InstallShield 2019 Express Edition » Internet Information Services View
Edition • The Express edition of InstallShield includes support for installing only one Web site per installation.
The following editions of InstallShield support the creation of more than one Web site per installation. These editions also include support for managing IIS application pools and Web service extensions:
| • | Premier |
| • | Professional |
In addition, the Premier edition of InstallShield includes an IIS scanner that checks an existing IIS Web site and records data about the settings for the Web site, its virtual directories, its applications, and its application pools. You can import that IIS data into the Internet Information Services view in InstallShield Premier Edition. Once you have imported the IIS data into a project, you can use the Internet Information Services view to make changes to the IIS settings as needed.
Use the Web Sites item in the Internet Information Services view to add and delete a Web site, and to configure system-wide settings for the Web server.
Web Server Settings
When you select the Web Sites explorer in the Internet Information Services view, the following Web server settings are displayed.
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Setting |
Description |
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Restart Web Server After Configuring IIS (IIS 6 and earlier only) |
To restart IIS after each time the installation is done making IIS changes to the system, select Yes. Some applications may require IIS to be restarted. This setting applies to IIS 6 and earlier. IIS 7 ignores this setting. |
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SSIEnableCmdDirective Registry Value |
Specify how you want the SSIEnableCmdDirective registry value for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters registry key to be set on the target system. The SSIEnableCmdDirective registry value controls whether the Web server allows the #exec CMD directive of server-side includes (SSIs) to be used to execute shell commands. Valid options are:
If you select the FALSE or TRUE options, InstallShield stores the value—either 0 for FALSE or 1 for TRUE—in the INSTALLSHIELD_SSI_PROP property. Because of security concerns, the default SSIEnableCmdDirective registry value is FALSE (0); the FALSE (0) value prevents end users from running unauthorized server-side executable files. Note • If your product is uninstalled from a target system, the SSIEnableCmdDirective registry value is not changed, even if its value was changed during installation. For more information, see Specifying Whether a Web Server Should Allow the CMD Command to Be Used for SSI #exec Directives. |
Note • The aforementioned Web server settings are not updated on a target system at installation run time if no IIS items (Web site, applications, or virtual directories) are installed.
Web Site Settings
When you select a Web site in the explorer, many settings are displayed. The Web site settings are organized into several main categories:
| • | Identification |
| • | General |
| • | Home Directory |
| • | Application Settings |
| • | Security |
| • | Advanced |
The following settings are available in the Identification area for a Web site in the Internet Information Services view.
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Setting |
Description |
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Name |
Enter a name for the Web site. |
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IP Address |
To target a specific IP address, enter it. As an alternative, you can leave an asterisk (*), which is the default value. An asterisk or a blank value for this setting indicates that any unused IP address should be used. |
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TCP Port |
The TCP Port setting for an IIS Web site indicates the port number on which the service is running on the target machine. Some versions of the IIS Web server can host multiple Web sites. Each Web site is associated with a unique port number. If you do not know what the port number on the target system should be, you can enter 0 for this setting. To learn which port and site numbers are used for the Web site when it is installed, see Configuring the TCP Port and Site Numbers. |
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Host Header Name |
To specify the host header name that identifies the IIS Web site that is installed during your installation, type it in this box. For example: www.mycompany.com Host headers (also known as domain names) enable you to assign more than one Web site to an IP address on a Web server. |
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Site Number |
The Site Number setting indicates the number in the path at which the Web site will be created (that is, w3svc/3). The default value is 0. If you do not know what the site number on the target system should be, you can enter 0 for this setting. To learn which port and site numbers are used for the Web site when it is installed, see Configuring the TCP Port and Site Numbers. |
The following settings are available in the General area for a Web site in the Internet Information Services view.
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Setting |
Description |
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Feature |
Select the feature with which the Web site is associated. When the selected feature is installed, the Web site and all of its applications and virtual directories are installed. If the selected feature is not installed, the Web site and its applications and virtual directories are not installed. |
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ASP.NET Version |
To set the ASP.NET version for the Web site, enter the complete version number, or select it from the list. For example, to specify version 2 of ASP.NET, type 2.0.50727. To specify version 1.1 of ASP.NET, type 1.1.4322. If you specify an ASP.NET version for a Web site, IIS uses that same version number for any of the Web site’s applications. Important • If your installation may be run on a Windows Vista or later system, you may not want to set the ASP.NET version. Also note that if you specify version 3 of ASP.NET, an error occurs at run time. For more information, see Setting the ASP.NET Version for a Web Site or Application. |
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Delete on Uninstall |
Specify whether you want to delete the selected Web site during uninstallation. For more information, see Uninstalling Web Sites, Applications, and Virtual Directories. |
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Default Documents |
Type the name of the default page on your Web site. To specify multiple pages, separate each with a comma. A Web site serves a default page whenever a browser request does not specify a document name. |
The following settings are available in the Home Directory area for a Web site in the Internet Information Services view.
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Description |
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Content Source Path (Local or UNC) |
This setting identifies the local path or network directory path that stores your Web site files.
By default, the files are stored in IISROOTFOLDER.
\\server\share Tip • Each Web site should have a unique physical path, especially if the Web site is going to be installed on a Windows Vista or later system or a Windows Server 2008 or later system. To learn more, see Run-Time Requirements for IIS Support. |
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Script Source Access |
Specify whether you want to allow end users to access source code if either read or write permissions are set. Source code includes scripts in ASP applications. |
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Read Access |
Specify whether you want to provide end users with read access to the Web site. |
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Write Access |
Specify whether you want to provide end users with write access to the Web site. This means that end users can change the Web site’s properties on the target machine. |
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Directory Browsing |
Specify whether you want to allow end users to see all the virtual directories and subdirectories below this Web site. |
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Log Visits |
Specify whether you want to record visits to this Web site in a log file. Visits are recorded only if logging is enabled for this Web site. |
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Index this Resource |
Specify whether you want to allow Microsoft Indexing Service to include this directory in a full-text index of your Web site. This setting applies to IIS 6 and earlier. IIS 7 ignores this setting. |
The following settings are available in the Application Settings area for a Web site in the Internet Information Services view.
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Setting |
Description |
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Application Mappings |
To customize the directory’s application mappings, click the ellipsis button (...) in this setting. This opens the Application Mappings dialog box, which enables you to add, edit, and delete a mapping between a file name extension and the application that processes those files. |
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To add, edit, or delete MIME types for the selected Web site, click the ellipsis button (...) in this setting. This opens the MIME Types dialog box, which enables you to add, edit, and delete a mapping between a file name extension and the corresponding content type that is served as a static file by the Web server on the target system to a browser or mail client. |
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Session Timeout (minutes) |
Specify the number of minutes that a session can remain idle before the server terminates it automatically. If the end user does not refresh or request a page within the timeout period, the session ends. The default value is 20 minutes. |
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ASP Script Timeout (seconds) |
Specify the length of time in seconds that .asp pages will allow a script to run before terminating and writing an event to the Windows Event Log. The minimum value for this property is 1 second; the default value is 90 seconds. |
When you select a Web site in the Internet Information Services view, InstallShield displays several security-related settings in the Security area. The Security area lets you configure your Web server to verify the identify of users. You can authenticate users to prevent unauthorized ones from establishing a Web (HTTP) connection to restricted content. For more information, refer to the IIS documentation.
The Security area contains several categories of settings:
| • | Anonymous Connection |
| • | Authenticated Access |
| • | Secure Communication |
The settings in the Anonymous Connection area are as follows.
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Setting |
Description |
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Enable Anonymous Access |
Specify whether you want to allow users to establish an anonymous connection. If you do want to allow anonymous connections, also enter the appropriate Windows user account information. If you do not need the Web server to confirm the identity of end users before they can access the content, select No for this setting. |
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IIS Controls Anonymous Password |
Specify whether you want to automatically synchronize your anonymous password settings with those set in Windows on the target system. If the password that you type for the anonymous account differs from the password that Windows has, anonymous authentication will not work. Note • Password synchronization should be used only with anonymous user accounts defined on the local computer, not with anonymous accounts on remote computers. |
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Anonymous User Name |
If you are enabling anonymous connections, type the name of the anonymous account. |
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Anonymous Password |
If you have selected No for the IIS Controls Anonymous Password setting, type the anonymous user account password. The password is used only within Windows. Anonymous users do not log on by using a user name and password. |
The settings in the Authenticated Access area are as follows.
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Description |
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Basic authentication |
Specify whether you want to enable the basic authentication method for collecting user name and password information for end users who access the Web site. Important • With the basic method of authentication, user names and passwords are not encrypted when they are transmitted across the network. An unscrupulous end user who has network monitoring tools could intercept user names and passwords. |
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Integrated Windows Authentication |
Specify whether you want to enable integrated Windows authentication. Integrated Windows authentication uses a cryptographic exchange with the end user's browser to confirm the identity of the user. When integrated Windows authentication is enabled, the Web site will use it only under the following conditions:
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Forms Authentication |
Set this option to Yes to enable forms authentication. ASP.NET forms-based authentication works well for sites or applications on public Web servers that receive many requests. This authentication mode lets you manage client registration and authentication at the application level, instead of relying on the authentication mechanisms provided by the operating system. Important • Forms authentication sends the user name and password to the Web server as plain text. You should use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption for the Log On page and for all other pages in your application except the Home page. |
The settings in the Secure Communication area are as follows.
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Setting |
Description |
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SSL certificate |
To specify a server certificate that should be installed on the target system, click the ellipsis button (...) in this setting, and then select the appropriate security certificate file (.cer or .pfx). As an alternative, you can select a certificate from the list if your project already contains one or more certificates. InstallShield stores the .cer file in the Binary table. If no certificate is configured to be installed, this setting is blank. |
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SSL certificate password |
If the certificate that you specified has a password, enter it in this setting. |
The following settings are available in the Advanced area for a Web site in the Internet Information Services view.
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Setting |
Description |
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Custom Errors |
To customize HTTP errors that are sent to clients when Web server errors occur, select the ellipsis button (...) in this setting. The Custom Errors dialog box opens, enabling you to specify the page that should be displayed for one or more HTTP errors. Administrators can use generic HTTP 1.1 errors, detailed custom error pages that IIS provides, or your own custom error pages that are you including in the installation. |
See Also
Internet Information Services View
Managing Internet Information Services
Creating a Web Site and Adding an Application or a Virtual Directory
InstallShield 2019 Express Edition Help LibraryApril 2019 |
Copyright Information | Flexera |