Set up WebConnect on Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V can be enabled on desktops running Windows 8 or 10, or on servers running Windows Server 2008 or 2012.
Prerequisites

• A user account with administrator permissions for the computer
• Enough available memory to run all the virtual machines you plan to run at the same time
• BIOS-level hardware virtualisation support
• Download and unzip the last WebConnect for Hyper-V (Please install 7zip for the unzipping process) You will get a file named wbc-dc.vhdx, We will use this file on the virtual machine creation

Adding the Hyper-V role to your Windows installation

1. Right-click on the Start menu.
2. Click Search.
3. In the search field, enter Turn windows features on or off. Depending on the system, the steps will vary.
   1. For Windows 8 or 10 systems:
      1. From the list of features, select Hyper-V.
      2. Click OK.
      3. Reboot the system.
   2. For Windows Server 2008 or 2012 systems:
      1. From the Add Roles and Features Wizard, click Next.
      2. Select Role-based or feature-based installation. Click Next.
      3. Select Select a server from the server pool. Click Next.
      4. Select Hyper-V.
      5. Click Add Features.
      6. Click Next.
      7. Click Next.
      8. Click Next.

Creating a Virtual Network Switch

1. Open up Hyper-V Manager and open "Virtual Switch Manager" located under Actions on the right side of the window
2. Select External and click on Create Virtual Switch
3. Select your network interface (if you are connected over WiFi you should select the WiFi adapter)
4. Click Apply and close the window

Creating a virtual machine with Hyper-V Manager

1. Open Hyper-V Manager
2. Click on New - Virtual Machine
3. Click next
4. Give a name to the Virtual machine and proceed with next
5. Tick "Generation1" and continue with next
6. Select a minimum of 2048MB for the memory and click on next.
7. On connection select the virtual switch we created in the previous step
8. Tick "Use an existing virtual hard disk", and select the file we unzipped before. (It is recommended that you move the image file (wbc-dc.vhdx) to "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks") Continue with next
9. Check the configuration Summary and if all is OK click on Finish
10. Make sure the Virtual Machine is not Running, Right click it and click "Turn Off"
11. Right click on the Virtual machine and click Settings
12. Navigate to Processor and set a minimum of 2 virtual processors. Apply and close the window
13. Right click on the Virtual machine and select Start. The Virtual Machine will start in the background.
14. Your WebConnector is ready for setting up
15. After waiting 5 minutes to make sure WebConnector had sufficient time to update, connect to the VM opening http://webconnect.local/ on a supported browser. Make sure the PC is in the same network. You will first get this screen if all updates are not yet installed:

Next comes the first setup step

1. Enter your subdomain name and key and press Configure. During the configuration you will see the following screen:
2. In the next step the device will configure itself, please wait until the browser redirects you to the login. It can take several minutes.
3. First log in: Your admin credentials are User: admin Pssword: password
4. After this step you will be asked for a new password, please set a new secure password for the admin user (keep in mind your user credentials will be stored on your WebConector and we can not reset them if lost, set up a second admin user for backup in case this happens)

This completes the setup and you can make your individual configurations and work with WebConnect.