# Extracting the standalone portal WAR on WAS 7

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

To extract the standalone portal WAR on WAS 7:

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.