How to install Internet Information Services (IIS) v8.5 Webserver on Windows Server 2012

Hello Everyone,

Today I am installing IIS Webserver on Windows Server 2012. Before start the installation I have gather some info about the product and it's working and hope it will help you to understand the product.

What is IIS ?

Internet Information Services (IIS) is a flexible, general-purpose web server from Microsoft that runs on Windows systems to serve requested HTML pages or files

An IIS web server accepts requests from remote client computers and returns the appropriate response. This basic functionality allows web servers to share and deliver information across local area networks, such as corporate intranets, and wide area networks, such as the internet.

A web server can deliver information to users in several forms, such as static webpages coded in HTML; through file exchanges as downloads and uploads; and text documents, image files and more.

How it Works ?

IIS works through a variety of standard languages and protocols. HTML is used to create elements such as text, buttons, image placements, direct interactions/behaviors and hyperlinks. The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the basic communication protocol used to exchange information between web servers and users. HTTPS -- HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) -- uses Transport Layer Security or SSL to encrypt the communication for added data security. The File Transfer Protocol, or its secure variant, FTPS, can transfer files

How to install IIS ?

To install the IIS Let's Login to the Server and click on menu and the select the below icon to open Server Manager

Once you open the server manager click the option Add roles and features. You can find the same option  under Manage.

Click on the Next to continue

On installation type page you can select IIS to run on physical computer or virtual machine. Here we are selecting Role-based or feature-based installation for physical computer. And click Next

Select the default server and click Next

Select the option Webserver (IIS)

Click Add Features and click Next

These are the default .NET Framework keep them and select Next

On Webserver role page it will give you the information about the product. Click Next

You can customize the Webserver by selecting options accordingly, here I am keeping it by default. Click on Next

Click on Install to start Installation.

It will show you the product details and progress bar once completed click on close.

How to verify the Installation ?

Open Server manager again and you can see the IIS listed there.

Click on IIS it will show you all running services and shows IIS activated.

To check the IIS open the IIS Manager by running inermgr in Run

Expand the server name click on Default Web Site  and then click on Browse *:80(http). It's a by default webpage to test.

If you get below webpage means your installation is successful

Hope this will help you. Kindly comment for your suggestion and quires.   

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Akhilesh B. Humbe