Microsoft KB Archive/207288

= HOW TO: Create a Registration Web in FrontPage 2000 =

Article ID: 207288

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q207288



IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
 * Protecting Access to Web Pages
 * Create a Protected Web
 * Create the Registration Form

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a registration form on a web page for a protected web. A protected web requires user registration and authorization, which allows you to restrict or monitor access to your web pages.

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Protecting Access to Web Pages
To allow a registered user access to your web, you can set up a registration form on a page in the  and create a protected web. The  is created automatically when you install the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions on your server. The registration page in the  acts as a gatekeeper to the protected web, because it forces users to register before they access your web. The protected web allows only registered users to access it.

NOTES:  You can set up a registration form in the  only; you cannot set up a registration page in a subweb. Microsoft Windows NT security, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), and Microsoft Personal Web Server do not allow registration through a Web browser. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

208637 FP2000: Registration Form Not Supported on IIS Web Server



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Create a Protected Web
To create a protected web, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open FrontPage and create a new subweb off the root named secureweb.

NOTE: This must be on a server that supports self-registration, such as Apache or the FrontPage Personal Web Server.
 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click Permissions.
 * 2) On the Settings tab, select the Use unique permissions for this web check box, and then click Apply.
 * 3) Select the Users tab, select the Only registered users have browse access check box, and then click Apply.
 * 4) Click OK and close the subweb.

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Create the Registration Form
To create the registration form, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the  on the same Web server in FrontPage.
 * 2) On the File menu, point to New, and then click New Page.
 * 3) Click the General tab, click to select the User Registration page from the list, and then click OK.
 * 4) Right-click the registration form, and then select Properties.
 * 5) Click Options.
 * 6) Type the web name secureweb from the preceding steps.

NOTE: If you leave the Require secure password check box selected, this forces passwords to be longer than six characters.
 * 1) Click OK twice and save the page.

NOTE: If you open the root web that contains the registration form, the Component Errors Summary in the Report view lists any problems with the registration functionality.

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