Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 324742 information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter EditionMicrosoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise EditionMicrosoft Windows Server 2003, Standard EditionMicrosoft Windows Server 2003, Web EditionMicrosoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter EditionMicrosoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition Microsoft Internet Information Services Version 6.0 This step-seeking guide describes how to set up a WWW server for anonymous access in the Windows Server 2003 environment. Installing Internet Information Services Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web service integrated with Windows Server 2003. To install IIS, add an optional component or delete an optional component, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. "Add or Remove Programs" tools will start. 2. Click Add / Remove Windows Components. Displays "Windows Component Wizard". 3. In the WINDOWS component list, click the web application server. 4. Click Details and click Internet Information Services (IIS). 5. Click Details to view a list of IIS optional components. 6. Select the optional components you want to install. By default, the following components are selected: --- Public Files --- FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions --- Internet Information Services Management Unit --- Internet Information Services Manager --- NNTP Service --- SMTP Service - - World Wide Web Services 7. Click World Wide Web Services, and then click Details to view the list of IIS options (such as Active Server Pages Components, "Remote Management (HTML) tools". Select the options you want to install. By default, the following components are selected: --- World Wide Web Services 8. Click OK until Return to "Windows Component Wizard". 9. Click Next and complete the Windows Component Wizard. Configuring Anonymous Authentication To configure anonymous authentication, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS). 2. Expand "* Server Name" (where the server name is the name of the server), right-click the Web site, and then click Properties. 3. In the Web Site Properties dialog box, click the Directory Security tab. 4. Under "Authentication and Access Control", click Edit. 5. Click the Enable Anonym Access check box to select it. Note: The user account in the User Name box is only used to do anonymous access via a Windows Guest account. By default, the server creates and uses the account IUSR_CompUtername. The anonymous user account password is only used in Windows; anonymous users do not log in with the username and password. 6. Under "Verified Identity Access", click the Integrated Windows Authentication check box to select it. 7. Click OK twice.
