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Configuring IIS for the .NET Web application

In IIS Manager, configure authentication and disable recycling of the Application Pool.

Procedure

  1. In IIS Manager, select the .NET Web application.
  2. 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.
  3. Disable recycling of the Application Pool of this Web application by doing the following:
    1. Open IIS Manager.
    2. From the tree on the left, select the current machine and navigate to the Web application you just created.
    3. Click Advanced settings to open a dialog with the application's properties, and note down the value of Application Pool.
    4. Close the dialog.
    5. From the tree on the left, under the current machine, now select the Application Pools node.
    6. From the list on the right, select the Application Pool you just noted down.
    7. Select Recycling in the Edit Application Pool area on the right.
    8. In the dialog that opens, deselect Regular time intervals, then click Next and Finish to commit your change.
    9. Restart IIS.