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Configuring IIS and ASP Web services on Windows 2012 R2

It is required that the Web Services (IIS, ASP) be installed.

Before you begin

This is an optional component during a Windows installation, and is not installed by default during operating system setup.

Procedure

  1. In the Control Panel, click Programs and Features then on the left side of the window, select Turn windows features on or off
  2. In the Add roles and features window.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select your server and click Next.
  5. In the Select Server Roles window, expand the Web Server (IIS) role.
  6. Under Common HTTP features select:
    • Default Document
    • Directory Browsing
    • HTTP Errors
    • Static Content
  7. Under Application Development select the following.
    • ASP .NET 4.5
    • .NET Extensibility 4.5
    • ASP
    • ISAPI Extensions
    • ISAPI Filters
  8. To speed up file transfer over the network, we advice to enable compression. Under Performance select Static Content Compression and Dynamic Content Compression.
  9. Under Health and Diagnostics select:
    • HTTP Logging
    • Request Monitor
  10. Under Management Tools select:
    • IIS Management Console
  11. Click Next.
  12. Click Install.