1. NX Documentation Using Windows IIS (Internet Information Services) as a http server for NX documentation.

2. Install IIS Click on ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ in ‘Programs and Features’

3. Install IIS Enable the IIS functions as per the image on the left.

4. Configure IIS Enter the IIS Manager via the Administrative tools in the Control Panel.

5. Configure IIS Delete the ‘Default Website’ then add a new one.

6. Configure IIS Define the site name, set the physical path to C:\inetpub\wwwroot Also set the ‘Connect as’ to your local user account & password. Leave everything else as default.

7. Configure IIS Add a virtual directory. If you have multiple versions of NX installed, you will need one for each version of NX installed. You can also create sites for your Release Notes & What’s New.

8. Configure IIS Specify the name of the Alias, making sure not to use spaces in the name as this will then be used in the web browser address. The physical path needs to point to html_files as the final path. My install folder for my help install is therefore: C:\eng_apps\DOCS\Docs_NX9.0\UGDOC\html_files Modify to suit your help installation. Again set the ‘Connect as’ credentials to your local username & password.

9. Configure IIS You will need to edit/add to the MIME types for the site. Select the site, change to the ‘Feature View’ (at the bottom) and then select MIME Types.

10. Configure IIS Edit or Add the following extensions and their MIME types. Extension MIME type.json application/octet-stream.prm application/octet-stream.jqf application/octet-stream.cfs application/octet-stream

11. Configure IIS Restart the website

12. Configure NX Edit your ugii_env.dat or wherever you have NX variables edited and set them as per the following. The NX9DOCS is the name of the virtual directory alias set previously. Substitute to suit your setting. UGII_UGDOC_BASE_DIR=http://localhost/NX9DOCS/nx_help UGII_UGDOC=http://localhost/NX9DOCS/nx_help/index.html UGII_HTML_UGDOC=http://localhost/NX9DOCS/nx_help/index.html UGII_CSHELP_DOCS=http://localhost/NX9DOCS UGII_CSHELP_MAPS=${UGII_ROOT_DIR}\docmaps

13. Using Help Now if you use the help from inside NX, it will launch your default browser to the main index page. F1/On Context Help will also work.