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How to Change Current Network Location Profile

http://blogs.msmvps.com/russel/2013/12/29/set-network-location-to-private-in-windows-8-1server-2012-r2/

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71408-unidentified-networks-set-private-public.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43629-network-location-set-home-work-public-network.html

http://olavtvedt.blogspot.com/2013/10/unidentified-network-problems.html

http://www.pdconsec.net/windows-2012-unidentified-network-at-boot.aspx

http://blog.mpecsinc.ca/2013/08/server-2012unidentified-network-with.html

If you have problems with the Windows Firewall selecting Private instead of Domain Profile, try restarting the NLA service. Also try setting the NLA service to Automatic (Delayed Start).

Registry

The registry key path to a Windows computer’s network profiles (wired and wireless):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles

:!: The Domain connection type also needs the Managed value set to 1 and the the NameType set to 6.

The Category value sets type of connection: 

0 = Public (sharing disabled)
1 = Private (home, sharing enabled)
2 = Domain (AD, sharing enabled)

How NLA Works

http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2010/09/08/network-location-awareness-nla-and-how-it-relates-to-windows-firewall-profiles.aspx

The DomainAuthenticated category is set automatically. If you need to change from Private to DomainAuthenticated, try rebooting the server.
If rebooting is problematic, you might try disabling, then re-enabling the network interface in question.

In PowerShell

Get-NetConnectionProfile

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 18 -NetworkCategory Private

or perhaps: 

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias * -NetworkCategory Private

In the GUI

:!: You can also see these settings in gpedit.msc.

Run secpol.msc.

Restore Unidentified Networks to:

Bonded Connections (NIC Teams)

Set the Network Location Awareness service to Automatic (Delayed Start).