Installing Windows Server Using Peplink KVM

Installing Windows Server Using Peplink KVM

Have a Hard Drive Installed:

• Go to the top menu in your router, click "System"
• In the left menu, click "Storage Manager"
• Under "Partition", click "Configure"
• Here you can see Peter has 782 GB assigned to KVM, Docker at 100 GB, ContentHub at 69 GB, and MediaFast at 0 MB
• Click "Format"

Enable KVM:

• In the top menu, click "Network"
• In the left menu, click "KVM"
• Click the checkbox to enable KVM
• Save and Apply Changes

Virtual Machine:

• After UBUNTU is installed, in the UBUNTU client go to search and search for "virtual machine"
• Click on "Virtual Machine Manager". It should have a VM logo
• Press "Install" and type in your password

Add Connection:

• In UBUNTU, go to apps (bottom left, square with 9 dots)
• Click on Virtual Machine Manager

Note: Once it opens, if you have anything in the box already delete it first

• Inside Virtual Machine Manager, Click on "File"
• Select "Custom URL" in the drop-down box
• type in qemu+tcp://username@your IP address/system. For example, Peter types in qemu+tcp://admin@172.16.253.1/system
• Click "connect"
• Type in your credentials to the router, same as you would if you were logging into the router

ISO Install:

• Go back to your router, and you should still be on the KVM page
• Under "Save" it says "Click HERE to open a file manager"
• Click on "HERE". This will open a pop-up
• In this pop-up, you are going to insert your ISO into the box
• So, open up your Folder app on your desktop
• Go to Download
• Select your Windows Server and drag it to the box in the pop-up
• Wait for it to upload

Create New Virtual Machine:

• In UBUNTU, go to Virtual Machine Manager
• Click add new VM
• Click "Browse" and select the ISO you just uploaded
• Click "Choose Volume"
• At the bottom, type in Microsoft Windows Server 2022
• Click "Forward"
• Now, set "Memory:" to 4096 by typing it into the box
• Click "Forward"
• Set it at 60 GB of storage
• Click "Forward"
• Network selection should be set as "Bridge device"
• In "Device name:" name it br0
• Then, click the checkbox next to "Customize configuration before install"
• Click "Finish"
• Now, in the pop-up, you first want to go to "NIC:82:dd:5b" on the left menu and make sure that "Device model" is e1000e
• Then, go to "Display VNC" on the left menu
• Under VNC Server, set "Type:" to VNC server by using the drop-down box
• Set the "Listen type:" to Address by using the drop-down box
• Set "Address:" to All interfaces by using the drop-down box
• Apply
• Now, Right-click your mouse on "Console 1" and select "Remove Hardware". This will open a pop-up, click "Yes"
• In the left menu, go to "Video Virtio"
• In "Model:", select Virtio by using the drop-down box
• Click "Apply"
• At the top left, click "Begin Installation". This will open a pop-up
• In the pop-up, click "Next" at the bottom right
• Then, in the middle, click "Install"
• Peter then chooses "Windows Server 2022 Standard(Desktop Experience)". Normally you would use a server core
• Click "Next"
• Then, at the bottom click the checkbox to agree to the License Terms
• Click "Next"
• Click "Custom Install"
• Click "Next"

Enable Remote Desktop Services:

• Now, the Windows machine will be loaded up to a "Customize Settings" page
• Type your password into the "Password" and "Reenter Password" boxes
• Windows will now load
• Enlarge the screen, then go to the top middle and click on the white logo. Click on "Ctrl+Alt+Delete". This will take you to the sign-in page
• Enter your password. This enables Remote Desktop

InTouch with InControl2:

• Go to InControl
• Go to your group and click on your device. Peter selects the "PTS-EPX"
• Then, in the top menu go to Clients
• Now, you should see your windows server. To the right, click "InTouch"
• In "URL on LAN", select "rdp" in the drop-down box
• Then, type in administrator in the next box to the right
• Click "OK"
• Click "Save Changes"

Using Remote Desktop:

• Go back to your group
• Scroll down
• Under "Ungrouped" your Windows Server will be there. Click on it

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Originally presented on Peplink University with Professor P. Now part of the Connectivity 101 library.