( Install Windows Server 2012 on Virtual Box )
Hello everyone. In this tutorial we will go through the steps of installing Windows 2012 server on virtualbox and connect it to Pfsense
T Tutorial Requirements
- Virtualbox :
- Windows Server R 2012 ISO (FREE trial Version): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2
Tutorial Guideline:
- Creating a new virtual machine & set up its settings
- Installing Windows Server 2012
- Configure the settings of the Server
- Install Virtualbox Guest Additions (for installing .Net Framework)
- Configuring the Network of the Server
- Testing the Server connection to PFsense
Let’s Begin !!!
Step 1: Creating a new virtual machine
for the settings,set up the adapter in the Network tab on Internal Network. So that later, it can connect back to the Pfsense.
- In the Storage section, choose the Server ISO.
Step 2: Installing Windows Server 2012
- Start the virtual machine, it should take you to the Installation screen.
- Check the I accept the license terms
- Choose Custom install Windows Only (Advanced).
– Choose Drive 0 Unallocated Space and Click Next
C – Create Admin password
– Click Finish to finish Installation process.
– Once the System is installed. Log in to the server by going to
Input >>>> Keyboard >>>> insert Ctrl + Alt+Delete OR use a keyboard shortcut
Ctrl + Del
Step 3: Configure the settings in the Server
- When you log in to the system, a configuration window will appear to set up the essentials of the server
- Click Next for Configure Windows Server.
- Type the name of your server and company. For the purpose of this tutorial, I chose TestingServer as the name of my server. you can name it whatever you want.
- Click Next
- For Creating Network Administrator Account , type the admin password
- Click next
- Choose Use recommended settings
- Click Configure to start configuring the server.
NOTE: It would take 5 to 15 mins to set up and prepare the server. After it is done, it going to reboot by itself to install the updates.
Step 4: Install Virtualbox Guest Additions
- To Install other tools like .Net Framework, we have to install Virtualbox Guest addition.
- Go to Device >>>> Insert Guest Additions CD image
- Click on the blue box
- Click on Run the Guest Additions
- Click Yes
- Click NEXT, NEXT and Install
- Click Install, when it asks for Installing Oracle Corporation System Devices
- Click finish
Step 5: Configure the Network Settings of the Server
- Once it is done with the rebooting. Log in again and go to Server Manager
- Now we are going to configure a static IP for our server :
- Go to Local Server >>>>> Click on Ethernet >>>> IPV4 address
- Right Click on Properties
- Click on Internet Protocol Version 4 >>> then properties
- Set up a static IP address
For this tutorial, I decided to have 10.0.0.8 as my server IP address, Default gateway IP is the same IP address of the Pfsense (our router) tha we have confugured in Part-1.
For the DNS Server set it up as your router IP address to get Internet Connection later. In this case mine is 192.168.1.1
- Click Ok and you are done .
- After configuring the Static IP Address, we move to installing .Net Framework .
- Go to the Dashboard >>> Add roles and Features
- Click Next For Installation Type
- Click Next for Server Selection
- Click Next for Server Roles
- When you get to Features section. Choose .Net Framework Features and click Next
- Click Install. It would take sometime (few minutes)
Step 6: Testing the connection to PFsense:
- To test the connection between the server and the Pfsense. Open the PFsense box first , Then go to Server Powershell and try to ping Pfsense IP. By this stage you should get a reply that indicates Pfsense is up and running.
- Also Ping google.com to check the internet is working properly in your box. By following steps you should be able to get a reply successfully.
NOTES (Issues you might face):
- Do not forget to open the Pfsense box first to get connection back to the Server.
- If you could not get internet connection to your box after following the above steps. Reset the machine (Sometimes virtualbox gets stuck and needs a reset to work properly).
- Or DNS Server is not set up as your ROUTER IP
That’s all for this tutorial, hope you all find it useful
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