Download guidance on Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Deployment

Microsoft has launched a deployment guide yesterday to simplify the work of users that need to leverage Windows Firewall with Advanced Security in order to secure network communication to a Domain Controller. 

“Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) combines a host-based firewall and an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-compliant implementation of Internet Protocol security (IPsec),” Microsoft explains. 


This Test Lab Guide contains an introduction to Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) and step-by-step instructions for extending the Base Configuration test lab. You will configure WFAS connection security rules to protect network communication between a domain controller and domain member computers using Internet Protocol security (IPsec).The connection security rules are configured to allow new computers to join the domain and then subsequently the communication between the domain controller and the domain member is protected using IPsec.



According to Microsoft, this guide is designed to streamline the deployment of a test lab involving two server computers and one client machine. The instructions are based on a Base Configuration test lab set up for deploying WFAS connection security rules. 



System Requirements


Operating Systems:Windows Server 2008 R2

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