Change the Order of the HRA Servers in a Trusted Server Group

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

Changing the order of the HRA servers in a trusted server group

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using a command line

To change the order of the HRA servers in a trusted server group by using the Windows interface

  1. To open the NAP Client Configuration console, click Start , click All Programs , click Accessories , click Run , type NAPCLCFG.MSC , and then click OK .

  2. Double-click Health Registration Settings , and then click Trusted Server Groups .

  3. In the middle pane, double-click the name of your trusted server group.

  4. In the Trusted Server Group Properties dialog box, click the URL of a trusted server that you want to move up or down in the list, and then click Move Up or Move Down .

  5. Click OK .

Additional considerations

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

To change the order of the HRA servers in a trusted server group by using a command line

  1. To open a command prompt, click Start , click All Programs , click Accessories , and then click Command Prompt .

  2. Type: netsh nap client set server group = <group> url = <url> processingorder = <processingorder>

The following table provides a guideline for the placeholder text in the Netsh command.

Placeholder Possible Values Description

<group>

Any text string. (Required)

The name of the trusted server group that you are modifying.

<url>

Any valid URL, UNC path, or IP address. (Required)

The URL of the HRA server that you want to move up or down in the trusted server group.

<processingorder>

Any integer. Cannot be zero (0). (Required)

The processing priority to assign to this HRA server.

Additional considerations

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

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