Prerequisites and Configuration of IIS on Windows Server 2019 for http imaging

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Issue/Introduction

How to Configure IIS and install prerequisites on a server 2019 or better for HTTP imaging

Environment

Windows Server 2019

Resolution

1. Open the Server Manager and go to Manage > Add Roles and Feature
2. Click next to get to the Server Roles

Enable the following Roles:

The following Features will need to be enabled:

Restart the server:

1. Open Internet Information Services(IIS) manager > Sites > Default Web Site
2. Click on  'Webdav Authoring Rules' and click on Enable Webdav under the 'Actions' column:
   
   
3. Add a Virtual Directory 

   a. right click on 'Default Web Site'

   b. Under Actions click on 'Add'

   c. Under Extension, enter ".*" (without quotes).

   d. Under MIME type, enter "application/octet-stream" (without quotes).

   e.  Click OK.

    
   
   NOTE: All nexts steps will be done on the 'Images' virtual directory
   
   
4. Edit Authentication and enable 'Basic Authentication' under 'Actions' Column:
   
   
   
   
5. Add a Mime Type of 'Application/octet-stream' 

   a. Under Images virtual directory click on 'Mime Types'

   b. Under Actions click on 'Add'

   c. Under Extension, enter ".*" (without quotes).

   d. Under MIME type, enter "application/octet-stream" (without quotes).

   e.  Click OK:

   6. Open ASP, expand the session properties and make sure it says 00:20:00:

       

   7. Double click on WebDAV Authoring Rules:

1. 1.  On the actions menu choose 'Add Authoring Rule'
      
      
   2.  Click on the following: all content, All Users
      
      
   3.  Check Read, Source, and Write
      
      
   4.  Click on OK

 

     8. Double click on Directory Browsing, then Enable:

       

9. Run the follow command or use powershell as administrator and enter: iisreset