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  5. Enable basic authentication in the PDF Service and the R service

Enable basic authentication in the PDF Service and the R service

  1. In 
    Computer Management
     > 
    System Tools
     > 
    Local Users and Groups
    , create the following:
    • A new user group called 
      FaxUser
    • A new user called 
      faxplugin
       and select 
      Password never expires
      . Do not use URL specific special characters (@/%^#) in the username and password.
  2. In 
    Local Users and Groups
    , click 
    Users
    .
  3. On the 
    Users Properties
     screen, in the 
    Members
     list, click 
    faxplugin
    .
  4. Click 
    Remove
    .
    You must remove the 
    faxplugin
     user from
     Local Users and Groups
     because user groups have access to multiple directories on the computer. By default, new users are attached to the users group. 
  5. Click 
    OK
    .
  6. In the 
    Local Users and Groups
     folder, select 
    FaxUser
     from the list.
  7. In the 
    FaxUsers Properties
     dialog box, complete the following tasks:
    1. In the 
      Select this object type
       field, enter 
      Users or Built-in security principals
      .
    2. In the 
      From this location
       field, enter 
      ODC-NDS-DEV1
      .
    3. In the 
      Enter the object names to select
      field, enter 
      ODC-NDS-DEV1\faxplugin
      .
  8. Click 
    OK
    .
  9. Click 
    Add
    .
  10. Click 
    Apply
    .
  11. In 
    IIS Manager
    , go to 
    Sites
     > 
    Default Web Site
     > 
    PDFService
    .
  12. In the 
    Authentication
     section, enable 
    Basic Authentication
     and disable 
    Anonymous Authentication
    .
  13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 for R services to enable basic authentication and disable anonymous authentication.
  14. Add the following HTTP configuration parameters to the 
    nds.plugins.fax
     configuration file:
    <ndsHTTPAuthEnabled>true</ndsHTTPAuthEnabled><!-- HTTP Basic Auth Username/Password of NDS IIS (R & PDF service). --><ndsHTTPUsername>faxplugin</ndsHTTPUsername><ndsHTTPPassword>Test1234*</ndsHTTPPassword
    For more information about Fax plug-in configuration parameters, see  Update configuration parameters.
  15. Restart the 
    IIS
     and 
    AthocDeliveryService 
    services.