User manual PARALLELS HELM 4.1.2 IIS PASSWORD FOR MICROSOFT IIS 5 AND 6 MODULE GUIDE REV 1.0

[. . . ] The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special information. Formatting convention Special Bold Type of Information Items you must select, such as menu options, command buttons, or items in a list. Italics Used to emphasize the importance of a point, to introduce a term or to designate a command line placeholder, which is to be replaced with a real name or value. Example Go to the System tab. Read the Basic Administration chapter. The system supports the so called wildcard character search. Monospace The license file is located in the http://docs/common/ licenses directory. Preface Preformatted # ls ­al /files total 14470 5 On-screen computer output in your commandline sessions; source code in XML, C++, or other programming languages. [. . . ] With Parallels Helm's integration of IIS Password, it is possible to password protect a web site in just moments. More advanced settings provide options such as user group management. To configure the IIS Password settings in Parallels Helm: 1. Go to the IIS service you have set up: Home > Helm System > Servers > [Your Server] > Services > [Your IIS 5/6 Web Service] 2. Scroll down and you will the IIS Password details. IIS Password ISAPI DLL Path: This is the path to the IIS Password DLL on the server, which is created when IIS Password is installed. It will be located at this location: C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\iispasswordfilter. dll Windows 2003 servers) C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\iispasswordfilter. dll Windows 2000 servers) (for (for Secure Data Directory: This is the name of the folder that is created in a domain's web directory for secured folders, when it is added to Parallels Helm. If you check the Create an info file box, it will place a text file in this folder warning users not to delete the folder. Default Realm Text: This is the text that will be placed by default in the secure folder section of your Parallels Helm domains as an example of text that end users can use. It will be displayed on the password prompt screen of any secured folder they try to access via a browser. By default, the text states "Please enter a username and password to access this page" but this can be changed as required. Users Data File Name: This is the name of the file created in the secure data directory folder which relates to the user logins that have been created in IIS Password. By default it is called . htpasswd but this can be changed as required. Groups Data File Name: This is the name of the file created in the secure data directory folder which relates to the group logins that have been created in IIS Password. By default it is called . htgroups but this can be changed as required. Configuring IIS Password in Parallels Helm 11 Folders Data File Name: This is the name of the file created in the secure data directory folder which relates to the folder logins that have been created in IIS Password. By default it is called . htfolders but this can be changed as required. 3. Click Save to update the service, and to complete the IIS Password configuration. CHAPTER 7 Creating Secure Folders, Users, and Groups Now that your password protection software of choice is set up, all you need to do is choose the folders that you want to secure, and create users which have access to these folders. Go to the domain in Parallels Helm you want to enable IIS Password on and click the Secure Folders icon. 4. You will be taken to the main Secure Folders screen. Click the Add button under Protected Folders to create a secure folder. Click the Groups icon to create secure folder user groups. In this chapter: Creating Secure Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creating Secure Folder Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creating Secure Folder Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Once you have made your choices, click Save to save your Secure Folder User. 14 Creating Secure Folders, Users, and Groups Creating Secure Folder Groups You may want to allow several users to have access to a secure folder. The easiest way to do this is to create a Secure Folder Group, to which you can then add users, and then simply assign that group to the folder. To create a Secure Folder Group: 1. Click the Groups icon from the main Secure Folders screen to get taken to a page which contains a list of Groups currently set up. Click Add to create a new secure folder group on you domain: Group Name. [. . . ]