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a)Go to "Control Panel"
b)Select "Add Hardware"
c)Click next
d)Wait
e)Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware" then next
f)Go to the bottom of the list, and select "Add a new hardware device"
g)Select "Search for and install the hardware automatically" click next
h)Click Next
i)Double click "Network Adapters"
j)Select "Microsoft", then "Microsoft Loopback Adapter", click Next
k)Go back to "Control Panel"
l)Go to "Network Connections"
m)Right click "Local Connection 2" or without the 2 if it is your first network adapter.
n)Select "Properties" from the list
o)Scroll to the bottom of the list and select "Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) then click "Properties"
p)Select "Use the following IP address"
q)For IP address insert "124.78.4.91" and for the Subnet Mask, insert "255.255.255.0"
r)Click OK, then click OK
s)Open C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
t)Open hosts with notepad
u)Insert the three different lines:
127.0.0.1:8000 update.nprotect.net
127.0.0.1 124.78.4.91: DNS (no space)
127.0.0.1 update.nprotect.net
put a tab between the address and the following addresses, save the hosts file and exit
v)right click on hosts, "Properties", then "Read-Only", click OK and exit. Open the Abyss Web Server
w)In the console, Click on Hosts, then move mouse over "Default..." and configure. Enter username and password and enter the console.
x)on HTTP port, select 8000, OK, then restart server.

quote Dragoon_X

You have to have a connection to the internet when you first start it for the gameguard patch. Once thats over, you can disconnect.

quote PSUGuest

There is a exe with gameguard disabled for offline mode only
for PSU AOI.