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Install Network Policy Server

You can use this topic to install Network Policy Server (NPS) by using either Windows PowerShell or the Add Roles and Features Wizard. NPS is a role service of the Network Policy and Access Services server role.

Note

By default, NPS listens for RADIUS traffic on ports 1812, 1813, 1645, and 1646 on all installed network adapters. If Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is enabled when you install NPS, firewall exceptions for these ports are automatically created during the installation process for both Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and IPv4 traffic. If your network access servers are configured to send RADIUS traffic over ports other than these defaults, remove the exceptions created in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security during NPS installation, and create exceptions for the ports that you do use for RADIUS traffic.

Administrative Credentials

To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group.

To install NPS by using Windows PowerShell

To perform this procedure by using Windows PowerShell, run Windows PowerShell as Administrator, type the following command, and then press ENTER.

Install-WindowsFeature NPAS -IncludeManagementTools

To install NPS by using Server Manager

  1. On NPS1, in Server Manager, click Manage, and then click Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard opens.

  2. In Before You Begin, click Next.

    Note

    The Before You Begin page of the Add Roles and Features Wizard is not displayed if you have previously selected Skip this page by default when the Add Roles and Features Wizard was run.

  3. In Select Installation Type, ensure that Role-Based or feature-based installation is selected, and then click Next.

  4. In Select destination server, ensure that Select a server from the server pool is selected. In Server Pool, ensure that the local computer is selected. Click Next.

  5. In Select Server Roles, in Roles, select Network Policy and Access Services. A dialog box opens asking if it should add features that are required for Network Policy and Access Services. Click Add Features, and then click Next

  6. In Select features, click Next, and in Network Policy and Access Services, review the information that is provided, and then click Next.

  7. In Select role services, click Network Policy Server. In Add features that are required for Network Policy Server, click Add Features. Click Next.

  8. In Confirm installation selections, click Restart the destination server automatically if required. When you are prompted to confirm this selection, click Yes, and then click Install. The Installation progress page displays status during the installation process. When the process completes, the message "Installation succeeded on ComputerName" is displayed, where ComputerName is the name of the computer upon which you installed Network Policy Server. Click Close.

For more information, see Manage NPSs.