Opening IIS Manager

This topic provides procedures for opening the IIS management user interface (IIS Manager).

For information about common administrative tasks, see the Getting Started section of the IIS User Documentation.

To open IIS Manager from a command window

  • In a command window, type start inetmgr and press ENTER.

To open IIS Manager from the Start menu

  • From the Start menu, click Programs or All Programs, and point to Administrative Tools. If the Administrative Tools menu item is not available, see the procedure later in this topic titled "To add the Administrative Tools to the Start menu."

IIS 6.0: Click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

IIS 5.1, IIS 5.0: Click Internet Information Services.

IIS 4.0: Click Internet Information Server.

To configure IIS from the Computer Management window

  1. From the Start menu, click Programs or All Programs, and point to Administrative Tools. If the Administrative Tools menu item is not available, see the procedure later in this topic titled "To add the Administrative Tools to the Start menu."

  2. Click Computer Management.

IIS 5.0 and earlier: The Computer Management application is not available.

  1. Expand the Services and Applications node

  2. Click Internet Information Services. The names and states of the sites on the local IIS server will appear in the details pane. The Computer Management application can only manage the local IIS server.

To add the Administrative Tools to the Start menu

  1. Right-click an empty spot on the toolbar and click Properties.

  2. If you have the radio button for Start menu selected, take the following steps:

    1. Click Customize, and then click the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Start menu items window, scroll down to System Administrative Tools.

    3. Select the Display on the All Programs menu radio button.

    If you have the radio button for Classic Start menu selected, take the following steps:

    1. Click Customize.

    2. In the Advanced Start menu options window, select the Display Administrative Tools check box.

  3. Click OK twice to close the windows.