
When on your home network you can connect with either the local IP address or the public. Note the the page will only load if your server is running and WebAdmin is enabled. WebAdmin is a browser tool that allows you to change game settings with a more friendly interface than the. Simply navigate to the KF2Server.bat and double click to launch. Your server is now ready to run and will be listed in the game browser. Again, this can be customized later in WebAdmin. ShortName=KFServerI'm not sure what ShortName is used for but there doesn't seem to be a problem with leaving it as default.
#Kf2 dedicated server install
To install the server files you'll first need to download the SteamCMD Update Tool.

Multiple server setup is covered later for those wanting to host 2+ servers. If this is something you want to do as well, you can set the port forwarding up exactly like mine. This is because I have set up for 2 servers to run on the same machine. In my example you can see that my end value is a little higher than the start value. Earlier you set this up, so use that value.
#Kf2 dedicated server how to
Information on how to access your router setup page can be found at. To do this you will need to access your router settings. In order for others to access your server you will need to forward the appropriate ports on that computer. Once you have your Static IP configured you can move on to port forwarding. This is a well documented process and a guide for your OS can be found at. This is important because your home network may assign a different local IP address to the computer when it restarts and this will mess up the port forwarding we are going to setup next. The first item to take care of is to setup a Static IP for the computer you will host on. This guide, however, will explain in more detail parts that may be confusing to the basic user. You could essentially follow the guide there with little trouble. KF2 Dedicated Server Wiki - The Wiki is the goto source for setting up your server. It is connected to the internet through a router with a basic home network setup.

The demo server is setup on a spare computer running Windows. Still, at the end you should have a working server.

With that said, this only brushes the surface of hosting a server and there is much more to learn after following this guide. Please remember this as you go through this guide as there will possibly be errors or incorrect information. Overview: This guide is tailored to those like myself who only have a basic knowledge of computers. I had never hosted a server in the past and some of the technical jargon was above me, but I figured it out and am now happily managing my own server. Due to this I decided to attempt to host my own server so I could always find a spot to play and even modify the game settings to my liking. In fact, some server owners reported their servers were crashing because more than 200 players would try to connect at the same time.

I spent a while trying to be the first to click on an open server with no luck. Introduction: When Killing Floor 2 first came out on early access the amount of servers available the first day was quite limited. Added 3-3 Creating Multiple Login's (WebAdmin).
