Configuring URL redirection for Internet Information Server

If RWP must co-exist on a host with an instance of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) that listens for HTTP requests on port 80, you must reconfigure RWP to listen for HTTP requests on a different port. See To change the default RWP HTTP port) and then do one of the following:
  • Include a port specifier (for example http://hostname:81/application_directory_name/login/)) in the Web addresses used by IBM Web interfaces served by this instance of RWP.
  • Use the IIS redirection facility to force IBM Web interface Web addresses to port 80 (and received by IIS) to be redirected to RWP.
To configure IIS to use redirection:
  1. Run the IIS configuration utility (Internet Services Manager).
  2. Create a new virtual directory in the IIS Default Web Site folder:
    • For the Virtual Directory Alias, choose a name that reflects the name of the Web client that will use the virtual folder (for example, ccwebcqweb)
    • For the Web Site Content Directory, you must specify a physical directory on the Web server host. Although this directory must exist on the host, it will not be used to hold any Web site content after you configure redirection in Step 4. Create a new directory for this purpose and apply protections to it that reduce the chances of its being accidentally deleted.
      Note: If you create this directory as a subdirectory of the RWP installation directory, it will be deleted if RWP is reinstalled on the host.
    • For Access Permissions, specify Read and Run scripts.
  3. Right-click the virtual directory you created in Step 2 and open its Properties window.
  4. In the When connecting to this resource, the content should come from section of the Virtual Directory tab, select A redirection to a URL.
  5. In the Redirect to: box, type the Web address used by the IBM Web interface that you are redirecting to RWP. For example, to redirect the Web interface to use an instance of RWP listening on port 81, type http://hostname:81/application_directory_name/login .

    The hostname is the name of the host running RWP and IIS and application_directory_name is the directory name used by the Web interface you are running.

  6. In the The client will be sent to section, select The exact URL entered above.
  7. Verify that browsing to http://hostname/application_directory_name/login redirects you to the Web interface at the URL specified in Step 5.


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