Configuring a wildcard host

In this recipe, we are going to configure the wildcard host SSL.v2mysite.com for an application pool. We will implement the Default Document settings of the wildcard host, with the permissions of that wildcard host. We will also implement the basic and advanced settings of the wildcard host.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you need a running IIS 10.0 instance. You should have already created wildcard hosts. You should also have administrative privileges.

How to do it...

1. Log in to Windows Server 2016 and go to Server Manager.
2. Click on the Tools menu and open IIS Manager.
3. Expand the IIS server (WIN2016IIS) from the Connections panel. We get the listed Application Pools and Sites.

4. Expand the Sites folder, and you will see the listed sites--mysite.com, v2mysite.com, v4mysite.com--and you will get the wildcard hosts, ssl.v2mysite.com and demo.v2mysite.com:

5. Select demo.v2mysite.com to get the properties of the demo.v2mysite.com wildcard host from the Actions panel...