Configure Authentication

This procedure is optional. All the packages in the firmware bundles are digitally signed to guard against tampering.

Procedure
  1. If you are using Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, Windows 2012 Server or Windows 2012 r2 Server, perform the following steps:
    1. From the operating system Start menu, click Server Manager.
    2. In the navigation pane, select Dashboard and click Add Roles and Features.
    3. In the Select Server Roles window, select and expand Web Server (IIS) and select Web Server.
    4. Under Web Server, expand Security and select Basic Authentication.
    5. Click Next.
    6. Click Next on the Select Features page.
    7. Click Install.
  2. If you are using Microsoft Windows 8 or 10, perform the following steps:
    1. From the operating system Start menu, select Control Panel.
    2. Click programs and then click Turn Windows feature on or off.
    3. Select Internet information services and then expand World Wide Web Services in the Windows Feature window.
    4. Select and expand Security and select Basic Authentication.
    5. Click OK.
  3. To enable the Basic Authentication for the web server, perform the following steps:
    1. Open IIS Manager.
    2. Double-click the Authentication tab in the Features view of your virtual directory.
    3. Click Anonymous Authentication in the Authentication screen.
    4. To disable Anonymous Authentication, click Disable in the Actions pane.

      By default, Anonymous Authentication is Enabled.

    5. Click Basic Authentication in the Authentication page.
    6. To enable Basic Authentication, click Enable in the Actions pane.

      By default, the Basic Authentication is disabled.

    7. Restart IIS manager.
  4. To enable the Anonymous Authentication for the web server, perform the following steps:

    Any other authentication mechanism mentioned above must be disabled before enabling Anonymous Authentication.

    1. Double-click WebDav Authoring Rules.
    2. Click WebDav Setting in the Actions pane.
    3. In the Property Behavior section, do the following:

      • Set the Allow Anonymous Property Queries to True.

      • Set the Allow Property Queries with Infinite Depth to True.

      By default, the Allow Anonymous Property Queries and Allow Property Queries with Infinite Depth fields are set to False.

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