IIS Manager

Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

The IIS Manager feature represents the UI components available at the top level of IIS Manager. These components include the Start page, the Home page, settings pages and dialog boxes.

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

• Build an FTP Site on IIS

In this document

• Start Page

• Home Page

• Content View Page

• Defaults Dialog Boxes

• Advanced Settings Dialog Boxes

• New Feature Available Dialog Boxes

• Change .NET Framework Version Dialog Box

• Create New Connection

  • Specify Server Connection Details Wizard Page

  • Specify Site Connection Details Wizard Page

  • Specify Application Connection Details Wizard Page

  • Provider Credentials Wizard Page

  • Specify a Connection Name Wizard Page

  • Certificate Name Mismatch Help Identifier Dialog Box

  • Certificate Verification Help Identifier Dialog Box

Start Page

Use the Start page to reopen recent connections and create new connections to web servers, sites, and applications by using IIS Manager. You can also click links to online resources and review news about IIS.

Home Page

Use the Home page to view and access the list of features that are available for configuration in IIS Manager.

Use the Group by drop-down list to group similar features, and use the View drop-down list to display the features in different formats, such as icons or details. If you select Details from the View list, you can sort the features by clicking one of the columns on the Home page.

The Home page is displayed when both of the following are true:

• You have selected Features View.

• You have clicked a Web server, site, application, virtual directory, or physical directory in the tree in the Connections pane, or you have selected a file in Content View and then clicked Switch to Features View.

Content View Page

Use the Content View page to view the contents of an item selected in the tree in the Connections pane. For example, select a site and click Content View to see the list of any applications, virtual directories, physical directories, and files in that site.

You can right-click an object in the Content list, and click Switch to Features View to go to the object's home page. From the Home page, you can configure features for the object, such as configuring authentication settings for an application.

Sort the list by clicking one of the feature page column headings or select a value from the Group by drop-down list to group similar items. Search the list by typing search criteria in the Filter box, expand the Go list to select the field on which to search, and then click Go or press ENTER. Click Show All to remove the filter criteria.

Feature Page Elements

Actions Pane Elements

The actions available in the Actions pane depend on the type of object that you select on the Content page. Additionally, when you are connected to a site or an application, the only actions available are Switch to Features View, Browse, and Refresh.

Defaults Dialog Boxes

Use the Defaults dialog boxes to edit the default values of properties that have default values, such as recycling settings for application pools, limits for sites, and the application pool in which applications run. The Defaults dialog boxes do not contain properties that are frequently unique, such as site bindings or the physical path of site, application, and virtual directory content.

Each of the following objects in IIS has a Default dialog box from which you can edit default values for all objects of that type:

• Application pool

• Site

• Application

• Virtual directories

When you change the default value of a property, all objects of that type receive the new value when:

• You create an object of that type.

• An existing object does not already have a specific value set that differs from the default value for the property.

  Note

  If you must change the value for a specific site or application, use the Advanced Settings dialog box.

For information about a specific property, select the property in the Defaults dialog box and view the information that is displayed in the property description pane underneath the property grid. You can make the property description pane larger by clicking the bar between the property grid and the property description pane, and then dragging upward. You can also resize the entire Defaults dialog box to see more properties at the same time.

Advanced Settings Dialog Boxes

Use the Advanced Settings dialog boxes to edit the properties for each of the following objects in IIS:

• Application pool

• Site

• Application

• Virtual directory

The Advanced Settings dialog box is useful when you want to edit a specific property or group of properties for an object without using an edit wizard or a dialog box, or when a property is not displayed in a wizard or dialog box.

For information about a specific property, select the property in the Advanced Settings dialog box and view the information that displays in the property description pane underneath the property grid. You can make the property description pane larger by clicking the bar between the property grid and the property description pane, and then dragging upward. You can also resize the entire Advanced Settings dialog box to see more properties at the same time.

New Feature Available Dialog Boxes

Use the New Feature Available dialog box to download and install code to support any new IIS Manager features that are available on the server to which you are connecting. After you install a feature, you can use it in IIS Manager on subsequent connections to the same server or to any servers that have that same feature unless a server administrator removes delegation for the feature at a later time.

Element Name	Description
Assembly	Displays the name of each .dll file that is available to download and install on your computer. Select the check box next to each assembly that you want to download and install, and then click OK. Note When the publisher of the code cannot be verified as having a valid digital signature, you are prompted with a security warning before the code is downloaded to your computer. Click Run if you trust the publisher and want to continue with the download, or click Don't Run if you want to cancel the download.
Features	Displays the feature or features that are available with each .dll file.
Size	Displays the size of the .dll file.
Version	Displays the version of the .dll file.

Change .NET Framework Version Dialog Box

Use Change .NET Framework Version to set the default .NET Framework version for the Web server.

Create New Connection

Use the Create New Connection icon to select between creating a connection to a server, a site, or a web application.

Specify Server Connection Details Wizard Page

Use the Specify Server Connection Details wizard page to specify the name of the server to which you want to connect in IIS Manager.

If you receive an error when you try to connect to the server, check for the following possible issues:

• You mistyped a value, such as the server name or user credentials.

• The Web server to which you are connecting is not running IIS 8. You cannot use IIS Manager in IIS 8 to connect to a Web server that runs a previous version of IIS.

• The management service is not started on the Web server.

• A Firewall rule is preventing the connection.

Specify Site Connection Details Wizard Page

Use the Specify Site Connection Details wizard page to specify the site to which you want to connect in IIS Manager. The server administrator should give you the information that you must have to connect to the site.

If you receive an error when you try to connect to the server, check for the following possible issues:

• You mistyped a value, such as the server name or user credentials.

• The Web server to which you are connecting is not running IIS 8. You cannot use IIS Manager in IIS 8 to connect to a Web server that runs a previous version of IIS.

• The management service is not started on the Web server.

• A Firewall rule is preventing the connection.

Specify Application Connection Details Wizard Page

Use the Specify Site Connection Details wizard page to specify the web application to which you want to connect in IIS Manager. The server administrator should give you the information that you must have to connect to the application.

If you receive an error when you try to connect to the server, check for the following possible issues:

• You mistyped a value, such as the server name or user credentials.

• The Web server to which you are connecting is not running IIS 8. You cannot use IIS Manager in IIS 8 to connect to a Web server that runs a previous version of IIS.

• The management service is not started on the Web server.

• A Firewall rule is preventing the connection.

Provider Credentials Wizard Page

Use the Provide Credentials wizard page to specify credentials to connect to a server, site, or application by using IIS Manager. The credentials specified on this page can be either Windows user accounts or IIS Manager user accounts.

If you receive an error when you try to connect to the server, check for the following possible issues:

• You mistyped a value, such as the server name or user credentials.

• The Web server to which you are connecting is not running IIS 8. You cannot use IIS Manager in IIS 8 to connect to a Web server that runs a previous version of IIS.

• The management service is not started on the Web server.

• A Firewall rule is preventing the connection.

Element Name	Description
User name	Type the user name of an account that is authorized to connect to the server, site, or application. Note Only server administrators can connect to a server by using IIS Manager.
Password	Type the password that is associated with the user name.

Specify a Connection Name Wizard Page

Use the Specify a Connection Name wizard page to specify a friendly name for your connection in IIS Manager.

Certificate Name Mismatch Help Identifier Dialog Box

This error message indicates that the server name that you entered does not match the name that appears on the server's certificate.

You might have caused this error by entering the secure server's IP address when the DNS or NETBIOS name appeared on the server's certificate. If this error occurs, it can appear as if you are being maliciously redirected to a server other than the one to which you had intended to connect.

To avoid seeing this message in the future, connect to the server by entering the address that appears on the secure server's certificate.

Certificate Verification Help Identifier Dialog Box

This message indicates that there is a problem with the certificate issued to the server to which you are connecting. The certificate might have expired or been revoked. If the certificate has expire or is revoked, resolve the problem before you can connect to the server.

This message can also appear if you are connecting to the server by using a name that does not appear on the server's certificate. If the name is not on the server’s certificate, it can seem that you are being maliciously redirected to a server other than the one to which you had intended to connect. You are given the option to connect, but you should view the certificate to determine whether to connect to the server.

This message can also appear because of some combination of the errors listed above. If this happens, use the View details link to investigate the details of the problem and determine the best course of action.