Appendix C Configuring the Web Server

Overview

The Web Server can perform several different actions, including generating a web page containing statistics relating to performance of the mobile computer. The Web Server can also be used for creating an interface for interaction with the Terminal to configure system behavior.

This section contains the following topics on configuring the Web Server:

Enabling the Web Server below.

"Testing the Web Server" on page C-3.

"Launching the Network Administration Page" on page C-4.

"Web Server Registry Settings" on page C-4.

"Creating and Using an ISAPI Service" on page C-6.

Enabling the Web Server

By default the Web Server is disabled. The following demonstrates how to enable the Web Server:

1.On the Falcon 44xx, either through a CE-based registry editor or using the Remote Tools RemoteRegEdit included with eVC++ 4.0, modify the following registry entry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD] "Enabled"=dword:1

2.In a Command Prompt window on the Terminal, type the following:

\> services list

This will display a list of loaded and services and their state.

3.If the service HTP0: is not listed, then type the following to load the HTTP Web Server:

\> services load httpd

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