Creating a Web Access location
Creating a Web Access location makes a website for a Meridian Enterprise vault so that it can be accessed over an intranet or the Internet using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
To create a Web Access location:
- In Meridian Enterprise Administrator, expand Web Access in the left pane. The existing web locations are listed in the right pane.
- From the Action menu, point to New and select Web Location. The New Web Location Wizard appears.
- Click Next. The Specify Vault page appears.
- Click Browse and select a vault.
- Click Next. The Specify Location Name page appears.
- Type a name for the web location. It does not need to be the same as the vault name. Check Enable work area transitions if the vault contains work areas and you want Web Access users to be able to run work area transitions.
- Click Next. The Completing the New Web Location Wizard page appears.
- Confirm the settings you selected and click Finish. The new location appears in the list in the right pane.
The new Web Access location can now be opened from the BC-Meridian Web Access shortcut in the BlueCielo Meridian program group on the Windows Start menu or with the following URL.
http://<WebServerName>/Meridian/Start
For information about using Web Access in read-only mode or with specific saved searches, see Configuring a Web Access location.
Notes
- If the new Web Access location is not immediately accessible from a web browser, you may need to restart the World Wide Web Publishing Service (IIS) for it to recognize the new web location.
- User authentication for the Web Access location can be configured in Microsoft Internet Information Services the same as a normal website. If Basic authentication is enabled, an additional personal option is available to users, Clear credentials after logging off. This clears the users' credentials from the browser cache when they log off of Web Access, preventing their credentials from being reused accidentally or maliciously by other persons. Advise users if they should enable this option to comply with your organization's security policies. This option is only available if the website is configured to use Basic authentication.
- If the authentication method for the Web Access server is set to Basic authentication, opening document URLs (as shown in the Meridian Web Client) directly with an application will not work; Windows authentication is required.