The Web Manager application stores its state in an MS Access database file. Web Manager's data access needs are lightweight, making the MS Access database an excellent choice for storing the data. Unlike SQL servers, MS Access does not require a database server and therefore does not require database management knowledge or skill on the part of the administrator.

The server does not need to have the MS Access application installed. The server accesses the database file through an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver and ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). These components are installed by default with IIS.