FP98: How to Set Up a Restricted-Access Web (300241)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q300241
For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see 301942.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to set up a restricted-access Web in Microsoft FrontPage.

MORE INFORMATION

To set up a restricted-access Web in FrontPage, you must create a subweb. A subweb is a Web nested inside another Web. By default, all subwebs inherit the same permission settings as their parent Webs. However, you are able to establish unique permissions for subwebs. Each subweb can have its own set of permissions that specify who can browse, author, or administer it, and you can set up individual subwebs with different levels of permissions and different groups of users.

To set up a restricted-access Web, you must create a subweb, and then configure unique permissions for that subweb to restrict access to specific users. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Start FrontPage Explorer, and then create a subweb. You can create a subweb by converting a folder to a subweb, by importing a Web into a folder and then converting the folder into a subweb, or by using the FrontPage Server Administrator (Fpsrvadm.exe) command line.

    For additional information about how to create a subweb, click the article number below that is appropriate to your situation and version of FrontPage to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    194210 FP98: How to Add SubWebs and Create Links to SubWebs

    148414 FP: How to Add SubWebs and Create Links to SubWebs

    222096 How to Convert a Folder into a Subweb

    194676 FP98: How to Divide a Large Root Web into Smaller Subwebs

    190617 FP97: How to Divide a Large Root Web into Smaller Subwebs

    193222 How to Create Subwebs Using the Command Line Fpsrvadm.exe

  2. Open your subweb in FrontPage Explorer.
  3. On the Tools menu, click Permissions.
  4. Click Use unique permissions for this web, and then click Apply.
  5. Click the Users tab.
  6. Click Only registered users have browse access, and then click Add.
  7. In the Add Users dialog box, select the type of access that you want for the user under Users Can, and then click OK.
  8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each user for whom you want to grant access to your Web.
  9. To edit permissions for a user, click the user on the list, and then click Edit.
  10. To remove a user, click the user on the list, and then click Remove.
  11. Click the Groups tab, and then follow the preceding steps to assign group permissions.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
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