Checklist: Installing and Configuring the Router

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Task Reference

Review key concepts.

Routing

For a new network, decide which protocols and routing features of Routing and Remote Access you want to use. For an existing network, determine which protocols and routing features of Routing and Remote Access you need to enable.

IPv4 Unicast Routing and IPv6 Routing [preliminary]

Enable and configure the Routing and Remote Access service.

Install and Enable the Routing and Remote Access Service

(Optional) Design and deploy static IP routing.

For more information, see Setting Up a Static Routed IP Internetwork (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89351). (This information describes static IP routing as it is deployed in Windows ServerĀ 2003.)

(Optional) Design and deploy the RIP for IP routing protocol.

For more information, see Setting up a RIP-for-IP routed internetwork (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89352). (This information describes RIP-for-IP as it is deployed in Windows ServerĀ 2003.)

(Optional) Add and configure the DHCP Relay Agent.

IPv4 - DHCP Relay Agent and IPv6 - DHCPv6 Relay Agent

(Optional) Configure IP multicast support.

What Is IPv4 Multicasting?

(Optional) Design and deploy network address translation (NAT).

Network Address Translation

(Optional) Configure the appropriate IP packet filters.

Packet Filtering

(Optional) Design and deploy demand-dial routing.

Demand-Dial Routing

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