Using WebAccess with Windows 7
Using WebAccess on Windows 7 requires Software Build 7.0-2009.06.29 or later
(June 6 2009 or later).
Enable IIS (Internet Information Service) before installing Project Node
software!
IIS is the “web server” in Windows. IIS must be enabled before installing the
Project Node software to allow WebAccess files to be installed properly.
IIS is disabled by default in Windows 7. For those of you who wish to use
WebAccess Project Node on Windows 7, please enable IIS on your project node first
with the following IIS features turned on before installing WebAccess Project Node
software.
To enable IIS in Windows 7:
(screen shots are from Windows 7 Enterprise)
1. Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features
2. On the left Side Bar select “Turn Windows features on or off”
3. Wait for the Windows Features dialog box to open and fill, then expand
“Internet Information Services” and Windows .NET Framework 3.5.1.
In case the above JPEG image does not appear in this document, the typical
settings for IIS in Windows 7 for use with WebAccess on the Project Node as tested
are:
Internet Information Services – ON
FTP Publishing Service – OFF (optionally ON, not needed and is security risk)
Web Management Tools – ON
IIS 6 Management Compatibility - ON
IIS 6 Management Console – OFF
IIS 6 Scripting Tools – OFF
IIS 6 WMI Compatibility – OFF
IIS Meta base and IIS 6 configuration compatibility – ON
IIS Management Console – ON
IIS Management Scripts and Tools – OFF
IIS Management Service - OFF
World Wide Web Services - ON
Application Development Features – ON
.NET Extensibility – ON
ASP – ON
ASP.NET – ON
CGI – ON
IASPI Extensions – ON
IASPI Filters – ON
Server Side Includes - ON
Common Http Features – ON
Default Document – ON
Directory Browsing – ON
Http Errors – ON
Http Redirection - ON
Static Content - ON
Health and Diagnostics – ON
Custom Logging – OFF
HTTP Logging – ON
Logging Tools – OFF
ODBC Logging – OFF
Request Monitoring – ON
Tracing - OFF
Performance Features – ON
Http Compression Dynamic – ON
Static Content Compression - On
Security - ON
Basic Authentication - OFF
Client Certificate Mapping Authentication - OFF
Digest Authentication - OFF
IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication - OFF
IP Security - OFF
Request Filtering - ON
URL Authorization - OFF
Windows Authentication (optional ON, usually OFF)
Windows .NET Framework 3.5.1 - ON
Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation – ON
Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation - ON
User Account Control
For WebAccess to run on Windows 7, the User Account Control feature on
Windows 7 must be disabled. The User Account Control feature on Windows 7 is
considered widely to be one of the largest downfalls of Windows7 by many tech
reporters. We think the UAC feature is unnecessary. During WebAccess installation,
User Account Control feature will be turned off. As a result of this, IE 8 Protected
Mode is also turned off. The Protected Mode of IE 8 must be off for the WebAccess
Client and other important functions to work properly. If you do not agree this,
please do not install WebAccess Node or Client on Windows 7.
HTTP Error 404.3 – Not Found
You will get this error if you installed WebAccess Project Node software before
enabling IIS or without the required options in IIS enabled. Ensure all the IIS
options are enabled as described above and then reinstall Project Node or Project
and SCADA node software.
Sending Email of Alarms and reports using Windows 7
The use of a remote SMTP Server is required in Windows 7 if sending email of
alarms, reports, etc. Previously, WebAccess required an SMTP service to be installed
on the project node or use of an SMTP Server that allowed “relay” by the project
node. However, the STMP service is, in general, not available on various versions of
Windows 7. We decided to rewrite our email program not to rely on the SMTP service
on the project node in order to support all Windows 7 installations.
Account Login has been added to SMTP Server configuration in SCADA Node
properties. Previously WebAccess used the SMTP Server on the Project Node or a
remote SMTP server that authorized “relay” by the Project Node. The current release
now adds another option: to log in to a remote SMTP server using a username and
password.
To use a remote SMTP email server with a user name and password to authorize
a connection (required for Windows 7), the Outgoing Email (SMTP) Server
information in Node Property page should be configured like this (the new way, use
remote SMTP server):
Outgoing Email (SMTP) Server
mail.broadwin.c
om
Email Port 0
Email Address
bwnewuser@broadwin.com
Email Account Name
bwnewuser@broadwin.com
Email Password
Email From
*****
bwnewuser@broadwin.com
We encourage our users to use this new approach to send outgoing email. This
new option to send outgoing email via a remote SMTP server is mandatory for
Windows 7 and Vista, optional for Windows XP/2000. This new method allows the
use of any email account, even a personal email account with an ISP.