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 command or powershell as administrator and enter: iisreset