enter the name of your Active Directory
domain or make up domain name if you don't have one (in this example "hotspot.local" domain is
used). We recommend using DNS addresses of your ISP or free public DNS servers as Google DNS
8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Add DNS in list and click on Next.

25. You can set IP addresses of the WINS servers on the "WINS Servers" screen if needed and click on
Next
26. In Activate Scope screen select "Yes, i want to activate this scope now" and press on Next.

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27. On Completing the New Scope Wizard click on Finish.

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6.2 Configuring Routing

Follow these steps to configure connection sharing by using Routing And Remote Access Services on
Windows 2012:

1. Go to Server Manager - Roles screen and click Add roles and features.

2. In Add Roles Wizard window from Before You Begin screen click Next.

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3. From Installation Type select "Role-based or feature-based installation" and click on Next

4. From Server Selection screen choose "Select a server from the server pool", press on your
server in the list and click on Next button.

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5. On Server Roles screen select "Remote Access" role and click on Next

6. From Features screen is already selected all required features that should be activated, click on
Next

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7. On Remote Access screen are given information about all available options from the role. Click on
Next button.

8. From Role Services screen select "Routing", this will bring you new pop-up window with required
features for Routing, click on Add Features.

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9. This will also activate "DirectAccess and VPN (RAS)" by default and click on Next.

10. It will bring Web Serve Role (IIS) screen on which you need to press on Next

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11. Role Services screen show list of services required for installation of Web Server (IIS), press on
Next.

12. From Confirmation screen select "Restart the destination server automatically if required",
from pop-up windows click on Yes to allow automatic restart, and press on Install.

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13. When installation is finished, close "Add roles and Features Wizard".
14. Go to Server Manager and from Tools panel click on "Routing and Remote Access"

15. From Routing and Remote Access windows make right-click on your server and choose
"Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access"

16. From Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard screen click on Next.

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17. From Configuration screen select "Network address translation (NAT)" and click on Next

18. On NAT Internet Connection select network interface which is used for connecting to Internet and
be sure that "Use this public interface to connect to the Internet" is used, then click on Next

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19. At Completing the Routing and Remote Access Server Setup Wizard press on Finish

20. It is required to change IIS port from default port 80 in order to use Antamedia applications on
computer.
21. Go to Server Manager and select IIS panel. From right click menu on you server select "Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manager"

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22. In Internet Information Services Manager select your server and from new pop-up set to stay
connected to latest Web Platform Components with click on Yes

23. Click again on your server and from Sites select "Default Web Site".
24. In Actions panel click on "Bindings" link

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25. From Site Bindings select type http with port 80 and click on Edit
26. In Edit Site Biding window change port 80 to some other port, for example port 90 and click on
OK. After that close Site Bindings and Internet Information Services Manager window.

Windows Server 2012 is now ready to forward packets from (internal) local network to the Internet and
to install Antamedia HotSpot.

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