How to deploy AD FS in Windows Server 2012 R2

This guide provides instructions for setting up Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) on a computer running Windows Server® 2012 R2 operating system. It explains how to install and configure the software that is required for setting up a first federation server (running AD FS software) in a federation server farm or how to join a federation server to an existing farm.

To set up a federation server in Windows Server 2012 R2, perform the following steps:

• Step 1: Join a Computer to a Domain
  
  
• Step 2: Enroll an SSL Certificate for AD FS
  
  
• Step 3: Install the AD FS Role Service
  
  
• Step 4: Configure a Federation Server
  
  
• Step 5: Configure a federation server with Device Registration Service
  
  
• Step 6: Add a Host (A) and Alias (CNAME) Resource Record to Corporate DNS for the Federation Service and DRS
  
  
• Step 7: Verify That a Federation Server Is Operational
  
  
• Step 8: Deploy the Web Application Proxy