==== Windows 2012 ====

This guide assumes you have a working Windows Server already installed.


1. Open the server manager
{{image url="http://purrdeta.com/opennic-tutorials/server-2012/1-server-manager.png" title="Server Manager" alt="Server Manager"}}
2. Choose add roles and features
3. Choose role-based or feature-based installations
{{image url="http://purrdeta.com/opennic-tutorials/server-2012/2-add-role.png" title="Add Role" alt="Add role"}}
4. Choose the server you are interested in.
{{image url="http://purrdeta.com/opennic-tutorials/server-2012/3-select-server.png" title="Select Server" alt="Select Server"}}
5. Choose DNS server
{{image url="http://purrdeta.com/opennic-tutorials/server-2012/4-select-dns.png" title="Select DNS" alt="Select DNS"}}
6. Accept all of the other defaults and install
7. When it is finished, go to the Start menu and choose DNS Manager
8. In the DNS manager, right click on your server name and choose Properties
{{image url="http://purrdeta.com/opennic-tutorials/server-2012/6-dns-config.png" title="DNS Config" alt="DNS Config"}}
9. In the properties dialogue, click Root Hints.
10. Delete ALL of the default servers.
11. At the bottom, click "Copy from Server" and input a T1 IP which you can find **[[Tier1|here]]**.
{{image url="http://purrdeta.com/opennic-tutorials/server-2012/7-hints.png" title="Hints" alt="Hints"}}
12. Click apply and then test it **[[http://www.opennicproject.org/t2log/|here]]**.
13. If all passes, you are free to add it to the **[[Tier2|Tier2 list]]**!