INSTALLATION
Internet Site documents
Internet Site documents are used to configure the Internet protocols supported by Domino servers. A separate Internet Site document is created for each protocol -- Web (HTTP), IMAP, POP3, SMTP Inbound, LDAP, and IIOP -- which is then used to provide protocol configuration information for a single server, or for multiple servers in a Domino organization. Specifically, you can create: Internet Site documents make it easier for administrators to configure and manage Internet protocols in their organizations. For example, prior to Domino 6, if you wanted to set up a Web site in your organization, it was necessary to configure each Domino server in the domain with Mapping documents, Web realms, and File Protection documents. If you had virtual servers and virtual hosts, you had to do the same thing for them. In Domino 6, you can configure a Web Site document so that all servers and hosts use it to get configuration information for a Web site, including mapping information, file protection information, and Web realm authentication information.

You must use Internet Site documents if you:

Modifications to Internet Site documents (including the creation of new Site documents) are dynamic. The server or protocol does not need to be restarted after you create a new Site document, or after you modify or delete an existing one. Changes generally take effect minutes after the change is made. The ability to dynamically create, modify, or delete Internet Site documents is especially valuable in service provider environments, so that existing hosted organizations are not interrupted when a new hosted organization is configured.

The Domino server is configured to use Internet Site documents if this option is enabled on the server document. If the option is not enabled, the server defaults to Server document settings to obtain configuration information for Internet protocols.

Internet Site documents are created in the Internet Sites view, which is used to help manage Internet protocol configuration information by listing the configured Internet Site documents for each organization in the domain.

Caution If you use an Internet site document to configure one Internet protocol on a server, you must also use Internet site documents for all Internet protocols on that server. For example, you cannot set up an LDAP Internet Site document and, on the same server, use the Server document to configure HTTP.

While most protocol settings are configured in Internet Site documents, there are some settings that need to be configured in the Server document to support Internet protocol configurations. These include settings for:

For more information on server access settings, see the topic Server access for Notes users, Internet users, and Domino servers.

Setting up Internet Site documents on a Domino server

Do the following to set up basic Internet Site functionality on a Domino server.

1. Create Internet Sites document for the Internet protocols you want to use.

2. Set up security for each Internet Site document.

3. Enable Internet Site documents on the server.

For service providers only

Internet Site documents are required for hosted organizations. These documents control each hosted organization's use of Internet protocols. A hosted organization can only use an Internet protocol if the hosted organization has an Internet site document for that protocol. A shared IP address may be used for all hosted organizations, or unique IP addresses may be set up for each hosted organization. Internet Site documents link IP addresses to the individual hosted organizations for each Internet protocol.

When registering hosted organizations, you have the option to create Internet Site documents during hosted organization registration, or you can choose to create them later.

Service providers need to consider the following when using Internet Site documents:

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