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This step-by-step article describes how to set up nextanalytics on a Web server with anonymous access in a Windows Server 2003 environment. This should NOT be used to setup a production server environment -- security of your data is your responsibility, and Microsoft has a number of guides on how to properly secure the Windows Server products. Install Internet Information ServicesTo install IIS and add the necessary optional components, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. 2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard appears.
3. In the Windows Components list, click Application Server, but do not select the check box. Click Details. The Application Server dialog opens.
4. Select the checkbox for ASP.NET 5. Click to select the Internet Information Services (IIS) check box. 6.Click Details to view the list of IIS optional components.
7.Select the optional components that you want to install. By default, the following components are selected Common Files Internet Information Services Manager World Wide Web Service 8.Click OK, click OK to return to the Windows Components Wizard 9.Select the checkbox for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
10. Click Next to install the selected components. Note that you may require your Microsoft Windows Server 2003 installation CD's to complete this step. 11. Click Finish to complete the Windows Components Wizard, and then close the Add or Remove Programs dialog box.
Install nextanalytics1. unzip the nextanalytics ASP.NET download into the web server root directory, retaining the subdirectory structure
2. Right-click on the nextanalytics directory, and select Properties from the popup menu. 3. On the Security tab, ensure the directory is under Full Control of the process that is running the web server (NETWORK SERVICE is typical). If there is an inherited Deny Write option appearing, that MUST be cleared or the application will not work. 4. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. 5. Under ComputerName (local computer) (where ComputerName is the name of the server), expand the node Web Sites, and then right-click Default Web Site and select New -> Virtual Directory from the popup menu.
6. In the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard, click Next to begin, enter a name for your virtual directory such as 'nextanalytics', then click Next.
7. Enter the path to the new directory where you installed nextanalytics and click Next and finish.
8. Select the new virtual server and select Properties from the pop-up menu. On the ASP.NET tab, ensure that ASP.NET version 2.0.50727 is selected.
9. On the Directory Security tab, open the Authentication Methods dialog and ensure that Anonymous access is selected. Note the Windows user account that is used - this user account must have write access to a number of directories for the applocatiopn to run properly.
10. On the Web Services Extensions folder, verify that ASP.NET v2.0.x is Allowed.
11. Open a web browser and navigate to the new virtual directory (http://localhost/nextanalytics) and confirm operation.
For further assistance with setting up IIS and ASP.NET, reference Microsoft's IIS forums at http://www.iis.net/
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