Steps to Change your SharePoint URL or SharePoint Site that as Host Name to User Friendly URL
If you are looking to change your Existing SharePoint URL (Ex – http://sp2010:1234 ) to User Friendly URL Like- http://www.sharepointmcp.com . Then Follow the following steps. 1. Open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc Open Hosts file using Notepad 2. After : : 1 localhost Type the below 127.0.0.1 www.sharepointmcp.com save the file. 3. Open SharePoint 2010 Central Administration, Application Management, Under Web Applications, Click on Configure Alternate Access Mappings - > Edit Public URLs 4. Select Web Application ( http://sp2010:1234 ) on Alternate Access Mapping Solutions 5. Enter Internet URL as http:// www.sharepointmcp.com 6. Click on Save Button. You may now face authentication Issue, So now follow the rest of the steps to resolve authentication problem Click Start , click Run , type regedit, and then click OK . In Registry Ed