Accessing Workspaces Using the Server Name (289268)

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If your server has only one workspace, you may want the users to access the workspace by using only the server name. You can configure the server so that when users type http://servername, they are automatically redirected to http://servername/workspace.

To configure the server to redirect users to http://servername/workspace:

1. Start Microsoft Notepad, and then type the following text:

   <%@ Language=VBScript %>
   <%
   Response.Redirect "workspace_name"
   %>

2. Name the file "Default.asp", and then save it to the following folder:

   %SystemRoot%\Inetpub\Wwwroot

3. Click Start, point to Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Services Manager.
4. Right-click Default Web Site, click Stop, and then click Start for the change to take effect.

If you have multiple workspaces on your server, you may want to configure a Web page that features a workspace directory in the default Web site on the server. When users type http://servername to access the server, a Web page that contains links to each workspace on the server is displayed.

To create a workspace directory Web page:

1. Create a Web page that contains hyperlinks to each workspace on the server. You may want to include a description of each workspace next to the links.
2. Name the file "Default.asp", and then save it to the following folder:

   %SystemRoot%\Inetpub\Wwwroot

3. Click Start, point to Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Services Manager.
4. Right-click Default Web Site, click Stop, and then click Start for the change to take effect.

If the redirection does not work after you completed either of the procedures described in this section, verify that the Default.asp file is the default document for the default Web site on your server:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Services Manager.
2. Right-click Default Web Site and click Properties.
3. Click the Documents tab, and then confirm that Default.asp is at the top of the list in the Enable default document section.
4. Click OK.
   
   NOTE: If you made changes to the default Web site, right-click Default Web Site, click Stop, and then click Start for the change to take effect.