Getting Started with IIS

Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is a powerful Web server available for corporate intranets and public Internet sites. IIS is a standards-based, transactional Web server fully integrated with Windows NT Server. It offers you the most powerful platform available for the next generation of line-of-business applications.

To help you get started using IIS, this section contains information on:

Quick Tour of New Features: Tells about the new features available in this release of IIS.
Quick Start with IIS: Tells how you can quickly publish a home page on an intranet.
Quick Tour of IIS Tasks: Gives an overview of the tasks you can accomplish using IIS.
Quick Tour of the Documentation: Offers one way of quickly finding the topics that help you accomplish your goals; other methods include use of the Search feature or the topic list in the sidebar.
IIS Setup: Lists hardware and software requirements, and provides instructions on how to test your installation.
IIS in Action: Offers scenarios showing how IIS can be put to work in specific business situations.

This section does not contain information on:

Creating Web pages; see Web Site Content.
Building Web applications; see Web Applications.
Configuring a server to use settings other than the defaults; see Server Administration.
Using specialized administrative settings and tools; see Administrator's Reference.
Using script syntax; see Scripter's Reference.