Setting up Web Access

Administrators on Therefore™ On-Premises can configure web access for their Therefore™ system.

By default the URL for Therefore™ Web Access is:

http://servername/TWA

As a general feature Therefore™ Web Access supports single sign-on for Windows users, but this needs to be supported by the browser too. Otherwise a customizable login page is displayed before the application can be accessed.

The user is asked to enter their username and password (see table below).

Furthermore, for access to be granted, a user license is required.

User Type Username
Active Directory or LDAP domain\username
Windows workgroup servername\username
Internal Therefore™ user username

WebDAV folder configuration

In order to use this feature in Therefore™, the WebDAV folder needs to be configured first.

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Server Manager, a Windows server administration tool, must be installed in order for these steps to work as intended.

Configuration in Server Manager

  1. Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > 'Turn Windows features on or off'. A dialog titled Add Roles and Features Wizard will open.

  2. In the Wizard, click on 'Next' until the Server Roles section is displayed.

  3. In the Roles dialog, expand the first Web Server (IIS) item, then the Web Server sub-item, and finally the Common HTTP Features section. Check the 'WebDAV Publishing' option.

  4. Also under the Web Server (IIS) item, expand Management Tools. Expand IIS 6 Management Compatibility and make sure the option labeled IIS Metabase Compatibility is checked.

    Image showing the Server Roles that should be checked in the Server Manager

  5. Click on 'Next' until the you get to the Confirmation section, then click 'Install'. Close the Wizard when the installation is complete.

Configuration in IIS Manager

  1. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  2. In the IIS Manager, in the left pane (Connections), expand the server item > Sites > Default Web Site. The Default Web Site Home is displayed.

  3. Double-click on the WebDAV Authoring Rules icon and then click on 'Enable WebDAV' in the Actions panel on the right.

  4. In the same panel, click on 'Add Authoring Rule'. In the Add Authoring Rule dialog, select the following options:

    - Allow access to: All content

    - Allow access to this content to: All users

  5. In the left pane (Connections), expand TWA > Client and click on the WebDAV folder. The WebDAV Home is displayed.

  6. Click on the WebDAV Authoring Rules icon. Select the existing Authoring Rules and click on Edit in the Actions panel on the right.

  7. In the Edit Authoring Rule dialog, change the Permissions section by granting Read, Source and Write permissions.

  8. In the left pane (Connections), select the server item and click 'Restart' in the Actions panel on the right.