Installing the Proxy Module

Note: This documentation is for an old version of Webinator. The latest documentaion is here.

Installing the Proxy Module

Before installing the proxy module the only thing you need to know is:

The full hostname of the Webinator machine (eg. thunderstone.mysite.com) that the Proxy Module will be communicating with.

You can download the installer that contains the Proxy Module and authProxy from the Webinator machine by going to the Maintenance section, selecting Extra Downloads, then Thunderstone Proxy Module, and finally click the Download proxyModuleInstaller.exe link for the installer. Once downloaded, the installer must be run on the Windows machine that you wish to make the proxy.

When installing you will be asked for a few items:

Destination Location - This is where the actual DLL for the proxy module and its supporting files are placed. The directory windows\system32\inetsrv is recommended by default.
Configuration Directory - This is the path that will be used for the IIS virtual directory that the proxy module is assigned to. Its actual location does not matter, as the proxy module will intercept all requests, but IIS still requires that all virtual directories point to a real path. The directory Program Files\Thunderstone Software\Thunderstone ISAPI Proxy Module is suggested by default.
Target - The full hostname of the Webinator machine that this Proxy Module should connect to.
Active Directory Authentication - If the Target you entered supports using the authProxy, you will be asked if you'd like to use Active Directory Authentication.
If you are using the Proxy Module simply to allow access to Webinator through the proxy, choose "No".
If you're using the Proxy Module to enable Single Sign On behavior in an Active Directory environment, choose "Yes".