How to Configure Multiple Extranet SharePoint Portal Server Workspaces by Means of One Namespace (319255)

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The SharePoint Portal Server Extranet Configuration utility (Spsconfig.wsf) provides SharePoint Portal Server administrators with the ability to expose a SharePoint Portal Server workspace by means of a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), for either internal (intranet) or external (Internet) use. In the latter scenario, you may want to expose multiple SharePoint Portal Server workspaces while maintaining a consistent namespace, (for example, a domain name - www.example.com). This procedure permits users to just locate a consistent namespace, while allowing access to each of the workspaces, such as the following: The following steps outline the process to expose multiple workspaces for external (Internet) use:

1. Download and extract the Spsconfig.wsf configuration utility. To do so, click the following Microsoft link:

   SharePoint Portal ServerExtranet Configuration Utility

2. To run the Spsconfig.wsf utility, double-click Spsconfig.wsf. The first screen displays helpful user information.
   
   NOTE: To use the tool from a command line and omit the user interface, type spsconfig.wsf -help, and then follow the instructions.
3. Click Continue, and then in the Enter Site Configurations dialog box, configure the following options:
   • Web Site Host Name: Type your FQDN, for example, www.example.com.
   • Workspaces: Select all of the applicable workspaces that you want to expose to the Internet.
   • Authentication Configuration: Select the appropriate level of security.
   • Proxy Server Port: Use the default settings.
4. Click Perform Configuration.
   
   NOTE: At this stage of the procedure, the configuration is complete. A list of the tasks that the utility has completed and a check list of the tasks that must be completed by the SharePoint administrator is displayed.
5. Click Validate Configuration.
6. Click View Workspace.

One of the workspaces that you select is displayed. To access another workspace, change the address in the browser to the appropriate virtual directory, (for example: /workspace2, /workspace3), and you are connected to the other SharePoint Portal Server workspace.

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For additional information, see the "Deploying Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Across an Extranet" white paper at the following Microsoft Web site: