# Installation

To enable RAS Management Portal in a RAS Farm, you need to install the RAS Web Administration Service component. The component is installed automatically when you do a clean Parallels RAS install using the "Typical" installation option. You can also install the component using the "Custom" installation option and choosing the "RAS Web Administration Service" as the component to install. For example, if you want to install RAS Management Portal on a dedicated machine, you should use the "Custom" installation option and select "RAS Web Administration Service" as a component to install.

After the RAS Web Administration Service is installed, you need to configure it. Specifically, you need to specify a RAS Farm that the RAS Management Portal will be used to manage, and you also need to configure a number of other parameters. For complete instructions, please see **C**[**onfigure RAS Web Administration Service**](/landing/ras-mp-guide/v19-en-us/get-started-with-ras-management-portal/configure-ras-web-administration-service.md).


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