IIS 6.0: Compression Registration

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

  • Enable static and dynamic compression
  • Measure the performance of IIS compression using WCAT
  • Tune dynamic compression performance using WCAT

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Getting Started

Microsoft Windows
Only Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003 are supported.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later
Due to the complex requirements of presenting these lab content over the internet, only Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later is supported.

If you do not have IE 6 or later, you can download it here.

Screen Resolution
The labs are best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater. Otherwise you may experience clipping of content.

US English Keyboard
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To enable cookies, follow these steps:
  • Select "Internet Options" from the Tools menu.
  • Click on the "Security" tab.
  • Click "Custom Level" button.
  • Scroll down to the "Cookies" section.
  • To enable:
    • Set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" to "Enable".
    • Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Enable".
    • Click "OK" to save changes.

ActiveX Control
The Microsoft "Virtual Machine Remote Control" Active X control is required by this site. If you do not have it installed, you will be asked to in step1. There are instuctions relating to this located during the install.

Firewall
Connecting to the labs require that you have port 443 open. Please see your network administrator for assistance.