Configuring SharePoint to use host headers

In the instructions in this section, an example IP address of 172.15.10.200 is used for the SharePoint cluster. The example DNS record for the SharePoint cluster is sharepoint, which means that users enter the URL http://sharepoint in their browsers. Replace these examples with the IP address and DNS value for your configuration.

On each Web Server in the cluster, the following steps must be repeated for each SharePoint virtual servers and Web applications (SharePoint Web site in IIS).

To configure SharePoint to use host headers

  1. On the Web Server computer, open Internet Information Services (IIS).

  2. Open the properties dialog for the SharePoint Web site and set the IP Address to All Unassigned.

  3. Leave the TCP Port as configured.

  4. Click Advanced and then Add.

  5. In the TCP Port box, type in the required TCP Port.

    In the Host Header value box, type in a value that corresponds with the value in the DNS record for this SharePoint virtual server or Web application; this would be sharepoint in the given example.

    Leave the IP Address as All unassigned.

    Click OK.

  6. In case users connect using the cluster IP address instead of the DNS name, it is advisable to repeat from step 4 and add a host header with the IP address as the host header value; 172.15.10.200 in the given example.