Web Site Setup Check List

Domain Name Reservation

Register with www.CIRegistration.com

You can also use this to check the WHOIS
settings for a domain, and to suggest good
domain names for the customer.

 

 

Log In to the Web Server

Get to Server, using Remote Desktop Connection

Enter your username and password

 

IP Address

In Setup
Networking
Properties for the LAN card

make sure it has all the IPs

We have a full "block" of IPs
from .001 to .255

You will need Port 80 activated

 

New Folder

With Windows Explorer

create a new folder on the D:\HTTP
also called H: drive

But D:\HTTP is the official name which should be used, not a drive mapping letter.

 

 

Folder properties

Makes sure Everyone has rights

Optional

Add IUSER with Read rights, but not Write

 

For the WebMaster(s) for the site, add that person, and give the Modify rights, and all the rest except for Full Control.

 

 

New FTP Site

Internet Information Services

Individual Setup vs. IIS Export Utility

Click on Default FTP site

then New, Site

Call it the domain name with a .FTP extension

You will need Ports 20 and 21 activated

FTP Properties

Right click and select Properties
 
Enable Logging


 

 Make sure Anonymous FTP is disallowed

 

New Web Site

Now we are ready to set up the web site itself.

Individually vs. IIS Export Utility

 

 

Web Site Properties

 

 

 

Home Directory

Make sure Local Path is correct

Read

(Not Write)

Directory Browsing

 

 

Documents

Make sure that they are in the following order:

default.htm
default.asp
index.htm
index.html
 

DNS Setup

The preferred DNS service is our own CIREG.com - with Total DNS Control and MX Recrds. 
This is the one we use because it is both Registration and DNS in one interface.

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Then fill out the form similar to the following.  The 4 essentials are:

A (Host) @ 111.222.333.444
  mail 111.222.333.555
CNAMES (Aliases) www @
MX (Mail Exchangers) @ mail.YourDomain.com


 

Alternative DNS

There are a number of services that provide DNS Setup support, such as www.BlazingFastDNS.Com, www.ZoneEdit.com, etc.

For domains that are with other Registrars, we use
http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/
Log In:
UserName: cicorp
Password (ask Rick)

Select Managed DNS then Records for the desired domain

 

DNS Alternative using DirectNIC
(Note: we are working on moving all out DNS's to CIreg)

FrontPage Extensions

If the customer uses FrontPage, we need to install these. 
Click on the FrontPage Extensions link on the desktop (which links to http://ws1:3158/fpadmdll.dll )


Click on "Extend" to install or reinstall them. 

Click on Submit

 

Next, select the Administration link for the domain

Add a user, called wmDOMAIN.COM where DOMAIN.COM is the domain you are setting up.
For example wmHeartland is the Web Master for Heartland Realty company.

To enable online forms to send their results to email, enter the mail server name for the domain.
This needs to be set up also in iMail.
For example mail.cicorp.com for the CICorp.com domain and its forms, such as
http://CICorp.com/Evaluation

Email Setup

This may be either:

1. Hosted on our Email Server using iMail

2. Email hosting on CIREG

3. Email redirection to customer's existing email
 

 1. iMail - good for organizations with a lot of staff

2. CIREG - good for individuals

3. Redirection - if customer wants to continue with their own email setup.

1. Hosted on our Email Server using iMail

Click on the icon to start the IMail Administrator

Select Services
Add Host, and type in the name.  Next
Enter the appropriate IP Address, Next
Enter an alternate name, such as "mail.domain.com", Next
Accept the default folder name, such as d:\IMail\Domain_com

Add Email Users

Select the domain, then Users
Add User
Enter the login name, usually the first name, or first initial + last name
Accept the default password, which is "password"

Give them Web Access rights, but not much more.

Call them to let them know their password and tell them how to change it on their own.

The webmaster should have List Management rights.

Tell them about http://CICall.com/email
which has instructinos on how to use iMail with Outlook or through the web, and how to set up Processing Rules to keep out spam.

 

 
2. Email hosting on CIREG

Select Manage Domains

Select the Domain

Email Summary
 Click here to manage your email accounts.

 

 

Manage Free Email Accounts
Any free email accounts that came with your hosting plans or domain purchase will be listed below.

Email Account - Free with Domain (25 MB/1 Box)   Setup Account  (140 remaining)

Please enter a password for this email account

Enable spam filtering for this account?     

 
3. Email redirection to customer's existing email

Select Manage Domains

Select the Domain

Email Summary
 Click here to manage your email accounts.

Email Forwarding   Setup Account  (57610 remaining)

Use a domain name hosted or registered at CIReg.com.

Email Account: @

Redirect Mail To:  
Want to receive the email that's sent to this account at other addresses too? Enter them in here separated by commas.
The maximum length of this field is 149 characters.

    Congratulations!

Checking the Domain settings

http://Directnic.com has an easy, quick WHOIS feature. 

Make sure the DNS servers are one of the PARK# servers for Total DNS Control in CIReg.com

   PARK1.SECURESERVER.NET
   PARK2.SECURESERVER.NET
 

For example:

Registrant:
   C I Corporation
   PO Box 1711
   Fairfield, Iowa 22202
   United States
  
   Registered through: CIC
   Domain Name: UNIVERSITYMANOR.COM
   Created on: 27-Mar-01
   Expires on: 27-Mar-05
   Last Updated on: 05-Mar-04
  
   Administrative Contact:
   Shaddock, Rick internet@cicorp.com
   C I Corporation
   PO Box 1711
   Fairfield, Iowa 22202
   United States
   641-472-5830 Fax --
   Technical Contact:
   Shaddock, Rick internet@cicorp.com
   C I Corporation
   PO Box 1711
   Fairfield, Iowa 22202
   United States
   641-472-5830 Fax --
  
   Domain servers in listed order:
   PARK7.SECURESERVER.NET
   PARK8.SECURESERVER.NET
 

Web Server Setup Check List

Links

CheckUp - Routine Maintenance

Server Tech Remote Booting

http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/toc/6121.asp

Chapter 17: Managing Internet Information Services

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/securingwin2000.htm

 

 

 

 

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