Step by Step Deploy WSUS in a Domain Using GPO for Windows Server 2. R2. What is WSUS Server Windows Server Update Services server WSUS is a central repository on your network which downloads and maintain latest updates from Microsoft update server. The WSUS then distributes those updates to client computers. In this way, each client computer does not have to download updates directly from Microsoft on internet therefore, reducing bandwidth and traffic on the network. In this article Ill walk you through to deploy WSUS in a domain environment and using group policies on Windows Server 2. R2. The article has following five major parts Installing WSUS Server Role. Configuring WSUSCreating Group Policies and Linking on Client Computers OU to Point them on WSUSApproving Updates on WSUS for Client Computers to Download. Testing the Configuration Prerequisites. Before proceeding with installation and configuration, make sure your machine meets the following requirements Manual or static IP address is configured. Windows firewall is turned off. Latest security updates from Microsoft are installed Administrator account has strong password Internet connection is working so WSUS can download updates from Microsoft. Installing WSUS Server Role. Step 1 On your server manager dashboard, click Add roles and features. Step 2 Click Next. Step 3 Select Role based or feature based installation and click Next. Step 4 Click. Next. Step 5 Select Windows Server Update Services from roles and wait for a new window to pop up. Step 6 Click Add Features. Step 7 Click Next. Step 8 Click Next. Step 9 Click Next. Step 1. 0 Click Next. Step 1. 1 Provide the path of a folder on one of your NTFS drive where updates can be stored. Click Next. Step 1. Click Next. Step 1. Click Next. Step 1. Click Install and the installation will begin which can take 1. Step 1. 4 Click Launch Post Installation tasks. This step can also take 1. Configuring WSUS Server Step 1 Open your server manager dashboard, Click Tools Windows Server Update Services. Step 2 Click Next. Step 3 Click. Next. World Of Warcraft Burning Legion there. How to set up WSUS on Windows Server 2012 R2 A StepbyStep Guide Windows Server Update Services WSUS is a free patch management tool by Microsoft. Windows StepbyStep Pages. Home Videos Interview Ques Contact me Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Step by step guide to configure WSUS Server 2012 R2. How to install SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2012 R2 How to install VMWare Horizon View 7 Connection. Windows Update Step By StepStep 4 If you have a proxy server in your network, configure the proxy settings otherwise click Next. Step 5 Click. Start Connectingto connect to upstream server of Microsoft. Step 6 Click. Next. Step 7 Select languages and click. Next. Step 8 Select the products you need to download updates for. Click. Next. Step 9 Select the type of updates andclick. Next. Step 1. 0 Select Synchronize manually and click. Regimented Training Program here. Next. You can also setup an automatic schedule for synchronization. Step 1. 1 Click. Next. Step 1. 2 Click. Finish Step 1. In WSUS console, click on your machine to verify the synchronization status. Creating Group Policies and Linking on Client Computers OU to Point them on WSUS Server. Step 1 Go to your DC server. Wsus Step By Step 2012' title='Wsus Step By Step 2012' />Open Server manger dashboard, Click. Tools Group Policy Management. Step 2 Expand forest node. Right click. Group Policy Objects Click. New. Step 3 Provide the name of group policy object and click. OKStep 4 Right clickthe GPO created in step 3 Click Edit. Step 5 Expand. Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Windows Components and click Windows Update. Locate Configure Automatic Updates in the right most pane, right click it Click. Edit. Step 5 Select. Enabled and 3 auto download and notify for install. Click. OKStep 6 Expand. Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Windows Components and click Windows Update. Locate Specify intra Microsoft Update service location in the right most pane, right click it click. Edit. Step 7 Select enabled and provide FQDN of WSUS server in the form http lt WSUS server 8. Click. OKStep 7 Select the desired OU of your computers you want to configure for updates from WSUS server and Right click it Click Link an Existing GPOStep 8 Select the GPO created in step 3 and click. OKStep 9 Open command prompt and type gpupdate for the policies to be applied immediately. Approving Updates on WSUS Server for Client Computers to Download. Step 1 Go to WSUS server. Open console, click. All Updatesand select all the updates you would like to approve. Click. Approve. Step 2 Right click both nodes one by one and click Approve for Install. Click. OKStep 3 Click. Close. Testing the Configuration. Step 1 Go to your client machines configure it to check for updates. Step 2 In your WSUS console, expand Computers node. You will see a list of client computers requested for updates to WSUS server. Your configuration is successful. Conclusion. Congratulations on deploying WSUS server on your network. Although installation and configuration of WSUS server is very simple but there are many steps involved. Please let me know about your experience in comments while I get ready to publish my next post.