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 Important   To restrict access to a Web site, both of the following conditions must be met:

• You must have access permissions to create a subsite (subsite: A named subdirectory of a Web site that is also a complete site. A subsite can have unique administration, authoring, and browsing permissions.) in a Web site.
• Your Web site must be hosted on a server that is running the FrontPage Server Extensions (FrontPage Server Extensions: A set of programs and scripts that support authoring in FrontPage and extend the functionality of a Web server.) from Microsoft, SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft, or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.

If the Server option appears dimmed and is unavailable on the Tools menu, it is likely that your site is not hosted on a server that is running one of these technologies or products. Contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP) (ISP: A business that provides access to the Internet for such things as electronic mail, chat rooms, or use of the World Wide Web. Some ISPs are multinational, offering access in many locations, while others are limited to a specific region.) to find out more about your access permissions and your server.

More information   In the See Also section, you'll find links to more information about creating and restricting access to subsites by using the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.

Overview

Create a FrontPage 2003 subsite

Use FrontPage 2003 to set permissions to restrict access

Create a Windows SharePoint Services subsite

Restrict access to a Windows SharePoint Services subsite

Overview

When you restrict access to a Web site, that site can be viewed only by the users whom you specify. FrontPage 2003 can restrict an entire Web site or subsite, but it cannot restrict individual pages, sections, or folders in a Web site or subsite.

There are three main steps in the process of setting up a Web site that has restricted access:

1. Create a subsite   First, you first create a subsite — a Web site that is nested inside another Web site.
2. Configure unique permissions   Next, you configure the subsite to use unique permissions.
3. Grant access  Finally, you grant access to the appropriate users.

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Create a FrontPage 2003 subsite

You can use any of the following methods to create a subsite in a FrontPage 2003 Web site.

Create a subsite from a wizard or a template

1. On the File menu, click New.
2. In the New task pane, under New Web site, click the type of Web site that you want to create.
3. In the Web Site Templates dialog box, click the template that you want to use.
4. In the Specify the location of the new Web site box, type a Web site path, and then click OK.

   For example, http://server name is a root Web site, and http://server name/subsite name is a subsite.

Convert a folder to a subsite

1. On the File menu, click Open Site.
2. In the Open Site dialog box, browse to and click the folder that contains your Web site.

   No folder or site name will appear in the Site name box.

3. Click Open.
4. If prompted to add FrontPage information to the folder, click Yes.
5. On the View menu, click Folders.
6. In the Folder List, right-click the folder that you want to convert to a subsite, and then click Convert to Web.

   If you receive a message that prompts you to confirm the conversion, click Yes.

Import a Web site into a folder and convert the folder to a subsite

1. On the File menu, click Open Site.
2. In the Open Site dialog box, browse to and click the folder that contains your Web site.

   No folder or site name will appear in the Site name box.

3. Click Open.
4. If prompted to add FrontPage information to the folder, click Yes.
5. On the File menu, click Import.
6. In the Import dialog box, click Add File, Add Folder, or From Site.
7. On the File menu, click Open Site.
8. In the Open Site dialog box, browse to and click the folder that contains your Web site.

   No folder or site name will appear in the Site name box.

9. Click Open.
10. If prompted to add FrontPage information to the folder, click Yes.
11. On the View menu, click Folders.
12. In the Folder List, right-click the folder that you want to convert to a subsite, and then click Convert to Web.

    If you receive a message that prompts you to confirm the conversion, click Yes.

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Use FrontPage 2003 to set permissions to restrict access

  Notes  

• By default, all subsites inherit the permission settings of their parent Web sites. However, you can change those default settings by specifying unique permissions for each subsite. Each subsite can have its own set of permissions that specify who can browse, author, or administer in it. You can set up individual subsites that have their own unique levels of permissions and groups of users.
• It is also possible to restrict access to a root Web site; however, restricted access is typically set up only on a subsite that has unique permissions.

Set unique permissions from the root Web site

1. Open the root Web site that contains the subsite for which you want to set unique permissions.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Server, and then click Administration Home.
3. On the Web site Administration for "Your_Web_Site" page, in the Subwebs section, click the name of your subsite.
4. In the Users and Roles section, click Change subweb permissions.
5. Select Use unique permissions for this Web site, and then click Submit.
6. To return to the Administration page, click Administration, and then click Manage Users.
7. To set unique permissions, do one of the following:
   • Restrict access to a subsite  
     • Select the check box next to each user name for which you want to restrict access to the subsite, and then click Remove selected user(s) from all roles.
   • Grant permission to a subsite   
     1. Click Add a User.
     2. In the Add a User dialog box, in the User section, create a new account or add an existing account.
     3. In the User Role section, click a role for the user you are adding, and then click Add User.
     4. Repeat steps 7 through 9 for each user to whom you want to grant access permission to your subsite.
     5. Click Administration to return to the Administration page, and then click Change anonymous access settings.
     6. On the Change anonymous access settings page, click Off, and then click Submit.

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Create a Windows SharePoint Services subsite

1. In FrontPage 2003, on the File menu, click New.
2. On the New task pane, click SharePoint Team Site.
3. In the Web templates dialog box, click SharePoint Team Site.
4. In the Specify the location of the new Web site box, type (or browse to and click) the path to your Windows SharePoint Services server. At the end of the path, type a slash and a name for the subsite folder.

   The whole path may now look similar to the following:

   http://Your_Server/Sites/Your_Windows_SharePoint_Services/Your_New_Subsite

5. Click OK.
6. In the Specify the location of the new Web site box, type the location of your Windows SharePoint Services server, with the addition of a subsite folder.

   Alternately, you can click Browse, locate the Windows SharePoint Services server, and then add a subsite folder. For example, the location of the subsite may look similar to the following:

   http://Your_Server/Sites/Your_Windows_SharePoint_Services/Your_New_Subsite

7. Click OK.

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Restrict access to a Windows SharePoint Services subsite

1. On the Tools menu, point to Server, and then click Administration Home.
2. In FrontPage 2003, open your Windows SharePoint Services subsite.
3. On the Tools menu, point to Server, and then click Administration Home.
4. On the Site Settings page, click Manage permission inheritance.
5. On the Manage Permission Inheritance page, click Use unique permissions, and then click OK.
6. On the Site Settings page, click Manage Users, and then do one of the following:
   • Give access permissions to users to the subsite  
     1. Click Add Users.
     2. On the Add Users page, in the Step 1: Choose Users area, type either the e-mail address or the user name of the user whom you want to add, or type the name of one or more cross-site groups.
     3. In the Step 2: Choose Site Group area, select the role or roles that you want the user or users to have.
     4. Click Next.
     5. In the Step 3: Confirm Users area, confirm the information.
     6. In the Step 4: Send E-mail area, to send an e-mail to inform the users who have been granted access to the site, select the Send the following e-mail to let these users know they've been added check box.
     7. Click Finish.
   • Remove access permissions from users to the subsite  
     • Select the check box next to each user name for which you want to restrict access to the subsite, and then click Remove selected user(s) from all roles.

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