Set static ip windows server 2012 core

You can also use Windows Admin Center , a unified management portal currently in public preview, to administer your installation.

Use the following information to perform basic administrative tasks with Windows PowerShell cmdlets. If you need a static IP address, you can set it using the following steps. If you have more than one network adapter, note the number or string corresponding to the interface you want to set the static IP address for.

Run Add-Computer. You'll be prompted for both credentials to join the domain and the domain name. If you need to add a domain user account to the local Administrators group, run the following command at a command prompt not in the PowerShell window :. Run slmgr. Then run slmgr. If activation succeeds, you won't get a message. To activate remotely, run the following cmdlet from a remote computer:. See NetSecurity for the cmdlets you can use to configure Windows Firewall. Skip to main content.

This browser is no longer supported. This topic assumes that you have installed the server in Server Core mode initially and are proceeding directly to these configuration tasks. If you have installed the server in Server with a GUI mode and have since switched to Server Core mode, these steps still apply. If you close all command prompts, you will have no way to manage the server in Server Core mode. Alternatively, you can log off and log back on again. Because there is no Web browser in Server Core mode, you cannot access the Internet or activate the product through a proxy server that requires users to log on.

If you have a proxy server that requires users to log on, you can switch the server to Server with a GUI mode, activate the server, and then switch back to Server Core mode. This topic includes sample Windows PowerShell cmdlets that you can use to automate some of the procedures described. For more information, see Using Cmdlets. When your computer starts for the first time after the installation completes, you will be prompted to enter a new password.

You can later change the administrative password. A DHCP address is provided by default. You should perform this procedure only if you need a static IP address.

Make a note of the number shown in the IfIndex column of the output for your IP interface or the InterfaceDescription string. If your computer has more than one network adapter, make a note of the number or string corresponding to the interface for which you wish to set a static IP address. PrefixLength is the prefix length another form of subnet mask for the IP address you intend to set in this example, You will be prompted for both credentials to join the domain and the domain name.