Enabling Basic Authentication in IIS

You may need to enable basic authentication for the website hosting the Coveo search hubs.

To enable basic authentication in IIS 7

1. On the IIS server, start the IIS Manager (on the Windows taskbar, select Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager).

2. In Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:

   1. In the Connections panel, under Sites, select the site for which you want to enable basic authentication.

      Example: Select Coveo Enterprise Search 7.

   2. In the <selected website> Home page, in the center panel under IIS, double-click Authentication.

   3. In the Authentication page, when Basic Authentication is set to Disable, right-click Basic Authentication, and then select Enable.