Microsoft KB Archive/282311

= HOWTO: Use Site Server Personalization and Membership to Create a Visual InterDev Project on a Site =

PSS ID Number: 282311

Article Last Modified on 10/1/2001

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q282311



SUMMARY
This article describes how to use Site Server Personalization and Membership to create a Visual InterDev project against a Microsoft Windows 2000 Internet Information Server (IIS).



Site Server Setup

 * 1) Open the Site Server Administration Console. To do this, on the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Site Server, point to Administration, and then click Site Server Service Admin (MMC).
 * 2) Click to expand the Internet Information Server and *Servername nodes.
 * 3) Right-click the Web site to which you will connect, and then click All Tasks. Click Membership Server Mapping, click  , and then click OK.
 * 4) Right-click the Web site again, and then click Properties. On the Web site tab, record the value under TCP Port, and click OK.

Visual InterDev Project Setup

 * 1) In Visual InterDev, create a new project in Master Mode that connects to the servername:TCP_Port (for example, computername:8080), and then click Next.
 * 2) On step 2 of 4, click Connect to an Existing Application, and then click Root Web from the drop-down list.
 * 3) Click Finish. If you are prompted to install the Script Library, click No.
 * 4) Click Project, click Web Project, and then click Web Permissions.
 * 5) On the Groups tab, click Add. In the Obtain list from dialog box, click computername.
 * 6) Add your Site Server group, which appears in the following format: Site_Organization_Group.
 * 7) For user permissions, click either Administer this web site or Author this web site, and then click OK.
 * 8) Click Save All, and then close Visual InterDev.

Personalization and Membership Setup

 * 1) Open the Site Server Administration Console.
 * 2) Click to expand the Internet Information Server and *Servername nodes.
 * 3) Right-click the Web site to which you will connect, and then click All Tasks. Click Membership Server Mapping, and choose the correct Membership instance. Click OK.
 * 4) Right-click the Web site again, and then click Properties.
 * 5) On the Membership Authentication tab, click Allow Anonymous. Under Other Password Authentication, click Clear Text/Basic Authentication, and then click Apply.
 * 6) In Visual InterDev, create a new project in Master Mode that connects to the servername:TCP_Port (for example, computername:8080).
 * 7) When you click Next, you are prompted to log on. Log on with your Personalization & Membership credentials.

NOTE: If you are on a Windows Domain, Visual InterDev may add your domain name before your Personalization & Membership user name. You must remove the domain name and leave only your user name.
 * 1) Complete your project.
 * 2) When you open this project in Visual InterDev, you are prompted to log on once to update the pages. Use your Personalization & Membership user name and password to gain access.

