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Hiding a Web Server from Internet Searches (Legacy)

NOTE: This document only applies to exacqVision Web Service 2.4.0 to 8.8. Web Service 9.0.0 replaced Apache with proprietary WFE service.

If your exacqVision Web Service is connected to the Internet, the server could be located using certain search parameters in a search engine. To hide the server from an Internet search engine, complete the following procedure:

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Note: Depending on the operating system, you might need to log in as an administrator to complete this process.

  1. Browse to C:\Program Files\exacqVision\WebService\Apache2.2\htdocs.
  2. Use Notepad to create a text file named robots.txt.
  3. Add the following lines to disallow all indexing on the entire Web Service:
  4. Restart the Web Service to ensure all changes are published.

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For more information on configuring robots.txt, visit http://www.robotstxt.org/ .

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