IIS Manager Administration Nodes in the Connections Pane

Many web services components need to be configured to optimize IIS for security, functionality, and redundancy. The IIS snap-in is the interface used to administer IIS services. In the left pane of the snap-in, as shown in Figure 12.2, you will see folders or nodes similar to the following:

Start Page—The Start Page is the first item within the Connections pane and is a digital dashboard for IIS. It provides users with a wealth of information by displaying IIS newsfeeds and links to online resources. In addition, the Start Page includes recent connection information and connection tasks.

IIS Server—The main place to administer and manage server properties and features is the server ...

Get Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.