Other Remote Data Services Configuration Information

After you install Remote Data Services, you may need to configure some settings.

If you run into any problems, consult "Troubleshooting Remote Data Services."

Granting Guest Privileges When a Data Source and Web Server Are on Different Computers

When the data source is on a computer that is different from the application Web server, the Web server computer needs to have guest privileges on the data source computer if it is running Windows NT®.

To grant guest privileges to a Web server computer

  1. On the Windows NT data source computer, click Start, point to Programs, and click Administrative Tools.

  2. Run User Manager for Domains.

  3. On the User menu, click Select Domain. Enter the current computer name, and click OK.

  4. In the lower window, double-click the Guests group and click Add to add the computer name account, which by default would be IUSR_MYWEBSVR (where MYWEBSVR is the name of your Web server).

HTTP Protocol Permissions Setting

The Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) password authorization settings must include Allow Anonymous for Remote Data Services to successfully retrieve data over the HTTP protocol. The exception to this is the HTTPS protocol, which uses the Secure Sockets Layer. (By default, Allow Anonymous is on.)

To set the permissions setting

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Internet Server, and then click Microsoft Internet Service Manager.

  2. In the Computer column, double-click the computer for the WWW service.

  3. On the Service property page, ensure Allow Anonymous is selected, and then click OK.

  4. Select the WWW computer, and on the Properties menu, click Stop Service. Then, on the Properties menu, click Start Service for the new settings to take effect.

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