Configuring IIS to run Ez4file as a separate web site

Following procedures are based on IIS 5.0 running under Window 2000. Please replace "yourdomain" with real domain name in "ef.yourdomain.com".

  • Create a new web site for ef.yourdomain.com

    • Launch the "Web Site Creation Wizard",

    • Click Next button in the "Welcome to the Web Sote Creation Wizard,

    • In "Web Site Description", Enter ef.yourcomain.com in the Description field, then click Next,

    • In "IP Address and Port Settings", select ID addess from dropdown list, then click Next,

    • In "Web Site Home Directory", click Browse..., and select "C:\Program Files\Ez4file\web-root", click Next,

    • In "Web Site Access Perminssions", select Read, Click Next,

    • Click Finish.

  • Create a virtual directory for running Ez4file's executalbes

    • Launch the "Virtual Directory Creation Wizard",

    • Click Next button in the "Welcome to the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard,

    • In "Virtual Directory Alias", enter "Scripts" in the Alias field, click Next,

    • In "Web Site Content Directory", click Browse..., and select "C:\Program Files\Ez4file\bin", click Next,

    • In "Access Permissions", select "Execute (such as ISAPI applications or CGI)", click Next,

    • click Finish.

  • Select a user account which has rights to write to local file for web access to allow Ez4file write log, settings, etc.

    • Select ef.yourdomain.com, then select menu Action -> Properties to bring up web site Properties window,

    • Select "Directory Security" tab,

    • In "Directory Security", click Edit... in "Anonymous access and authentication control" frame, to bring up "Authentication Methods" window,

    • In "Authentication Methods" window, click Edit... in "Anonymous access" frame to bring up "Anonymous User Account" window,

    • in "Anonymous User Account" window, click Browse... and select a user account,

    • in "Anonymous User Account" window, check "Allow IIS to control password,

    • click OK on "Anonymous User Account" window, click OK on "Authentication Methods" window, and click OK on web site Properties window

  • Click on Testing under Configuring Web Server on left pan to test the configured web site.


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