The IPSentry IPSX Dashboard may be hosted under Internet Information Services (IIS) for content delivery.

The following document requires the following actions have already been completed as well as a basic knowledge of IIS configuration under Windows 7.

1. You have installed IPSentry and configured 5.12.202 or later.
2. You have already installed Internet Information Services (IIS) with ASP.NET enabled.
3. You have installed IPSentry IPSX Dashboard.
4. You have configured the IPSentry IPSX Dashboard using the IPSX Dashboard Configuration Wizard.

Step 1 - Create an application pool and virtual directory for accessing IPSX Dashboard - Optional

While it is not necessary to create an application pool and virtual directory, it is recommended in order to avoid conflicts with existing sites using .NET frameworks other than .NET 4.

Application Pool Configuration

• In the IIS manager snap-in, select the Application Pools node, right click and select Add Application Pool.

• In the Name field, enter IPSentryIPSXAppPool or another identifying name of your choice. 

• In the .NET Framework version, select .NET Framework v4.0.30319

• Click "OK"

• Now, in the Application Pools list, highlight the application pool you just created, right click, and select Advanced Settings

• Under the Process Model group, locate the "Identity" setting and set this to "NetworkService"

• On 64 Bit Systems - Under (General) group, locate "Enable 32-Bit Applications" and set this to True

• Click "OK"

Add the IPSX Dashboard as a new Application

• In the IIS Manager snap-in, select the default web sites node, right click and select Add Application

• Enter "IPSentryIPSX" or other name by which you want to reference the virtual directory in the Alias field.   This value will be added to your URL path in order to access the IPSX web site.
  For example, you will end up pointing your browser to  http://127.0.0.1/IPSentryIPSX/

• Click on the "Select" button in order to select the application pool that you created in the previous step.

• In the Physical path field, select the webroot folder in the directory where you originally installed IPSentry IPSX.  
  If you used the default installation path, this should be c:\IPSentryIPSXDashboard\webroot . 
  If you installed IPSX to a different location, enter that location in the Directory field or click Browse to locate the folder.

• Click "OK"

Step 2 - Configuring ASP.NET on IIS for .NET Framework 4

The following actions need only be performed once in order to register ASP.NET 4.0 with IIS

• Open a command prompt using "Run as Administrator) and navigate to the following directory
  %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
  Depending on your o/s installation path
   
• Run the following command:  aspnet_regiis -lv
  
• You should see something like this:
  4.09.301319.0  Valid (Root)  %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll
  
• If you do not see the "Valid (Root)" entry for 4.0.30319.0
     issue the following commands
       aspnet_regiis -i -enable
       iisreset
   

Step 3 - Configuring access rights to the IPSentry application folder

• The user account under which the IPSentry IPSX web site is configured must have (Modify) access to the following folders:
  [webroot]\App_Data
  [IPSentry application path]
  [IPSentry application path]\IPSDataRoot
   
• The user account under which the IPSentry IPSX site is configured must have at minimum (Read) access to the following folders:
  [webroot] and all sub folders.
  
  [webroot] is the location to which you installed IPSentry IPSX (default= c:\IPSentryIPSXDashboard\webroot )
  [IPSentry application path] is the location to which you installed IPSentry. (default=c:\program files\rge inc\ipsentryv5\ )
  
  Under Windows 7, give (M)odify rights to the local computer "NETWORK SERVICE" user to the above folders.
  If you have modified the IPSentry IPSX virtual directory or created a new web site in IIS which runs under different credentials, you will need to provide rights to that user as well.
  

 You should now be able to access the dashboard at http://127.0.0.1/IPSentryIPSX/ 

The URL above may be different depending on the configuration of your default web site, accepted host headers, and other IIS configurations that have been modified from the default installation.