Set Up IIS Server for Web Administration - How To

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Configure an IIS server other than the CommNet Server for Web Administration

Change the URL for Launching the CommCell Console for Remote Administration

Configure an IIS server other than the CommNet Server for Web Administration

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure an IIS Server:

  1. On the computer that has IIS installed and running, log on as an Administrator or member of the Administrators group.
  2. Open the Windows Internet Information Service Manager.
  3. Create a virtual directory. The virtual directory name will be the web alias.
  4. Configure the virtual directory to point the installation folder on the CommNet Server. You can enter a UNC path to the CommNet Server or Browse to the location.
note.gif (292 bytes) Once the setup is complete, you should be able to enter the IIS server name and alias (e.g., http://server1/Monitor) into a web browser to start the CommNet Browser as a remote web-based application.

Change the URL for Launching the CommCell Console for Remote Administration

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To change the URL:

  1. On the Setup menu, click Cell Configuration.
  2. From the Cell Configuration (General) dialog box, type the new URL in the URL box.
  3. Click OK. The new URL is saved.
  • You can edit the URL to use another IIS server which points to the CommServe computer. Once saved, the CommNet Browser will subsequently use the URL to launch the appropriate Console, when you choose the Remote Administration option from the appropriate Cell.
  • If the correct version of the CommCell Console is installed locally on the computer in which the CommNet Browser is launched, then the CommCell Console will be launched as an application instead of as a remote web-based application. This option is supported on Macintosh.