Configure Anonymous Access (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)

About Anonymous Access

Internet Information Services (IIS) creates an IUSR _ computer name account to authenticate anonymous users to respond to requests for web content. IUSR _ computer name account (where the computer name is the name of the server running IIS) provides users with anonymous access to resources based on the context of the IUSR account. Anonymous user access can be reset to use any valid Windows account.

Note:
You can set different anonymous accounts for other websites, virtual or physical directories, and files.

In an independent environment, the IUSR _ computer name account is located on the local server. If the server is a domain controller, the IUSR _ computer name account is defined for the domain.

By default, when you create a new Web ApplicationProgramWindows SharePoint Services 3.0 disables anonymous access. Because anonymous access is disabled, IIS rejects anonymous access requests before Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 can process anonymous requests, which adds a level of security.

Enable Anonymous Access for a region

Use the following procedure to enable Anonymous Access for a certain area of the Web application. In each web application, different types of users can be classified into one of the following five regions:

• Internet is the region of the customer. Generally, the Internet region is the only region where anonymous access can be configured.

• Intranet is a region for internal employees.

• The default value is the region used for remote employees.

• The custom region is used by the Administrator.

• Exists is a region for partners.

Important:
To complete this process, you must have at least a member of The SharePoint group "farm Administrators.

Enable Anonymous Access for a certain area of the Web Application

1. From Administrative Tools, open the SharePoint Administration Center website application.

2. On the Management Center homepage, click Application Management ".

3. On the Application Management page, in the application security section, click Verify provider ".

4. On the "verify providers" Page, make sure that the Web applications listed in the "Web Applications" box (under "website operations") are the applications to be configured. If the listed web application is not the application to be configured, click the drop-down arrow on the right of the "Web application" drop-down list box and select "Change Web application ".

5. In the Select Web application dialog box, click the web application to be configured.

6. On the "verify providers" page, click the web application area for which you want to enable Anonymous Access. The verification provider page lists the regions configured for the selected web application.

7. In the "Anonymous Access" section on the "Edit authentication" Page, select "enable Anonymous Access" and click "save ".

In this case, anonymous access is enabled for the Web application area.

Enable Anonymous Access for a single website

Now you need to enable Anonymous Access for a single website in the website set.

Enable Anonymous Access for a single website

1. Go to the website to which anonymous access is enabled, and click the website operations menu.

2. On the "website operations" menu, click "website Settings ".

3. On the "website Settings" page, click "Advanced Permissions" in the "users and permissions" section ".

4. On the "Permissions" page, click "Anonymous Access" in the "Settings" menu ". The settings for anonymous access list three options:

   • Select this option to enable Anonymous access for the entire website.

   • List and library if you want to enable Anonymous access only for the list and library on the website, select this option.

   • None select this option if you want to prevent anonymous access to your website.

5. Click OK ".

In this case, anonymous access is configured for the website based on the selected options.

Enable Anonymous Access for a single list

If you select "list and Database", enable Anonymous Access for a single list.

Enable Anonymous Access for a single list

1. Go to the home page of the website. In the left-side Navigation Pane, click View All website content ".

2. Click the list to enable Anonymous Access.

3. On the "Settings" menu, click "list Settings ".

4. In the "permissions and management" section on the "custom list" page, click "permissions for this list ".

5. On the "Permissions" page, click "Edit Permissions" in the "operations" menu ". A dialog box is displayed, informing you that you will create a unique permission for this list. Click OK ".

6. On the "Settings" menu, click "anonymous access ".

7. Select permissions for users with anonymous access to the List, and click OK ".

In this case, you have configured anonymous access to the list. You can control whether users can access other lists, home pages, or other pages on the website anonymously.