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a. On the desktop, double-click Server Manager.
b. The Server Manager window opens. Maximize the window.
c. In the console pane, right-click Features, and then click Add Features.
d. The Add Features Wizard dialog box appears. Select BranchCache, and then click Next.
e. Click Install.

The Administrator: Command Prompt window opens. Type netsh BranchCache set service mode=hostedserver and then press ENTER.

netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:443 certhash= appid={d673f5ee-a714-454d-8de2-492e4c1bd8f8}, and then press ENTER.

BranchCache GPO, and then click Edit.
ll. The Group Policy Management Editor window opens. Maximize the window.
mm. In the console pane, under Computer Configuration, expand Policies | Administrative Templates | Network, and then click BranchCache.
nn. In the details pane, double-click Turn on BranchCache.
oo. The Turn on BranchCache window opens. Maximize the window.
pp. Click Enabled, and then click OK. Note: We’ll look at configuring and using Distributed Cache mode next, but here we’ll enable Hosted Cache mode, and then enter the fully qualified domain name of the server where the content will be cached.
qq. In the details pane, double-click Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode.
rr. The Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode window opens. Click Enabled.
ss. In the Enter the location of the hosted cache field, type sea-dc-01.corp.contoso.com, and then click OK. Note: Next, we’ll open some firewall ports on domain computers so that BranchCache content can be moved between clients and servers. Windows Firewall in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 includes predefined BranchCache rule groups that you can use to open the ports needed by BranchCache. We will configure two settings right now. The first will be an inbound rule that allows HTTP traffic on port 80.
tt. In the console pane, expand Windows Settings | Security Settings | Windows Firewall with Advanced Security | Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, and then click Inbound Rules.
uu. Right-click Inbound Rules, and then click New Rule.
vv. The New Inbound Rule Wizard dialog box appears. Click Predefined.
ww. In the Predefined list, click BranchCache – Content Retrieval (Uses HTTP), and then click Next twice.
xx. Click Finish. Note: The second will allow HTTPS traffic on port 443, which is used to send the encrypted cached content between client and server.
yy. Right-click Inbound Rules, and then click New Rule.
zz. The New Inbound Rule Wizard dialog box appears. Click Predefined.
aaa. In the Predefined list, click BranchCache – Hosted Cache Server (Uses HTTPS), and then click Next twice.
bbb. Click Finish. Note: Next we’ll configure the same rules for outbound traffic. And that’s all we need to do on the server end.
ccc. In the console pane, click Outbound Rules.
ddd. Right-click Outbound Rules, and then click New Rule.
eee. The New Outbound Rule Wizard dialog box appears. Click Predefined.
fff. In the Predefined list, click BranchCache – Content Retrieval (Uses HTTP), and

then click Next twice.
ggg. Click Allow the connection, and then click Finish.
hhh. Right-click Outbound Rules, and then click New Rule.
iii. The New Outbound Rule Wizard dialog box appears. Click Predefined.
jjj. In the Predefined list, click BranchCache – Hosted Cache Server (Uses HTTPS), and then click Next twice.
kkk. Click Allow the connection, and then click Finish.
lll. Close the Group Policy Management Editor window.
mmm. Minimize the Group Policy Management window. Note: We’ll now update the Group Policy settings on this server. The settings will be applied automatically at the next refresh interval, but we want to make sure that they take effect immediately.
nnn. Restore the Command Prompt window.
ooo. Type gpupdate /force, and then press ENTER. Note: The netsh BranchCache show status all command enables us to verify that everything is configured correctly on the server. The things we want to look for are: the Hosted Cache location, sea-dc-01.corp.contoso.com; the active current cache size (currently 0 bytes); and whether the necessary firewall rules are in effect. Everything looks good, so let’s move to the client computers and try it out.
ppp. When the process completes, type netsh BranchCache show status all, and then press ENTER.
qqq. Scroll through the results as you discuss them.
rrr. Minimize the Command Prompt window.