The WebDAV Connector lets you use either Basic or Windows authentication to authenticate users. By default, a Windows WebDAV client refuses to use Basic authentication over a non-secure (that is, non-HTTPS) connection. But if you intend to use LDAP authentication or single sign-on to authenticate users in the Content Manager, you must allow Basic authentication. If you do not use LDAP or single sign-on, allowing Basic authentication is possible but not recommended. You allow Basic authentication by modifying the registry.
Procedure
- Access the Content Manager Server machine.
- Start the registry editor by selecting Start, then Run, and typing
regedit in the dialog that opens. Click OK to open the registry editor.
- Navigate to the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters.
- Do one of the following:
- On Windows 2008, find or create a REG_DWORD called
BasicAuthLevel and set it to the value 2.
- On Windows 2003, find or create a REG_DWORD called
UseBasicAuth and set it to the value 1.
- Close your registry editor.
- Try to connect to WebDAV from your client machine. If you have problems connecting and your client machine runs Windows 2003 or Windows XP, check if one of the following is true:
- You are attempting to connect through a non-standard port (that is, not port 80).
- You are attempting to connect over an SSL (HTTPS) connection.
If this is true, install Microsoft Hotfix 907306. For more information, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907306.