Installing IIS on Windows 11

Internet Information Server (IIS) is included with Microsoft Windows 10 and can be installed either during the installation of the operating system or afterwards. There are several IIS options that must be enabled in order for StaffMap to run. Do the following to ensure that all of these options are enabled:

1. Open the Control Panel.

   • You can press WIN+X together to display the 'Power User Menu' to select Control Panel.

2. Navigate to Programs > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off.

3. Ensure that the following options are selected:

Common  HTTP Features

• Default Document

• Directory Browsing — can be disabled after install, but the feature must be present

• HTTP Errors

• Static Content

• HTTP Redirection

Application Development

• .NET Extensibility 4.8

• ASP.NET 4.8 — StaffMap targets .NET Framework 4.8 Web Forms and Web API

• ISAPI Extensions

• ISAPI Filters

Health and Diagnostics

• HTTP Logging

• Request Monitor

Security 

• Request Filtering

• Windows Authentication — required even if using forms or Azure AD auth, as parts of the app key off it for enterprise SSO

• Anonymous Authentication — default for most pages

• Basic Authentication — required only if using Basic Auth for API access

Performance

• Static Content Compression Required

• Dynamic Content Compression Recommended

Management Tools

• IIS Management Console

NET Framework 4.8 Features Required

• .NET Framework 4.8 runtime

• ASP.NET 4.8

• WCF Services → HTTP Activation