Enabling IIS and required IIS components on Windows Server

Enabling IIS and required IIS components on Windows Server

To learn how to enable IIS and the required IIS components on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, see the instructions below.

1. Open Server Manager and click Manage > Add Roles and Features. Click Next.
2. Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
3. Select the appropriate server. The local server is selected by default. Click Next.
4. Enable Web Server (IIS) and click Next.
5. No additional features are necessary to install the Web Adaptor, so click Next.
6. On the Web Server Role (IIS) dialog box, click Next.
7. On the Select role services dialog box, verify that the web server components listed below are enabled. Click Next.
8. Verify that your settings are correct and click Install.
9. When the installation completes, click Close to exit the wizard.

Required IIS components

The IIS components listed below satisfy the minimum requirements to run the Web Adaptor. If other IIS components are enabled, they do not need to be removed.

 

• Web Server
  • Common HTTP Features
    • Default Document
    • Static Content
  • Security
    • Request Filtering
    • Basic Authentication
    • Windows Authentication
  • Application Development
    • .NET Extensibility 4.5
    • .NET Extensibility
    • ASP.NET 4.5
    • ASP.NET
    • ISAPI Extensions
    • ISAPI Filters
• Management Tools
  • IIS Management Console
  • IIS 6 Management Compatibility
    • IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
  • IIS Management Scripts and Tools
  • Management Service