HOW TO: Create a Web Site in the Internet Information Manager Snap-in in Windows 2000 (309001)

SUMMARY

This step-by-step article describes how to create a Web site in the Internet Information Manager snap-in that is running on a Windows 2000 server. To use the steps in this article, you must have administrative rights on the computer.

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Create a Web Site

The following procedures begin in the Internet Information Manager snap-in.

To start the snap-in and create website:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services.
2. In the Internet Information Services snap-in, click the name of the server on which you want the Web site to be created, point to New on the Action menu, and then click Web Site.
3. When the Web Site Creation Wizard starts, click Next.
4. On the Web Site Description page, type your Web site description in the Description box, and then click Next.
5. On the IP Address and Port Settings page, click the IP address that you are using, type the TCP port you are using (if it is different than the default port), type the host header (if applicable), and then click Next.
6. On the Web Site Home Directory page, type the path to your server's home directory in the Path box, and then click Next.
7. On the Web Site Access Permissions page, accept the defaults and then click Next.
8. Click Finish, and then verify the creation of your Web site in the console tree in the left pane.

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Troubleshooting

If the newly-created Web site does not appear in the console tree, click Refresh on the Action menu.

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