# Configure IIS

#### **For Configuring IIS versions (before 6.0).**

* Select Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services IIS Manager.
* Click on Web Services Extensions folder, you will see a list on the left hand side. When you initially install IIS, the services installed are in a highly secure and "locked" mode. By default, IIS serves only static content meaning features like ASP, ASP.NET, Server-Side and Front Page Server Extension do not work unless enabled. If you do not enable this functionality after installing IIS, IIS returns a 404 error. Refer the below image.

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* Select all unknown ISAPI Extensions from the Web Services Column and select the allow button.
* Also select the Active Server Pages and click the allow button.

#### Enable parent paths

* Select Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services IIS Manager.
* In IIS Manager, Go to default Web site properties by simply click the right mouse button and clicking Properties.
* In Default Web site properties window, click on “Home Directory” tab.
* In “Home Directory” tab click on “Configuration” button.
* In Configuration screen, click on Options tab and set the Enable Parent Path option to check. Refer below image.

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#### **Configure IIS (version 6 and above)**

* Select Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services IIS Manager.
* Click on to the Internet Information Service Manager (IIS) Manager| Server (Server\Administrator) | ISAPI and CGI Restrictions.

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* Click on ISAPI and CGI Restrictions, allow access to Active Server pages, and Allow unspecified ISAPI modules. When you initially install IIS, the service is installed in a highly secure and "locked" mode. By default, IIS serves only static content meaning features like ASP, ASP.NET, Server-Side and Front Page Server Extension do not work unless enabled. If you do not enable this functionality after installing IIS, IIS returns a 404 error. Refer the below image.

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#### Enable Parent Path

* Select Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services IIS Manager. You can even do this by clicking your Windows Start button and entering "inetmgr" into the search box. Then press enter.
* On the Connections pane, expand the server node and select your site from underneath "Sites."
* On the Features view, double-click "ASP."
* Change "Enable Parent Paths" to "True."
* Under the Actions page, click "Apply."

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