This how to guide describes configuring SAP Web Dispatcher as a reverse proxy for the SAP Enterprise Portal so that you can easily publish the SAP Portal over the Internet. Step: 1 Copy the following 2 files to a directory on the host where you want to configure the Web dispatcher: sapwebdisp.exe icmadmin.SAR from the following location of the Portal Server: drive:\usr\sap\SID\JCxx\exe The Uncar the file icmadmin.SAR, using SAPCAR tool. Step: 2 In the Command prompt go to the directory where you have copied the above 2 files and enter, sapwebdisp -bootstrap This will generate the profile file (sapwebdisp.pfl) for the first time usage. Step: 3 After the PFL file is generated successfully as shown above, the URL to call: http://HOST-FOR-WEBDISP:PORT/sap/wdisp/admin/default.html User: icmadm Password: XXXXXXX The user name and password is generated during the configuration of the Webdispatcher for the first time. Step: 4 You can access your portal now via following URL: http://HOST-FOR-WEBDISP:PORT/irj Step: 5 If you need to run your Webdispatcher again then use the following command from command prompt. sapwebdisp pf=sapwebdisp.pfl Check the process running in the Task manager: Step: 6 You can also install the webdispatcher to run as a NT service. You need to first download ntscmgr.exe from Service Market Place and then use the following command to install the web dispatcher. NOTE: Check for the ntscmgr.exe file in the folder drive\usr\sap\SID\JCxx\exe\ folder before trying to download from the Service Market Place. ntscmgr install SAPWebdispatcher -b drive:\usr\sap\SID\ JCxx\exe\sapwebdisp.exe -p service pf=sapwebdisp.pfl Step: 7 If the above command somehow didn't work properly, to fix this you need to do the following: 1. Edit the registry entry by running the program regedit. 2. Do a search for SAPWebdispatcher and change the ImagePath to where your sapwebdisp.exe is currently residing. drive:\usr\sap\SID\JCxx\exe\sapwebdisp.exe service pf=sapwebdisp.pfl Step: 8 The URL redirect: If you want to access the portal using the URL http:// HOST-FOR-WEBDISP:PORT and you are using SAP Webdispatcher, then you need to redirect the above URL to http:// HOST-FOR-WEBDISP:PORT/irj/index.html. This can be achieved by editing the sapwebdisp.pfl file and adding the following parameter, # SAP Web Dispatcher Web Administration icm/HTTP/redirect_0 = PREFIX=/, TO=/irj/index.html After doing this, restart the SAP Webdispatcher.