Management Service

 

Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Use the Management Service feature page to configure the management service for IIS Manager. The management service enables computer and domain administrators to remotely manage a web server that uses IIS Manager. The service also enables nonadministrative users to locally and remotely manage delegated features of sites and applications on a web server that uses IIS Manager.

Note

Only administrators who use IIS Manager on the local computer can configure the management service. Related scenarios Build a Static Website on IIS Build a Classic ASP Website on IIS Build an ASP.NET Website on IIS Build a PHP Website on IIS In this document UI Elements for Management Service Add Allow or Deny Connection Rule Dialog Box

UI Elements for Management Service

The following tables describe the UI elements that are available on the feature page and in the Actions pane.

Feature Page Elements

Element Name

Description

Enable remote connections

Select this option when you want to enable users to connect remotely to the Web server by using IIS Manager.

Windows credentials only

Select this option when you want to allow only users who have Windows accounts to connect to the Web server.

Windows credentials or IIS Manager credentials

Select this option when you want to allow users who have either Windows accounts or IIS Manager accounts to connect to the Web server.

IP address

Type or select an IP address if you have a specific IP address that you want users to use when they connect to the web server. When you do not want to specify an IP address, select All Unassigned.

Port

Type the port that you want the connection to use when users connect to the Web server. The default is port 8172.

SSL certificate

Select the certificate that you want to use for the Web server. You can use the Server Certificates feature if you want to add a certificate.

Log requests to

Select this option if you want the Web server to log information when requestors try to connect to the Web server. Then configure the physical directory where the Web server logs files.

IP Address Restrictions

Displays connection restrictions. Use the Allow and Deny buttons to add restrictions to the list, and the Delete button to delete a selected entry from the IP Address Restrictions list.

Note

These options are available only when you enable remote connections.

Access for unspecified clients

Select Allow or Deny to specify whether to allow or deny requestors who do not match entries in the IP Address Restrictions list. If you configure the management service to deny access for unspecified clients, but do not add any allow rules to the IP Address Restrictions list, clients will be unable to connect to the server by using IIS Manager.

Allow

Opens the Add Allow Connection Rule dialog box from which you can add a rule to allow requestors based on an IP address or a range of IP addresses.

Deny

Opens the Add Deny Connection Rule dialog box from which you can add a rule to deny requestors based on an IP address or a range of IP addresses.

Delete

Deletes the selected entry in the IP Address Restrictions list.

Actions Pane Elements

Element Name

Description

Apply

Saves the changes that you have made on the feature page.

Cancel

Cancels the changes that you have made on the feature page.

Restart

Restarts the management service.

Start

Starts the management service. Start the management service to connect locally to sites and applications. If you also want to allow remote connections to sites and applications on the Web server, additionally enable remote connections.

Stop

Stops the management service. When the management service is stopped, you can configure settings for the management service. However, the service must be started before it can accept connections.

Add Allow or Deny Connection Rule Dialog Box

Use the Add Allow Connection Rule or Add Deny Connection Rule dialog box to add entries to the IP Address Restrictions list that allow or deny remote connections to the Web server. You can allow or deny remote connections based on a specific IP address or a range of IP addresses.

Note

Only administrators who are using IIS Manager on the local computer can configure the Management Service.

Element Name

Description

Specific IP address

Select this option when you want to allow or deny remote connections from a specific IP address. After you select this option, type the IP address in the corresponding box.

IP address range

Select this option when you want to allow or deny remote connections from a range of IP addresses. After you select this option, type a range of IP addresses in the corresponding box.

Subnet mask

Type a subnet mask for the IP address that you specified in the IP address range box.