Authentication
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In this section you select either Claim Based Authentication or Classic Mode Authentication, as appropriate.
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IIS Web Site
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In this section you configure the following settings for your new Web application, as follows:
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To choose an existing Web site, click Use an Existing Web Site...
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To create a new site, click Create.
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In the Port field, enter the port number you want to use to access the Web application.
For a new Web site, this field contains a default port number. For an exiting site, this field contains the currently configured port number.
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In the optional Host Header field, enter the URL for accessing the Web application.
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In the Path field, enter the path to the directory that contains the site on the server.
For a new Web site, this field contains a default path. For an exiting site, this field contains the current path.
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Security Configuration
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In this section you configure authentication and encryption for your Web application, as follows:
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In the Authentication Provider section, select Negotiate(Kerberos) or NTLM, as appropriate.
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In the Allow Anonymous section, choose Yes or No.
A value of Yes allows anonymous access to the Web site by using a computer-specific anonymous access account. The account name is IUSR_computername.
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In the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) section, choose Yes or No.
If you choose to enable SSL for the Web site, you must configure SSL by requesting and installing a certificate.
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Public URL
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Enter the URL for the domain name for all sites that users will access in this Web application. This URL domain will be used in all links shown on pages in the Web application. By default, the box is populated with the current server name and port. The Zone field is automatically set to Default for a new Web application and cannot be changed from this page.
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Application Pool
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In the Application Pool section, choose whether to use an existing application pool or create a new application pool for this Web application, as follows:
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To use an existing application pool, select Use Existing Application Pool, then select the application pool you wish to use from the drop-down menu.
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To create a new application pool, select Create a New Application Pool, and in the Application Pool Name field, type the name of the new application pool, or keep the default name.
In the section Select a Security Account for This Application Pool, select Predefined to use an existing application pool security account, then select the security account from the drop-down menu. To use a security account that is not currently being used for an existing application pool, select Configurable, enter the user name of the account you want to use in the User Name field, and enter the password for the account in the Password field.
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Database Name and Authentication
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In this section, choose the database server, database name, and authentication method for your new Web application.
In the Database Name field, enter the name of the database or use the default entry. In the Database Authentication field, choose whether to use Windows authentication (recommended) or SQL authentication, as follows:
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If you want to use Windows authentication, leave this option selected.
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If you want to use SQL authentication, select SQL authentication. In the Account field, type the name of the account that you want the Web application to use to authenticate to the SQL Server database, then type the password in the Password field.
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Failover Server
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You can optionally choose to specify a fail-over database server to configure a Fail-over Server.
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Service Application Connections
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You can use the default value or choose custom value and optionally select the services you want your web application to connect to.
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