Setting Up Your WebDAV Server

About this task

To set up your WebDAV server to comply with SOTI Hub requirements:

Procedure

Perform these actions in the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  1. In the Actions pane, select Enable WebDAV.
  2. Enable the WebDAV Publishing role.
  3. In the Connections pane, right-click Default Site and select Add Virtual Directory to open the Add Virtual Directory dialog box.
  4. In the Add Virtual Directory dialog box, enter an alias. Enter the UNC path for the file share in the Physical Path field.
    The application pool for the WebDAV server must have Read, Write, and List Folder Contents permissions to the file share. If this is not the case, click the Connect as button and select a user who has the required permissions.
  5. Click OK to exit the Add Virtual Directory dialog box.
  6. In the Connections pane, click on Default Site to select it so it appears in the central pane.
  7. Double-click on WebDAV Authoring Rules and select Add Authoring Rule from the Actions pane.
  8. In the Add Authoring Rule dialog box, apply the following settings:
    Allow access to All content
    Allow access to this content to All users
    Permissions Read Source Write
  9. Click OK to save the rule and close the Add Authoring Rule dialog box.
    The new rule is listed in the WebDAV Authoring Rules pane.
  10. In the Actions pane, select WebDAV Settings to display it in the central pane.
  11. Under Property Behavior, set Allow Property Queries with Infinite Depth to True.
  12. Complete this step only if you want to use HTTPS to communicate with the WebDAV server. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
    1. In the Connections pane, click on Default Site to display it in the central pane.
    2. In the Actions pane, select Bindings to open the Site Bindings dialog box.
    3. In the Site Bindings dialog box, select the port 80 entry and delete it by clicking the Remove button.
    4. Click the Add to open the Add Site Binding dialog box.
    5. In the Add Site Binding dialog box, select https from the Type drop-down and then select the SSL certificate that corresponds to the DNS name of the default site.
      The SSL certificate must be issued by public issuing authority and installed on all devices that access SOTI Hub. Use a Certificate profile configuration to push the certificate to your devices. For best results, push the certificate configuration to the devices either prior to or at the same time as pushing the SOTI Hub app configuration.
    6. Click OK to close the Add Site Binding dialog box and then click OK again to close the Site Bindings dialog box.
      If you are using an Enterprise Resource Gateway, and a self-signed or enterprise certificate was used for the WebDAV server, ensure that the Root CA certificate is installed on the server that is hosting the ERG.
  13. Complete this step only if you plan to set LDAP or fixed credentials for the SOTI Hub app. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
    1. In the Connections pane, double-click on virtual directory you created earlier to display it in the central pane.
    2. Double-click on Authentication.
    3. Right-click Windows Authentication and select Enable. Ensure that all other authentication methods are disabled.
    4. Right-click Windows Authentication and select Providers to open the Providers dialog box.
    5. In the Providers dialog box, move the correct authentication provider to the top of the Enabled Providers list and click OK.

Results

Your IIS WebDAV server is now ready to use with SOTI Hub.

What to do next

You can now install the Enterprise Resource Gateway to route traffic through a proxy server or proceed directly to deploying the SOTI Hub app to your devices.