# Extracting the standalone portal WAR on WAS 6.1

Before you can install the standalone portal WAR, you must extract it from its download package.

To extract the standalone portal WAR on WAS 6.1:

1. Unzip endeca-portal-<version>.war.zip into a temporary directory. This zip file contains the endeca-portal-<version>.war file and the copyright.txt file.
2. Read the copyright.txt file and then save it to the location of your choice.
3. Note the location of the endeca-portal-<version>.war file, as you will need to navigate to it in the next step.