IIS 4 (Internet Information Server) is Microsoft's premier web server. It includes WWW service, File Transfer Protocol service (FTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol service (SMTP) that allows email transfers, and Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service that allows you to set up news groups. IIS 4 gives you many options, such as a certificate server, an index server that allows search options, a site server express that helps in analyzing a site, and a transaction server that provides secure connections. In Virtual Training Company's tutorial, author Louis DiPaola uses the sample web site that can be installed with IIS 4 to better explain how the system works. He first teaches you how to install the option pack, and then thoroughly explains the many server options in great detail. He even goes over some helpful tips for taking the Microsoft certification test. You can start learning immediately by clicking one of the topics below.
Introduction to IIS4
Introduction to IIS4 Hardware and Software Requirements Installation of Option Pack
Locating Option Pack CD Startup and Service Pack Install IE Installation IIS4 Installation Changes in Services after IIS4 Installation Changes in Administrative Tools MMC The Metabase WWW Service
Introduction to WWW Service Web Site Tab Home Directory Tab Security Tab Custom Errors Tab HTTP Headers Tab Documents and Operators Tabs ISAPI and Performance Tabs Managing Using HTML Making a Virtual Directory Making a Virtual Server
FTP Service
Introduction to FTP
Using FTP
Configuration Pages: FTP Site Tab
Configuration Pages: Security Tabs
Configuration Pages: Messages Tab
Configuration Pages: Home directory Tab
Enhancing Security by Adjusting Ports
Virtual FTP Directory
Making a Virtual FTP Server
SMTP Server
Introduction to SMTP
Configuration and Site and Operators Tabs
SMTP Site and Operators Tabs
Messages and Delivery Tabs
Security Tab
NNTP Server
Introduction to NNTP
Home and Directory Tabs
Security Tabs
Groups and NNTP Settings Tabs
Connecting to NNTP
Transaction Server
Introduction to MTS
Checking Your Database & ODBC Data Source
Monitoring with Transaction Server
Index Server
Introduction to Index Server
Making a New Catalog
Making a New Directory
Forcing a Scan
Forcing a Merge
Adjusting Cache
Adding to the Noise Word File
IS Registry Settings
Certificate Server
Introduction to SSL and Certificate Server
Configuring SSL on WWW
Manually Obtaining a Key
Configuring SSL on SMTP
Configuring SSL on NNTP
Using Certificate Server to Revoke a Digital Key
Client Authentication Certificate
Certificate Request and Installation
Accessing a Site Requiring a Client Certificate
Scripting
Importance of Scripting
Introduction to Script Debugger
Installing and Starting Script Debugger
Site Server Express
Introduction to Site Server Express
Using Content Analyzer
Using WebMaps
Making and Interpreting a WebMap Report
Report Writer
Site Security and Protection
Introduction to Security
Services and Bindings
NTFS Conversion
NTFS Permissions
Troubleshooting and Performance
Introduction to Troubleshooting
Event Viewer
Performance Monitor Counters
Performance Monitor Log
Fine Tuning IIS4
Further Study and Testing
Introduction to The IIS4 Resource Kit
Microsoft Testing Tips