Tutorial: IIS Install On Windows 2008 Server
Dr. Thomas E. Hicks
Computer Science Department
Trinity University
1] Right-Mouse click on My-Computer ==> Select Manage (See Below!)
2] Using the mouse, select Add Roles. (See Below!)
3] Using the mouse, push/select the Next button. (See Below!)
4] Select the Web Server. (See Below!)
5] Using the mouse, push/select the Add Required Features button. (See
Below!)
6] Using the mouse, push/select the Next button. (See Below!)
7] Read Info as you so desire. Using the mouse, push/select the Next
button. (See Below!)
8] You can certainly install IIS without all of the components, but I am going
to add the whole collection of features; select them all. Using the mouse,
push/select the Next button. (See Below!)
9] Using the mouse, push/select the Install button. (See Below!)
10] Won't generally take too long. (See Below!)
11] Using the mouse, push/select the Close button. (See Below!)
12] Note that the Web Server is now one of the Roles provided by your server.
13] Folder Inetpub has been added to your computer. Folder wwwroot will
house you web site and folder ftp will house you ftp system. (See
Below!)
14] You can launch your web server from the host computer by entering
http://localhost
in the browser.(See Below!)
15] You can get your IP address a number of ways; one is to enter ipconfig into a command window. (See Below!) The IP address of this system is 131.194.71.113.
16] You can launch your web server from the host computer by entering
http://131.194.71.113 in the browser. (See Below!) With proper
router and firewall permissions, you will be able to access this web server from
any computer on your local area network.
17]
This particular server has a static IP address;
http://131.194.71.113 is associate with
net4.cs.trinity.edu in our DNS Server. With proper router and
firewall permissions, you could access this web server from any computer
anywhere on the Internet.
18] The web page, that you have been looking at above, was installed in
c:\inetput\wwwroot during the install
process. You can see the files associated with this page in the window below. 
19] File Permissions will either enable or prevent the rendering of web pages on your server.
20] Critical File Permissions --> All web files and folders must provide Accounts (IIS_USRS and SYSTEM) with at least Read & Execute Permissions. Accounts (Administrator, Administrators, and the owner ) with FULL CONTROL Permissions.
