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Chapter 6. Installing And Configuring Your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink Software
• operation mode - you must select whether your server will operate in server and gateway mode or server-only mode.
• configuration for the external network/Internet - you must configure your server so that it can communicate with your ISP either
by a dedicated connection or using a dialup connection (only for server and gateway mode).
• miscellaneous information - there are several final items to configure, such as whether to allow your users to use a proxy server,
whether to provide status reporting to Mitel Networks Corporation, and whether you wish to secure the server console so that it
can only be accessed using the administrator’s password.
As you select a given configuration parameter, you will be presented only with the screens necessary for your given configuration.
Each screen will provide you with a simple, detailed explanation of the required information.
Note: The "Keep" option: As you move through the configuration screens, you will notice that there is a "Keep" option which will
allow you to keep the choices you may have made previously. Obviously, when you are configuring your system for the first time,
many of these choices will not have been made, but if you later go back to re-configure the system, this option can save time.
6.6. Setting Your Administrator Password
As shown in the image below, the first thing you will be asked to do is to set the system password. This is the password you will enter
to access the web-based server manager. Depending on how you configure the system, you may also need to enter this password to
access the server console. It is extremely important that you choose a good password and keep that password secret.
Anyone who gains access to this password has the power to make any change to your server!
After you enter the password once, you will be asked to type it again to confirm that the password was recorded correctly.
Note: You can use any ASCII printable characters in the administrator password. As this password gives someone total control
over your server, you should choose a password that cannot be guessed easily. A good password should contain mixed upper- and
lower-case letters, numbers and punctuation, yet also be easy to remember. An example might be "Iwme-sS!" as in "I want my
e-smith Server!" (Please don’t use this example as your password!)
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