Server 2012 R2 Anywhere Access

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has the answer I need as I'm pulling my hair out trying to work out what I've missed.
I have a server setup at home and am running Windows Server 2012 R2, I am trying to set it up for anywhere access for when I'm away and for family access to the drives.
I am currently getting the error that the uPnP is not enabled on the router when running the wizard on the server.
I know this isnt true as I've logged into the home hub (4) and have seen it set to on. Extended uPnP security is also set to on. I've turned these on and off and no difference is made.
I've port fowarded ports 443 and 80, but again, no difference, still the same error. (uPnP is not enabled)
Does anyone have the answer for me?
Thanks in advance
Anthony

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Mount. Please assign a drive letter to it in Disk Management. Then you will be able to see all files and folders which were backed up in this backup file (VHDX file).
In addition, when run Recovery Wizard via Windows Server Backup, you also can use an option ‘A backup stored on another location’
to select the backup file which was stored in the shared folder for the recovery.
If anything I misunderstand or any update, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess - 2008 R2 Client

I have things working for Server 2012 R2 Direct Access and Windows 8.1 Enterprise machines. Now moving on to Server 2008 R2 as a client, the environment is not working.
I just tried turning on Windows 7 support and applying but still no luck. I am not seeing much on this, so I suspect it usually just works for Server 2008 R2?
Mike

So I forged ahead with an actual fresh Windows 7 machine, all service packed up, instead of the existing 2008 R2 machine that we need to keep for sometime.
I've installed the DCA 2.0, made the Group Policy edits on the domain. The Windows 7 machine has received the updates and DCA appears happy when on the private network.
However when the Windows 7 machine is switched over to the public network, no connection. Not really much of a hint as to what the problem is.
RED: Corporate connectivity is not working.
"Your computer cannot connect to the DirectAccess server. If the problem persists, contact your administrator.
The Probes FAIL, DTEs FAIL.
The 2012 R2 DirectAccess server has no knowledge of the failed connection attempts.
This is quite the challenge...
Mike

Cannot enable anywhere access in Server 2012 Essentials R2

Hi all,
I have recently installed & setup Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 on Lenovo S20. Everything is going great except for Anywhere Access! I previously had Server Essentials 2012 running on a HP Microserver but the hardware desperately needed upgrading
& when R2 came out I grabbed my opportunity. I did not do a migration as I only needed to copy my data. I have everything else set up, i.e. AD DNS, DHCP etc etc & all required roles installed but when I access the dashboard Anywhere Access wizard the
server says it is switched off, so, I go to set up & skip domain name setup as I already have one setup through MS & skip router setup as my ports are already forwarded & the server handles all DNS & DHCP anyway. Click on next & tick anywhere
access ( have tried with VPN too) & next then click allow current users & groups etc & next again, then the setting up remote desktop box has the green bar scrolling across & that is as far as I get. I have tried multiple times & it never
goes any further, I have even left it for over 48 hours!! The only option left is to cancel which it does OK.
I have trawled the internet for answers but cannot find anything similar to my problem. As I say, everything else is OK, local computers connect & see the file structure OK. It is just this anywhere access problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated
as I do sometimes need to access certain files while away from my premises. I think I have mentioned everything but if you need any more info please ask. I am pretty new to servers & still have a lot to learn but am getting there slowly!!
Anthony

OK my friend has so far had no luck in finding a problem :(
I have looked at the logs suggested but I have to be honest they mean very little to me. I have a Dashboard.log & a SharedServiceHost-ManagementServiceConfig.log which it says was last updated on 7th Dec but I also have another of those logs which ends
in .2.log so it's full name is SharedServiceHost-ManagementServiceConfig.2.log is this right? That one has been updated today.
I have uploaded a logs.zip file to my Skydrive space if anybody would be good enough to have a look & tell me what I should be looking for? The link is: Logs.zip
Thanks for you advice so far

Anywhere Access VPN problem on Server 2012 R2

I am having trouble with Anywhere Access VPN on Server Essentials on 2012 R2.
If I use a browser from the outside world and enter my external IP address I get a login to the server.
If I use a browser from the outside world and enter the remoteaccess site I get a login to the server.
If I try to connect through the VPN from the outside world I get a login request which I complete successfully I then get:
"Error Connecting to myserver.remotewebaccess.com Error 720 a connection to the remote computer could not be established you might need to change the network settings for this connection"
Locally I go to the Essentials console and try to configure Anywhere Access.
When I open the settings window for Anywhere Access I get the message that it is updating then I get the message "Issues detected. Click repair to attempt resolving the issues" I click on "Repair", after a warning window about
availability the Repair Anywhere Access Window opens and says Setting up Remote Desktop. The green bar scrolls but it never completes. (tried for hours)
I have tried rebooting and repeating the repair, but I get the same results.
The router is a 3801HGV that does not support uPnP. I have forwarded ports 443, and 80 to the server.

Hi,
Would you please let me know if refer to the suggestion that IKFI provided and solve this issue?
Based on your description, please let me know the client OS that you use firstly. Meanwhile, please refer to
the following KB, and then check if can solve this issue.
Error 720: No PPP Control Protocols Configured
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314869/en-us
In addition, would you please let me know if have a DHCP Server in your local network? If not, you have to
add a static address pool. Meanwhile, please refer to the following article and check if miss something when you install VPN.
How to Install VPN on Windows Server 2012
http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/07/how-to-install-vpn-on-windows-server-2012/
There is a similar question that you can also refer to.
A fix for Error 720: A Connection to the remote computer could not be established when trying to connect to
a Windows 7 VPN
http://www.paulkiddie.com/2011/06/a-fix-for-error-720-a-connection-to-the-remote-computer-could-not-be-established-when-trying-to-connect-to-a-windows-7-vpn/
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Server 2012 R2 Anywhere Access

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