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Set anonymous user access permissions on Windows Server 2008

The installation process creates the IUSR user and automatically adds the Anonymous User account. You set permissions for anonymous users when you set permissions for IUSR.

For the full listing of directories and corresponding permissions to set, see Set Up Security on Windows Server 2008. This procedure uses the main FAWEB directory as an example.

1. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and locate the directory where you installed Faculty Access for the Web. The default directory is C:\Program Files\Blackbaud.
2. Right-click the FAWeb7 folder and select Properties. The FAWeb7 Properties screen appears.

3. Select the Security tab.

4. To add the IUSR to this list and give the group read and execute rights to the FAWEB directory, click Edit. The Permissions for FAWeb7 screen appears.

5. Click Add. The Select Users or Groups screen appears.

6. To select the computer name of the web server, click the Locations button. The Locations screen appears.

7. Select the location and click OK to return to the Select Users or Groups screen.
8. In the Enter the object names to select box, enter the name of the web server and IUSR. To search for and select this information, you can click Advanced under the box. The screen expands.

9. Click Find Now.

10. In the search results list, select IUSR and click OK. You return to the Select Users or Groups screen.

11. To return to the Permissions for FAWeb7 screen, click OK. IUSR appears in the Group or user names box.

12. In the Read & Execute and Read rows, select Allow.
13. Click OK. The security settings change. You return to the FAWeb7 Properties screen.
14. To close the FAWeb7 Properties screen, click OK.
15. Repeat for all the other directories.