Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit eBook

434 Part V: Administration of Windows SharePoint Services
To allow anonymous access for a virtual server in Internet
Information Services
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1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then
click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Right-click the virtual server you want to enable anonymous access for, and
then click Properties.
3. Click the Directory Security tab.
4. In the Authentication and access control section, click Edit.
The Authentication Methods dialog box appears.
5. Select the Enable anonymous access check box. (See Figure 16-22.)
6. Click OK to close the Authentication Methods dialog box.
7. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
Figure 16-22 Enabling anonymous access
You might need to restart IIS for this change to take effect. After anonymous
access has been turned on for the virtual server in IIS, you can enable anonymous
access for a specific top-level website.
To enable anonymous access for a top-level website
1. On your site, click Site Settings.
2. Under Administration, click Go to Site Administration.
3. On the Site Administration page, under Users and Permissions, click Manage
anonymous access.