FP98: How to Set Up a Restricted-Access Web

This article describes how to set up a restricted-access Web in Microsoft FrontPage.

To set up a restricted-access Web in FrontPage, you must create a subweb. A subweb is a Web nested inside another Web. By default, all subwebs inherit the same permission settings as their parent Webs. However, you are able to establish unique permissions for subwebs. Each subweb can have its own set of permissions that specify who can browse, author, or administer it, and you can set up individual subwebs with different levels of permissions and different groups of users.

To set up a restricted-access Web, you must create a subweb, and then configure unique permissions for that subweb to restrict access to specific users. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start FrontPage Explorer, and then create a subweb. You can create a subweb by converting a folder to a subweb, by importing a Web into a folder and then converting the folder into a subweb, or by using the FrontPage Server Administrator (Fpsrvadm.exe) command line.
   
   For additional information about how to create a subweb, click the article number below that is appropriate to your situation and version of FrontPage to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   194210  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194210/EN-US/ ) FP98: How to Add SubWebs and Create Links to SubWebs
   148414  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/148414/EN-US/ ) FP: How to Add SubWebs and Create Links to SubWebs
   222096  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222096/EN-US/ ) How to Convert a Folder into a Subweb
   194676  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194676/EN-US/ ) FP98: How to Divide a Large Root Web into Smaller Subwebs
   190617  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190617/EN-US/ ) FP97: How to Divide a Large Root Web into Smaller Subwebs
   193222  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193222/EN-US/ ) How to Create Subwebs Using the Command Line Fpsrvadm.exe
2. Open your subweb in FrontPage Explorer.
3. On the Tools menu, click Permissions.
4. Click Use unique permissions for this web, and then click Apply.
5. Click the Users tab.
6. Click Only registered users have browse access, and then click Add.
7. In the Add Users dialog box, select the type of access that you want for the user under Users Can, and then click OK.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each user for whom you want to grant access to your Web.
9. To edit permissions for a user, click the user on the list, and then click Edit.
10. To remove a user, click the user on the list, and then click Remove.
11. Click the Groups tab, and then follow the preceding steps to assign group permissions.