Important  To restrict access to a Web site, the following must be true:

• 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 running 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 from the Tools menu, it is likely that your site is not on a server 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 about your access permissions and your server.

If you have the right permissions and your server has the right technology or product, you can control who accesses your Web site and what level of access permissions each user has. For example, you can allow specific users to have read-only permission on your Web site. Or, you may want certain users to be able to add content to existing document libraries and lists, and other users to customize pages in the Web site. You can even allow one or more users full control (administrator permissions) of your Web site.

Brief overview of how you restrict access

You must configure the site or subsite to use unique permissions and then, by using site groups or roles, you specify which users can browse, add content to, or administer your Web site.

By default, all subsites inherit the same permission settings as their parent Web sites. However, you can set unique permissions for subsites.

Using FrontPage 2003, you can also restrict access to a root Web site; however, you cannot restrict access to separate pages, sections, or folders in a Web site.

Find links to more information about restricting access in the See Also section, which is visible when you are connected to the Internet.