GCSE ICT Companion 04 ASP Web Server Installation

Section I : Introduction

These instructions explain how to setup the GCSE ICT Companion 04 for use from a ASP web server. This is the preferred method of use as it allows you to use all of the package's features.

The instructions assume that you are using Internet Information Services (IIS), supplied with Microsoft Server operating systems, as your web server.

Section II : Copying To Web Server Hard Disk

The first thing that you need to do is to copy the contents of the ICT Companion 04 CD to the hard disk drive of your web server and change the attributes of the work.mdb file so student work can be stored in it :

1.	Go to the Start Menu and choose Programs then select the Windows Explorer icon.
2.	Create a directory on the hard drive of your web server to copy the ICT Companion into.
3.	Scroll down the list in the left hand window pane until you find your CD drive and then click on the icon for the CD drive. It should look similar to this, but the drive letter (e.g. E:) may be different :
4.	The right hand window will now display the files and folders that are stored on the CD. Click twice on the ict4 folder to open it.
5.	Select all of the files and folders within the ict4 folder.
6.	Go to the Edit menu and choose the Copy option.
7.	Use Windows Explorer to open the folder that you created to install the ICT Companion in. Your web server software may require that the ICT Companion is placed in a particular location.
8.	Go to the Edit menu and choose the Paste option. The ICT Companion will now be copied from the CD onto the hard drive of your web server.
9.	Locate the file work.mdb. It is in the aspdb subdirectory of the ict4 directory on the hard disk.
10.	Right-click on the file work.mdb and choose to display its Properties.
11.	Remove the tick from the Read-Only box so that it is unchecked.
12.	Press the OK button.

Section III : Setting the ICT Companion Up as a Site

You now need to set the ICT Companion up as a site on your web server so that it can be accessed from other computers.

1.	Load the Internet Services Manager. The method of doing this depends upon which Operating System you have : In *Windows 2000* or later : From the Start Menu choose Control Panel. Then select the Administrative Tools section. Finally select the Internet Services Manager control panel. In *Windows NT* : IIS must be installed as an option pack. If this has been installed, select the Internet Service Manager from the program group that was created when IIS was installed.
2.	In the left hand window panel select the name of the computer that is the web server.
3.	Select the Default Web Site icon in the right hand window panel.
4.	From the Action Menu choose New then Virtual Directory.
5.	In the Alias field enter a name that the folder containing the ICT Companion will appear as on your web server. e.g. ict4. This is known as the virtual directory.
6.	Press the NEXT button.
7.	Click on BROWSE and select the directory that the ICT Companion is stored in on the web server hard drive.
8.	Press the NEXT button.
9.	Check that only the READ and RUN SCRIPTS check boxes are checked. Other check boxes must be unchecked to ensure the security of the system.
10.	Press the NEXT button.
11.	Press the FINISH button.
12.	Remain in the Internet Service Manager control panel to carry out the instructions in sections IV and V.

Section IV : Set Permissions For Web Site

You will probably want to let all users access the ICT Companion IV website. Follow these instructions to permit this :

1.	Expand the default web site in the left hand window pane (titled Tree) by clicking on the plus symbol next to it :
2.	Right-click on the icon that has appeared for the virtual directory that the ICT Companion is in (e.g. ict4).
3.	Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
4.	Choose the Directory Security tab.
5.	Click on the Edit button under the Anonymous Access and Authentication Control heading.
6.	Check (tick) the Anonymous Access box.
7.	Press the OK button.

If you have an exisiting policy for controlling access to your web server that does not simply let everyone access it, then you can apply that policy instead of the one outlined in section IV above.

Section V : Set Permissions For aspdb Directory

The aspdb directory contains the Access database that stores the work completed by students. This database should not be accessible through the web server. Follow these instructions to make it inaccesible :

1.	Right-click on the icon that has appeared for the directory aspdb within the ict4 virtual directory :
2.	Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3.	Choose the Directory Security tab.
4.	Click on the Edit button under the Anonymous Access and Authentication Control heading.
5.	Uncheck (clear) the Anonymous Access box.
6.	Press the OK button.
7.	You will be warned that all access will be denied, and asked to confirm your selection. Click YES to do so.
8.	Press the OK button.

Section VI : Set Up Data Source

The work that students complete is stored in an Access database called work.mdb within the aspdb directory. This database must be set up as an ODBC data source so that the web server can access it.

1.	Load Control Panel.
2.	Select the Data Sources / ODBC option. In Windows NT this is accessed directly from the main Control Panel. In Windows 2000 it is in the Administrative Tools section of Control Panel.
3.	Click on the System DSN tab.
4.	Press the ADD button.
5.	Choose *Microsoft Access Driver (.mdb)**.
6.	Press the FINISH button.
7.	In the Data Source Name field enter ICTCompIV exactly as it appears here.
8.	Press the SELECT button.
9.	Choose the ICT Companion database. It is called work.mdb and is located in the aspdb directory.
10.	Press the OK button.
11.	Press the OK button.

Section VII : Test The Installation

You should now check that the ICT Companion IV had been setup correctly. To do this :

Log onto the network as an ordinary user.
Open the file settest.htm by typing its URL into the web browser. The URL should be http://web server name/virtual directory name/settest.htm. e.g. if your web server name is itroomserver, and the virtual directory you created for the ICT Companion IV was called ict4 then the URL would be http://itroomsever/ict4/settest.htm

The web page will report any problems with the installation, and advise you on how to correct them.

Section VIII : Troubleshooting

If you encounter any problems then please vist out support website at www.cedar.u-net.com/support.htm.

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