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Enable Hash Publication for Non-Domain Member File Servers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

You can use this procedure to configure hash publication for BranchCache using local computer Group Policy on a file server that is running Windows Server® 2012 with the BranchCache for network files role service of the File Services server role installed. This procedure is intended for use on a non-domain member file server. If you perform this procedure on a domain member file server and you also configure BranchCache using domain Group Policy, domain Group Policy settings override local Group Policy settings.

Membership in Administrators, or equivalent is the minimum required to perform this procedure.

Note

If you have one or more domain member file servers, you can add them to an organizational unit (OU) in Active Directory Domain Services and then use Group Policy to configure hash publication for all of the file servers at one time, rather than individually configuring each file server. For more information, see Enable Hash Publication for Domain Member File Servers.

To enable hash publication for one file server

  1. Open Windows PowerShell, type mmc, and then press ENTER. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) opens.

  2. In the MMC, on the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. The Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box opens.

  3. In Add or Remove Snap-ins, in Available snap-ins, double-click Group Policy Object Editor. The Group Policy Wizard opens with the Local Computer object selected. Click Finish, and then click OK.

  4. In the Local Group Policy Editor MMC, expand the following path: Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Network, Lanman Server. Click Lanman Server.

  5. In the details pane, double-click Hash Publication for BranchCache. The Hash Publication for BranchCache dialog box opens.

  6. In the Hash Publication for BranchCache dialog box, click Enabled.

  7. In Options, click Allow hash publication for all shared folders, and then click one of the following:

    1. To enable hash publication for all shared folders on this computer, click Allow hash publication for all shared folders.

    2. To enable hash publication only for shared folders for which BranchCache is enabled, click Allow hash publication only for shared folders on which BranchCache is enabled.

    3. To disallow hash publication for all shared folders on the computer even if BranchCache is enabled on the file shares, click Disallow hash publication on all shared folders.

  8. Click OK.