Autodesk 15606-011408-9008 - MAPGUIDE R6.3 NAMED-100U PK, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Designing Your System
For instructions on creating a virtual directory, refer to the documentation
that came with your Web server.
Strategically locate MapAgent files
You can locate your MapAgent files anywhere on the file system where they
can be executed by the Web server software. If you are running IIS, we recom-
mend you use the default directory, /
MapGuide6 /, which the Autodesk
MapGuide Server installation creates for your MapAgent files. This way you
do not need to create a virtual directory for these files. If you choose to place
your MapAgent files elsewhere, you must create a virtual directory that maps
to its physical counterpart and assign Execute permissions with your Web
server software.
Netscape Enterprise Server does not create a default directory. If you use the
NSAPI version of the MapAgent, you must enter a pointer in the Netscape
configuration file that points to the
MapAgent_NSAPI.dll file. Typically, the
MapAgent_NSAPI.dll directory is:
C:/Program Files/Autodesk/MapGuideServer6/MapAgents
If you are going to use the CGI agent, you must create a CGI directory and
create a mapping to that directory in the Netscape Administrator.
Security
Security is an important consideration when setting up any kind of server
application. With Autodesk MapGuide, you can implement security for your
server computer at a number of different levels. There are three main
methods for setting up security:
Use the Windows NT or Windows 2000 Administrator tools to set security
for files and directories on the server computer.
Use your Web server to set security for virtual directories. Plan your direc-
tory structure so that files requiring security are not exposed to the Inter-
net, for instance, by physically creating these files hierarchically above
their virtual directories.
Use Autodesk MapGuide to set up user IDs and passwords, access keys,
passkeys to protect resources (such as SDFs and databases), maps, and map
layers.