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1. Welcome to your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink .......................................................................................................................6
1.1. About This Guide....................................................................................................................................................................6
1.2. Software Licensing Terms and Conditions.............................................................................................................................7
1.3. About Our Test Company: The Pagan Vegan .........................................................................................................................7
1.4. What’s New.............................................................................................................................................................................7
2. The role of the SME Server V5 .........................................................................................................................................................9
3. ServiceLink........................................................................................................................................................................................11
4. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)..............................................................................................................................................14
4.1. Dedicated versus dialup connectivity ...................................................................................................................................14
4.2. The IP address.......................................................................................................................................................................14
4.3. Arranging connectivity with your ISP ..................................................................................................................................15
4.4. Arranging Services From Your ISP ......................................................................................................................................19
5. Hardware Requirements of the SME Server V5 with ServiceLink Host Computer..................................................................23
5.1. Hardware Requirements for a Category 1 Server.................................................................................................................23
5.2. Hardware Requirements for a Category 2 Server.................................................................................................................24
5.3. Hardware Requirements for a Category 3 Server.................................................................................................................25
5.4. Hardware Requirements for a Category 4 Server.................................................................................................................25
5.5. Supported Ethernet Adapters................................................................................................................................................26
5.6. Supported SCSI Adapters .....................................................................................................................................................29
5.7. Supported Tape Drives..........................................................................................................................................................30
6. Installing And Configuring Your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink Software..........................................................................32
6.1. Licensing Terms and Conditions ..........................................................................................................................................32
6.2. RAID1 Support (Disk Mirroring).........................................................................................................................................32
6.3. Upgrading From A Previous Version....................................................................................................................................33
6.4. Installing the Software..........................................................................................................................................................33
6.5. Configuring your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink............................................................................................................34
6.6. Setting Your Administrator Password...................................................................................................................................35
6.7. Configuring Your System Name and Domain Name............................................................................................................35
6.8. Configuring Your Local Network .........................................................................................................................................36
6.9. Operation Mode ....................................................................................................................................................................38
6.10. Configuring Server and Gateway Mode..............................................................................................................................40
6.11. Server and Gateway Mode - Dedicated ..............................................................................................................................41
6.12. Configuring the Server for Server and Gateway Mode - Dialup Access ............................................................................44
6.13. Configuring Your DHCP Server .........................................................................................................................................46
6.14. Further Miscellaneous Parameters......................................................................................................................................48
7. The Server Console...........................................................................................................................................................................50
7.1. Using the Text-based Browser ..............................................................................................................................................50
7.2. Accessing the Linux Root Prompt........................................................................................................................................51
8. Configuring the Computers on Your Network...............................................................................................................................52
8.1. What Order to do Things ......................................................................................................................................................52
8.2. Configuring Your Desktop Operating System ......................................................................................................................52
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