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Configure alternate access mappings SharePoint 2016 step by step 1 Log-on to the Application server with a FARM administrator account 2 Open SharePoint Central Administration -> Configure alternate access mappings More
Your DNS entry (sp-apps.portal.com) should point to your Web Front server where the Web Application is provision. If you are using the SSL, then you need a SSL cert. You have to bind the SSL cert in IIS with the web application. Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange!
Do you need DNS to configure SharePoint host name?
Now your DNS is pointing to your Server however for SharePoint to act upon given hostname, you need to configure AAM (Alternet access mappings) for your web application. Step 3.
How to add alternate access mappings to DNS?
It will take you to the next page and you will be able to add/edit the Alternate Access Mappings. As soon as you create the Alternate Access Mapping you need to ensure that the same has been added to DNS.
How to change the alternate access mapping collection?
On the Alternate Access Mappings page, click Edit Public URLs. If the mapping collection that you want to change is not specified, then choose one. In the Alternate Access Mapping Collection section, on the Alternate Access Mapping Collection menu, click Change alternate access mapping collection.
Can a public url be an alternate access mapping?
The URL you use to access the web application from the Internet has to also have an Alternate Access Mapping and a IIS binding. The AAM entry has to be a Public URL and can easiest be added to the current Web Apllication ‘collection’ in Alternate Access Mapping as the Internet zone Public URL.
How many alternate access mappings can I use?
Alternate access mappings allow you to expose a web application in as many as five different zones, with a different IIS website backing each zone. Some people mistakenly refer to this as having up to five different web applications sharing the same content databases. In reality, there is just one web application.
Can a host named site collection use alternate access mappings?
Host-named site collections can’t use alternate access mappings. Host-named site collections are automatically considered in the Default zone, and the URL of the request must not be changed between the user and the server. Multiple internal URLs can be associated with a single public URL.
How to define mappings for resources outside the intranet?
You can also define mappings for resources outside intranet applications. To do so, you must supply a unique name, initial URL, and a zone for that URL. (The URL must be unique to the farm.) On the Alternate Access Mappings page, click Map to External Resource.