An intranet is a system where a computer allows
other computers to access one or more of its resources using a browser.
Many things must happen before this sharing or resources is possible.
In Microsoft Windows networks, an intranet starts from
a web server. The web server is created using an application named
Internet Information Services or IIS. In Microsoft Windows 7, the web server is available as IIS 7.5.
To install IIS in Microsoft Windows 7:
After installing the web server, to make sure it is working, start a browser. Set the
web address (URL) to one of the following:
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The most fundamental way to use an intranet is to access a
resource
using a browser. To make this happen, you must create a web site. A web site starts
from a regular folder. When you have installed Internet Information Services,
the installation automatically create folder and a web site. The folder is
created on the C: drive and named. It has a sub-folder named wwwroot.
To access the newly created web site, use one of the
above addresses:
The installation creates a file named
iisstart.htm and puts it in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot
folder. This is the home folder and the iisstart.htm file is the home page.
To change the home page, create an HTML document with a
content of your choice. Here is an example:
<html> <head> <head> <title>Exercise</title> </head> <body> <h3>Private Matters</h3> <p>This is our intranet web site.</p> </body> </html>
Save the document as index.htm or index.html or default.htm or default.html and store it in the
C:\inetpub\wwwroot folder. When you access the web site,
that file would show as the home page. Here is an example:
In the same way, you can create additional folders and files
to complete your intranet.
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