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== Initial setup ==
Initial tasks that needs to be done on any Windows server once the OS is done

==== Locally through the Management interface ====
* Setup the Administrator account
* Setup the external NIC
** Disable IPv6
** Set the static IP
* Setup the internal NIC 
** Disable IPv6
** Set the static IP
** Ping other hosts
* Disable all unused NICs as having them enabled will create traffic routing issues.
* Activate Windows
* Enable remote desktop
* Setup the firewall
** All ports
** All protocols
** Local IPs must include both public and private intefaces
** Remote IPs must include all known networks
* Eject the media used at installation time

==== Remotely via Windows Remote Desktop ====
* Setup timezone to UTC
* Set the hostname
** Put the current hostname in <code>Description</code>
** Set the domain
** Reboot the system
* Once the system is back online setup Active Directory roles/features on admin