Configuring IIS for the .NET Web application
In IIS Manager, configure authentication and disable recycling of the Application Pool.
Procedure
- In IIS Manager, select the .NET Web application.
- In the IIS area on the right, select Authentication. In the list of properties that appears, set Anonymous Authentication to Disabled and Basic Authentication to Enabled.
- Disable recycling of the Application Pool of this Web application by doing the following:
- Open IIS Manager.
- From the tree on the left, select the current machine and navigate to the Web application you just created.
- Click Advanced settings to open a dialog with the application's properties, and note down the value of Application Pool.
- Close the dialog.
- From the tree on the left, under the current machine, now select the Application Pools node.
- From the list on the right, select the Application Pool you just noted down.
- Select Recycling in the Edit Application Pool area on the right.
- In the dialog that opes, deselect Regular time intervals, then click Next and Finish to commit your change.
- Restart IIS.