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Configuring HTTP Activation for WCF on Windows 2012R2

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) uses the listener adapter interface to communicate activation requests that are received over the non-HTTP protocols supported by WCF To allow this, configure HTTP Activation.

Procedure

  1. In the Control Panel, click Programs and Features then on the left side of the window, select Turn windows features on or off
  2. In the right pane of the Add roles and features window.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select your server and click Next
  5. In the left pane of the Add roles and features window, click Features.
    If the Features icon is greyed (not accessible), click Next until Features is displayed.
  6. Open the .NET Framework 4.5 Features (Installed) tree node then open WCF services (Installed) .
  7. Select HTTP Activation.
  8. Click Next.

    If the feature(s) are greyed and already installed the Next button may not be available skip this and the next step and instead, click Cancel.

  9. Click Install.