Appendix G: Creating a GCF website with basic authentication

The GCF requires basic authentication between client computers and the Meridian Enterprise web server to request document and transfer status information. This is so that all client requests can be serviced using the same share account described in Creating and editing a share. Using the same account claims only one Meridian Enterprise license. Windows authentication can be used but every GCF client would then claim its own license.

If your organization allows only Windows authentication for the Meridian Enterprise web clients, you can create an alternate website for GCF that uses basic authentication.

To create a GCF website with basic authentication:

1. In Internet Information Services Manager, create a new website with a recognizable name like GCF. Assign it a unique port number like 8080. Set the physical path to %SystemDrive%\inetpub\wwwroot.
2. Add an application named Meridian to the site. The site can use the same application pool as Meridian Enterprise or a dedicated application pool. Assign it the same physical path as the Meridian Web Access application (C:\inetpub\AMM).
3. Enable only Basic Authentication as the site's authentication method.
4. In the Web Access address option of the vault share described in Creating and editing a share, enter the new website application address, for example, http://<MyServer>:<Port>/Meridian.