Setting Up the NI Web Server for Web Services (Windows)

Parent Topic: Hosting Web Services

To host your Web services on the NI Web Server, set up the web server before you run or publish the Web services.

Note Note  For more information about concepts in this topic, refer to the Web services introduction and tutorial. LabVIEW Web services are available only in the LabVIEW Full Development System and the LabVIEW Professional Development System.

Complete the following steps to enable and configure the�NI Web Server�for hosting Web services. If you use the Application Web Server to host Web services, refer to Setting up the Application Web Server for Web Services for detailed instructions.

  1. Launch the NI Web Server Configuration:
    1. In the Project Explorer window, select Tools»Options to display the Options dialog box.
    2. On the Web Server page, click Configure NI Web Server.
    Note Note  LabVIEW launches NI Web Server Configuration when you first use the NI Web Server to host Web services.
  2. The first time you launch NI Web Server Configuration, the NI Web Server Guided Setup appears.
  3. Choose a configuration preset according to your needs or select Help me choose a preset. Click Next.
  4. Follow the prompts to choose among configuration options. Click Finish.
  5. The NI Web Server starts running after you configure it.
  6. On the Control page, check the server status. You can restart, stop, enable, or disable the NI Web Server on this page.

Refer to Configuring NI Web Server for more information on server settings like authentication, port, and remote connections.