Multiple root sites on port 80

You can create multiple root sites on port 80 within SharePoint 2010. This is accomplished by creating subsequent Web applications using port 80. When this is implemented, you do not need to configure friendly name.

The steps to accomplish this are as follows:

1. During the Web application creation process, specify port 80 and enter a host header name on the creation screen.

2. Create a DNS host entry specifying the host header name used in Step 1 as the host name. Use the same IP address as the first host.

3. Create a new site collection using the new Web application.

4. You should now be able to access the new site collection using http://<host headername>.

5. If your first Web application did not utilize a host header, you will need to go into IIS and edit the site binding for the initial Web site created on port 80. A binding entry should be listed with a blank host name. Edit that binding and enter the server name or desired rootname as the host.

Status List Web Part

To highlight the importance of the Indicator list items, add them to the home page of the management site so that executives can easily see them every time they visit the site.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the home page of the Management collaboration site.

2. Choose the Site Actions menu, select Edit Page.

3. Click in the content area where you want to add the Indicators and select Web Part from the Insert tab on the Ribbon.

4. Select Status List from the Business Data section.

5. Click Add.

6. From the Edit menu of the Status List Web Part, select Edit Web Part.

7. Browse or enter the path to the Organizational Indicators in the Indicator List field.

8. Select Traffic Lights in the Change Icon field

Excel trusted file locations

1. Open the administration page for your Excel Services Application.

2. Select Trusted file locations.

3. Select Add Trusted File Location in the top navigation bar.

4. Enter the address for the accounting subsite in the Address field.

5. Select that the location is a SharePoint site.

6. Enable the option to trust child libraries or directories by checking the Children trusted box.

7. Enter a volatile function cache lifetime value of 300 (5 minutes).

8. Set the Allow External Data option to Trusted data connection libraries and embedded sources.

9. Select to allow user-defined functions in the Allow User Defined Functions section.

10. Click OK.

Add the Excel Web Access Web Part

To add the Excel Web Access Web Part to the recruiting page, follow these steps:

1. Browse to the home page of the recruiting site and choose Edit Page from the Site Actions menu in the top-left corner.

2. Click Add a Web Part in the left zone and select Excel Web Access from the Business Data Web Part list.

3. Click Add.

4. From the edit menu in the top-right corner of your Excel Web Access Web Part, choose Modify Shared Web Part.

5. In the Workbook field, enter or browse to the URL of the published resource management file.

6. Enter the default tab that you want to show in the Named Item field.

Configuring SSL

To configure SSL, follow these steps:

1. Open IIS and select the server from the left hand tree-view.

2. Double-click on the Server Certificates in the main area.

3. Click Create Certificate Request… from the right-side Action pane. The Request Certificate Request wizard opens.

4. Enter the Distinguished Name Properties. Enter a common name for your site (this is the name with which users will access the site, and so it needs to be valid). Enter your Organization name and Organizational unit. Enter the geographical information and click Next.

5. Select the Cryptographic Provider and Bit Length on the next screen and click Next.

6. Select an output location and filename for your certificate and click Finish.

7. Use the contents of the outputted certificate request file to process a certificate request either with a local certificate authority (if you are accessing this site only on the local network), or with a third-party certificate issuer that processes certificates for Web servers (if you are going to access this site via the Internet).

8. Once you have processed your certificate request you can complete the request process.

(If this is a third-party certificate, follow the instructions provided by the issuer because you may need to install root certificates.)

9. Open IIS and select the server from the left hand tree-view. Double-click on the Server Certificates in the main area.

10. Select Complete Certificate Request… from the right-side Action pane.

11. Browse to the file location of your processed certificate request,

select the file, provide a friendly name, and click OK.

Customizing the master page with a company logo

Before modifying the master page to include the logo, you must upload your corporate logo to the

Site Collection Images library.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. From the home page of the site, click Site Actions and choose View All Site

Content.

2. Click Site Collection Images.

3. Click Upload on the top navigation bar.

4. Enter or browse to your company logo file and click OK.

5. Click Check In to complete the upload.

After uploading the image, proceed with modifying the master page to incorporate the logo. To do this, follow these steps:

1. From the home page of the site, click Site Actions.

2. Choose Site Settings in the Site Settings menu.

3. In the Galleries section, select Master pages and page layouts.

4. Click the item menu on the nightandday.master file and choose Edit in

Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer.

5. Click Yes in the dialog box asking you if want to check the file out and the security

warning dialog box.

6. Switch to Design view. Click the Adventure Works logo in top-left corner of the master

page and press Delete on your keyboard to remove the default image.

7. In the top menu, choose Picture from the Insert menu.

8. Select From File.

9. Browse to or enter the path to the company logo graphic in the Site Collection

Images library and click Insert.

10. Click OK in the Accessibility Properties dialog box.

11. From the File menu in SharePoint Designer, click Save.

12. Click Yes in the Site Definition Page Warning dialog box.

13. Right-click nightandday.master in the Master Pages file list navigation pane and

choose Check In.

14. In the Check In dialog box, select Publish a major version.

15. Click OK.

16. When prompted, approve the new master page.

Enabling page scheduling

Page scheduling allows you to set the start date and end date for each press release. 

To enable page Scheduling, follow these steps:

1. On the portal home page, choose View All Site Content from Site Actions menu.

2. Select the Pages library.

3. From the Library tab on the Ribbon, choose Library Settings.

4. Select Versioning settings and enable content approval; verify as well that both

Major and draft versions are allowed. These settings must be activated in order to

Enable item scheduling.

5. Click OK.

6. Select Manage item scheduling.

7. Select Enable scheduling of items in this list.

8. Click OK.