Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

Internet Information Services — PP

Synopsis

Manages HTTP, FTP, and other Internet protocols on local or remote computers.

Description

Internet Information Services (IIS) is mainly used to create and configure a Windows 2000 Server computer in the role of a web server for either public use on the Internet or private use on a corporate intranet.

The related Windows NT 4.0 Server administrative tool was called Internet Services Manager. An updated version of IIS, which was managed using Version 1.0 of the MMC, was included in the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack.

Using Internet Information Services

You can access IIS by:

• Start → Programs → Administrative Tools → Internet Services Manager

• Start → Programs → Administrative Tools → Computer Management → Services and Applications → Internet Information Services

• Installing the Internet Information Services snap-in into a new or existing console

A typical console tree looks like this:

Internet Information Services Server name Default Web Site Administration Web Site Web Site Web Site . . . 

Other nodes such as Default SMTP Virtual Server or Default NNTP Virtual Server may be present if these components are installed. For general information on IIS, see Internet Information Services (IIS). For information on how to create and configure a web site or virtual directory, see web site. And for detailed information see my book Administering IIS5 (McGraw-Hill).

Notes

IIS is integrated into the Services and Applications section of the Computer Management console. ...