Configuring Remote Administration and Feature Delegation in IIS 7
From http://www.iis.net/ Introduction IIS provides administrators and developers with a new configuration system that is accessible, extensible and distributable. The new XML-based format allows for easy configuration of the modules and features available in IIS 7 and above. It also enables granular control of the locations at which settings for individual features can be configured (for example, at the server level in the applicationHost.config file, or at a site or an application level in a Web.config file). The new IIS administration user interface (UI), IIS Manager, fully supports this new configuration system and adds additional features that provide a powerful and granular system for configuring the Web server. Two of these additional features are remote administration of servers, sites and applications, and support for user-based authentication and authorization. This article explains how to enable remote connections, configure users and permissions, and delegate fe...