How to Configure the Web Server (Windows CE 5.0)

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You can create a Windows CE-based device that functions as a Web Server and enables clients to retrieve Web-based files, and makes use of the Internet for communication between client devices, network printers, scanners, and other shared equipment.

Setting up a Web Server requires special security considerations. This document shows how to use the registry to optimize security when you configure your Web Server. This document also shows how to connect a client computer to the Web Server and configure the Web Server by using the Web-based network configuration utility included with Windows CE.

Hardware and Software Requirements

This document makes the following assumptions:

  • Your Platform Builder installation includes CEPC x86 and Emulator x86 board support packages.
  • You have a CEPC already configured. For more information, see How to Set Up a CEPC.
  • The computers you are using for this scenario are connected to an existing public network through a hub.

The following table shows the devices that are required for this network.

Device name and function Software Configured as
Development workstation and client computer. Windows 2000 Professional Edition or later with Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder installed. Development workstation for CEPC and Web Server client.
Windows CE-based device functioning as a Web Server. Windows CE 5.0 or later. An Enterprise Web Pad with applications. See Creating an OS Design for a Web Server Device for a list of required components.

Additional Hardware Requirements

The following table shows the additional hardware you will need to use the Web Server.

Item Number
Network adapter for CEPC, compatible with Windows CE 5.0 or later. 1
Ethernet cables 2
Hub 1

To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.

  Step Topic
1. Create an OS design for your Web Server device. Creating an OS Design for a Web Server Device
2. Configure your Web Server using the registry and then build the run-time image for your Web Server device. Configuring the Web Server Registry
3. Prepare to build the Web Server run-time image.
  • Choose the Release configuration.
 Levels of Debugging Support
4. Build the OS design into a run-time image.

  • From the Build OS menu, ensure that the following are selected:

    Clean Before Building

    Copy Files to Release Directory after Build

    Make Run-Time Image After Build

  • From the Build OS menu, choose Build and Sysgen.
 Not applicable.
5. Configure a connection for downloading your run-time image to the CEPC.
  • In the Target Connectivity Options dialog box, choose Ethernet from the Download and Transport drop-down lists and None from the Debugger drop-down list.
 Configuring a Connection for Downloading and Debugging
6. Download your run-time image to the CEPC. Downloading a Run-Time Image
7. Configure user and group permissions for the Web Server. Configuring User Permissions for the Web Server
8. Test the Web Server. Testing the Web Server

See Also

How to Configure the Web Server | Web Server Security

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