Assume your machine name is ‘jedi’, and your port number is ’16253′, replace appropriately.
1. Run a command prompt as administrator, and type in
netsh http add urlacl url=http://jedi:16253/ user=everyone
2. Open up the following file in Notepad or Visual Studio
MyDocuments\IISExpress\config\ applicationhost.config
change the binding from:
<binding protocol=”http” bindingInformation=”*:16253:localhost” />
to:
<binding protocol=”http” bindingInformation=”*:16253:jedi” />
3. Restart the IISExpress service (use the tray icon or task manager).
4. In Visual Studio, change your Project->Properties->Web settings to launch http://jedi:16253 insead of http://localhost:16253
5. In a web browser on your development machine type http://jedi:16253/
6. Assuming all is good – Open up the port on the firewall.
Goto the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security panel
Create a new inbound rule
Click ‘Port’
Click ‘Next’
Click TCP
Enter a specific port 16253
Click ‘Next’
Click ‘Allow the connection’
Click ‘Next’
Click ‘Next’ (you could untick Public)
Give it a name “My MVC App” and press Finish.
7. You should now be able to access the page on the mobile device when connected to the Wi-Fi using http://jedi:16253/
http://gilesey.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/allowing-remote-access-to-your-iis-express-service/
