How To install and configure IIS IIS (Internet Information Service)

IIS (Internet Information Service)

IIS is web service  and it is use to launch websites on Internet and Intranet. It can be use in the domain and workgroup even in client OS like Windows XP.  IIS  version 8 is use in Windows 2012 which is more secure and require ASP.net.   IIS and DNS always works together, IIS is use to configure the websites and DNS is use to host the websites.  Security, Customize, Filter etc. are the features of IIS.

Home Directory or Virtual Directory  is a sharefolder use to store information about particular website including pictures, graphics, animation, html page, asp page etc.  We have to create separate home directory for the different websites.

Host Header  option is use to launch multiple websites on single IP address.

NOTE: We can also use FTP and Internet Printing in IIS.

To install and configure IIS :-  

Install IIS from Server Manager Roles

Create  home directory (sharefolder like    india7) in C: drive

Create html page or web page in home directory

Open IIS    -> Site (option)   ->   New Website description (india4)    ->   Give path of home directory     -> Give IP address and Website name (india.com)    in  Host Header option    -> OK

Open IIS   -> india4 (Virtual directory)     -> Document       -> Remove default asp and html pages -> Add your html page      -> OK

Open DNS    -> Forward Lookup Zone    -> Rt. click     -> New zone    -> Standard Primary zone  -> Zone name  (website name is india.com)     -> Next    -> Finish

Open DNS   ->  Zone (india.com)     -> Properties     -> Name Server tab     -> Remove name of DNS server  -> Add  -> Servername  -> india.com    -> Give IP address of DNS server   -> OK -> Refresh

NOTE: We can secure our website or use HTTPS by using Certificate Service