From the General Options node, you can:
Specify how GFI Network Server Monitor will handle uncertain results.
Configure GFI Network Server Monitor built in Web server.
Specify which proxy server will be used for Internet Protocol based checks.
Enable the event logging activity.
Web Server Settings
You can use the GFI Network Server Monitor built in web server to remotely view the status of your network.
To configure the built in web server:
1. Right Click on the `General Options' node, select `Properties' and click on the `Web Server' tab.
2. Configure the following parameters:
- `Enable in-built web server on port....' - Enable this flag and specify the port which the built in web server will listen on (by default set to 11695).
- `Allow anonymous access to the web server' - Enable this flag to indicate that no authentication is required on the web server.
- `Allow only the following users to log on to the web server' - Enable this flag to grant web server access only to the specified users.
- To specify users that have access to the web server, click on `Add'. Then, specify the user's authentication details (User name and Password) and click on `OK'.
Configuring IIS as the web server
Using IIS as the web server gives you more advanced authentication features and the possibility to secure the connection via SSL. The integration with IIS is very straightforward. GFI Network Server Monitor updates an XML file, from which the 2 views are rendered. These files are stored in the GFI Network Server Monitor\Server\web folder. You need to create a virtual directory in IIS, which points to the GFI Network Server Monitor\Server\Web folder. To do this:
1. Start up Internet Services Manager, right click on the `Web Site' node, and from the popup menu select `New - Virtual Directory'.
2. This will start the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard. Click on `Next' to continue. Now you need to enter an alias for the virtual directory. In this case it is nsmremotemonitor, but you can enter whatever name you like, as long as it follows the folder naming conventions used in Microsoft Windows.
3. Now enter the path where the content is located. Select `Browse', and select the `server\web' folder in the GFI Network Server Monitor installation path.
4. Next we need to set the access permissions. Mark `Read' only. Do not mark any of the other check boxes. Click on `Next' to finish the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard.
5. Right-click on the newly created virtual directory, located under the web root of your web site server and select `Properties'.
6. In the Virtual Directory tab of the properties dialog, mark the `Read', the `Log Visits' and the `Index this resource' check boxes.
7. Click on `OK' to close the properties dialog. The Virtual Directory has been set-up and you can now test access to it.