Configuring iis for single sign-on, Using single sign-on – VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 User Manual

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means

http://yourserver/

is in the

Local Intranet Zone

while

http://

yourserver.yourcompany.com

(or

http://199.88.7.11

)) is in the

Internet Zone

.

Configuring IIS for Single Sign-On

Use the following steps to configure IIS for single sign-on. If you do not perform these steps,
the login page will likely be blank when you launch the Portal Server.

T

To configure IIS for single sign-on:

1. Go to

Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management

.

2. Expand

Services and Applications

and expand

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Manager

.

3. Expand

Web Sites

and then right-click on

Default Web Site

and select

Properties

.

4. Go to

Directory Security > Authentication and access control

and make sure that

Integrated Windows authentication

is checked on the following window.

Using Single Sign-On

T

To use single-sign-on (and avoid username/password prompts), you must do one of the
following:

Access the Portal Server by the alphabetical name (for example

http://yourserver

).

Access the Portal Server by the IP address in which case you must also add the Portal
Server to the

Local Intranet Zone

(

Internet Options > Security > Sites

). This setting can

be pushed company-wide by an administrator using security policies.

5. Change Internet Explorer's default settings to allow

Automatic logon with current

username and password

(Go to

Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > User

Authentication

).

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