Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 : Deploying Branchcache (part 2)

1.	Open Server Manager.
2.	Select the Features node. Then click the Add Features link in the middle pane.
3.	Select the BranchCache feature as seen in Figure 6. Then click Next. Figure 6. Adding the BranchCache Feature.
4.	Verify settings on the confirmation page. Then click Install.
5.	When the installation is complete, click Close.

After adding the BranchCache feature, you will need to enable the hosted cache mode and open correct firewall ports to allow this server to host cached files. This process is done via a command prompt, using the netsh command. Perform the following to enable hosted cache mode:

You should see several success confirmations as seen in Figure 7. After verifying whether the hosted cache has been enabled, close the command prompt.

Figure 7. Enabled Hosted Cache mode.

One of the final steps to setting up BranchCache in hosted mode is to configure certificates on the branch office server hosting the cache. In our exercise, we will assume that a certificate authority has already been deployed on the network. The first procedure we need to complete is to configure the Web server certificate template and enable autoenrollment on the hosted cache server, using the following steps:

1.	Log on to the server with Active Directory Certificate Services installed and open Server Manager.
2.	Select the node Roles | Active Directory Certificate Services | Templates.
3.	Locate and right click the Web Server template in the middle pane. Then choose Duplicate (see Figure 8). Figure 8. Duplicate Web Server template.
4.	Choose the option Windows Server 2003 Enterprise as the version. Then click OK. The Properties of New Template window will open.
5.	On the General tab, give the new template enter a meaningful name as seen in Figure 9. Figure 9. Naming New Certificate Template.
6.	Select the Subject Name tab and then select the option Build from this Active Directory Information.
7.	Select the option Fully Distinguished Name from the drop-down menu (see Figure 10). Figure 10. Select Subject Name options.
8.	Select the Security tab. Add the hosted cache server name as seen in Figure 11. Figure 11. New Template Security settings.
9.	Select the option to allow Enroll and AutoEnroll for the hosted cache server (see Figure 12). Then click OK. Figure 12. Allow Enroll and AutoEnroll for the Hosted Cache Server.
10.	In the left pane of the Server Manager window, expand the node of the certificate authority and select the Certificate Templates node (see Figure 13). Figure 13. Templates being issued by Selected Certificate Authority.
11.	Right click the Certificate Templates node and choose the option New | Certificate Template to Issue.
12.	Select the newly created template as seen in Figure 14. Then click OK. Figure 14. Allow Certificate Authority to Issue Certificates From New Template.