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1. Client Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask that the Qube 3 will automatically serve to these clients Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 255 255 255 0 is a valid entry Client Default Gateway Enter the IP address of your local network gateway that the Qube 3 will automatically serve to these clients A network gateway allows you to connect to the world outside of your local network Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 10 10 is a valid entry Maximum Lease Time The networking information assigned by a DHCP server expires after a fixed period of time Enter the maximum period of time in seconds before a lease expires Enter an integer greater than zero The default value is 86400 seconds 24 hours 3 Click Modify Address Assignments The Address Assignment List tables appear see Figure 68 Figure 68 Address Assignments List tables Dynamic Address Assignment List 0 Entries This list is currently empty Static Address Assignment List 0 Entries This list is curently empty Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 147 Chapter 5 Administration Site 4 Click Add for the Dynamic Address Assignments List to open the table shown Figure 69 Figure 69 Add New Dynamic Address Assignment table Add New Dynamic Address Assignment IP Address Range From IP Address Range To D Gx 5 Specify the following settings
2. Network Interface Enter the network interface of the packets to be matched by this rule The options are Any Network Interface Primary Network Interface Secondary Network Interface or PPP Dialup Interface Policy Select the policy for this rule chain The policy determines the action applied to a packet that meets the criteria of this firewall rule For definitions of the policies see Policy definitions on page 153 Redirect to Local Port Number If the REDIRECT policy has been selected enter a local port number to which packets that meet the criteria of this firewall rule are redirected If the REDIRECT policy has not been selected this field is ignored Click Save Modifying a firewall rule To modify a firewall rule L 156 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears From the Select Section pull down menu select Input Rule Chain Forward Rule Chain or Output Rule Chain The rules table for that chain appears Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services 3 Click the green pencil icon next to the rule you want to modify The Edit Firewall Rule table appears see Figure 77 Note Rules in the Input Chain table that display a greyed out Cay pencil and trash can are related to the Web Caching feature You cannot modify or delete these rules Figure 77 Edit Firewall Rule table Edit Firewall Rule ource Criteria Foure lP Address Low
3. oecondary Interna IP Address Aamin IP Network Mask rimimi MAC Address 00 10 E0 01 05 5 1 166 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System 3 Configure the following settings e Server Gateway Enter the IP address of your local network gateway A network gateway allows you to connect to the world outside of your LAN Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 254 is a valid entry Leaving this field empty prevents this machine from communicating with other networks e IP Forwarding and Masquerading Select the method of forwarding packets through the server appliance Choosing packet forwarding with masquerading enables network address translation NAT functionality This allows your organization to share Internet access by translating all network traffic between your single publicly accessible IP address and your many privately accessible IP addresses through this server Choosing only packet forwarding with no masquerading only allows traffic between one network interface and the other without providing NAT Choosing no packet forwarding does not allow any traffic between one network interface and the other L Note This option does not appear in the Setup Wizard e IP Address Enter the IP address of the secondary interface If you are using only one network interface connection to the server appliance use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty Enter a serie
4. Caution Only advanced users who need to run shell scripts or use shell commands should access the Qube 3 through the telnet function An advanced user is someone who is proficient in using the Unix operating system Direct root logins are not allowed on the Qube 3 To obtain a root shell telnet to the server and log in as the user admin From the command prompt type su and press enter Enter the administrator s password at the password prompt Only the Qube 3 Administrator can su to root To specify the access settings for telnet 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Telnet The Telnet Settings table appears see Figure 79 Figure 79 Telnet Settings table Arr ess Off Do Mot alow Logins Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 161 Chapter 5 Administration Site 2 Select one of the following telnet access options to specify who has telnet access to the Qube 3 L Note The second and third options pose security risks however they allow the user to configure options supported by the Linux operating system that cannot be configured through the Web based Server Desktop interface Off Do Not Allow Logins No telnet access is available This is the most secure option for the Qube 3 On Allow Only Administrator Logins Only the Qube 3 Administrator can telnet into the Qube 3 On Allow All User Logins The Qube 3 Administrator and all registered users can telnet into the Qube 3 This is the least secur
5. Computer 192 168 1 9 t Qube 3 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 10 ge 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 9 toe Internet 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 5 e 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 7 o 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 6 g Flrewall RAID 1 support RAID 1 is available on the Qube 3 Professional Edition only A redundant array of independent disks RAID is a way of storing the same data in different places thus redundantly on multiple hard disks A RAID appears to the operating system to be a single logical hard disk There are a variety of different types and implementations of RAID each with its own advantages and disadvantages The Qube 3 Professional Edition implements RAID Level 1 RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring which consists of a primary hard disk and a secondary hard disk the secondary hard disk is an exact copy or mirror image of the primary hard disk Although RAID can protect against disk failure it does not protect against operator and administrator human error or loss due to system errors The Qube 3 configuration uses Software RAID meaning that it implements RAID in the software and requires no extra hardware You do not need to enable RAID 1 on the Qube 3 it is enabled by default You cannot disable RAID 1 on the Qube 3 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 55 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Hardware failure If one of the hard drives fails the Qube 3 can function wit
6. On the LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK Press the button until ADVANCED NETWORK appears in the LCD screen SELECT ADVANCED NETWORK Press the e button The LCD screen displays SELECT REVIEW SETTINGS Press the button until SETUP PRIMARY appears in the LCD screen SELECT SETUP PRIMARY Press the e button Enter the IP address of the primary network interface using the arrow buttons The left and right arrow buttons move the cursor position to the left or right The up and down arrow buttons increase or decrease the digit at the cursor position Press the e button Enter the Netmask of the primary network interface using the arrow buttons Press the e button Enter the Gateway using the arrow buttons Press the e button Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between S ave or C ancel Press the e button If you select Save the Qube 3 saves the new information The LCD screen returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line If you select Cancel the LCD screen just returns to the normal display 198 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Advanced network DHCP primary To configure the primary network interface on the Qube 3 using a DHCP server 1 On the LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen
7. Select Section fe Apply Changes Now 1 Eney Order w Source Criteria Destination Criteria Palicy Aco E Any any Accept il Default Policy Accept fe Figure 73 Firewall Forwarding Rules Select Section gt fe Apply Changes Now Forwarding Rules E rem Order Y source Criteria Destination Criteria Policy Action mm i Any Ary Accept 2 ill Default Policy Accept Figure 74 Firewall Output Rules Select Section fe Apply Changes Now aaa 1 Entry Order W Source Criteria Destination Criteria Paley Action E Any Any Acc ep A il Default Policy Accept ae oe Save 152 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Policy definitions In the Add and Modify Firewall Rule tables the Qube 3 Administrator selects an action in the Policy pull down menu The policy determines the action taken if a packet matches the rule s criteria The following policies are supported ACCEPT accepts the packet into the system The packet passes the rule chain and no further rules within this chain are applied DENY discards the packet The packet is dropped from the system the originator of the packet in not notified that the packet was discarded REJECT rejects the packet Like DENY the packet is dropped from the system However unlike DENY the sender of the packet is notified that the packet was discarded MASQ masquerades the packet Masquerading rewrites the packet as it passes through th
8. The Administration site on the Server Desktop is available only when you log in under the user name admin Besides the options on the standard Server Desktop there are two other options the Administration menu and the BlueLinQ See Figure 35 Accessing the Administration site To access the Qube 3 Administration Site 1 96 Enter the following URL into your browser http lt hostname gt lt domainname gt login At the login screen that appears enter the user name admin Only this user name allows access to the Administration site Any other user name brings up the normal Qube 3 interface Enter the admin password If you want to establish a secure connection when you log in to the Qube 3 click the Secure Connect check box This establishes a Secure Sockets Layer SSL connection between your browser and the Qube 3 Cobalt recommends that you enable the secure connection so that any data sent to or received from the Qube 3 is encrypted If your browser does not support SSL or has problems accessing the Qube 3 try connecting without enabling the secure connection Some browsers do not handle SSL properly and the only option is not to use SSL Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Administration site 5 Click Login If you enabled the Secure Connect option your browser may prompt you to accept a self signed certificate This certificate is generated automatically for you and is required for SSL encryption If you do not accep
9. account simply means that when you log in to the root web http lt your host domain gt using FrontPage your user name is webmaster and the password is whatever you entered in the Web Settings table Note The webmaster account does NOT have Web email or FTP Cay service It is simply an account to use in the FrontPage client If FrontPage Server Extensions are enabled the Web Settings table shows a check box indicating that the feature is enabled If you disable FrontPage Server Extensions and save the changes the Web Settings table refreshes to show the feature as disabled and a webmaster password field is now displayed in the table If you re enable FrontPage Server Extensions you must provide a password again Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 43 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services If you do not enter a password after you enable FrontPage Server Extensions and then try to save changes the Server Desktop does not accept the changes An error message appears at the bottom of the screen informing you that you must enter a password for the webmaster account Once the webmaster has authenticated through the FrontPage client he or she can e modify Web content e create and manage FrontPage subwebs e add modify or remove additional FrontPage user accounts e change the webmaster password Using an HTML editor You can create Web pages using any of the standard HTML editors and the HTML publishing capabilities of many popular desktop pro
10. Cay admin When a new user accesses the Qube 3 the server synchronizes with the language preference configured in settings of the user s Web browser and displays the Welcome screen in that language If the language selected in the browser preferences is not available on the Qube 3 the server defaults to the Administrator s choice of language The selected language applies to the Server Desktop UI the messages and commands on the LCD screen and the alert messages that Active Monitor sends to the Qube 3 Administrator Once the Qube 3 has been set up an individual user can change the language displayed on the Qube 3 For more information see Personal profile on page 89 License agreement You are presented with the Cobalt Network License Agreement screen By clicking on the arrow button on this screen you acknowledge receipt of and agreement with the terms and conditions set forth on the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your Cobalt Qube 3 and with the License Agreement shown in Figure 9 Read through the License and click the right arrow at the bottom Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 23 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 24 Figure 9 License Agreement Netscape admin logged in on lease109 cobalt com T License Agreement By clicking on the arrow button below you acknowledge receipt of and agreement with the terms and conditions set forth on the Warranty Rezistation Card enclosed with your Cob
11. Mailing Lists on page 77 For more information on managing mailing lists see Group List on page 113 42 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Developing Web pages Developing Web pages The Qube 3 automatically provides a default home page for each individual user and each group It also supports a broad range of Web publishing capabilities that allow both novice and expert users to build and publish custom Web pages Note To access your home page enter the URL Cay http lt hostname gt lt username gt where lt hostname gt is the fully qualified domain name of your Qube 3 and lt username gt is your user name on the Qube 3 You must include the tilde mark before your user name FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions The Qube 3 includes the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions which allow you to use the FrontPage client application to publish and edit Web content easily You can create and post Web pages using standard style templates and pre configured tools including form processing and search tools It is not necessary to know anything about FTP or other file transfer protocols The Qube 3 Administrator can enable Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions for Web page development on the root Web site When you enable FrontPage Server Extensions on the Qube 3 a FrontPage client webmaster account is created and you must provide a password for the webmaster account See Web settings on page 141 The webmaster
12. 0a aea Sree Sk Be St ake A ee ae 135 Windows File Sharing Settings Basic table 200005 137 Windows File Sharing Settings Advanced table 137 File Transfer Protocol FTP Settings table 0 000005 139 Apple File Sharing Settings table 0 0 0 cee eee 140 Guest Share Settings table 2 044 ntvaeed aoe ee wee Oe bd Ree AER Oe 141 Web Setimes table eniran saen we oem el eee BAe ee 141 Restricted WebAccess table qoriecrsibieciire eserini deii bourne we 143 DHCP Settings table psen oe be hoe ieee a E E 146 Address Assignments List tables 0 0 ccc eee eens 147 Add New Dynamic Address Assignment table 00055 148 Add New Static Address Assignment table 0 00 00 e nenn 148 Firewall Settinestable rudd wna e odd Oath Dae th ala ood ca gaa ae a ys 150 Firewall input Rules aut co acdta ali one ei wales wae Ooh Poe eee be 152 Firewall Forwarding Rules 0 0 0 cece ene 132 Firewall Output RULES sireci ari cen inian eeta a dled Pad oa et oe en 152 Sample of a list of Firewall rules 0 0 ee ees 154 Add New Firewall Rule table ccc ccc cece eee ee 155 Edit Firewall R l table i c 0 ae ois a emeten tenes a eeica ws 157 SNMP Setimes table 2 4 20 38 eet ohh eee ee ete de eae ead hears 160 Telnet SEMIS TAD sis ceme thao hen Pree haw eh ale ed ck aD ate ees 161 TCP IP Senes able siere oiera iE Dido weld wre Orr ton EEE ew HE Oe
13. 46 46 47 48 49 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 53 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 61 61 62 62 xi Contents 4 Users Site Overview of users site Help icon Logout icon Overview of WebMail WebMail messages Compose Adding an attachment to a message Folder List Viewing a folder Folder table Messages in a folder Moving a message Replying to a message Forwarding a message Deleting a message Manage Folders Adding a folder Modifying a folder Deleting a folder Mailing Lists Viewing an archive Replying to a message in the archive Address book Sorting the entries Users Viewing the users on the Qube 3 Viewing the contact information for a user Sending an email to a user Viewing a user s Web page Groups Viewing the groups on the Qube 3 Sending an email to a group Viewing a group s Web page xii Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 63 64 64 64 66 67 67 69 70 70 71 12 73 73 74 74 75 76 76 76 T1 T1 79 80 80 81 81 81 82 83 84 84 85 85 Personal 86 Viewing the entries in the Personal Address Book 86 Adding a personal contact 87 Modifying a personal contact 88 Sending an email to a personal contact 88 Deleting a personal contact 89 Personal profile 89 Account 89 Modifying account information 90 Email 91 Forwarding 91 Vacation message 92 Disk Usage 93 Viewing the disk usage statistics 93 Personal Information 94 5 Administration Site 95 Administration site 96 Accessing the Administration
14. For guidelines on choosing a password see Password guidelines on page 26 Maximum allowed disk space MB This value is the amount of disk space available to a user for file storage and Web pages The value entered must be a whole number greater than zero you cannot enter zero If you leave this field blank the user has unlimited disk space Group Membership optional Use the green left and right arrows to move selected group names between the Groups Affiliated and the Groups Not Affiliated lists Email aliases optional Enter additional names for which the user can receive email To add more than one alias enter each alias on a separate line or separate the aliases with spaces If you enter a first name Alan and last name Williams in the Full Name field the system automatically generates an alias of alan williams For more information on email aliases see Email aliases on page 40 Remarks optional You can enter additional information about the user in this field Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups Modifying a user account To modify the information for a user s account 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List The User List table appears Click the green pencil icon next to the user whose account you want to modify The Modify User table appears see Figure 42 Modify one or all of the following fields You cannot modify the user
15. The default workgroup for the Qube 3 is WORKGROUP You can also use the Find feature in Windows to locate the Qube 3 e Click Start in the bottom left corner of the Windows screen e Select Find and then Computer The Find Computer dialog appears e Enter the hostname of the Qube 3 in the field and click Find Now The results appear in a window below the Find Computer dialog L Note It can take up to 15 minutes for a Windows PC to update its network information so that the Qube 3 is visible in the Network Neighborhood The Find feature should produce quicker results Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 47 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services 8 10 Once the Qube 3 shows up in the Network Neighborhood list double click it to open it on your desktop computer A password prompt appears Enter the user name and password used on the Qube 3 the password is case sensitive Click OK If you are using a workgroup name other than WORKGROUP the Qube 3 may not appear in Network Neighborhood immediately e To view your current workgroup name click Start in the bottom left corner of the Windows screen e Select Settings and then Control Panel The Control Panel window appears e Select Network The Network dialog appears e Select the Identification tab The computer name workgroup and computer description are displayed Make note of the workgroup name and return to Step 7 L Note The Qube 3 Administrator can change the server workgroup na
16. e IP Address Range From Enter the first or lowest IP address in the range of IP addresses to be dynamically assigned by this server Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 100 is a valid entry e IP Address Range To Enter the last or highest IP address in the range of IP addresses to be dynamically assigned by this server Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 110 is a valid entry 6 Click Save 7 Click Add for the Static Address Assignments List to open the table shown in Figure 70 Figure 70 Add New Static Address Assignment table Add New Static Address Assignment IF Address MAC Address aD dD 8 Specify the following settings e IP Address Enter the IP address to be statically assigned by this server to a specific computer the computer is identified by its Media Access Control MAC address entered in the second field e MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer that receives a static IP address from this DHCP server A MAC address is the hardware address of the network interface card This hardware address is a unique identifier and cannot be changed after manufacture Enter a series of 12 hexadecimal digits separated by a colon between every 2 digits For example 00 10 E0 01 33 AB is a valid entry 9 Click Save 148 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Basic Firewall C
17. email address is abose xyz com A user can have several email aliases that point to a his or her user name For example Andrew Bose can have can have the aliases andrew xyz com and andrew bose abc com If he were an avid soccer player he might want to use the alias striker xyz com All of these aliases point to his user name lt abose gt at xyz com Email messages addressed to any of these aliases are forwarded to abose xyz com However having a large number of aliases for each user can cause problems If a new user is added and the user name that is automatically generated by the Qube 3 is already in use a warning appears in the help text at the bottom of the screen stating that lt username gt has already been taken by another person The Qube 3 does not accept the New User entry Following the previous example let us say that Andrew Boisvert is a new employee at the XYZ Company If he wanted to have andrew as his user name the Qube 3 help text displays Sorry you have entered a value for User Name that has already been taken by another person on this system Please enter another value for User Name The Qube 3 verifies the alias that you enter If the alias is already in use as a user name as another user s alias or as the name of a mailing list the Qube 3 does not allow the new alias A Qube 3 Administrator can also set up aliases such as webmaster abc com info abc com
18. email messages If you have users who access your server through the Internet ask your ISP which networks are used by their remote access dial up equipment If the ISP says the network 209 43 21 5 24 and 209 48 66 5 16 add 209 43 21 0 and 209 48 0 0 to the Relay email from these hosts domains field of the Email Parameters menu If your ISP gives you a list of 30 networks used by 30 points of presence which are regional ISP offices across the country and your clients can dial in from any of them then you must trust all 30 networks or these users cannot send email through your Qube 3 Note By default the domain name for the Qube 3 is allowed to Cay relay email If you do not want to allow email to be sent through the Qube 3 enter the domain name of the Qube 3 in the Block Email From Hosts Domains field You will be able to download email but not be able to send outgoing email messages through Qube 3 For more information see Configuring the email settings on page 131 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 4 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services POP before SMTP feature The Qube 3 provides an option to allow POP authentication before SMTP To enable this feature see Configuring the email settings on page 131 Normally you only permit email relaying from within your own network But some users travel and connect from other places for example sales people or field engineers and you want to let those users rel
19. http www cobalt com solutions Cobalt Developer Network Cobalt provides a wide range of resources such as technical notes and white papers for developers of Linux applications for Cobalt platforms Premium resources are also available To register with the Cobalt Developer Network at no cost visit the Web site at http developer cobalt com Discussion Groups Cobalt has made available a number of discussion groups through which users can share information To view the current list of Cobalt discussion groups type the URL http www cobalt com support resources usergroups html in your Web browser The names of the discussion groups show up as hypertext links To subscribe to or unsubscribe from a discussion group or to view previous postings to a group click on the group name A new browser window opens displaying information about the discussion group New discussion groups are added periodically The current groups include e an announcement list concerning Cobalt products e an information list for developers working on Cobalt products e auser list for sharing information between users of Cobalt products e a security list for users to address network security issues on Cobalt products S Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Further resources and information The Knowledge Base Cobalt offers access to its online database of common installation and configuration problems and solutions You can access the site at http www
20. modify 3 Click the green pencil icon next to that user s name The Modify User Settings lt username gt table appears see Figure 43 4 Click the Email tab in the upper right corner of the table The email settings appear Figure 43 Modify User Email Settings table Account Email Eraill Alias 65 Atm D Enable Ernail Forwarding Ernail Addresses Save Copy ial Enable I ll return your Vacation Message g AutoReply email when I return D daD Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Ill Chapter 5 Administration Site 5 Modify the following fields in the Modify User Settings table e Email Aliases optional There may already be an alias entered from when you first added the user Enter additional names for which the user can receive email To add more than one alias enter each alias on a separate line or separate the aliases with spaces For more information on email aliases see Email aliases on page 40 e Email Forwarding Enter the email address to which you want to forward automatically your email messages e Vacation Message If you want to automatically send a custom email message to everyone who sends you email check the Enabled check box and enter the response message in the Automatic Reply box This feature is useful if you want to send an automatic response message to the sender or when you know that you will not be reading or responding to incoming email messages for a period of ti
21. parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code 4 You may not copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License Any attempt otherwise to copy modify sublicense or distribute the Program is void and will automatically terminate your rights under this License However parties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance 252 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual GNU General Public License 5 You are not required to accept this License since you have not signed it However nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License Therefore by modifying or distributing the Program or any work based on the Program you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so and all its terms and conditions for copying distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it 6 Each time you redistribute the Program or any work based on the Program the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients exercise of the rights granted herein You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third p
22. select S ave and then press the e button It pauses for a moment and then you will see Setting up Network Note Selecting C ancel cancels the configuration and the Cay LCD screen displays PRIMARY IP ADDR again You must repeat the entry process After verifying and saving the Qube 3 completes the boot process The LCD screen shows several messages in succession before displaying the IP address assigned to the Qube 3 Configuration is complete when the LCD screen displays the IP address assigned to the Qube 3 for example IP ADDRESS 192 168 25 77 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 19 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser The remainder of the setup process is performed through a Web browser on a computer on your network Use one of the standard Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator version 4 7 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or later to do this Once the setup process is complete the Qube 3 can be managed from any computer on the network with a valid Web browser To use the browser to set up the Qube 3 follow these steps 1 Launch a standard Web browser on a computer connected to the network 2 Enter the IP address of the Qube 3 displayed on the LCD screen on the back of the Qube 3 in the URL field of your browser for example Location http 192 168 25 77 3 Press Return or Enter on your keyboard If you configured the Qube 3 network settings suc
23. system chassis Insert the power cord into the power supply connector at the bottom right of the rear panel Plug in the Qube 3 Power up the Qube 3 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix D Advanced Information High speed serial port For information on using the high speed serial port see Configuration for an analog modem or ISDN on page 169 High speed serial port as a serial console port You can use the high speed serial port to establish a terminal connection to the Qube 3 To use the high speed serial port as a serial console port you must change the current state of the console function to on or off To do this you must reboot the Qube 3 while holding in the recessed Reset Password button on the back panel of the Qube 3 See Figure 1 on page 2 To reboot the Qube 3 from the LCD panel see Reboot on page 202 When you reboot the Qube 3 in this manner the LCD screen displays either CONSOLE ON or CONSOLE OFF Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 221 Appendix D Advanced Information The first message indicates that the serial port can function as a serial console port If this message is displayed allow the bootup process to continue The second message indicates that the serial port cannot function as a serial console port If this message is displayed allow the bootup process to continue Repeat this bootup process so that the LCD screen displays the first message Terminal settings The terminal
24. the backup itself Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Restore The Backup File List table appears Click the red trash can icon next to the history file that you want to delete A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual ISI Chapter 5 Administration Site Restoring a backup file manually To restore a data set manually you must make the desired data set available to the Qube 3 either by mounting the network share or by transferring the files to the Qube 3 1 Mount the network share or transfer the data set to the Qube 3 2 Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Restore The Backup File List table appears 3 Click Restore Manually above the table The Manual Restore From Directory table appears see Figure 92 Figure 92 Manual Restore From Directory table Hanual Restore From Directo 182 Directory Location to Restore Files Replace existing files 7 In the Directory field enter the name of the directory on the Qube 3 to which the data has been transferred or mounted and within which the data set is found for example home restoredata 20000903040200 From the Location to Restore Files pull down menu choose a location for the restored files restore to restore fileshare or replace existing files Replacing existing files overwrites files on your hard drive if there is a file with the same name and location as the file being restored This option
25. you can configure the network settings The Qube 3 requires specific network information in order to function properly Depending on the network environment the Qube 3 may be able to obtain all of the necessary information from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server on the network If so the Qube 3 tries to configure itself with information from the DHCP server The second option is to have the Qube 3 configure itself automatically Finally you have the option of configuring the Qube 3 manually using the LCD console on the back panel see Figure 7 Before you proceed make sure you have the following information e the IP address assigned to the Qube 3 e the subnet mask of your network Note A gateway or router address is not required for a Qube 3 that Cay is only connected to a local area network LAN If you connect to another network through the Qube 3 you require a gateway address If you connect to the Internet with a modem you do not require a gateway Using the LCD console to configure the network Figure 7 shows the LCD console for the Qube 3 The LCD screen on the back of the Qube 3 displays two lines of text The top line of the LCD presents instructions on data to enter the bottom line displays the data already entered Use the arrow buttons below the LCD screen to enter the required network information manually Appendix A Using the LCD Console on page 195 provides more information about the LC
26. 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Group List The Group List table appears 2 Click the red trash can icon next to the group that you want to delete A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion 3 Click OK in the confirmation dialog box The Group List table updates to show the new groups the deleted group is deleted from the table LDAP Directory To provide a user directory listing by using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP server 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt LDAP Directory The LDAP Directory table appears see Figure 48 Enable T Base Distinctive Marne Dr Errail Domain Mame dni Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 117 Chapter 5 Administration Site 2 Configure the settings in the LDAP Import table e Enable Click the check box to enable the Qube 3 as an LDAP server e Base Distinctive Name The base distinctive name Dn of your user directory For example o My Organization c US e Email Domain Name optional This option allows you to alter the domain name of the email messages exported in your directory If the name of this machine is mail company com but receives mail for company com you can set the email domain name to company com 3 Click Save Configuring your LDAP client When your standard LDAP client is correctly configured you can access user and group information on the Qube 3 You must set up your client to authenticate with the Qube 3
27. 3 Press the 0 button 4 Press the button to scroll through the language choices The choices are displayed in their native language for example English or Espa ol 5 When your language choice is displayed press the button The software processes the new language choice After a few seconds the LCD screen returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line If you proceed through the LCD commands again they are displayed in the new language 206 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix B Product Specifications Hardware The Qube 3 has the following hardware components See http www cobalt com for the most up to date information on the hardware specifications The Qube 3 has the following hardware components x86 compatible superscalar processor 512 KB of L2 cache 32 MB to 128 MB PC 100 SDRAM DIMMs 2 slots can support up to 512 MB 3 3 v 168 pin non parity unbuffered PC 100 SDRAM One or two internal Ultra ATA 33 hard drives Two 10 100 BaseT ethernet network interfaces Single serial console interface External ultra wide SCSI interface mini micro 68 pin 40 Mb s LCD console for easy set up and administration Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI slot for expansion Universal serial bus USB port Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 207 Appendix B Product Specifications Software The Qube 3 has the following software features
28. 62 Figure 62 File Transfer Protocol FTP Settings table File Transfer Protocol FTP Settings Enable Server Ral acini un Simulane ous Us ers 25 2 Click the Enable Server check box 3 Specify the maximum number of simultaneous users 4 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 139 Chapter 5 Administration Site Apple file sharing AppleShare AppleShare is the Macintosh file sharing protocol This option allows you to share files between the Qube 3 and Macintosh computers on your network In the Qube 3 AppleShare works over IP networks which makes Macintosh to Qube 3 file sharing faster even on your internal network To enable Apple file sharing 1 Select Administration gt File Services gt Apple The Apple File Sharing Settings table appears see Figure 63 Figure 63 Apple File Sharing Settings table Apple File Sharing Settings Enable Server wl Maximum Simultaneous Us ers 25 2 Click the Enable Server check box 3 Specify the maximum number of simultaneous users 4 Click Save Guest Share When you enable the Guest Share feature you provide guest access to Windows File Sharing and Appleshare You also enable anonymous FTP access which allows a user without a password to download files through FTP You can also enable guest users to upload files to the guest share and set a limit on amount of disk space allowed for uploaded files To enable Guest Access 1 Select Administration
29. C Upgrading the Qube 3 Figure 107 Qube 3 I O board PCIO CPU riserO IDE cablesO Power card board slotO Drive ADO B connector slot for hardO disk drives View from top USBO S amp ondary PrimaryO Serial port Power port Network interfaces socket 214 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Precautions Figure 108 Qube 3 CPU riser board DIMMs Slot2 Slot 1 Top edge of the CPU riser board J j SCSI connectionO on the board CS O Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 215 Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 Opening the Qube 3 unit i Caution You MUST power down the Qube 3 before opening the To open the Qube 3 1 Power down the Qube 3 See Power down on page 203 2 Unplug the Qube 3 3 Remove the power cord from the rear panel of the Qube 3 The power connector is located at the bottom right corner See Figure 1 on page 2 To remove the cord simply hold the Qube 3 in place and gently pull the connector out 4 Remove the single screw at the top of the back panel to release the blue plastic top cover from the system chassis 5 Carefully remove the blue plastic top cover See Figure 106 1 6 Carefully lift the sheet metal top cover by lifting the tabs at the back of the Qube 3 See Figure 106 2 Adding components to the Qube 3 To add memory or a PCI card you must remove the CPU riser board If your Qube 3 has an external SCSI connector you must detach the external SCSI connector itself from the bac
30. Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual XIX List of Figures Personal Profile SCreem 403 8 s4 6 sae hah Ceo cee de eee ee eG eo 101 SCP EISE CADIS odie acrccee stata e ded We aur a a an be ahaa arenas 105 Edit User DetaultS table lt i a c s iia ave Bake A Sas whiten Oa eae eee ee Oe 106 Add New User table 255 44s ccna a ao conten Mae Seca ain her a ween tee eee Se 107 Modify User Account Settings table 0 eee 110 Modify User Email Settings table 0 ee 111 Group LIsCtaDle sorres vealed cA ae aeea ea we be eo eee ene oe 114 Edit Group Defaults table 0 0 0 0 00 er n n ene 114 Add New Group table w6 vet oie Vie ee Gude d ceded Dees Gece ee thee 115 Modify Group Settings table 2 ene 116 LDAP Directory table cig auc i tot eae Dee weed oats Ors eh Phe SKE ed 117 Pile Import table 3 esas rekia bdo dn cement eae we 120 LDAP importa Ble sided tate ceed eea de dled Pad eet oes 121 Pile import table 9 2 633hd to a a Va Rh eee OO ee 122 Mailing Lists table 25 d ion dad ba ae eee Dios wks bd So Otek ee Se 123 Add Mailing List Basic table 0 0 0 eee 124 Add Mailing List Advanced table 1 0 anaana 125 Modify Mailing List Basic table ee 127 Modify Mailing List Advanced table 0 0 0 0 0c ee eee 128 Email Servers Settings Basic table 0 0 cee eee 130 Email Servers Settings Advanced table 0 0 e eee eee 131 Remote Retrieval table iceao S05
31. Copy C Enable Vacation Message Aube Bape 92 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Personal profile Disk Usage In the Disk Usage section you can view the amount of disk space in use the amount of disk available and the percentage of the disk in use Viewing the disk usage statistics To view the Disk Usage statistics 1 Click Personal Profile at the top 2 Click Disk Usage on the left The Disk Usage table appears with the usage statistics see Figure 33 The table displays the amount of disk space used MB the amount of disk space free MB and the percentage of disk space used Figure 33 Disk Usage table Disk Space Used KB 0 01 Disk Space Free KB 99 99 por anlage E Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 93 Chapter 4 Users Site Personal Information In the Personal Information section you can enter and manage your personal contact information 1 Click Personal Profile at the top 2 Click Personal Information on the left The Personal Information table appears 3 Fill in the following fields all of the fields are optional Web page address Telephone number Fax number Address Remarks 4 Click Save Figure 34 Personal Information table Personal intormation Web Page Address amine Phone Murnber rimini Fas Murab er cuviimet Address opine Remarks ayia 94 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Chapter 5 Administration Site This chapter describes the administrative functions that on
32. HTTP server project http www apache org The Cobalt Qube 3 also includes Majordomo a package for managing Internet mailing lists The latest version of Majordomo can be obtained from ftp ftp greatcircle com pub majordomo Sendmail is a trademark of Sendmail Inc Cobalt Networks Inc 555 Ellis Street Mountain View CA 94043 www cobalt com In the U S A Phone 888 70 COBALT 650 623 2500 Fax 650 623 2501 Outside the U S A Phone 1 650 623 2500 Fax 1 650 623 2501 Important Safeguards For your protection please read all these instructions regarding your Cobalt Qube 3 and retain for future reference 1 Read Instructions Read and understand all the safety and operating instructions before operating the appliance 2 Ventilation The Cobalt Qube 3 s bottom vents and fan opening are provided for ventilation and reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 3 Lithium Battery The lithium battery on the system board provides power for the real time clock and CMOS RAM The battery has an estimated useful life expectancy of 5 to 10 years If your system no longer keeps accurate time and date settings it may be time to change the battery Contact Cobalt for service information replaced or replaced with the wrong type of bat
33. Initialization String If your modem requires a specific initialization string enter the string Otherwise leave the default value of ATZ Refer to the user manual for your modem if you are having difficulty establishing a connection using the default string e Local IP Address Enter the local IP address at this end of the modem connection only if your ISP has assigned a static IP address e Modem Speed Baud Select the speed of the serial line connection to the modem The default value is 115 200 e Enable Pulse Dialing A telephone uses either pulse dialing or tone dialing If your telephone uses pulse dialing click the check box to enable the Pulse Dialing feature Enabling this feature causes the system to use pulse dialing when connecting By default pulse dialing is OFF e IP Masquerading IP masquerading enables network address translation functionality that allows your organization to share Internet access by translating all network traffic between your one publicly accessible IP address and your many privately accessible IP addresses through this Qube 3 server Note If you configured the Qube 3 manually and want to use the Cay Qube 3 as the Internet connection for your network you must configure the clients on your network with the IP address of the Qube 3 as their default gateway 4 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 171 Chapter 5 Administration Site Power Reboot Rebooting the Qube 3 sometimes cures pro
34. Network Integration Product Registration Completing configuration with the Setup Wizard Documentation 3 Qube 3 Services Managing your personal profile Using email on the Qube 3 WebMail client Setting up your email client Email aliases Email relaying POP before SMTP feature Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 11 11 1 11 12 12 13 13 15 16 17 20 21 21 23 23 25 27 28 29 31 33 35 35 37 38 38 38 39 40 41 42 Mailing lists Developing Web pages FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions Using an HTML editor CGI scripts PHP Publishing Web pages using FTP Sharing files and transferring data Using Windows file sharing SMB Before you begin Windows 95 and Windows 98 users Setting up Windows file sharing for Windows 95 and 98 Setting up Windows file sharing for Windows NT Using AppleShare Using AppleShare over IP Using FTP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server What is DHCP and what are the benefits What is a configuration What are leases How does DHCP work Domain Name System DNS IP Masquerading NAT RAID 1 support Hardware failure Internet access through high speed serial port Basic Firewall Rules and chains The lifecycle of a packet within the Qube 3 Web Caching Support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Back up and restore data Secure sockets layer SSL Install software Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46
35. Qube 3 Click OK LDAP Import Use this function to Import users from an LDAP directory as follows L Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Import The File Import table appears see Figure 49 Figure 49 File Import table File Impor 5 File Import 120 Import Now Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups 2 Inthe pull down menu select Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Import to open the following table Figure 50 LDAP Import table Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Import ight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Import Server Hetwork Address Localhost Base Distinctive Mame Dri cous O Tnknown Binding Distinctive Mame Cri on myname oss Password Enter der Weer Filter atime Group Filt er Re EEA A fe Import Now 3 Configure the settings in the LDAP Import table Server Network Address The IP or hostname of the server from which you wish to import Base Distinctive Name Dn The base of the LDAP entries to import Binding Distinctive Name Dn This is the binding distinctive name Dn of the admin user on the LDAP server This value along with its respective password are needed to authenticate and acquire the appropriate information for importing users Password This is the password for the binding distinctive name Dn User Filter optional Enter the filter used for determining which object classes to import as users If the field
36. Qube 3 If the language selected in your browser is not available the Qube 3 defaults to English c New Password optional You can change your password Enter the password twice for confirmation For more information on choosing a password see Password guidelines on page 26 4 Click Save Figure 31 Account Settings table Account Settings kehiu Full Hame Kevin chiu Language Preference lt Set From Browser Options gt Hew Password niall l Eater gnin 90 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Personal profile Email There are two options available in the Email section Email Forwarding and Vacation Message Forwarding The Forwarding feature allows you to forward incoming messages to another email address Enabling email forwarding To enable email forwarding 1 2 6 Click Personal Profile at the top Click Email on the left The Email Settings lt username gt table appears see Figure 32 In the Email Forwarding section of the table click the check box Enable In the scrolling text window labeled Email Addresses enter an email address in the format lt xxxxx yyy zzz gt For more than one email address separate the addresses with a comma or enter each address on a separate line You can save a copy of the email messages that you forward Click to enable the check box Save Copy Click Save Disabling email forwarding To disable email forwarding 1 2 Click Personal Profil
37. Secondary Services Doman Name system DP ErtIngs Basic Advant ed Enable Server Ej 228 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Advanced DNS Advanced DNS IS Important Always click Save after modifying the settings in the Advanced section If you do not the changes will not take effect Configuring SOA default values You can fine tune the primary domain and network authority settings known as the Start of Authority SOA settings independently of each other To modify the SOA settings see Modifying the SOA record on page 234 To configure the default values for the SOA settings 1 On the Server Desktop select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The Advanced Settings section of DNS Settings table appears see Figure 110 2 Click Advanced on the right side of the table The fields for the SOA default values and server settings appear You can configure the values for the following parameters The parameters are explained in the following paragraphs Domain administrator email address optional Refresh interval in seconds Retry interval in seconds Expire interval in seconds Time to live TTL interval in seconds 3 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 229 Appendix E Domain Name System Figure 110 Advanced DNS table e Edit Primary Services fs Edit Secondary Services Start of Authonty SOA Default Values Default BAS Administrator Email Address fanaa Default Ref
38. Source lF Address High Source Port Humb erja Destination Criteria Destination IP Address Low Destination IP Address High Destination Port Murmb erts Other Criteria Network Protocol Any Network Protocol Ee Metwork Interface Any Hetwork Interface Chain Policy Policy ACCEPT E Redirect to Local Port Murmber 4 Modify one or all of the following fields For a description of each field see the procedure in Adding a firewall rule on page 155 e Source IP Address Low e Source IP Address High e Source Port Number s e Destination IP Address Low e Destination IP Address High e Destination Port Number s e Network Protocol e Network Interface e Policy e Redirect to Local Port Number 5 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 157 Chapter 5 Administration Site Changing the order of rules in a chain To re order the firewall rules in a chain 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears From the Select Section pull down menu select Input Rule Chain Forward Rule Chain or Output Rule Chain The rules table for that chain appears The first column in the table displays the order in which the system applies the firewall rules Number is the top priority rule For a sample chain of rules see Figure 75 To change the position of a rule in the hierarchy simply enter the number of of the position that you want th
39. To add users through the browser interface after the Qube 3 is Cay set up see Adding a user on page 107 Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen 28 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Group Settings The Group Settings screen appears as shown in Figure 13 On this screen the Qube 3 Administrator can create different groups of users Each group has its own mailing list Web site and file storage Click Edit Group Defaults to configure the maximum allowed disk space that groups can use Note To add groups through the browser interface after the Qube 3 Cay is set up see Adding a group on page 115 You can modify the Groups on this screen Click the green pencil icon next to the group that you want to modify For more information see Modifying a group on page 116 Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 29 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Figure 13 Group Settings 3 Enties Group Y Group Remarks Action Name Members i guest share admin This workgroup provides afile share with quest access a fil home admin Members of this workgroup maintain the publicly accessible website 2 i ai restore admir This work groupis used forthe restoration of backup data 2 iu 30 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Network Integration Figure 14 shows the Ne
40. a left menu bar with sub menus under each category The BlueLinQ screen provides tools for updating and installing the Qube 3 software and third party software These screens are described in Chapter 5 Administration Site Figure 2 Administration screen a SS gt SS See F ss Tw oR KS Users and Groups Email Services File Services gt Web Services T Network Services b System e Maintenance usage Information T Active Monitor M e vaious administrative tasks The Administration section allows youto perf omi varous administrative tasks 4 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Qube 3 Server Desktop Figure 3 BlueLinQ screen CORBAIT MNMETWORNK New Software Updates Installed Software aeltings The Bluelin secton allows you to check for and install new or Updated software packages The BIVELING section allows vouto Check Torandinstal new OF updated software packages Programs screen The Programs screen Figure 4 is where you access the WebMail feature and manage the address book The Programs screen is where Qube 3 users will spend most of their time when using the Qube 3 Figure 4 Programs screen COBALT MN FT YW oO R KR We bail i Address Gook The Programs section allows ou to access cumently instaled programs The Programs section allows you to access curently installed programs Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Chapter l Introduction Personal Profil
41. allows the system components to be regularly checked for proper operation e Alert Notification Emails Specify the email address es to which the Active Monitor sends email alert messages The default is the user admin If you add more than one email address enter each one on a separate line or separate the addresses with spaces e Monitored Components Select the specific system components to be regularly checked by Active Monitor The left column shows the system components which are currently being monitored The right column shows the system components which could possibly be monitored To add a system component to be monitored move the system component from the right column to the left column Figure 98 Active Monitor Settings table Active Monitor Settings Enable Monitoring Alert Notification Emaila Components Mot Monitored wlministrative Web Server f Apple File Sharing Server Monitored Components ema Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 189 Chapter 5 Administration Site BlueLinQ When you log into the Qube 3 as admin the BlueLinQ tab appears in the top menu bar of the Qube 3 interface When you select BlueLinQ the left menu bar presents commands that allow you to update the Qube 3 software add new software and view the installed software This section describes how to use these commands Software Notification icon Desktop allows you to check for new or updated software packages and to install them if an
42. as a valid user In Administration gt Users and Groups gt LDAP Directory select a Base Distinctive Name DN under which to export For example you could enter o Cobalt c US The following procedures describe two sample setups It should be a similar procedure to configure other LDAP clients Netscape Messenger on Macintosh To configure your Netscape LDAP client 1 Open the Netscape Messenger window 2 Select Communicator gt Address Book The Address Book window opens 3 With the Address Book window active select File gt New Directory The LDAP Server Properties window opens 4 Fill in the following fields e Description Enter a name for the directory e LDAP Server Enter the fully qualified domain name of the Qube 3 e Search Root Enter the value s that you entered in the Base Distinctive Name field in the Administration gt Users and Groups gt LDAP Directory on the Qube 3 118 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 6 Fa Users and Groups Click to enable the check box Log in with name and password You need to authenticate yourself as a user on the Qube 3 with e lt username gt lt hostname domainname gt e your password You can click to enable the check box Save password if you want You can leave the other settings as they are Click OK Microsoft Outlook Express on Windows To configure your Microsoft Outlook LDAP client I 2 3 4 Open Microsoft Outlook Select Too
43. backups on a manual or scheduled basis The data can be backed up to a Windows SMB fileshare a Network File System NFS share or to a File Transfer Protocol FTP server For more information on backing up your data see Backup on page 175 If the Qube 3 fails you can fully restore the system from a backup set or you can restore the system to a special network fileshare in order to restore selected files only For more information on restoring backed up data see Restore on page 178 Secure sockets layer SSL The Qube 3 Administrator can administer the Qube 3 RSA through secure sockets layer SSL SSL is provided in 128 bit encryption code and offers a secure Web connection to the end user The implementation of SSL on the Qube 3 is based on mod_ssl and BSAFE cryptographic software from icicbetietedl RSA Security A secure connection means two things encryption and authentication Encryption ensures that no one can snoop the connection between the browser and the Qube 3 authentication ensures the client through a certificate that the server is who they say they are The security is assured on two levels Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 61 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services At the network level the first time the browser connects to a server the browser stores the server s certificate This is the encryption part of the secure connection Each time the browser thinks that it is communicating with this same
44. can be either an ASCII terminal or a personal computer running terminal software Set the communications parameters on the console terminal to the following values e 115 200 Baud e 8 data bits e no parity e 1 stop bit 222 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual High speed serial port as a serial console port Enabling the serial console port To use the high speed serial port as a serial console port Note This procedure can require rebooting the Qube 3 twice as a there is no way to tell if the console function is enabled or disabled through the Server Desktop or LCD screen Note While the Qube 3 is in the CONSOLE ON mode you cannot use A an analog modem or an Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN terminal adapter 1 Hold in the recessed Reset Password button on the back panel and reboot the Qube 3 See Figure 1 on page 2 2 The LCD screen displays either CONSOLE ON or CONSOLE OFF 3 Ifthe LCD screen displays CONSOLE ON allow the bootup process to continue If the LCD screen displays CONSOLE OFF allow the bootup process to continue Return to Step 1 and repeat 4 Attach a null modem cable to the serial port of the Qube 3 and the terminal or the personal computer running the terminal software 5 Set the communications parameters on the terminal or in the terminal software see Terminal settings on page 222 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 223 Appendix D Advanced Information Directory structure The disk o
45. com gt Chanda Quiet lt rouinet lease9 cobalt com gt Grace Ecklund Gustavson lt DO1STAVSOI leaseg2 cobalt com Holly Hodges lt hhodees lease 2 cobalt com gt Eevin Chiu lt kchin lease92 cobalt com gt Michelle Tanaka lt ntanaka lease9 cobalt com gt Addressed To 68 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages Adding an attachment to a message When you compose a new message reply to a message or forward a message you can attach a file to your message Note If you are using Internet Explorer on the Mac you can only Cay add one attachment to an email message There is a single field with a browse button for locating the file To add an attachment to a message 1 Click the green plus document icon next to the Attachments field in the Compose Message table A separate browser window opens and displays the Add table 2 Enter the path and filename of the file that you want to attach 3 You can also browse for the file on your computer Click Browse A dialog opens in which you locate the file See Figure 20 4 Locate the file and click Open The dialog closes The path and filename of the file you selected appear in the Add File field 5 Click Submit The file is added to the Attachments field in the message 6 If you want to remove a file that you have added click the file name once in the Attachments field to highlight it and then click the red minus document icon 7 Continue with your me
46. days Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Email Services Modifying a mailing list To modify a mailing list l 4 Select Administration gt Email Services gt Mailing Lists The Mailing Lists table appears Click the green pencil icon next to the group whose mailing list you want to modify The Modify Mailing List table appears There are basic and advanced tables Except for the screen titles these tables are contain the same fields as the Add New Mailing List tables See Figure 55 and Figure 56 For details on how to enter data in these tables refer to Adding a mailing list on page 123 Click Save Figure 55 Modify Mailing List Basic table odi anng US Basic Advanced List Marne chemistry Users Subscribed Users blot Subscribed Local Subscribers La emilcox qqustayson Remote Subscribers Remarks GD D Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 127 Chapter 5 Administration Site Figure 56 Modify Mailing List Advanced table odi alling Us Basic Advanced Oyn erbio derak or admin Password Polides Posting Policy Only Subscribers Can Post Messages Sabecipion Pak ja T ET Maximum Message Length 500 kb Reply Policy Archiving Enable i Keep Period Days 20 aED dD Deleting a mailing list To delete a mailing list 1 Select Administration gt Email Services gt Mailing Lists The Mailing Lists table appears 2 Click the red trash can ico
47. domain name entered in the second field 6 Under the Delivery Priority pull down menu select the priority for mail delivery to the mail server very high high low very low The value of the delivery priority specifies the order in which a series of mail servers is contacted for mail delivery The Delivery Priority setting is useful only if more than one MX record is configured for a domain or network 7 Click Save The Primary Service List table reappears with the new entry 8 To add another record select a record type from the pull down menu again To apply the changes to the DNS settings click Apply Changes Now The DNS Settings table appears 238 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Primary services Configuring an Alias CNAME record An Alias CNAME record provides the translation from one fully qualified domain name to another fully qualified domain name The source domain name is known as the alias and the target domain name is known as the canonical name or real name The target host name does not need to be a member of the local domain For example you can create an Alias CNAME record of news domain com resolving to uucp isp net Important Do not use an Alias CNAME record to cause a IEY domain name to resolve to a host name For example do not create an Alias CNAME record for mydomain com that resolves to www mydomain com Instead add a Forward Address A record for mydomain com to the IP address
48. every 15 minutes This section describes how to use the Active Monitor Active Monitor icon allows you to view status information The icon turns red if any of the The Active Monitor icon in the top right corner of the Server Desktop Q components monitored by Active Monitor have severe problems Active Monitor Status To view the Active Monitor Status of a system component or a service 1 Select Administration gt Active Monitor gt Status The Active Monitor Status table appears see Figure 96 2 You can click the Check Status Now button to begin updating system and service status information immediately This may take as long as several minutes and proceeds in the background 186 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Figure 96 Active Monitor Status table e Check Status Now Active Monitor SIEM olalus Overview 5 Enties Acton eooo Com ponent Name kd CPU Usage Disk Usage Memory Usage Mebwork status RAID Q Q Q Q Q ervice Status Overmew 11 Entities Action S esgececeesevunoeos lt Component Name w Apple File Sharing Server Domain Hame Serace DHS Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Server Email Servers File Transfer Protocol FTF server Server Desktop Simple Wetwork Management Protocol SMMP Server Telnet Server Web Caching Server Web Server Windows File Sharing Server Kew Mo lnformation Available or Monitoring Mot Enabled Normal O Problern oa Severe Prob
49. fe Apply Changes Now Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Primary services To set up the primary DNS server on the Qube 3 you need to configure the following DNS records e Forward Address A record e Reverse Address PTR record e Mail Server MX server If there are no records defined there are no authority selection options available If there are records defined two pull down menus are available at the top of the screen Select Domain and Select Network There are also two buttons available at the top of the Primary Service List table Modify SOA and Remove Records Selecting a domain To display the DNS records for a particular domain click on the Select Domain pull down menu and select the domain The screen refreshes and the Primary Service List table displays the DNS records for that domain The domain name shows up in the title bar Selecting a network To display the DNS records for a particular network click on the Select Network pull down menu and select the network The screen refreshes and the Primary Service List table displays the DNS records for that network The network shows up in the title bar Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 233 Appendix E Domain Name System Modifying the SOA record You can modify the SOA record for a particular domain or network For an explanation of the fields you can modify see Configuring SOA default values on page 229 1 From the pull down menu sele
50. gt File Services gt Guest Share The Guest Share Settings table appears see Figure 64 2 Click the check the Enable Guest Access 3 You can allow a guest user to upload files to the guest share Click the Enable check box and enter a value in MB for the maximum disk space allowed for incoming files 4 Click Save 140 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Web Services Figure 64 Guest Share Settings table Enable Guest Access J kf Enable Maximum Allowed Disk Space MB 50 Incoming File Access Web Services Web settings To set the Web settings 1 Select Administration gt Web Services gt Web The Web Settings table appears see Figure 65 2 To enable the FrontPage Extensions click the Enable check box and enter a webmaster password Figure 65 Web Settings table TT i i _ Enable Webmaster Password Ever alata FrontPage Server Extensions DoNot Allow Access To Any User C Allow Access To All Users C Allow Access To Specified Users Only Users Allowed Act ess Users Wot Allowed Access tal Acc ess Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 14 Chapter 5 Administration Site 3 Specify the CGI access settings Do not allow access to any user Only the Qube 3 Administrator is allowed to run CGI scripts Allow access to all users All users are allowed to run CGI scripts Allow access to specified users only You can specify the users who are allowed to run CGI scripts If you select this option
51. in the TCP IP stack offering a connectionless internetwork service IP provides features for addressing type of service specification fragmentation and reassembly and security IP is defined in RFC 791 InterNIC The former organization responsible for registering and maintaining the com edu gov net and org domain names on the World Wide Web Domain name registration is now performed by Network Solutions Inc who will continue to be under U S government contract for a limited time IP address A 32 bit address assigned to hosts using Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP An IP address belongs to one of five classes A B C D or E and is written as four octets separated by periods for example 192 168 10 10 also called the dotted decimal format Each address consists of a network number an optional subnetwork number and a host number The network and subnetwork numbers together are used for routing while the host number is used to address an individual host within the network or subnetwork A subnet mask is used to extract network and subnetwork information from the IP address Also called an Internet address Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 263 Appendix G Glossary ISDN See Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN LAN See local area network LAN Leased IP address An IP address assigned by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP to an unrecognized computing device This method involves setti
52. in this Agreement You acknowledge that the underlying SMuUctuWuE SEQUETICE organization and source code of the Software and the design and stuctue of the Hardware are Valuable trade secrets of Cobalt Networks andor its licensors and you Agree motta decompile disassermtle IEVEISE engineer or modify in any way any Of the Software or to reverse engineer the Hardware You may not transfer or assien your nehts to use the Software except upon a tansferof any Hardware with which or for which it was supplied and then only if Cobalt Networks receives the written asreement of the transferee to be bound by all of the terms of this Asreement You may not transfer or assien your nehts to use the Software without the prior written consent of Cobalt Networks Any attempted assignment without such consent shall be void You may nat export the Software Hardware and related materials in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America and other counties Upon any violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement your rights to use the Software and related Hardware shall automatically terminate and you shall be obligated to retur to Cobalt Networks or to destroy the Software andl to Tetum to Cobalt Networks the Hardware This Agreement shall be governed by California law other than its provisions concerning the applicability of laws of other jurisdictions You acknowledge that the export of the Software is governed by the export con
53. is 25 users but you can change this value Workgroup Enter a workgroup or NT domain to which you want the Qube 3 to belong This entry determines how the Qube 3 appears in the Network Neighborhood on a Windows client machine Windows 95 98 Network Login Authentication Enable this option if you want the Qube 3 to act as a Windows logon server authenticating users when they begin a session on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 machine This means that when Windows users log into the network they are authenticated using their Qube 3 account Windows Internet Naming Service WINS Server If your Windows network spans more than one TCP IP subnet you must use a WINS server for NetBIOS name resolution To use your Qube 3 as a WINS server click the radio button Be a WINS Server If you do have a WINS server on your network be sure to specify the IP address of the WINS server in the Other machine field If you do not have a WINS server on your network choose Other machine field and leave the field blank Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual File Services FTP As the Qube 3 Administrator you can enable the File Transfer Protocol FTP server and specify the number of simultaneous users Note To enable anonymous FTP access see Guest Share on Cay page 140 To set the FTP settings for your Qube 3 1 Select Administration gt File Services gt FTP The File Transfer Protocol FTP Settings table appears Figure
54. link Click on the link to open the message Depending on which folder you are in you can reply to the message reply to all recipients of the original message forward the message or delete the message The following list explains each of these options e Reply You can reply to the original sender the address in the From field e Reply All You can reply to the original sender and all other recipients of the original message BCC recipients on the original message do not receive a Reply All message e Forward You can forward the message to another email address e Remove You can delete the message e Back The browser returns to the Inbox table V2 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages Moving a message To move a message L In the folder table click the check box next to the message or messages that you want to move From the Move to pull down menu in the title bar select the folder to which you want to move the message The message moves as soon as you select the folder The folder table appears minus the moved message Replying to a message To reply to a message L In a folder click on the subject a hypertext link of the message The browser window refreshes and the full message appears with all the fields displayed To CC Date Subject Message Click Reply or Reply All The Reply or Reply All table appears and you can fill in the fields For an explanation of these fields se
55. next step You can click on the left arrow to return to a previous screen The Qube 3 performs automatic checks on the information entered and alerts you when an illegal value or a problem is encountered When the information is entered correctly at each stage the Qube 3 enters the changes in its configuration files before proceeding to the next step Changes may take several seconds to complete Click Start to begin the Setup Wizard Note For help with a particular item in the Setup Wizard move the pointer over the item on the screen help text appears at the bottom of the screen Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 21 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Figure 8 Qube 3 Welcome screen Netscape eee Oo SSS eee e a A ewe all al E A P z o Back forward Reload Home Search Netscape Images Frit Security Shop Stop Location Ar http 10 9 24 2444 fhase wizard start html Gal what s Related Ai LHome KE Portal Bhi bse BE cease COBALT NETWORKS INC Welcome and thank you for purchasing tne Cobalt Qube 3 Within minutes your organization will have complete email web file sharing and other services 22 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Language selection On the first screen of the Setup Wizard you can select a different language for the Server Desktop UI Select a language from the pull down menu Note The language chosen in this step applies only to the user
56. next to the message or messages that you want to delete Click Remove in the title bar A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK The browser window refreshes The folder from which you deleted the message or messages appears minus the deleted message To delete a message while viewing the message L 74 In the folder click on the subject a hypertext link of the message The browser window refreshes and the full message appears with all the fields displayed To CC Date Subject Message Click Remove A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK The browser window refreshes The folder from which you deleted the message s appears minus the deleted message s Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages Manage Folders In the Manage Folder section you can add or delete personal folders within your WebMail account There are two standard folders in WebMail A user cannot delete these folders a Inbox contains the incoming messages to your Qube 3 email account b Sent mail contains the outgoing messages from your Qube 3 email account You can add any number of folders Folders added by a user can be deleted Figure 22 shows a sample Folder List table Figure 22 Folder List table Folder Ust ar 6 Enties Name w Action Family 2 Friends 7 Inbox il Mergers a il Sentanail 2 I Work tems 71 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 75 Chapter 4 Users Site Adding a folder To add
57. notifies you that you are about to enable packet filtering on your firewall 4 Click OK Figure 71 Firewall Settings table Select Section e Apply Changes Now Firewall Settings Enable Firewall Ej 150 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Configuring the firewall settings To configure the Basic Firewall settings 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears 2 The Firewall Settings table consists of three more sections that you access with the Select Section pull down menu These are shown in Figure 72 Figure 73 and Figure 74 The rule tables list the IP filtering rules for the firewall currently functioning You can perform the following actions in the Rules tables e Click Add to add a new rule See Adding a firewall rule on page 155 e Click the green pencil icon to edit a rule See Modifying a firewall rule on page 156 e Click the red trash can icon to delete a rule See Deleting a firewall rule on page 159 e Click Apply Changes Now to apply rule changes to the firewall currently functioning The Apply Changes Now button is greyed out until you modify rules that define your firewall Your changes do not take effect until you click this button 3 After making changes in one of the Firewall Settings tables click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 151 Chapter 5 Administration Site Figure 72 Firewall Input Rules
58. or 5 one pair for transmitting data and the other for receiving data 10BaseT part of the IEEE 802 3 specification has a distance limit of approximately 328 feet 100 meters per segment 100BaseTX A 100 Mb s baseband Fast Ethernet specification using two pairs of either unshielded twisted pair UTP or shielded twisted pair STP wiring The first pair of wires is used to receive data the second pair is used to transmit To guarantee proper signal timing a 100BaseTX segment cannot exceed 328 feet 100 meters in length 100BaseTX is based on the IEEE 802 3 standard Authentication The process whereby a user or information source proves they are who they claim to be in other words the process of verifying the identity of a user device or other entity in a computer system often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in a system Authentication is any technique enabling the receiver to automatically identify and reject messages that have been altered either deliberately or by channel errors See also Encryption and Secure Sockets Layer SSL AppleShare A file sharing protocol in Apple system software that allows sharing of files and network services through a file server in the Apple Macintosh environment Carrier sense In a local area network LAN an ongoing activity of a data station to detect whether another station is transmitting Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 257 Appendix G Glossary Carrier sense multip
59. provides IP addresses to clients on the network Important If you want to be able to send email out over the public IE Internet you must have a valid external domain name The mydomain domain name generated by the auto configuration feature is not valid for external email When you have obtained a registered domain name change the domain name on your Qube 3 To do so see TCP IP on page 162 For more information on registering a domain name and a list of accredited registrars visit the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN at http www icann org To use the auto configure feature select this option on the LCD screen after the Qube 3 has completed its boot process Note The Qube 3 first looks for an existing DHCP server on the A network If it does not find one it then offers the auto configuration option on the LCD screen e The Qube 3 assigns itself 10 6 18 1 as the primary IP address and 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask If 10 6 18 1 is not available the Qube 3 tries 10 6 18 2 and so on in succession until it finds one that is available e If 10 6 18 1 through 10 6 18 5 are not available the Qube 3 assumes that the 10 6 18 x network is in use and aborts the auto configuration procedure The LCD screen prompts you to manually enter an IP address Refer to Configuring the Qube 3 manually on page 17 16 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 1 Making the connection e Ifthe Qub
60. re Adian Sur asun q re Q Alan Williams atuilliarns q g Andrew Bose abose Qq g Chanda Guirm et coume Qq o Denise Coe deoe Qq g Eric Wile ox ewilt 0 Q re Ge trace Ecklund Gustavson ogustavs oan Q esl Oo Holly Hodges hhodges Qe Jett Kamradt ikarradt q r o Jim Britton jbrithon Jonathan Mayer ray er Kevin Chiu ke hi Lauren Britt ori Ibritt ori Michelle Tanaka manaka blik e Wawe his on mwaye his or Patrick Baltz p baltz Tim Hockin thockin 18 Entjes Sending an email to a user To send an email to the user 1 Click Users in the sub menu The Users Address Book appears 2 Click the yellow email icon next the user to whom you want to send an email The Compose table appears For more information on this table see Replying to a message on page 73 3 When you have completed the message click Send The Message Sent table appears 4 Click Users in the sub menu to return to the Users Address Book 52 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Address book Viewing a user s Web page To view the user s personal Web page 1 Click Users in the sub menu The Users Address Book appears 2 Click the globe icon next the user to whose personal Web page you want to view A separate browser window opens to a default Web page for the user see Figure 26 The user can replace this Web page 3 Close the browser window to return to the Users Address Book Figure 26 Default User Web Page COBALT NETWORKS INC acomete Mr Home fa
61. restore icon for that file is greyed out in the Action column Figure 90 Backup File List table Restore Manually 1 Entry Backup Name w Backup Started s7 Status s7 Action Tmumeciate2 Thu Sep 28 21 12 02 2000 success q AD 2 Click the file restore icon a tape with a green arrow for the history file that you want to restore to the Qube 3 The Restore a Backup table appears with information about the history file see Figure 91 Figure 91 Restore a Backup table Backup Marne Immediate Backup Started Thu Sep 28 21 12 02 2000 Destination brainy home eroups backup 2 00009282 11201 Location to Restore Files Restore to restore fileshare Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 179 Chapter 5 Administration Site 3 From the Location to Restore Files pull down menu choose a location for the restored files restore to restore fileshare or replace existing files Replacing existing files overwrites files on your hard drive 1f there is a file with the same name and location as the file being restored This option should only be used for disaster recovery as it irreversibly alters the state of the system L Note If you select the Replace existing files option to restore a 180 full backup the Qube 3 automatically reboots when the restore is complete The restore fileshare is the directory home groups restore lt BACKUPTIME gt where lt BACKUPTIME gt is the directory name used for the backup for example
62. rules Changing the default policy for a chain Adding a firewall rule Modifying a firewall rule Changing the order of rules in a chain Deleting a firewall rule SNMP Telnet System TCP IP Internet Configuration for a gateway on a LAN Configuration for cable modem or DSL Configuration for an analog modem or ISDN Power Reboot Time Information Maintenance Backup Creating a backup Viewing details of a scheduled backup Deleting a scheduled backup Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 145 145 146 149 150 150 150 151 153 154 154 155 156 158 159 160 161 162 162 165 166 168 169 172 173 174 175 175 175 177 177 XV Contents Backup file locations Restore Restoring with the backup history Viewing details of a history item Deleting a history item Restoring a backup file manually Disaster recovery Usage information Web usage Disk usage Network usage Active Monitor Active Monitor icon Active Monitor Status Active Monitor Settings BlueLinQ Software Notification icon New Software Updates Installed Software Settings A Using the LCD Console xvi Set up network Advanced network Review settings Set up primary DHCP primary Set up secondary DHCP secondary Exit Reboot Power down Reset network Reset filters and static routes Language Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 177 178 178 181 181 182 183 184 184 185 185 186 186 186 189 190 190 190 191 192 193 195 196 197 197 198 199 2
63. sales abc com comments abc com or support abc com that point to a specific user name 40 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Using email on the Qube 3 Email relaying Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP service is different from Post Office Protocol POP telnet and file transfer protocol FTP services in that SMTP does not try to authenticate a user when an SMTP connection is made Every email server on the Internet has to be able to deliver email to you so the email servers must be able to connect freely to send the email The Qube 3 accepts email if the recipient has a user account or an alias email account or if the sending host your client computer is trusted to relay outgoing email messages to another domain These trusts are defined by host or domain names as well as by IP addresses and networks A network is a range of IP addresses a network can be as small as one IP address but that is not very practical Caution Some users advise you to open relay to all com edu net and other top level domain addresses However doing so allows hosts belonging to com edu net and others to relay email through your Cobalt server this relayed mail is often known as spam mail Spam mail can appear as though it originated from your server and as a result others may blacklist your server as a known spam site If your server is blacklisted many mail servers will not relay your email and your customers will not receive a large amount of their
64. server it verifies that this same certificate is used to assure the secure connection At a higher level a server s certificate is signed by a trusted external authority that the browser knows about such as VeriSign This is the authentication part of the secure connection The server information country state city organization is encoded into the certificate and certificate request The external authority signs your request and guarantees that your server information is legitimate For example if a Web site sends a signed certificate saying that it comes from Cobalt Networks in Mountain View California United States the end user can trust due to the signed certificate from the external authority that this Web site is indeed run by this company located in this city A self signed certificate is a certificate that has not been signed by an external authority A self signed certificate simply ensures that an encrypted Web connection is in place it does NOT provide authentication to a user that the server is who they say they are On the Qube 3 a self signed certificate is generated by the Qube 3 during configuration For more information on authentication encryption and secure sockets layer refer to Appendix G Glossary Install software You can add new software to the Qube 3 through the browser interface You can install new software obtained either from the Cobalt Networks Web site or from a CD supplied by C
65. settings 1 Select Administration gt Email Services gt Email Servers The Email Settings table opens in the Basic mode 2 Click Advanced to enter the Advanced mode see Figure 58 Figure 58 Email Servers Settings Advanced table Email Servers Settings titi es Advanced Delivery Schedule Every 15 Minutes Maodmniurn Email Size MIB opr Force Senders Domain Aonienet Smat Relay Server onal POP Authenticated Relaying Relay Email From Hosts DornairisllP Address es Amat Receive Email 4ddressed To Hosts Domains AO peal Block Ernail From HostsiDormains tine Block Email From Users optim Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 131 Chapter 5 Administration Site 3 132 Fill in the fields in the Advanced Email Settings table Delivery Schedule This setting specifies how frequently email is delivered by the email server on the Qube 3 The Qube 3 queues the messages sending them at the specified frequency If you connect to the Internet through a dedicated phone line or by ethernet through the secondary network interface then you can choose to have your email delivered and retrieved more often If you connect to the Internet through a modem that shares a phone line with other functions or if your Internet access is charged by the minute then you should specify less frequent mail delivery and pickup Maximum Email Message Size This sets the maximum size of email messages this server will send or
66. should only be used for disaster recovery as it irreversibly alters the state of the system L Note If you select the Replace existing files option to restore a full backup the Qube 3 automatically reboots when the restore is complete The restore fileshare is the directory home groups restore lt BACKUPTIME gt where lt BACKUPTIME gt is the directory name used for the backup for example 20000903040200 You cannot select or change this location and there must be enough space in the home partition for the files This allows you to manually copy only those files you wish to restore Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Maintenance Click Cancel to discard any changes you have made or click Restore to restore the files The restore job begins and proceeds in the background Administering the Qube 3 while a restore is underway is not recommended Caution Interrupting a restore can corrupt your data If the restore process is interrupted the Qube 3 Administrator can try to restore again Disaster recovery To restore your Qube 3 to a known state after a disaster L Restore the Qube 3 to a factory fresh state with the Cobalt OS Restore Disc that was shipped with the Qube 3 Locate the most recent history file from your backups use the directory name to identify the most recent backup Transfer this history file to the directory home users admin cbackup Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Restore The B
67. site 96 Administration screen 98 BlueLinQ screen 100 Programs screen 100 Personal Profile screen 101 Other features 102 Help icon 102 Software Notification 102 Active Monitor 102 Logout 102 Resetting the Qube 3 Administrator password 103 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual xiii Contents Users and Groups User List Configuring the default user settings Adding a user Modifying a user account Modifying a user s email settings Adding an email alias for a user Deleting a user Group List Configuring the default group settings Adding a group Modifying a group Deleting a group LDAP Directory Configuring your LDAP client LDAP Import File Import Email Services Mailing Lists Adding a mailing list Modifying a mailing list Deleting a mailing list Email server overview Enabling the email server Configuring the email settings Remote Retrieval Multidrop File Services Windows file sharing SMB FTP Apple file sharing AppleShare Guest Share Web Services Web settings Restricted Web access Web Caching xiv Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 104 104 106 107 109 111 112 113 113 114 115 116 117 117 118 120 122 123 123 123 127 128 129 130 131 135 137 137 139 140 140 141 141 142 144 Network Services DNS server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server Basic Firewall Firewall Safeguard Applying changes Enabling the firewall feature Configuring the firewall settings Policy definitions Viewing a chain of
68. that person e Actions displays an icon for sending email to the person modifying the entry or deleting the entry from the Personal Address Book The number of entries in the Personal Address Book is displayed above the Actions column Figure 29 Personal Address Book 4 Entes Full Hame FF Emal Address r Phone Mumber i Actons aie Beatrice Gooddpenny bgoddpeni lestervay com Pri iil Glenn Henriquez glenn A ry ous e c on 2 TT es Morgan Ecklund Gustavson morgan hello org 462 555 1212 2 Sheldon Sharer sheldontas harmimminu ret D i 56 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Address book Adding a personal contact To add a personal contact to the Personal Address Book 1 Click Personal in the sub menu The Personal Address Book appears 2 Click Add at the top of the table The Add Contact table appears see Figure 30 3 Complete the following fields Full Name This field is mandatory Enter the full name of the person Email Address This field is optional Enter an email address in the format lt xxxxx yyy zzz gt Phone Number This field is optional Enter a telephone number Fax Number This field is optional Enter a number for a facsimile machine Web Page Address This field is optional Enter a URL for a Web page Address This field is optional Enter a mailing address email Remarks This field is optional 4 Click Save Figure 30 Add Contact table Add eee Full Mame Email Address niin Phone Mum
69. the Server Desktop If you have installed third party software on the Qube 3 the relevant documentation is available on this screen To access the PDF file for the user manual click on the help icon in the top right corner A separate browser window opens displaying a list of PDF files in the languages available Click the link for the PDF in your preferred language you can open the PDF file in the browser window or save it to your personal computer Qube 3 hardware Figure 1 show the Qube 3 controls indicators and connectors The indicator light bar on the front of the Qube glows green when the Qube 3 is powered on Figure 1 Qube 3 rear view oe Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE amp VEl 3 N N aa z c US LISTED C R E188336 t Model No Q1007 g 5 12 VDC 0 5 A 5 VDC 6 0 A 2 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual oO N A NN 10 11 12 Qube 3 hardware The PCI slot shield covers the PCI expansion slot of the Qube 3 This shield is removed when a PCI expansion card is plugged in See Adding components to the Qube 3 on page 216 The SCSI connector provides an Ultra SCSI connection optional On Off power switch You can use the recessed Reset Password button if you forget the Qube 3 Administrator password See Resetting the Qube 3 Administrator password on page 103 The USB port provides a Universal Serial Bus connection The Secondary Network Interface a
70. the sub menu to return to the Personal Address Book Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Personal profile Deleting a personal contact To delete a personal contact from the Personal Address Book 1 Click Personal in the sub menu The Personal Address Book appears 2 Click the red trashcan icon next to the entry that you want to delete A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion 3 Click OK The Personal Address Book table refreshes minus the deleted entry Personal profile The Personal Profile section allows you to view your user account information On the Server Desktop click Personal Profile at the top The menu items for your account appear on the left e Account e Email e Disk Usage e Personal Information Account In the Account section you can change the name on your account select a language and change your password Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 89 Chapter 4 Users Site Modifying account information To modify your account information 1 Click Personal Profile at the top 2 Click Account on the left The Account Settings lt username gt table appears see Figure 31 3 Modify any of the following fields a Full Name This field is mandatory Modify the name for your account b Language Preference You can select a language from the pull down menu You can also have the Qube 3 use the language option selected in your browser software as long as the text strings for that language are available on the
71. to run CGI scripts see Web settings on page 141 PHP The Qube 3 is pre configured with support for embedded PHP scripts You can save PHP files in any directory on your site provided that the file ends with a php extension Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 225 Appendix D Advanced Information 226 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix E Domain Name System The Internet uses a distributed naming system called the Domain Name System DNS DNS allows us to refer to computers by host names as well as by Internet Protocol IP addresses IP addresses are hard to remember and are inconvenient to use DNS allows us to use host names and domain names which can resolved to IP addresses DNS servers translate host names and domain names for example www cobalt com to an associated IP address for example 192 168 10 10 and vice versa For example Cobalt Networks has registered the domain name cobalt com for use by our servers mail cobalt com www cobalt com and others The host names mail and www represent different servers registered in the same domain A domain name is a computer name suffix shared by a group of computers in the same organization A domain name should be associated with an IP address through a Forward Lookup record Domain names are organized in a hierarchy this hierarchy includes your company or server name and a country code for example uk or ca or a top level domain fo
72. to your hard disk until they are needed later in their place new program segments or data can be swapped in to RAM Transmission Control Protocol TCP A connection oriented transport layer protocol that provides reliable full duplex data transmission TCP is part of the TCP IP protocol stack Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP A common name for the suite of protocols developed in the 1970s to support the construction of worldwide internetworks TCP and IP are the two best known protocols in the suite The TCP IP protocols enable computers and networks to connect to an intranet or Internet Virtual memory A concept that when implemented by a computer and its operating system allows programmers to use a very large range of memory or storage addresses for stored data WebMail The integrated email client on the Qube 3 Wide area network WAN A data communications network that serves users across a broad geographic area and often uses transmission devices provided by common carriers Asynchronous transfer mode ATM frame relay Switched Multimegabit Data Service SMDS and X 25 are examples of WANs See also local area network LAN Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 271 Appendix G Glossary 272 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual
73. triangle a second time 80 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Address book Users The Users section of the Address Book lists the registered users on the Qube 3 As the Qube 3 Administrator adds new users the new users appear in the Address Book For each user you can view the user s contact information send an email to the user or view the user s personal Web page Viewing the users on the Qube 3 To view the registered users on the Qube 3 1 Click Users in the sub menu The Users Address Book appears see Figure 25 The table comprises four columns Full Name displays the full name of the registered user User Name displays the user name of the registered user Remarks provides additional information about the user Actions displays icons for sending email to a user viewing the user s Web page and viewing the user s contact information The number of registered users on the Qube 3 is displayed above the Actions column Viewing the contact information for a user To view a user s contact information 1 Click Users in the sub menu The Users Address Book appears 2 Click the green magnifying glass next the user whose contact information you want to see The View Contact Information table appears 3 Click Back to return to the Users Address Book Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual l Chapter 4 Users Site Figure 25 Users Address Book 18 Enties Full Name w User Name s7 Remarks Actions Administrator adrir Q
74. used by www mydomain com See Configuring a Forward Address A record on page 236 To configure an Alias CNAME record for your Qube 3 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears 2 Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears 3 Select Alias CNAME Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Alias CNAME Record table appears 4 Enter the host name optional and domain name for example news and mydomain com of the alias 5 Enter the host name optional and domain name for example news and otherplace com of the real domain name 6 Click Save The Primary Service List table reappears with the new entry 7 To add another record select a record type from the pull down menu again To apply the changes to the DNS settings click Apply Changes Now The DNS Settings table appears Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 239 Appendix E Domain Name System Secondary services The Qube 3 Administrator can configure a secondary DNS server to provide redundant DNS service to your computers If the primary DNS server is unavailable the secondary DNS server takes over Figure 112 shows some sample entries in the Secondary Service List table Figure 112 Sample entries in the Secondary Service List table Add Secondary Service Y econdar emite LIS 2 Enties secondary Service y Primary DNS Server a Action 10 9
75. will Diap Account Password PEET Modern Initialization String ATZ Local lP Address amuinmel fo Modem Speed Baud 115200 Enable Pulse Dialing a IP Masquerading Ej 3 Configure the following settings e Connection Status Connection status indicates whether the modem is currently connected to your ISP e Connection Mode From the pull down menu select the Connection Mode Always On Always Off or On Demand only On Demand means the Qube 3 establishes a connection to the Internet only when prompted to by the system for example when checking email 170 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System e Connection Period You can select certain hours of the day during which the modem cannot connect to the Internet By default the modem is allowed to dial out at any time of the day In the scrolling window Connect Times click on a particular hour or hours and then click the green arrow to move that time period into the scrolling window Do Not Connect The hours are displayed according to a 24 hour clock For example the period 00 00 00 59 represents 12 00 a m to 12 59 a m the period 16 00 16 59 represents 4 00 p m to 4 59 p m See Figure 85 e Phone Number Enter the dial up telephone number of your ISP e Dial Up Account User Name Enter the user name of the dial up account used to log in to your ISP e Dial Up Account Password Enter the password of the dial up account used to log in to your ISP e Modem
76. 00 201 201 202 203 204 205 206 B Product Specifications 207 Hardware 207 Software 208 Features 208 System management 208 Physical data 209 Regulatory approvals 209 C Upgrading the Qube 3 211 Components 211 Memory 211 Hard disk drives 212 Precautions 212 Opening the Qube 3 216 Adding components to the Qube 3 216 Closing the Qube 3 220 D Advanced Information 221 High speed serial port 221 High speed serial port as a serial console port 221 Terminal settings 222 Enabling the serial console port 223 Directory structure 224 Default home page for the Qube 3 224 User home page 225 CGI scripts 225 PHP 225 E Domain Name System 227 Basic DNS 228 Enabling the DNS server feature 228 Advanced DNS 229 Configuring SOA default values 229 Domain administrator email address 230 Refresh interval 230 Retry interval 231 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual xvii Contents Expire interval Time to live period TTL Configuring the server settings Forwarding server Zone transfer Zone file format Primary services Selecting a domain Selecting a network Modifying the SOA record Deleting all DNS records Modifying a specific DNS record Deleting a specific DNS record Configuring a Forward Address A record Configuring a Reverse Address PTR record Configuring a Mail Server MX record Configuring an Alias CNAME record Secondary services Secondary service for a domain Secondary service for a network Sample setup of DNS service Reverse Addr
77. 000 7 51 AM O O Can vouconfinn this part number Holly Hodes October 3 2000 7 50 AM O Sohowdidit go Adnan Sun October 3 2000 7 47 AM LJ tech docs footoo Alan Wiliams October 3 2000 7 44 Akl O test Alan Williams October 3 2000 r42 AM In the second row there is a Remove button for deleting messages and a Move to pull down menu for moving the messages between folders The number of messages in the table is also shown Above the table is a legend explaining the status icons e A solid blue circle indicates that the message has not been read yet e A hollow blue circle indicates that the message has been read e A left pointing blue arrow indicates the message has been replied to or forwarded either by the Send Reply Reply All or Forward command The table has five columns see Figure 21 e Check box column This column allows you to manipulate your email messages Click the check box to select one or more messages You can delete selected messages with the Remove button or move them to another folder with the Move to pull down menu Another check box above this column allows you to select all of the messages in the table Click the check box a second time to de select all of the messages e Status column This column indicates the status of a message A blue circle indicates that the message has not been read yet A hollow blue circle indicates that the message has been read A left pointing blue arrow indic
78. 128 65 255 355 9665 0 192 168 2541 D i otherplace com 10 9 128 6 7 oe Apply Changes Now Secondary service for a domain To add a secondary name server authority for a domain 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears 2 Click Edit Secondary Services above the table The Secondary Service List table appears 3 Select Domain Secondary Service from the Add Secondary Service pull down menu The Add Secondary Service table appears see Figure 113 4 Inthe first field enter the domain name for which DNS information is served by the IP address in the second field 5 Inthe second field enter the IP address of the primary DNS server for the domain name specified in the first field 6 Click Save The Secondary Service List table reappears with the new entry 7 To add another secondary service select a service from the pull down menu again To apply the changes to the DNS settings click Apply Changes Now The DNS Settings table appears 240 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Secondary services Figure 113 Add Secondary Domain table Domain Marnie otherplace ete Fima DNS ServerlP Address 10 9 128 68 Secondary service for a network To add a secondary name server authority for a network 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears 2 Click Edit Secondary Services above the table The Secondary Service List table appears 3 S
79. 163 Static Route LLED orka wots te ceed Sense eo Buea aanke we 164 XX Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Add Static Route table oree cee ce eee e eens 165 Internet Settings for Gateway ona LAN table 005 166 Internet Settings for Cable Modem or DSL table 168 Internet Settings for Analog Modem or ISDN table 170 TAM Setna taDle nite db eet e hbo dat Cay eee hee 173 System Information table 0 0 cece eee eens 174 Add Scheduled Backup table 0 0 0 ccc cece eee 176 scheduled Backuptable 2 140 side snseeiweed tea ed dee ata veneee 176 Backup Mile Listable 6 i200 68 Se Wake ee Gea cows Lee Gates eee es 179 Restore a Backup table snd Ghee He ee eres hae eh dab od ha oho aes 179 Manual Restore From Directory table 0 0 cee eee 182 Web Server Statistics table misasi EEEa eens 184 Disk UsasetaDle seriar tae ce ed te hd eats des Pandey eras 185 Network Usace table soore 4 440 ae doe dae VaR eee Oe eee 185 Active Monitor Status table 22 24 san eetdweiosvwadaiadeusandaste ts 187 Sample details table 2 450 onde oh oe as ace na Ske ed oS weed 188 Active Monitor Settings table 2 0 0 0 0 0 cc eee 189 Available New Software List table 0 0 cece eee 190 Available Software Updates List table 0 0 0 cee 191 Install Software tables ccie inen Sco hoe A E a a a E ws 191 InstalluMianually table 225082 mnre a eaa a e a r toned 192 Insta
80. 20000903040200 You cannot select or change this location and there must be enough space in the home partition for the files This allows you to manually copy only those files you wish to restore Click Cancel to discard any changes you have made or click Restore to restore the files The restore job begins and proceeds in the background Administering the Qube 3 while a restore is underway is not recommended Caution Interrupting a restore can corrupt your data If the restore process is interrupted the Qube 3 Administrator can try to restore again Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Maintenance Viewing details of a history item To view the details for a history item 1 Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Restore The Backup File List table appears Click the green magnifying glass icon next to the history file that you want to view The History Item Details table appears showing the details about the history file Click Back to return to the Backup File List table Click Restore to restore the files The Restore a Backup table appears with information about the history file To continue go to Step 3 in the procedure under Restoring with the backup history on page 178 Click Remove to permanently delete this history file A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK Deleting a history item To delete a history item L Note This operation deletes just the history item it does not delete
81. 202 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Power down Power down Caution To prevent the potential loss of data it is important to follow the proper power down procedure before turning off the Qube 3 To power down the Qube 3 1 Onthe LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the button until POWER DOWN appears in the LCD screen SELECT POWER DOWN 3 Press the e button 4 Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between Y and N Select Y to power down the system The LCD screen displays PLEASE SWITCH POWER OFF NOW 5 Press the On Off button on the back panel to turn off the Qube 3 Note If you have the Qube 3 Professional Edition with RAID Cay wait a few seconds before pressing the On Off button Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 203 Appendix A Using the LCD Console Reset network This function is useful if you are moving the Qube 3 to a new network The Reset Network function resets the IP address and netmask for the primary and secondary network interfaces to that of a new unconfigured Qube 3 It also resets the gateway host name domain name and DNS information to that of a new unconfigured Qube 3 Resetting the network also disables the IP firewall filtering rules if you had enabled that option To reset the network state of the Qube 3 1 Onthe LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds
82. 24 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Directory structure User home page When Qube 3 Administrator creates a user through the Server Desktop the home directory for that user is created in home users username User must upload files for their Web pages to home users username web Users can view their Web pages at http lt IP address gt users lt username gt or http lt IP address gt lt username gt CGI scripts The Qube 3 supports common gateway interface CGI scripts such as those written in Perl or C as well as Unix shell scripts CGI scripts allow you to develop highly interactive powerful Web based applications by building server side CGI scripts that generate Web pages in response to specific user inputs These applications range from simple scheduling and conferencing applications to sophisticated electronic commerce solutions You can develop CGI scripts on your desktop machine and then transfer them to the Qube 3 through an FTP based application that allows permission bits to be set to Executable CGI scripts must use pl or cgi filename extensions in order to beexecuted by the Web server Use FTP to upload cgi and pl files use ASCH mode to upload CGI files Once the file is on the Qube 3 use your FTP program to make the script executable You can also use the telnet command chmod 775 lt filename gt cgi The path to Perl is usr bin perl1 To set the access rights specifying who is allowed
83. 3 as its HTTP proxy and by setting the proxy port number to 3128 Note The Web Caching feature on your Qube 3 relies on the Basic Cay Firewall feature to operate If you enable the Web Caching feature the Basic Firewall feature is enabled automatically If you disable the Basic Firewall feature the Web Caching feature is still enabled but will not function To ensure that the Web Caching feature is functioning re enable the Basic Firewall feature For more information see Basic Firewall on page 57 To enable the Web caching feature 1 Select Administration gt Web Services gt Web Caching The Web Caching Settings table appears 2 Click the Enable Caching check box 3 Click Save 144 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Network Services In the Network section you can enter the network configuration settings for the Qube 3 The network settings make the Qube 3 visible to other computers Important Coordinate any changes to the network configuration IEY information with your Internet service provider ISP to ensure the integrity of your network If your Qube 3 is integrated into a larger network consult with your network administrator for this information Incorrect network settings can result in a loss of connectivity There are three ways to set up the Qube 3 network access e Both intranet and Internet communication is provided through the primary network interface e Intranet access is provi
84. 3 manual Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual vii Preface viii Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Contents Important Safeguards lil Preface vii List of Figures X X 1 Introduction Qube 3 services Documentation Qube 3 hardware Qube 3 Server Desktop Administration screens Programs screen Personal Profile screen Qube 3 usage requirements Customer Service and Technical Support General Cobalt information Cobalt Technical Support and Service Email contact Technical Support telephone numbers Further resources and information Solutions that extend the functionality of the Qube 3 Cobalt Developer Network Discussion Groups The Knowledge Base Online technical papers Education Solutions 000 COC CFO WO WOON U NY NN A A wn BB A NNE Developers _ Before contacting Cobalt Networks Technical Support Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 1X 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Qube 3 setup Phase 1 Making the connection Connecting to the network Connecting the power supply Powering on the Qube 3 Configuring network settings Using the LCD console to configure the network Configuring the Qube 3 with a DHCP server on the network Configuring the Qube 3 with the auto configuration feature Configuring the Qube 3 manually Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Active Assist Online Help Configuring the Qube 3 with the Setup Wizard Language selection License agreement Administrator Settings Time Settings User Settings Group Settings
85. COBALT Qube 3 User Manual NETWORKS 1998 2001 Cobalt Networks Inc All rights reserved Part Number 070 00247 02 Date 03 2001 The Cobalt logo Cobalt Networks Cube Cobalt Qube Qube Cobalt RaQ RaQ Cobalt CacheRaQ Cobalt NASRaQ Cobalt StaQware and BlueLinQ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cobalt Networks Inc Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds The RSA software and the RSA logo are trademarks of RSA Data Security Inc All other company brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby recognized This publication and the information herein is furnished AS IS subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Cobalt Networks Inc Furthermore Cobalt Networks Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies makes no warranty of any kind express implied or statutory with respect to this publication and expressly disclaims any and all warranties of merchantability fitness for particular purposes and non infringement of third party rights The majority of the software used within the Cobalt Qube 3 can be freely distributed under the terms of the BSD copyright and the GNU Public License However some applications remain the property of their owners and require their permission to redistribute The Cobalt Qube 3 includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache
86. Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual GNU General Public License 2 You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it thus forming a work based on the Program and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above provided that you also meet all of these conditions a You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change b You must cause any work that you distribute or publish that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License c Ifthe modified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty or else saying that you provide a warranty and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions and telling the user how to view a copy of this License Exception if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program and can be reasonably considered i
87. D console Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 13 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Figure 7 LCD console During startup the LCD screen on the back of the Qube 3 displays status information about the boot process itself When setting up the Qube 3 you use the LCD console to enter network configuration information Once the Qube 3 is running the LCD console is used to change network configuration information reboot the unit and power down the unit The arrow buttons function as follows dC The Left arrow button moves the cursor to the left OD The Right arrow button moves the cursor to the right The Up arrow button increases the digit located at the cursor position The Down arrow button decreases the digit located at the cursor position The select button displays the next option The enter button accepts the information entered or the options displayed O 14 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 1 Making the connection Configuring the Qube 3 with a DHCP server on the network The Qube 3 first checks to see whether a DHCP server is present on the network If there is a functioning DHCP server that is set up to serve leased IP addresses the Qube 3 configures itself with the information received from the DHCP server Once the boot process is completed the top line of the LCD screen displays the fully qualified domain name of the Qube 3 and the bottom line displays the leased IP address Ry Important To functio
88. Features Linux 2 2 multitasking operating system Apache 1 3 Web server HTTP 1 1 compliant Common gateway interface CGI support PHP 4 support Perl scripting FrontPage98 and FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions 3 0 Email protocol support Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP4 Post Office Protocol POP3 File transfer protocol FTP support 128 bit Secure Sockets Layer SSL Telnet access Server Message Block SMB CIFS AppleShare and AppleShare over IP Domain Name System DNS server Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND System management 208 Browser based Setup Wizard Browser based Qube 3 administration Online Active Assist real time help Active Monitor maintenance agents Advanced management using telnet Browser based software upgrade Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Physical data Physical data The Qube 3 has the following physical characteristics Dimensions 7 5 in x 7 63 in x 7 75 in 19 1 cm x 19 2 cm x 19 7 cm Weight with one hard drive 8 3 Ibs 3 9 kg Weight with two hard drives 9 5 Ibs 4 3 kg Power requirements Input rating 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 45 watts Power requirement for the PCI slot e SV IA e 4 12V 05A e 12V 01A Operating environment 39 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C 10 to 80 humidity non condensing Non operating environment 14 F to 122 F 10 C to 50 C 5 to 93 humidity non condensing Light emitting
89. IP address acknowledges the client s acceptance of the offer and delivers the configuration information Acknowledgement by Selected Server a Server 2 Responds Domain Name System DNS The Domain Name System DNS is a vital and integral part of the Internet Setting up DNS correctly on your Qube 3 is very important For this reason we have created an appendix solely for explaining DNS See Appendix E Domain Name System on page 227 The appendix covers the following items basic DNS issues advanced DNS issues a quick start guide detailing a sample setup of DNS for a Qube 3 a brief history of the DNS service If your network administrator is using the Qube 3 as a DNS server you can enter the IP address of the Qube 3 into the DNS server field in the TCP IP configuration on your desktop computer Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 53 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services IP Masquerading NAT yp Note IP Masquerading is also known as Network Address Translation NAT The IP Masquerading feature simplifies and conserves IP addresses by presenting a single IP address for a private network to the public network IP Masquerading enables private IP intranetworks that use non registered IP addresses to connect to the Internet IP Masquerading is both a security measure and a method of conserving IP addresses On the Qube 3 IP Masquerading functions as a router connecting two networks together IP Masquerading advertis
90. Interface MAC Address 00 10 F0 01 D3 B1 Hard Disk Size SB 16 1 Memory Size ME 6 e Register Now fe Cobalt Networks Inc Web Site fe Credits and Acknowledgements Cobalt Qube Cobalt Cache Qube Cobalt RaQ Cube Cobalt Networks Ine and all artwork herein are trademarks of Cobalt Networks Inc All other products and companies refered to herein are rademaks or are registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copynght 1998 2000 Linux is a Trademark of inus Torvalds Information in and about this product is subject to change without notice 174 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Maintenance Maintenance The Maintenance menu provides access to utilities for backing up and restoring the Qube 3 system Backup You can perform both scheduled backups and manual backups on the Qube 3 Creating a backup To create a backup of the data on the Qube 3 I Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Backup The Scheduled Backup List table appears Click Add The Add Scheduled Backup table appears see Figure 88 Complete the fields in the table Backup Name This is a unique name assigned to a backup job which can be used to identify backup sets at a later time The backup name must be a unique name Files to Backup This pull down menu allows you to specify whether this job is a full backup or an incremental backup You can choose to back up All Files a full backup or All files modified in the la
91. Mail feature and manage the address book on the Programs screen The Personal Profile screen allows users to configure their personal settings on the Qube 3 see Figure 18 Note To reduce the number of steps in each procedure you may Cay see the menu commands are grouped together and shown in bold type face Right angle brackets separate the individual items For example select Programs gt Address Book gt Users means to click the Programs tab in the top menu bar click the Address Book menu category in the left menu bar and finally click the Users sub menu item Help icon You can access the user manual in PDF format from the Server Desktop If the Qube 3 Adminstrator has installed third party software on the Qube 3 the relevant documentation is available on this screen To access the PDF file for the user manual click on the help icon in the top right corner A separate browser window opens displaying a list of PDF files in the languages available Click the link for the PDF in your preferred language you can open the PDF file in the browser window or save it to your personal computer Logout icon There is a Logout icon in the top right corner of the Server Desktop Click this icon to log out of the system 64 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Overview of users site Figure 17 Programs screen CORALT AS e we Oo Ue UL We bail Address Book The Programs section allows you to access curently instal
92. Manual 115 Chapter 5 Administration Site Modifying a group To modify the members of a group or the maximum allowed disk space for the group 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Group List The Group List table appears 2 Click the green pencil icon next to the group that you want to modify The Modify Group Settings table appears see Figure 47 Figure 47 Modify Group Settings table Modity Group Settings sales Maimun Slowed Disk 3 pace MB 300 User henmbers hip 2pm Remarks pimin 3 Modify one or both of the following fields e Maximum allowed disk space MB This value is the amount of disk space available to a user for file storage and Web pages The value entered must be a whole number greater than zero you cannot enter zero If you leave this field blank the group has unlimited disk space e User Membership Add members to or remove members from the group Use the arrows to move user names between the Users Affiliated and Users Not Affiliated lists e Remarks You can enter additional information about the group in this field 4 Click Save 116 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups Deleting a group To delete a group Caution You cannot undo this action N If you remove a group you delete the group all of the files in the group directory the group directory itself the associated mailing list for that group and the Windows file sharing and AppleShare settings
93. N Select Y to disable the IP filters 5 Press the e button 6 If you select Yes the LCD screen displays RESETTING FILTERS 7 Regardless of a Yes or No selection in Step 6 the LCD screen now displays RESET ROUTES Y ES N O 8 Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between Y and N Select Y to reset the static routes 9 If you select Yes The LCD screen displays RESETTING ROUTES Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 205 Appendix A Using the LCD Console The LCD screen returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line To re enable the filtering rules through the Server Desktop 1 On the Server Desktop select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears 2 Click the check box to Enable Firewall 3 Click Save To re enter the static routes through the Server Desktop see TCP IP on page 162 Language You can change the language through the LCD console The selected language applies to the Server Desktop UI the messages and commands on the LCD screen and the alert messages that Active Monitor sends to the Qube 3 Administrator To change the language selection 1 Onthe LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the button until LANGUAGE appears in the LCD screen SELECT LANGUAGE
94. NN at http www icann org In the following examples we will configure a sample domain called mydomain com for Web service and email service using a sample IP address 192 168 10 10 Important Substitute your domain name and IP address where the ic sample domain name or sample IP address appears The recommended minimum configuration for Web and email service requires the following records These records allow anyone on the Internet to type either mydomain com or www mydomain com to access your Web site e A Reverse Address PTR record for 192 168 10 10 which resolves to mydomain com e A Forward Address A record for mydomain com which resolves to 192 168 10 10 You can generate this record automatically from the PTR record e A Forward Address A record for www mydomain com which resolves to 192 168 10 10 e A Mail Server MX record for mydomain com which resolves to www mydomain com 242 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Sample setup of DNS service Reverse Address PTR record First create a Reverse Address PTR record 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears Select Reverse Address PTR Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Reverse Address PTR Record table appears see Figure 115 e Inthe IP Address field enter 192 168 10 10 e Leave the
95. Open any user may subscribe Anyone with an email address can subscribe herself or himself to the mailing list that person is automatically subscribed This is not restricted to registered Qube 3 users e Confirm Email confirmation is required for subscription The system sends a confirmation message to the requestor who must then reply to that message confirming the subscription request The email is automatically generated by the system e Closed List owner approval is required for subscription Anyone with an email address can subscribe herself or himself but the list owner moderator must approve all subscription requests Reply Policy Specify whether a reply to a message is sent to all members of the mailing list or just to the original sender of the email Maximum Message Length From the pull down menu select the maximum size allowed for messages sent to this mailing list Messages exceeding this size will be rejected The default is 50 KB If the message is too large the list owner receives the posting It is up to the list owner to decide whether to send the message along to the rest of the mailing list Archiving Check the enable box to archive the messages for this mailing list Local users can access these archives in their WebMail account Keep Period Days Enter a number specifying the number of days that messages are kept in the archive Enter a zero to keep archived messages indefinitely The default value is 30
96. P can be thought of as a remote file server POP and IMAP deal with receiving email from your local server Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is a protocol for transferring email between points on the Internet You send email with SMTP and a mail handler receives it on your recipient s behalf The mail is then read using POP or IMAP See also Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP on page 263 and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP on page 270 PPP See Point to Point Protocol PPPoE See Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet RAID See Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 267 Appendix G Glossary Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID A redundant array of independent disks is a way of storing the same data in different places thus redundantly on multiple hard disks A RAID appears to the operating system to be a single logical hard disk There are a variety of different types and implementations of RAID each with its own advantages and disadvantages RAID Level 1 RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring consists of at least two drives that duplicate the storage of data Although RAID can protect against disk failure it does not protect against operator and administrator human error or against loss due to programming bugs RAID can be implemented in hardware or in software Hardware RAID is always a disk controller that is a device to which one can cable up th
97. Professional Edition with RAID 1 disk mirroring and one of the hard drive fails the failed hard disk drive is indicated in the Server Desktop under the Active Monitor function Remove the power and IDE ribbon cables from the failed drive Remove the thumb screws holding the drive in place and slide the drive out See Figure 106 3 Remove the guide rails from the sides of the failed drive and attach them to the replacement drive Position the rails so that the drive will be inserted properly and can receive the power cable and IDE ribbon cable See Figure 106 4 Once the rails are attached to the replacement drive slide the drive into the selected slot on the drive bay Tighten the thumb screws to secure the drive in place Attach the power cable and the IDE ribbon cable to the drive L Note The power cable has a D shape and fits in one direction only The IDE ribbon cable has an alignment notch 9 Close the Qube 3 see Closing the Qube 3 on page 220 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 219 Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 Closing the Qube 3 To close the Qube 3 perform the steps for opening the Qube 3 in reverse order 1 220 Carefully replace the sheet metal top cover locating the tabs to the back of the Qube 3 See Figure 106 2 Carefully replace the blue plastic top cover snapping all sides into place See Figure 106 1 Re attach the single screw which holds the blue plastic top cover to the
98. SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 253 Appendix F Licenses SSL License Copyright c 1998 1999 Ralf S Engelschall All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment This product includes software developed by Ralf S Engelschall lt rse engelschall com gt for use in the mod_ssl project http www engelschall com sw mod_ssl 4 The name mod_ssl must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission For written permission please contact rse engelsc
99. The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the button until RESET NETWORK appears in the LCD screen SELECT RESET NETWORK 3 Press the e button 4 Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between Y and N Select Y to reset the network configuration 5 Press the e button 6 After resetting the Qube 3 powers down and the LCD screen displays PLEASE SWITCH POWER OFF NOW 7 Press the On Off button the back panel to turn off the Qube 3 Note If you have the Qube 3 Professional Edition with RAID Cay wait a few seconds before pressing the On Off button 204 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Reset filters and static routes To re enable the filtering rules through the Server Desktop 1 On the Server Desktop select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears 2 Click the check box Enable Firewall 3 Click Save Reset filters and static routes The Reset Filters function turns off the IP firewall filtering rules and provides the option to reset static routes meaning that the static routes are deleted To reset the filtering rules 1 Onthe LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the button until RESET FILTERS appears in the LCD screen SELECT RESET FILTERS 3 Press the e button 4 Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between Y and
100. a folder L Click Manage Folders on the left The Folder List table appears with the two standard folders and any others you have created The title bar indicates the number of folders in the table Click Add in the top row The Add Folder table appears Enter the name of the folder in the Name field Click Save The Folder List table refreshes with the new folder at the bottom of the list Folders added by a user have a green pencil and a red trashcan icons next to it so that you can modify or delete the folder Modifying a folder To modify a folder 1 Click Manage Folders on the left The Folder List table appears with the two standard folders and any others you have created 2 Click the green pencil icon next to the folder that you want to modify The Modify Folder lt folder name gt table appears 3 Enter the new folder name in the field 4 Click Save The Folder List table refreshes with the renamed folder Deleting a folder To delete a folder L 76 Click Manage Folders on the left The Folder List table appears with the two standard folders and any others you have created Click the red trashcan icon next to the folder that you want to delete A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK The Folder List table refreshes minus the deleted folder Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages Mailing Lists When the Qube 3 Administrator creates a mailing list he or she can enable the Arc
101. a lease renewal request to the Qube 3 The Qube 3 then sends back to the client a renewed lease time along with any other settings that have changed for example new IP address es for the DNS server A short lease time is useful in a network that has a limited number of IP addresses at its disposal Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 5 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services How does DHCP work DHCP requires a client and a server The following steps briefly describe how a DHCP server provides a client with its proper TCP IP configuration Hello any IP addreses Yes here am and i your configuration m aE DHCP Chon OK ti take i OK I ll take it E It s yours 1 When booted a DHCP client broadcasts a request known as a DHCP Discover looking for a DHCP server to provide TCP IP settings DHCP clients are found in most TCP IP software suites for PC Macintosh and UNIX workstations Discover l by Client aa Broadcast E by Servers 2 The Qube 3 as a DHCP server receives the DHCP Discover request from a client and sends a reply known as a DHCP Offer to the DHCP client Offer Point to Point Responses 52 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Domain Name System DNS The DHCP client verifies the DHCP Offer it has received from the Qube 3 and sends back an acknowledgment ACK message to the Qube 3 Request by Client aaae Selects Server 2 The Qube 3 responds to the client reserves the
102. ackup File List table appears Restore your backup using from the history item See Restoring with the backup history on page 178 IS Important When restoring your backups start with the oldest dataset you want to restore Restore each dataset from oldest to most recent until you reach either the most recent backup or the backup you wish to restore Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 183 Chapter 5 Administration Site Usage information Web usage To view Statistics about your Qube 3 Web server 1 Select Administration gt Usage Information gt Web The Web Server Statistics table appears see Figure 93 2 Use the pull down menu to select one of the following views e Summary e Most active requestors e Most requested pages e Most frequent referring pages e Hourly requests e Daily requests 3 You can click the Reset Statistics button to reset all of the web usage statistics and begin gathering statistics again Figure 93 Web Server Statistics table E s Reset Statistics Web Usage summa Wage Last Checked eptember 4 2000 6 00pm Report Coverage Period From eptember 1 z000 3 35pm Report Coverage Penad To September 4 2000 4 04pm Total Humber of Requests 19 Number of Bad Requests 0 Humber of Unique Computers Making Requests 3 Number of Unique Pages Requested 1 Murnber of Unique Referring Pages l Muriber of Bytes Downloaded 3458 184 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Usage information Disk usage To v
103. al 25 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 To set up the Qube 3 for the Administrator you must enter a Password in this field For guidelines on choosing a password see Password guidelines on page 26 system messages and alerts only and that you do not publicize this admin account To send comments or suggestions to the Qube 3 Administrator create instead an email alias such as sysadmin for that user L Note We recommend that you reserve the email account admin for For information on how to add an email alias see Adding an email alias for a user on page 112 Be sure to remember the password to access the Qube 3 Administration features in the future If you forget the password or want to reset the password see Resetting the Qube 3 Administrator password on page 103 If you want to change the password for the Qube 3 Administrator see Modifying account information on page 90 Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen Password guidelines Use the following guidelines when choosing a password 1 Use between three and sixteen alphanumeric characters The valid characters include a z A Z0 9 7 A amp l1 ae ee 2 Use both upper and lower case letters L Note A password is case sensitive Do not use a proper name Do not use a word found in a dictionary Do not use a date Do not use a command word NY A a A W Do not use a string of consecutive keys on a keyboa
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106. appliance use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 255 255 255 0 is a valid entry MAC Address Primary Interface The Media Access Control MAC address is the hardware address of the network interface card This hardware address is a unique identifier and cannot be changed after manufacture IP Address Secondary Interface Enter the IP address of the secondary interface If you are using only one network interface connection to the server appliance use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 209 43 21 5 is a valid entry IP Network Mask Secondary Interface Enter the network mask of the secondary interface If you are using only one network interface connection to the server appliance use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 255 255 255 0 is a valid entry MAC Address Secondary Interface The MAC address is the hardware address of the network interface card This hardware address is a unique identifier and cannot be changed after manufacture Click Modify Static Routes The Static Route List table appears see Figure 81 Figure 81 Static Route List table Static Route List Entries This list is curre
107. ards the packet If the input chain accepts the packet the Qube 3 then makes a routing decision about the packet either to pass the packet to a local process such as the Web server on the Qube 3 or to schedule the packet to be forwarded to another computer If the packet is scheduled to be forwarded the firewall system applies the forward chain against the packet If the forward chain rejects or denies the packet the Qube 3 discards the packet If the forward chain accepts the packet the firewall system applies the output chain against the packet If a packet attempts to leave the Qube 3 through a network interface the firewall system applies the output chain against the packet If the output chain rejects or denies the packet the Qube 3 discards the packet without transmitting it If the output chain accepts the packet the firewall system allows the Qube 3 to transmit the packet The output chain tests both existing packets that have just passed the forward chain as well as new packets created by local services on your Qube 3 for example the Web server responding to a request for a Web page To sum up the ipchains process e any packet entering the Qube 3 destined for a local service on the Qube 3 must pass the input chain of rules e any packet originating within your Qube 3 destined for another computer must pass the output chain of rules e any packet entering your Qube 3 and being immediately forwarded to another comp
108. aring Server Message Block SMB for Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT e Apple file sharing AppleShare for Macintosh e File Transfer Protocol FTP on all platforms Advanced users use FTP to transfer files Windows File Sharing FTP and Appleshare are enabled by default guest share is not enabled by default For more information see File Services on page 137 Once you have mounted the Qube 3 you can copy and move individual files and entire subdirectories to and from the Qube 3 by dragging and dropping Using Windows file sharing SMB Windows based machines use a file sharing protocol called Server Message Block SMB or Common Internet File System CIFS Once SMB is set up the Qube 3 appears in your Network Neighborhood as a machine named lt hostname gt The lt hostname gt is the name that the Qube 3 Administrator assigned to the Qube 3 either in the Setup Wizard or the File Services section of the Qube 3 Administration Site Clicking the lt hostname gt icon in Network Neighborhood opens a window that provides an overview of the files and subdirectories that you can access Before you begin Windows 95 and Windows 98 users The user name on the Qube 3 must be identical to the user name on your computer before you can access your subdirectory on the Qube 3 If necessary restart your computer and log in as a new user using the user name and password that are stored on the Qube 3 If your Windows password do
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110. ates the message has been replied to or forwarded either by the Send Reply Reply All or Forward command Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 71 Chapter 4 Users Site e Subject This column displays the subject of the message as a hypertext link To view the message click on this link The browser window refreshes and the full message appears with all the fields from the Compose section displayed To CC Date Subject Message If the message has an attached file the file name appears as a hypertext link e Recipient or Sender Depending on which folder you are in this column indicates who received the message or who sent the message e Date This column displays the date that the message was sent Sorting the messages Users can sort the messages in a folder according to Subject Recipient or Sender or Date The messages can be sorted in ascending or descending order To sort the messages click on the triangle next to the column heading to sort the messages by that column To reverse the order of the sort click on the triangle a second time Messages in a folder In each of the tables you can e sort the messages according to different criteria see Sorting the messages on page 72 e move a message between folders see Moving a message on page 73 e delete a message see Deleting a message on page 74 As well you can perform a number of operations on a message The subject line of each message is a hypertext
111. ation of the Qube 3 through the Web browser 1 On the Server Desktop select Administration gt System gt TCP IP The TCP IP Settings table appears 2 Edit the network settings in the tables 3 Click Save 196 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Advanced network Advanced network There are six further options under the Advanced Network option review settings set up primary DHCP primary set up secondary DHCP secondary Exit Review settings To review the network settings on the Qube 3 Li On the LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK Press the button until ADVANCED NETWORK appears in the LCD screen SELECT ADVANCED NETWORK Press the e button The LCD screen displays SELECT REVIEW SETTINGS Press the button The LCD scrolls through the settings for the default gateway the primary IP address the primary subnet mask the secondary IP address and the secondary subnet mask each setting is displayed for about five seconds If an interface is disabled the bottom line of the LCD screen displays Not Configured The LCD screen then returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 197 Appendix A Using the LCD Console Set up primary To set up the primary network interface on the Qube 3 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
112. aution Basic Firewall is an advanced feature of your Qube 3 server This feature is not recommended for novice users A firewall provides network security through a set of rules that restrict the flow of information between your Qube 3 and your network It is also used to control the information that your Qube 3 allows to pass between different networks such as your company s intranet and the public Internet For more information on how the Basic Firewall feature on the Qube 3 functions see Basic Firewall on page 57 On this screen the Qube 3 Administrator can e enable and disable your firewall e create and edit rules for each of the three rule chains e re order your rules within each rule chain e change the default policy for each rule chain Qube 3 Professional Edition and Business Edition only relies on the Basic Firewall feature to operate If you enable the Web Caching feature the Basic Firewall feature is enabled automatically L Note The Web Caching feature on your Qube 3 available on the If you disable the Basic Firewall feature the Web Caching feature is still enabled but will not function To ensure that the Web Caching feature is functioning re enable the Basic Firewall feature For more information see Web Caching on page 60 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 149 Chapter 5 Administration Site Firewall Safeguard When enabling your firewall for the first time or applying changes to the configurati
113. ave this field blank the user has unlimited disk space e User Name Generation You can specify one of the following formats for the Qube 3 to automatically format user names e Initial of first name amp last name e First name amp initial of last name e Only first name e Only last name 4 Click Save 106 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups Adding a user To add a user 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List to open The User List table see Figure 39 2 Click Add The Add New User table appears as shown in the following figure Figure 41 Add New User table Mifi I Full Harme Alan Williams Wer Name awilliams rit Password ee O a Maximum Allowed Disk Space b15 i100 Group Membership Aone Email Aliases piian Remarks pimini D D Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 107 Chapter 5 Administration Site 3 Fill in the fields 108 Full name Enter the first and last names of the user separated by a space for example Alan Williams User name The user name is generated automatically from the user s full name according to the user name format specified in the default settings If the automatically generated user name is already taken by another user you cannot save the information that you entered in the Add New User table and you have to enter a different user name manually Password Enter the password twice to ensure that you have entered it as intended
114. ay email through your server The way to allow this and still protect your Qube 3 from being used to relay spam mail is to authenticate the user through POP before establishing an SMTP connection When a user logs in for POP3 email the Qube 3 notes the IP address from which the connection was made and permits relay from that IP address for a limited time Travelling users need only check their email to unlock the mail server no changes to the client mail software are necessary The POP before SMTP implementation causes the IP addresses to expire after 15 minutes Mailing lists A mailing list allows you to send messages to a certain group of people without having to address them individually You can create a mailing list comprising users registered on the Qube 3 as well as email addresses external to the Qube 3 When the Qube 3 Administrator creates a group a mailing list is automatically created for that group The email messages between members of a mailing list can be continuously archived allowing a user to review a thread of email messages If you are a member of a mailing list either for a group or an independent mailing list a new item Mailing Lists appears in the left menu bar of the WebMail program on the Programs site You can view the archived email messages through the Mailing List link L Note By default the Archive option is OFF for mailing lists For more information on viewing archived mailing lists see
115. backup on page 175 The directory name is the time at which the backup was started and has the form Year Month Day Hour Minute Second For example the directory name 20000921 174533 indicates that the backup was run at 17 45 33 on September 21 2000 Restoring with the backup history If your system failed and you have cleansed your system with the Cobalt OS Restore CD your backup history is not available To retrieve your history file you must transfer the most recent history file of one of your data sets to the Qube 3 This is a separate file within a data set and it always includes the backup data set with which it was associated The directory names created by the backups can be used to determine the most recent backup To retrieve a history file create the directory home users admin cbackup and load the history file in the new directory This file must be named history You can use any method to transfer the file there 178 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Maintenance If you have not cleansed your system with the Cobalt OS Restore CD or you have restored your history file the history of all executed backups is available in the Backup File List table in the Maintenance gt Restore screen To restore the data set with the backup history 1 Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Restore The Backup File List table appears see Figure 90 Note For an unsuccessful backup or for a backup that is still Cay running the
116. bedded PHP scripts You can save PHP files in any directory on your site provided that the file ends with a php extension Publishing Web pages using FTP After creating your Web pages you can publish them on the Qube 3 using FTP Ensure that you have the following information e the host name or the IP address of your Qube 3 e your user name and password e a filename of your choice to save as your main page the default filename is index html Launch your FTP software and establish an FTP link to the Qube 3 Upload your HTML files If you need help consult the instructions for your FTP application By default the files you upload using FTP are stored in your personal directory The path to your personal directory is home users lt username gt where lt username gt is your user name Upload your Web page into the directory home users lt username gt web Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 45 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Sharing files and transferring data You can access or connect to the Qube 3 through your desktop computer as you would any other shared network volume The Qube 3 can be mounted from a Windows or Macintosh computer it appears as a mounted volume on your desktop computer The method of connecting to the Qube 3 varies depending on your computer s operating system The Qube 3 offers several methods for transferring data Use the following guidelines to decide which method is appropriate e Windows file sh
117. ber amine Fax Mum ber Srimery Web Page Address mau Address anime Femaks pimini Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 87 Chapter 4 Users Site Modifying a personal contact To modify a personal contact in the Personal Address Book L 2 Click Personal in the sub menu The Personal Address Book appears Click the green pencil icon next to the entry that you want to modify The Modify Contact table appears Modify any of the following fields e Full Name This field is mandatory Enter the full name of the person e Email Address This field is optional Enter an email address in the format lt xxxxx yyy ZZzz gt e Phone Number This field is optional Enter a telephone number e Fax Number This field is optional Enter a number for a facsimile machine e Web Page Address This field is optional Enter a URL for a Web page e Address This field is optional Enter a mailing address email e Remarks This field is optional Click Save Sending an email to a personal contact To send an email to a personal contact from the Personal Address Book 1 2 SS Click Personal in the sub menu The Personal Address Book appears Click the yellow email icon next the person to whom you want to send an email The Compose table appears For more information on this table see Replying to a message on page 73 When you have completed the message click Send The Message Sent table appears Click Personal in
118. blems with certain services The Active Monitor software recommends when a reboot is necessary For security reasons you cannot power down the Qube 3 through the Desktop Server you have to power down the server through the LCD console This screen lists the steps for powering down For more information see Power down on page 203 to do so can result in lost or corrupted data i Caution Turning off the power switch before the Qube 3 tells you To reboot the Qube 3 through the Server Desktop 1 Select Administration gt System gt Power The Reboot screen appears with the following button fs Reboot Now 2 Click the Reboot Now button A confirmation dialog appears 3 Click OK A dialog appears stating that the server is rebooting and that the reboot can take as long as a few minutes 4 Once the Qube 3 reboots the browser should refresh to the Login screen If it does not point your browser to the IP address of the Qube 3 You can also reboot the Qube 3 through the LCD console refer to Reboot on page 202 172 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System Time To specify the time date and time zone settings for the Qube 3 1 Select Administration gt System gt Time The Time Settings table opens see Figure 86 Use the pull down menus to set the time date and time zone eS You may optionally enter the host name or IP address of a Network Time Protocol NTP server if you want the Qube 3 to automatica
119. ccepts a 10 100 BaseT network cable The Primary Network Interface accepts a 10 100 BaseT network cable The high speed Serial port allows you to connect a standard Hayes compatible external analog modem an Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN terminal adapter or a console The Power socket receives the power connector from the power adaptor The LCD Console allows you to enter network configuration information reboot the Qube 3 reset the network configuration reset the IP firewall filtering rules and power down the Qube 3 The LCD screen displays messages and values entered Use the arrow buttons to toggle between choices or to enter values See Using the LCD console to configure the network on page 13 The Security lock hole allows you to secure your Qube 3 with a standard security cable Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 3 Chapter l Introduction Qube 3 Server Desktop You access the Qube 3 Server Desktop with a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator The Qube 3 Server Desktop consists of the the Administration BlueLinQ Programs and Personal Profile screens These are described in the following sections Administration screens If you are the Administrator and log in with the user name admin there are additional Administration and BlueLinQ buttons in the top menu bar which open the Administration screen see Figure 2 and the BlueLinQ screen see Figure 3 The Administration screen has
120. ce the ISP must create a Mail Server MX record specifying your Qube 3 as the mail server for your registered domain in order for the Qube 3 to receive email If your Qube 3 is integrated into a larger network consult with your network administrator for this information The IP address of the DNS server must be entered in the network settings for the Qube 3 or the SMTP protocol will not work For more information see Network Integration on page 31 If you are providing your own DNS service through the Qube 3 you need to create an MX record for the Qube 3 For more information on DNS see Appendix E Domain Name System on page 227 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 129 Chapter 5 Administration Site Enabling the email server By default all three options are enabled To enable or disable an email server 1 Select Administration gt Email Services gt Email Servers The Email Settings table opens in Basic mode see Figure 57 2 Use the check boxes to enable or disable the following email servers e SMTP The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server e IMAP The Internet Message Access Protocol server e POP The Post Office Protocol server 3 Click Save Figure 57 Email Servers Settings Basic table Email Servers Settings Basi Advanced Enable SMTP Server Enable IMAP Server Enable POP Server KJ i 130 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Email Services Configuring the email settings To configure the Email
121. cessfully the Cobalt Welcome screen appears see Figure 8 The Setup Wizard synchronizes with the language preference configured in settings of your Web browser and displays the Welcome screen in that language If the language selected in the browser preferences is not available on the Qube 3 the server defaults to the Administrator s choice of language Note You cannot use accented characters for example 4 in Cay the following items e user names e group names e email addresses and email aliases e host names and domain names e the names of email folders in the WebMail program You can use accented characters in descriptive fields for example in the Full Name field for a user or in the Remarks field describing a group 20 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Active Assist Online Help Active Assist provides real time context sensitive help on the Server Desktop When you move the mouse pointer over a context sensitive area of the screen a description of the item appears at the bottom of the browser page Configuring the Qube 3 with the Setup Wizard To configure the Qube 3 enter information into the fields on the Setup Wizard screens These fields are described in the sections that follow The Setup Wizard is a series of screens that guide you through the setup process After completing each step click on the right arrow at the bottom to apply the changes and move on to the
122. cklund Gustavson Hally Hodges Jerr Rarnradt Jim Britton Jonathan Mayer Kevin Chiu Lauren Britton Michelle Tanaka Mike Waye his on Patrick Baltz Tim Hockin Users and Groups e Edit User Defaults ale E Remarks asun Call me Blendor please awilliams ljustneedsleep abose couiet dtoe Sales person extraordinaire vale ox ggustavson Newest addition tothe team hhodges Belgium was beautiful jkamradt j britt ori jmawer kehiu lbritton rotanaka How s that working aut for you riwayet his orn p baltz The Amazing Buildmeister thockin Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual LSS 88888858 585858 B B S BS S B S S S B S S BS BSE eh 17 Enties 105 Chapter 5 Administration Site Configuring the default user settings To configure the default user settings 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List to open The User List table see Figure 39 2 Click Edit User Defaults The User Defaults table appears as shown in the following figure Figure 40 Edit User Defaults table Maximum Allowed Disk Space MB i100 User Mame Generation Initial of First Hame amp Last Mame gt 3 Configure the following default settings e Maximum Allowed Disk Space MB This value is the default amount of disk space available to a newly created user for file storage and Web pages The default value is 100 MB The value entered must be a whole number greater than zero you cannot enter zero If you le
123. click on the user names to transfer between the Users Allowed Access and Users Not Allowed Access windows For more information on using CGI scripts see CGI scripts on page 44 and Directory structure on page 224 Caution Poorly written CGI scripts can cause performance problems on the server 4 Click Save Restricted Web access As the Qube 3 Administrator you can control Web sites accessed through the Qube 3 server You can restrict user access to specific Web sites only block users from accessing specific Web sites or apply no restrictions at all L Note This feature affects access to Web sites only FTP and other protocols are not affected by this feature You can specify the sites by a host name and domain name or by IP address To configure the settings for the Restricted Access feature L 142 Select Administration gt Web Services gt Restricted Access The Restricted Web Access table appears see Figure 66 Choose a Restriction Policy from the pull down menu Permitted Access If you choose the Permitted Access policy users can access only the Web sites specified in the following fields They cannot access any other sites Blocked Access If you choose the Blocked Access policy users are blocked from accessing the Web sites specified in the following fields Unrestricted If you choose the Blacklist policy users can access all Web sites on the Internet Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Web Se
124. cobalt com support kb Online technical papers For customers looking for more in depth technical information there are a number of technical papers available on Cobalt Networks Web site at http www cobalt com support Education For those who desire a premium level of technical expertise with Cobalt Networks products we offer a number of training courses The intended audience includes end users Cobalt resellers system and network administrators systems engineers product developers support technicians consultants and trainers You can access the site at http www cobalt com support education index html Solutions For customers looking for business case information concerning Cobalt products there are also a number of white papers available on Cobalt s Web site at http www cobalt com solutions Developers If you are a software or hardware developer look for information at http developer cobalt com Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 9 Chapter l Introduction Before contacting Cobalt Networks Technical Support Note To receive Technical Support you must first register your Cobalt product First make an effort to resolve the problem on your own Take note of all actions you perform and any error messages so that if necessary you can describe them to a member of the Technical Support team Refer to the user manual and to the Web based resources such as Cobalt s Knowledge Base the online technical pap
125. cs collection performance and security on a network Small Computer System Interface SCSI A parallel interface standard used by Apple Macintosh computers PCs and many Unix systems for attaching peripheral devices to computers SCSI interfaces provide for faster data transmission rates up to 80 Mb s than standard serial and parallel ports In addition you can attach many devices to a single SCSI port so that SCSI is really an input output bus rather than simply an interface Although SCSI is an ANSI standard there are many variations so two SCSI interfaces can be incompatible For example SCSI supports several types of connectors SMB See Server Message Block SMB SMTP see Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP SNMP See Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SSL See Secure Socket Layer SSL 270 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Subnet mask A number that in conjunction with an IP address defines the set of IP addresses that are considered local For example if your IP address is 192 168 25 77 and your subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 then addresses between 192 168 25 1 and 192 168 25 255 are considered local Also known as netmask Swap file A space on a hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of a computer s random access memory RAM Having a swap file allows the computer s operating system to pretend that it has more RAM than it actually does The least recently used files in RAM are swapped out
126. ct is cached subsequent requests by a client for that object do not have to access the public Internet Cached objects are held much closer to the client making the request and are retrieved much more quickly e Cost savings In some locations for example in Europe Asia and Australia a client is charged a fee for each megabyte MB of data transferred By having the object cached locally and not having to transfer it over the Internet again a client avoids extra charges e Reduced network bandwidth requirements Having an object cached locally means that content does not have to travel over congested wide area networks WANs thus conserving bandwidth For more information on Caching see Web Caching on page 144 60 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is a client server protocol for accessing a directory service The Qube 3 supports looking up user and group information through an LDAP client For example using a standard email client such as Netscape Eudora or Outlook you can use the address book feature of the email client to look up email addresses of users on the Qube 3 For more information on LDAP see LDAP Directory on page 117 Back up and restore data The backup feature on the Qube 3 allows the Qube 3 Administrator to perform full or incremental system
127. ct the domain or network for which you want to modify the SOA record The defined records for that domain or network appear in the Primary Service List table 2 Click Modify SOA at the top of the Primary Service List table The Modify SOA Record table appears The first field displays either the domain name or the network authority that you selected Primary Name Server Enter the fully qualified domain name of the primary name server for the selected domain or network authority Secondary Name Server Enter the fully qualified domain name s of the secondary name server s for the selected domain or network authority If you want to specify more than one secondary name server separate the names with a space DNS Administrator email address Refresh interval Retry interval Expire interval Time to live interval 3 Click Save The screen refreshes and the Primary Service List table appears 234 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Primary services Deleting all DNS records You can delete all the DNS records for a particular network or domain name from the Primary Service List table 1 From the pull down menu select the domain or network for which you want to modify the SOA record The defined records for that domain or network appear in the Primary Service List table 2 Click Remove Records at the top of the Primary Service List table A confirmation dialog appears asking you if you want to remove all of the DNS records disp
128. ction causes the LCD screen to enter its function mode Press the button until the function you want appears on the LCD screen To cancel the LCD function mode select the EXIT function when it appears on the screen Press the e enter button and select YES Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 195 Appendix A Using the LCD Console Set up network To reset the IP address or change the network configuration of the primary network interface 1 Onthe LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the e button 3 Enter the IP address of the primary network interface using the arrow buttons The left and right arrow buttons move the cursor position to the left or right The up and down arrow buttons increase or decrease the digit at the cursor position Press the e button Enter the Netmask of the primary network interface using the arrow buttons 4 5 6 Press the e button 7 Enter the Gateway using the arrow buttons 8 9 Press the e button Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between S ave or C ancel 10 Press the e button If you select Save the Qube 3 saves the new information The LCD screen returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line If you select Cancel the LCD screen just returns to the normal display You can also change the network configur
129. d Finally create a Mail Server MX record 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears 2 Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears 3 Select Mail Server MX Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Mail Server MX Record table appears see Figure 117 e Leave the Host Name field blank e Inthe Domain Name field enter mydomain com e Inthe Mail Server Name field enter www mydomain com e Under the Delivery Priority pull down menu leave the priority as Very High 4 Click Save The Primary Service List table reappears with the new Mail Server MX entry Figure 117 Add New Mail Server MX Record table Add New Mail Server iMX Record Host Marne omit Domain Hame mydomain com Mail Server Mame mew mydomain com Delivery Priority Very High 20 Gp dD You are now finished with creating your DNS records To edit another domain select another domain from the Select Domain or Network pull down menu You can select any domain that you have configured for the DNS server Important Click Apply Changes Now This activates the changes ic you have made If you exit this screen without saving your changes they will not become active Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 245 Appendix E Domain Name System To add a new domain use the Add Record pull down menu again In the Domain Name field of the type of record
130. ded through the primary network interface Internet access 1s provided through the secondary network interface The Qube 3 acts as a gateway e Intranet access is provided through the primary network interface Internet access 1s provided by an analog modem or an ISDN terminal adapter connected to the high speed serial port Modem settings are covered in Configuration for an analog modem or ISDN on page 169 DNS server The Domain Name System DNS is a vital and integral part of the Internet Setting up DNS correctly on your Qube 3 is very important For this reason we have created an appendix solely for explaining DNS See Appendix E Domain Name System on page 227 The appendix covers the following items e basic DNS issues e advanced DNS issues e a quick start guide detailing a sample setup of DNS for a Qube 3 e a brief history of the DNS service Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 145 Chapter 5 Administration Site Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server Caution If a DHCP server is already present on your network do not configure the Qube 3 to act as a DHCP server The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP feature allows the Qube 3 to assign automatically the network configuration information to network devices that support DHCP including Macintosh and Windows desktop computers This information includes the domain name DNS server s IP address subnet mask and gateway To configure the DHCP setting
131. diodes LEDs Network Activity Link Regulatory approvals CISPR 22B VCCI B UL C UL TUV CE Austel BSMI Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 209 Appendix B Product Specifications 210 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 Components Your Qube 3 comes equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM slots one of which is used for existing memory one available PCI slot and one or two hard disk drives You can add components to enhance your Qube 3 The Qube 3 automatically detects a new DIMM PCI card or hard disk drive Before you purchase a component to add to the Qube 3 ensure that the component is of the right type and that it will fit in the allocated space e The DIMM modules must be PC100 SDRAM They must be less than 2 5 inches 63 5 mm tall and less than 0 4 inches 10 1 mm thick e PCI cards must be less than 5 5 inches 139 mm long e Hard disks must be IDE or ATA and should support UDMA 33 They must be 3 5 inches 88 9 mm wide and 1 inch 25 4 mm tall This is commonly known as a 3 5 inch half height drive Memory The Qube 3 comes equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM slots one of which is used for existing memory The Qube 3 supports a maximum of 512 MB of memory using two DIMM modules of 256 MB each You can have mismatched sizes of memory modules for example you can install a 128 MB module and a 64 MB module together If you have mismatched module siz
132. displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK Press the button until ADVANCED NETWORK appears in the LCD screen SELECT ADVANCED NETWORK Press the e button The LCD screen displays SELECT REVIEW SETTINGS Press the button until DHCP PRIMARY appears in the LCD screen SELECT DHCP PRIMARY Press the e button The Qube 3 looks for a DHCP server on the network If it finds a DHCP server the Qube 3 resets its primary network interface with information received from the DHCP server The Qube 3 also resets its default gateway host name and domain name if it receives this information If the Qube 3 obtains IP addresses for DNS servers those IP addresses are appended to the list of DNS servers The LCD screen displays the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 199 Appendix A Using the LCD Console Set up secondary To configure the secondary network interface on the Qube 3 1 9 10 11 12 13 On the LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK Press the button until ADVANCED NETWORK appears in the LCD screen SELECT ADVANCED NETWORK Press the e button The LCD screen displays SELECT REVIEW SETTINGS Press the button until SETUP SECONDARY appears in the LCD screen SELECT SETUP SECONDARY Press the e button Enter the IP address of the seconda
133. domain s email messages Enter a properly formatted network address or fully qualified domain name for the Remote Email Server For example 192 168 1 100 and mail cobalt com are valid entries User Name Enter the user name of the account on the remote email server from which to retrieve your entire domain s email messages Password Enter the password of the account on the remote email server from which to retrieve your entire domain s email messages Message Retrieval Protocol Select a method of retrieving incoming email messages from the remote email server The ETRN method should only be used if your remote email server is ESMTP compliant The default setting POP3 should work for most users for an explanation of the various email protocols see Appendix G Glossary Retrieval Frequency Specifies how often email is retrieved L Note If you set the same frequency for email delivery and retrieval 3 136 then both take place at the same time saving you access time and charges See Configuring the email settings on page 131 for setting the email delivery schedule Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual File Services File Services See Sharing files and transferring data on page 46 for further information on Qube 3 file sharing This section describes how to setup the Qube 3 file sharing settings Note Windows File Sharing SMB FTP and Appleshare are Cay enabled by default guest share is
134. dress PTR entry If you generated a Forward Address A record that entry appears as well To add another record select a record type from the pull down menu again To apply the changes to the DNS settings click Apply Changes Now The DNS Settings table appears Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 237 Appendix E Domain Name System Configuring a Mail Server MX record To receive mail for your domain name for example mydomain com you need to create a Mail Server MX Record A Mail Server MX record identifies the mail server responsible for delivering email messages to a specified host name optional and domain name An MX record is similar to an A record but resolves to a fully qualified domain name rather than an IP address Important It is critical that the MX record resolve to a fully ic qualified domain name that has a corresponding A record To configure a Mail Server MX record for your Qube 3 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears 2 Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears 3 Select Mail Server MX Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Mail Server MX Record table appears 4 Enter the host name optional and domain name for example www and mydomain com to be served by the mail server 5 Enter the fully qualified domain name of the mail server for example mail mydomain com that serves the
135. ductivity applications You can create and link the Web pages themselves on your desktop computer and then move them to the appropriate subdirectory in the Qube 3 through an FTP application see Publishing Web pages using FTP on page 45 CGI scripts The Qube 3 supports common gateway interface CGI scripts such as those written in Perl or C as well as Unix shell scripts CGI scripts allow you to develop highly interactive powerful Web based applications by building server side CGI scripts that generate Web pages in response to specific user inputs These applications range from simple scheduling and conferencing applications to sophisticated electronic commerce solutions You can develop CGI scripts on your desktop machine and then transfer them to the Qube 3 through an FTP based application that allows the permissions to be set to Executable CGI scripts must use pl or cgi filename extensions in order to be executed by the Web server 44 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Publishing Web pages using FTP Use FTP to upload cgi and pl files use ASCII mode to upload CGI files Once the file is on the Qube 3 use your FTP program to make the script executable You can also use the telnet command chmod 775 lt filename gt cgi The path to Perl is usr bin per1 To set the access rights specifying who is allowed to run CGI scripts see Web settings on page 141 PHP The Qube 3 is pre configured with support for em
136. e To compose a message on page 67 Reply sends the reply to the sender only Reply All sends the reply to everyone in the To and CC fields You can add other recipients as well The Message field appears with the original header and text separated from your reply by a divider at the top of the text window You can edit this text if you want and add your own text Click Send at the bottom The Message Sent table appears and lists the recipient or recipients of the reply Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 73 Chapter 4 Users Site Forwarding a message To forward to a message L In a folder click on the subject a hypertext link of the message The browser window refreshes and the full message appears with all the fields displayed To CC Date Subject Message Click Forward The Forward table appears and you can fill in the fields For an explanation of these fields see To compose a message on page 67 The Message field appears with the original header and text separated from your new message by a divider at the top of the text window You can edit this text if you want and add your own text Click Send at the bottom The Message Sent table appears and lists the recipient or recipients of the forwarded message Deleting a message There are two ways to delete a message from the folder table or while viewing the message To delete a message from the folder table 1 In the folder click the check box
137. e The Primary Service List table reappears with the new entry To add another record select a record type from the pull down menu again To apply the changes to the DNS settings click Apply Changes Now The DNS Settings table appears Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Primary services Configuring a Reverse Address PTR record A Reverse Address PTR record translates an IP address into a fully qualified domain name To configure a Reverse Address PTR record for your Qube 3 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears Select Reverse Address PTR Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Reverse Address PTR Record table appears Enter the IP address for example 192 168 10 10 that you want to resolve to a fully qualified domain name The Subnet Mask field holds the default value of 255 255 255 0 You can edit this value if necessary Enter the host name optional and domain name for example www and mydomain com to which the IP address in the first field resolves If you have not already created a Forward Address A record to resolve this host name and domain name to the specified IP address you can automatically generate one To do so click the check box Generate Forward Address A Record Click Save The Primary Service List table reappears with the new Reverse Ad
138. e disk drives Software RAID is a set of kernel modules together with management utilities that implement RAID purely in software and require no extraordinary hardware Root name server On the Internet the root name server system is the manner in which an authoritative master list of all top level domain names such as com net org and individual country codes is maintained and made available SCSI See Small Computer System Interface SCSI Secure Sockets Layer SSL Secure Sockets Layer is a program layer created by Netscape Communications for managing the security of message transmissions in a network Netscape s idea was that the programming for keeping your messages confidential ought to be contained in a program layer between higher level protocols such as HTTP or IMAP and the TCP IP layers of the Internet The sockets part of the term refers to the sockets method of passing data between a client and a server program in a network or between program layers in the same computer SSL allows an SSL enabled server to authenticate itself to an SSL enabled client allows the client to authenticate itself to the server and allows both machines to establish an encrypted connection 268 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual These capabilities address fundamental concerns about communication over the Internet and other TCP IP networks e SSL server authentication allows a user to confirm the identity of a server SSL enabled client s
139. e 3 auto configures successfully it acts as a DHCP server and assigns to the clients IP addresses in the range 10 6 18 30 through 10 6 18 249 a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 a primary DNS server address of 10 6 18 1 and a gateway or router address of 10 6 18 1 e Once you have completed the browser based setup of the Qube 3 change the TCP IP settings for the clients on your network to Use a DHCP server Apple or Obtain an IP address automatically Windows Continue the setup process with Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser on page 20 Configuring the Qube 3 manually Important In this phase you configure only the primary network ic interface To complete this phase you must know e the IP address assigned to the Qube 3 e the subnet mask of your network Note A gateway or router address is not required for a Qube 3 that Cay is only connected to a local area network LAN If you connect to another network through the Qube 3 you require a gateway address If you connect to the Internet with a modem you do not require a gateway If the Qube 3 is unable to find a DHCP server on the network and you do not choose the auto configuration option the LCD display reads PRIMARY IP ADDR 000 000 000 000 A blinking cursor appears on the second line of the LCD display The following steps explain how to enter the required network information for the primary network interface The secondary netw
140. e 3 has been configured the Administration site on the Server Desktop appears see Figure 16 The buttons on the left side of Server Desktop provide access to the information and functions on this site Move the mouse pointer over the menu buttons and a description of the Server Desktop features appears in the help text frame at the bottom Documentation You can access the user manual in PDF format from the Server Qe Desktop If you have installed third party software on the Qube 3 the relevant documentation is available on this screen To access the PDF file for the user manual click on the help icon in the top right corner A separate browser window opens displaying a list of PDF files in the languages available Click the link for the PDF in your preferred language you can open the PDF file in the browser window or save it to your personal computer Figure 16 Administration site on the Server Desktop Users and Groups US Email Sorices i gt File Seraces a Web Services Network Services E System D Maintenance k b Usage Information Active Monitor The Administration secion allows you 10 perform vanous administrative tasks The Administration action allows Vou ta p arf omi VeHous administrative tasks Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 35 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 36 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services This chapter offers a brief overview of the services available on the Cobal
141. e Mailing List archives Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 79 Chapter 4 Users Site Address book The Address Book feature is closely integrated with WebMail Using the Address Book users can e view the registered users and groups on the Qube 3 e view personal contacts that you have added e send email messages to other registered users or groups on the Qube 3 or to personal contacts e view the Web pages of individual users or of groups For more information on the WebMail program see Overview of WebMail on page 66 To access the Address Book 1 From the Server Desktop select Programs The Programs screen appears with a menu list on the left 2 Click Address Book Three options appear in a sub menu e Users This screen displays all the registered users on the Qube 3 e Groups This screen displays all the registered groups on the Qube 3 e Personal This section contains your personal contacts that you have added to your address book Sorting the entries In the Users Address Book you can sort the entries according to the full name or user name of the registered user In the Personal Address Book you can sort the entries according to the full name email address or phone number of the person The entries can be sorted in ascending or descending order To sort the messages click on the triangle next to the column heading to sort the entries by that column To reverse the order of the sort click on the
142. e Qube 3 to make it appear that the packet originated at the firewall This is the same effect as enabling Network Address Translation NAT L Note The MASQ policy is applicable only when configuring forwarding rules REDIRECT redirects the packet to a local port number Regardless of the to which port number or IP address the packet is actually addressed the packet is instead routed to a port number on the Qube 3 itself This port is specified in the Redirect to Port Number field This feature is primarily used for features such as transparent proxy servers L Note The REDIRECT policy is applicable only when configuring input rules Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 153 Chapter 5 Administration Site Viewing a chain of rules To view a chain of rules 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears see Figure 75 2 From the Select Section pull down menu select Input Rule Chain Forward Rule Chain or Output Rule Chain The rules table for that chain appears displaying the list of rules currently configured for that rule chain Figure 75 Sample of a list of Firewall rules 5 Eniies Order wy Source Criteria Destination Criena Policy Acton E lntertace pppll Any Masquerade 2 i Gis 2 Any Protocol ipip Deny P i 3 Ary Ary Accept 4 i 4 Intertace el hu Protocol icmp Deny a i ES 5 Intertace eth 1 Protocol encap Reject a iil Default Policy Accept F Chan
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144. e at the top Click Email on the left The Email Settings lt username gt table appears see Figure 32 In the Email Forwarding section of the table click to disable the check box Enable Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 9 Chapter 4 Users Site Vacation message The Vacation Message feature allows you to enter a vacation reply message that is automatically sent to each person who sends you email This feature is useful when you know that you will not be reading or responding to incoming email messages for a period of time A vacation reply email is sent only once a week to each sender Enabling the vacation message To enable the vacation message 1 ze 5 Click Personal Profile at the top Click Email on the left The Email Settings lt username gt table appears see Figure 32 In the Vacation Message section of the table click to enable the check box Enable In the scrolling text window labeled Auto Reply type the text of the message you want to send to users while you are away Click Save Disabling the vacation message To disable the vacation message 1 Zz 4 Click Personal Profile at the top Click Email on the left The Email Settings lt username gt table appears see Figure 32 In the Vacation Message section of the table click to disable the check box Enable Click Save Figure 32 Email Settings table _ Enable Email Forwarding Email Addresses Save
145. e available For more information on installing software see BlueLinQ on page 190 Active Monitor icon turns red if any of the components monitored by Active Monitor The Active Monitor icon allows you to view status information The Q have severe problems For more information on the Active Monitor feature see Active Monitor on page 186 Logout Click the Logout icon to log out of the system 102 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Administration site Resetting the Qube 3 Administrator password When the Qube 3 Administrator password is cleared the root account is not accessible until a new administrator password is assigned Caution After you clear the password enter a new one as soon as possible to protect the security of the Qube 3 At this point anyone on the network can assign the Qube 3 Administrator password until you assign a new one If you forget the password for the Qube 3 Administrator you can reset the password 1 Push and hold a paper clip in the recessed Reset Password button on the back of the Qube 3 see Figure 1 Hold the button in for approximately 2 seconds The LCD screen displays RESETTING ADMIN PASSWORD Enter the following URL in your Web browser to access the Administration Site http lt hostname gt lt domainname gt login If a prompt appears asking for a username or password enter admin as the username and admin as the password Click OK The Administratio
146. e in the Email Servers Settings table 134 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Email Services Remote Retrieval Multidrop ISPs often arrange for all messages to an organization to be retrieved from a single mailbox This mailbox is usually referred to as a multidrop mailbox because it contains email messages addressed to more than one person Your ISP must configure your multidrop mailbox at the ISP to accept all email for your domain The domain of the Qube 3 must match the domain of the email that is to be collected The Qube 3 retrieves the email and then distributes it to the users on the Qube 3 Email messages that are addressed to recipients who are not listed as users on the Qube 3 are forwarded to the Qube 3 Administrator To setup Remote Retrieval 1 Select Administration gt Email Services gt Remote Retrieval The Remote Retrieval table appears see Figure 59 Figure 59 Remote Retrieval table Remote Aelrieval Enable Remote Retrieval J Remote Eraill Server fo Email Domain Mame ee User Mame fo Password a deai Message Retrieval Protocol POPS F Retrieval Frequency Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 135 Chapter 5 Administration Site 2i Configure the fields in the Remote Retrieval table Enable Remote Retrieval Click the check box to enable remote retrieval Remote Email Server Enter the network address or fully qualified domain name of the remote email server from which to retrieve your entire
147. e option but provides the most flexibility 3 Click Save System This section describes how to use the following system administration screens TCP IP Configure the TCP IP settings Internet Configure settings specific to the type of internet connection for gateway on a LAN cable modem or DSL or analog modems and ISDN terminal adapters Power Reboot the Qube 3 Time Set the Qube 3 time settings Information Display information about the Qube 3 TCP IP To configure the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP settings for the Qube 3 1 Select Administration gt System gt TCP IP The TCP IP Settings table appears see Figure 80 162 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System Figure 80 TCP IP Settings table fs Modify Static Routes E E i Host Hame teases Domain Marne cobalt COM DES Servers Adena Primary Interface IP Address 10 9 23 55 IF Mebwork blask 255 255 0 0 M amp C Address 00 10 E0 0 1 D3 80 secondary Interface IP Address primal IP Webwork Mask Aone MAC Address 00 10 E0 01 D3 B 1 2 Configure the following fields as appropriate for your situation Host Name Enter the host name of this Qube 3 The host name and the domain name combined together should uniquely identify this server Enter only lowercase alphanumeric characters dashes or periods For example www is a valid entry Domain Name Enter the domain name of this Qube 3 The host name and the doma
148. e rule to occupy in the small window in the first column For example let us say that a table holds five rules If you want to move the rule at position 4 to position 2 enter 2 in the window for the rule at position 4 L Note You can change the position of more than one rule at a time 158 Click Save The rules within this chain are sorted according to the values you entered into the Order column and the table refreshes with the re numbered rules Using the same example the rule at position 4 now occupies position 2 the rule at position 2 shifts down to position 3 and the rule at position 3 shifts down to position 4 The rule at position 5 does not shift If you have finished changing the order of the rules and your firewall is currently enabled click Apply Changes Now so that your changes take effect in the firewall currently functioning Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Deleting a firewall rule To delete a firewall rule 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears 2 From the Select Section pull down menu select Input Rule Chain Forward Rule Chain or Output Rule Chain The rules table for that chain appears 3 Click the red trash can icon next to the rule you want to delete A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion 4 Click OK Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 159 Chapter 5 Administration Site SNMP You can specify the Simple Ne
149. e screen The Personal Profile screen Figure 5 is where users access and configure the personal settings on the Qube 3 Figure 5 Personal Profile screen Account Email Disk Usage Personal Information The Personal Profle secton allows you to view your user account information 2 The Personal Profile section allows youto view your useraccount information f i Qube 3 usage requirements To use the Qube 3 you need e A 10 100BaseTX Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP based local area network LAN e A personal computer attached to the network that uses a Web browser for example Netscape Navigator version 4 7 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or later To manage the Qube 3 from the Server Desktop you must enable cookies cascading style sheets and Javascript on your browser these features are normally enabled by default e Network parameters which you can obtain from your system or network administrator these include the Qube 3 s assigned IP address the subnet mask of your network and if communicating with other networks a gateway or router address e An Internet service provider ISP if you plan to connect to the Internet 6 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Customer Service and Technical Support Customer Service and Technical Support For Cobalt product information visit the support section of the Cobalt Web site at http www cobalt com support The si
150. e your firewall Example proxy mycompany com 8080 Packages must be authenticated If enabled BlueLinQ installs only packages that have passed an authentication check 3 Click Save 194 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix A Using the LCD Console During startup the LCD screen on the back of the Cobalt Qube 3 displays status information about the boot process itself When setting up the Qube 3 you use the LCD console to enter network configuration information for the Qube 3 Once the Qube 3 is running the LCD console serves several purposes Through the LCD console you can e change network configuration information which is useful if you change the location of the Qube 3 e reboot which restarts the entire Qube 3 e power down in a way that allows the Qube 3 to close all open files and minimizes startup time the next time the Qube 3 is powered on e reset the network which resets all IP addresses netmasks and other network settings to that of a new unconfigured system e reset the filters and the static routes which disables the IP firewall filters and deletes the static route settings e exit from the LCD commands without making any changes Caution It is important to follow the proper power down procedure before turning off the Qube 3 Refer to Power down on page 203 You access each of these functions by holding down the select button on the LCD console for approximately two seconds This a
151. ed Backup List table appears Click the red trash can icon next to the backup that you want to delete A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK Backup file locations FTP server For a backup by FTP Server specify a location fileserver and directory user name and password a location is in the form server name com dirl dir2 L Note For FTP backups portions of the data set must be stored on the Qube 3 s hard disk while being transferred There must be at least 1 GB of disk space free on the Qube 3 to perform an FTP backup Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 177 Chapter 5 Administration Site NFS server For a backup by NFS Server e specify a location only e a location is in the form server dir1 dir2 e a password is not required SMB server For a backup by SMB Server Windows File Sharing e specify a location fileserver and directory user name and password e a location is in the form server share dir1 dir2 All scheduled backups For All Scheduled backups ensure that the target location is available and has enough disk space to hold the backup archive Failure to do this may result in zero length or truncated archives Restore There are two ways to restore a data set to the Qube 3 use the backup history or restore the data set manually When a backup runs it creates a new directory in the location specified in the Method of Backup section of the Add Scheduled Backup table see Creating a
152. elect Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The Domain Name System DNS Settings table appears Click Advanced on the right side of the table The fields for the SOA default values and server settings appear You can specify the forwarding DNS servers the Zone Transfer Access by Domain and the Zone File Format In the Forwarding Server window enter the IP address es of the forwarding DNS server s In the Zone Transfer Access by Domain window enter the host names or domain names that are allowed to download all records maintained by this domain name server Select a zone file format RFC2317 is the international standard format Click Save Primary services A primary DNS server maintains a list of name records and their associated IP addresses This list is made available to other DNS servers if your domain is registered with your country specific domain naming organization Your Internet service provider ISP can help you register your Internet server Figure 111 shows some sample entries in the Primary Service List table Figure 111 Sample entries in the Primary Service List table Select Domai 2 Select Network 2 Add Record 232 Primar Bice LIST MyaomMain com Query Record Type s7 Response wy Action 192 168 10 10 255 255 255 0 PTR wet domain com 2 m mim mydomain c orm Mix wrw TY onair 0 or P il E hyd ormaih c om A 192 168 10 10 Pi ii a www mydonmaini c orn A 192 165 10 10 Pr ii
153. elect Network Secondary Service from the Add Secondary Service pull down menu The Add Secondary Service table appears see Figure 114 4 Inthe first field enter the IP address of a member on the network for example 192 168 1 1 whose DNS information is served by the IP address in the third field 5 Inthe second field enter the subnet mask corresponding to the IP address for the specified network authority 6 Inthe third field enter the IP address of the primary DNS server for the specified network 7 Click Save The Secondary Service List table reappears with the new entry 8 To add another secondary service select a service from the pull down menu again To apply the changes to the DNS settings click Apply Changes Now The DNS Settings table appears Figure 114 Add Secondary Network table Metwork 10 9 128 65 Hetwork Subriet bask 255 255 255 0 Primary DNS serverlP Address 192 169 254 1 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 241 Appendix E Domain Name System Sample setup of DNS service This sample setup of DNS service on your Qube 3 assumes that you have already registered your domain with InterNIC or another registration service If you have not refer to the FAQ section on Cobalt s web site http www cobalt com support under the Knowledge Base link for information on registering your domain name For more information on registering a Web site visit the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICA
154. equest from the local name server 5 Ifthe primary name server is unavailable the local name server contacts the secondary name server that satisfies the request from the local name server The local name server returns to the Web browser with the IP address for the requested domain name 6 Using the IP address the Web browser contacts the company Web server 7 The company Web server sends the Web page to the local name server Figure 118 Basic method of DNS Local ae 6 name server Root levelD XN ee InterNICO XN l 7 name server I 6 Ta TS l l mee N Z l Sk S T i eS l aN N N O TargetO Primary0 Secondary machine name server name server www xyz com 248 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix F Licenses The BSD Copyright Copyright 1991 1992 1993 1994 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must displa
155. ernet you cannot register online If you are not connected to the Internet the Product Registration screen does not appear Fill out the Warranty Registration card included in the packaging materials and return it to Cobalt Networks Inc By doing so you will register your Qube 3 and receive notifications of system upgrades security upgrades and new product information Cobalt Networks Inc 555 Ellis Street Mountain View CA USA 94043 To register online at a later time see Information on page 174 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 33 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Figure 15 Online Registration D C Netscape admin logged in on lease 191 eek gen pH LT Product Registration x You must taal your Cobalt Qube 3 with Cobalt Networks to receive technical support To register electronically please provide the following information and dick the right arow You can also register your Cobalt Qube 3 b ul aui the Waranty Registation card encosed in the aion box Information provided to us will be handled in accordance with Cobalt Networks Privacy Policy as set forth on our Web site www coBali com PTOOGUGL NEgisiraton Full Marne Jot Title Company Name Full Address Country Email Address Phone Sumber 34 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Documentation Completing configuration with the Setup Wizard If you completed the Product Registration screen click the right arrow at the bottom Once the Qub
156. ers and the Solutions page as described above To speed up your support call When contacting Cobalt Networks Technical Support the more information you can provide the better Before you call or email have the following information ready e the serial number located on the back panel or the MAC address of the primary network interface accessible through the Server Desktop of your Qube 3 e any additional software installed on your system e any peripherals connected to your system e any error messages you have received and the time when they occurred e the process you were running or the changes you had made when the error occurred e the steps you have taken to resolve the problem 10 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 This chapter guides you through the process of connecting and configuring the Cobalt Qube 3 for your network and user community A typical setup process takes less than 15 minutes after which you can begin using all of the Qube 3 Services If the Qube 3 has been configured previously for a different network refer to Set up network on page 196 Qube 3 setup The setup process occurs in two phases e Phase 1 Making the connection explains the physical connection of the Qube 3 to a power source and the network e Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser explains the network integration process and allows the administrator to select services and create user
157. es install the larger module in slot 1 See Figure 108 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 211 Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 Hard disk drives The Qube 3 and Qube 3 Business Edition ship with one hard drive disk the Qube 3 Professional Edition ships with two hard disk drives and offers RAID 1 disk mirroring If you have a Qube 3 Professional Edition and one of the hard drive fails the failed hard disk drive Drive A or Drive B is indicated in the Server Desktop under the Active Monitor function If you are replacing a failed hard disk drive remove the guide rails from the old hard disk drive and attach them to the new drive See Figure 106 4 Precautions electro static shocks Ground yourself by touching a piece of metal such as the Qube 3 chassis before handling any electronics i Caution The Qube 3 like all electronics is extremely sensitive to Keep in mind the following items while upgrading your Qube 3 e DIMMs PCI cards and hard disk drives are sensitive electronic devices Be careful not to damage them or other components during the upgrade e Do not force the insertion of an electronic device If it does not insert properly with moderate effort check all alignments and insertion directions Forcing a component can damage both the device and the Qube 3 and can void your warranty 212 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Precautions Figure 106 Exploded view of the Qube 3 213 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix
158. es the user would be required to remember the IP address of every site they wanted to visit With DNS servers and DNS records customers and their software can easily remember how to get to your site Who manages your DNS records Your DNS records can reside on any Cobalt server that has the DNS service enabled You or your administrator can easily configure a Cobalt server to act as a DNS server To provide DNS service InterNIC requires a site to maintain both a primary and a secondary server Your Cobalt server can act as the primary server and a DNS server from your Internet service provider ISP can act as the secondary server How does DNS work The basic method that allows a domain name to direct customers to your Web site is shown in Figure 118 This diagram describes a request made by a Web browser as the customer attempts to log on to your Web site Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 247 Appendix E Domain Name System To determine which primary name server contains your domain name 1 The local name server the DNS resolver browser machine contacts the root domain name server maintained by the several Internet root server authorities 2 The root domain name server returns the IP address of the primary name server responsible for the requested domain name 3 The local name server contacts the primary name server 4 The primary name server holds the IP address information for the domain name in a database and satisfies the r
159. es not match the Qube 3 password you are prompted for the Qube 3 password when you first connect to your Qube 3 through Network Neighborhood 46 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Sharing files and transferring data Setting up Windows file sharing for Windows 95 and 98 1 Ifthe user name is the same on both your computer and the Qube 3 go to Step 6 2 Ifthe user name on your computer is different from the user name on the Qube 3 click the Start button in the bottom left corner of your screen 3 Select Shut Down The Shut Down Windows dialog appears 4 Within the Shut Down Windows dialog select Close all programs and log on as a different user Click Yes Your computer closes any applications that are running logs you out and prompts you with an Enter Network Password menu 5 Enter the same user name and password that are stored on the Qube 3 Your computer logs you in If your Windows password does not match the Qube 3 password you are prompted for the Qube 3 password when you first connect to your Qube 3 through Network Neighborhood on your Windows desktop 6 Double click on the Network Neighborhood icon The Qube 3 listed as the lt hostname gt assigned to the Qube 3 should be included in the listing 7 Ifthe Qube 3 is not listed double click on the Entire Network icon to cause your computer to scan the entire network for devices that can be shared Select the name of the workgroup domain of which the Qube 3 is a member
160. es only one IP address for the entire network to the outside world This provides additional security since the entire internal network is hidden from the outside world behind that single IP address For outgoing packets IP Masquerading translates a private IP address an IP address that is not globally unique on the internal network into the legal address of the secondary interface packets are then forwarded onto the Internet Network Address Translation NAT Outbound Requests 54 On the Qube 3 the NAT feature takes outbound packets requests from workstations and encapsulates them into requests from the secondary interface Hereby hidding the inside LAN Internet Qube 3 _ 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 10 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 9 Sages g 205 197 163 142 192 168 1 8 wg 205 197 163 142 192 166 1 7 205 197 163 142 192168 1 6 Firewall Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual RAID I support For incoming packets IP Masquerading does the opposite IP Masquerading receives a packet from the Internet and translates the legal address of the secondary interface into the private IP address on the internal network NAT Returning Inbound Requests On the Qube 3 the NAT feature takes inbound packets requests returning from the Internet 192168110 unencapsulates them and distributes them to the proper workstation on the internal LAN zji e Computer
161. ess PTR record Forward Address A record Mail Server MX record Brief history of the Domain Name System DNS What is a DNS record Who manages your DNS records How does DNS work F Licenses The BSD Copyright GNU General Public License SSL License G Glossary xviii Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 231 231 231 231 231 231 232 233 233 234 235 235 235 236 231 238 239 240 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 247 247 249 249 250 256 257 List of Figures UDG Teal VIEW lt a its e e e oes Re wd Ee A nee ace ee AXCMMMISUEANION Sereen egoaren tre ban A uae CUR hades wie OER em see eae Pelle INC Sereen orken a Gig ate Hie A A E BOE tte Gn tae A ais Propran Seon xxaaniihe caelet dd behte See hdat SOs SACO ae ee es ae Personal Prole Screen 404 odie di se aon nd Sica buat Pee oe NetWork CONNECIONS serere urai weer eee de eee s he Mee Eee ees ICD CORSO whe Gare gest Hae ole aces EOD GS Peete Oube 3 Welcome SCICen 1 d 2 8 2 i b 32 OO bE eee eee ose eas License FN OTCCMCOL eetan te eee ha corel ae we fehl gare E OAE Administrator SCUINGS aid aieanG 4h aban a eu CUR has wee OER en eee TMS SEUMGOS siaa ooh Get Hee SUA ae Ae ena ee eee User SoHE S ox can oe duke ae de neh EE a Oot ods GA O AE et ee GOUD SC UNOS aede buted each Dee wed e eal acing eae N Network Intecration 2 foe ratio cs Gate a Woe odes he Mee Ree ees Online Recistalom erresta ete sis ana ee ah eared A GS Sees Administration site on th
162. etail Create links from this section to those pages GROUP SCHEDULE Insert your group s curment schedule You can create additional individual pages if you wish to explain each tem in detail Create links from this section to those pages FAYORITE WEB SITES Insert links to fayonte web sites that you wish to share with others You can link ta any URL any file already on the server or upload a file to the server and link to it Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 55 Chapter 4 Users Site Personal The Personal section of the Address Book contains contact information of a person that a user has added You can enter a person s name email address telephone and facsimile numbers a URL for a Web page mailing address and remarks You must complete the field for the person s name all other fields are optional Note You do not have to enter an email address for a person you Cay can simply enter the contact information However if the entry does not include an email address you will not be able to send email to that person from your Personal Address Book Viewing the entries in the Personal Address Book To view the entries in the Personal Address Book 1 Click Personal in the sub menu The Personal Address Book appears see Figure 29 The table comprises four columns e Full Name displays the name of the personal contact e Email Address displays an email address for that person e Phone Number displays the telephone number for
163. etwork can cache record lookups for the TTL period During the TTL period a caching DNS server does not poll the primary or secondary DNS servers for repeated lookups of the same record Configuring the server settings You can also configure the server settings and the zone transfer access control for the Qube 3 DNS server Forwarding server If the Qube 3 is being used on a private network or in conjunction with a restrictive firewall you can specify a forwarding DNS server s by IP address Zone transfer A zone transfer allows another DNS server to download the complete list of hosts maintained by your DNS server Zone transfers are used by secondary domain name servers to synchronize their records with primary domain name servers By default zone transfers are unrestricted However you can restrict zone transfers if you want By entering a domain name in the Zone Transfer Access window you automatically restrict zone transfers Only the domain names listed in this window are now able to perform zone transfers Zone file format You can select a zone file format for delegating subnets on non octet boundaries which is compatible with your local reverse delegation method RFC2317 is the international standard format Consult your ISP to determine the type of subnet DNS delegation they are using Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 231 Appendix E Domain Name System To configure the DNS server settings 1 On the Server Desktop s
164. ftware that you want to install on the Qube 3 3 Click the green magnifying glass icon to see more detailed information about the software package The Install Software table appears see Figure 101 Figure 101 Install Software table Hame Buildlfeis ter Version 1 0 Yerndor PRaltz Enterprises Copyright c 2000 PBaltz Enterprises Tired Qverworked Let the BuildMeister handle your work for you With the BuildMeister you no longer need to worry about Description administering your Qube 3 With its ProActive Assist it solves your administrative problems before you even realize that they re there Location http vpbaltz cobalt comqube3 bulld pke size ME 24 776 Uninstallable Tes Dependent Packages Nore m GID Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 191 Chapter 5 Administration Site 4 Click Install Manually The Install Manually table appears see Figure 102 Figure 102 Install Manually table a vA Location Oo Upload 5 Enter a URL in the URL field or enter a path and filename to load the software package from you computer You can also click Browse to locate the software package 6 Click Prepare The system verifies that the file you are loading is in the correct pkg format The system then begins to load the software Installed Software The following packages are installed on the Qube 3 at the factory you cannot un install these packages e Cobalt OS e Cobalt Web Cache Qube 3 Business Edition and Profes
165. ging the default policy for a chain To change the default policy for a chain of rules 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears 2 From the Select Section pull down menu select Input Rule Chain Forward Rule Chain or Output Rule Chain The rules table for that chain appears displaying the list of rules currently configured for that rule chain 3 Inthe Default Policy pull down menu select the default policy you want to apply to this rule chain For definitions of the policies see Policy definitions on page 153 4 Click Save 154 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Adding a firewall rule To add a firewall rule l Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears From the Select Section pull down menu select Input Rule Chain Forward Rule Chain or Output Rule Chain The rules table for that chain appears Click Add The Add New Firewall Rule table appears see Figure 76 Figure 76 Add New Firewall Rule table Source Criteria Source IF Address Low Source lP Address High Source Port Number s Destination Criteria Destination IP Address Low Destination IP Address High Destination Port Murb ers hither Criteria Network Protocol Any Network Protocol iz Network Interface Any Network Interface gt Chain Policy Policy ACCEPT Redirect to Local Po
166. give any third party for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding source code to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or c Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer in accord with Subsection b above The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it For an executable work complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains plus any associated interface definition files plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable However as a special exception the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed in either source or binary form with the major components compiler kernel and so on of the operating system on which the executable runs unless that component itself accompanies the executable If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code even though third
167. h devices detect it Each device then waits a random amount of time and retries until successful in getting the transmission sent CSMA CD See carrier sense multiple access with collision detection CSMA CD DHCP See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP 258 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Digital Subscriber Line DSL A technology for bringing high bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines The term xDSL refers to different variations of DSL such as asymmetric DSL ADSL high bit rate DSL HDSL and rate adaptive DSL RADSL If your home or small business is close enough to a telephone company central office that offers DSL service you may be able to receive data at rates of up to 6 1 Mb s More typically individual connections provide from 512 Kb s to 1 544 Mb s downstream and about 128 Kb s upstream A DSL line can carry both data and voice signals and the data part of the line is continuously connected DNS See Domain Name System DNS Domain name The location of an organization or other entity on the Internet For example the address www cobalt com locates an Internet address for the domain name cobalt com at a particular IP address and a particular host server named www Domain Name System DNS The Internet service responsible for translating a human readable host name such as cobalt com into a numeric IP address 111 123 45 67 for TCP IP communicatio
168. h does Changed information for PA uitai S64 jWiayver October 3 2000 12 04 Ab tech docs Changed information for PF ited S06 jmayer October 3 2000 12 04 AMA tech docs test message numero uno Jonathan Wayer October 3 2000 12 02 44 tech docs Archiving has been enabled root October 3 2000 ee MINES Figure 24 Sample of an archived message nead Message From Holy Hodees lt hhodoes lease55 cobalt coms Date October 3 2000 7 51 AM Subject tech_docs 5 taff Mts o taff Mts scheduled for Thursday aftermoon Message Attendance mandatory 78 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages Replying to a message in the archive To reply to a message in the archive L Click Mailing Lists on the left The lists for which there is an archive are shown under this menu item The Mailing List Archive lt mailing list gt table appears for the first mailing list in the sub menu Figure 23 shows a sample In the sub menu select the archive that you want to view The archive table for that mailing list appears Click on the subject line of the message shown as a hypertext link The individual message appears in a table showing the sender date subject and message Click Reply The Compose table appears For more information on this table see Replying to a message on page 73 When you have completed the message click Send The Message Sent table appears Click on the name of mailing list in the sub menu to return to th
169. h one hard drive but the server can no longer provide disk mirroring To restore RAID service you must shut down the Qube 3 and replace the failed hard drive For more information on replacing a hard drive see Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 For a failed drive Active Monitor indicates that the Drive A or Drive B has failed Drive A is the drive next to the side wall of the chassis Drive B is on the inside The drive letters are stamped on the slots of the drive bay for the hard drives If RAID fails on the Qube 3 the system indicates the non RAID status in two ways e An email is sent to the Qube 3 Administrator e Inthe Administration section under Active Monitor gt Status the RAID circle changes to red Once you replace a failed drive on a Qube 3 and reboot the server the system detects the new hard drive It then automatically begins to synchronize the new hard drive to the existing hard drive so that the server will be able to provide disk mirroring Note During the synchronization process the Qube 3 cannot provide disk mirroring but it can still serve requests Internet access through high speed serial port The Qube 3 is equipped with a high speed serial port to which you can connect an external modem or an Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN terminal adapter If you have or can obtain a standard point to point protocol PPP dial up account with an Internet Service Provider ISP a phone line and a m
170. hall com 5 Products derived from this software may not be called mod_ssl nor may mod_ssl appear in their names without prior written permission of Ralf S Engelschall 6 Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment This product includes software developed by Ralf S Engelschall lt rse engelschall com gt for use in the mod_ssl project http www engelschall com sw mod_ssl THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY RALF S ENGELSCHALL AS IS AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL RALF S ENGELSCHALL OR HIS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE 256 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Appendix G Glossary 10 100 BaseTX An Ethernet connection over twisted pair cables with a throughput of 10 Mb s or 100 Mb s 10BaseT A 10 Mb s baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs of twisted pair cabling Category 3 4
171. he clients on your network with the IP address of the Qube 3 as their default gateway 4 Click Save Configuration for an analog modem or ISDN The Qube 3 is equipped with a high speed serial port for connecting an external analog modem or an Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN terminal adapter If you have or can obtain a standard point to point protocol PPP dial up account with an Internet service provider ISP and a phone line your Qube 3 can provide Internet access for your network no router is required Using the external modem or terminal adapter and the serial port the Qube 3 can also act as a router Ensure that you connect the modem to the serial port on the back of the Qube 3 see Figure 6 on page 12 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 169 Chapter 5 Administration Site To configure the Qube 3 Internet settings for an analog modem or for ISDN 1 Select Administration gt System gt Internet to open the Internet Settings table 2 If it does not open in the desired mode click on the Change Internet Connection pull down menu and select Analog Modem or ISDN The Analog Modem or ISDN table appears see Figure 85 Figure 85 Internet Settings for Analog Modem or ISDN table Change Interet Connection to Connection Statys Not conected Connection Mode Connection Always Off Connect Times Do Mot Connect 00 00 00 39 a 16 00 16 55 Connection Period Phone Murmber Dial p Account Us er Mame
172. hive option The archive provides members of the mailing list access to all of the email messages addressed to the mailing list as well as the responses By default the Archive option is OFF You can enable the Archive option when you create a new mailing list or you can modify an existing mailing list to enable the Archive option This applies to mailing lists created separately or to mailing lists generated automatically as part of a Group When the Qube 3 Administrator enables the Archive option for a mailing list the system generates an email to each member of the list notifying them that the archive option has been enabled for that list Note If a user does not belong to any mailing lists that have the Archive option enabled the Mailing Lists menu item does not appear on the WebMail screen for that user For more information on enabling this option see Modifying a mailing list on page 127 the Archive option is found under the Advanced tab of the mailing list table Viewing an archive To view the archive of a mailing list 1 Click Mailing Lists on the left The lists for which there is an archive are shown under this menu item The Mailing List Archive lt mailing list gt table appears for the first mailing list in the sub menu Figure 23 shows a sample 2 Inthe sub menu select the archive that you want to view The archive table for that mailing list appears 3 The archive table has three columns e Subject The
173. iew information about the current state of your Qube 3 disk 1 Select Administration gt Usage Information gt Disk The Disk Usage table appears see Figure 94 Use the pull down menu to select one of the following views e Summary e Users e Groups You can click the Check Usage Now button to update disk usage information immediately This may take as long as several minutes and proceeds in the background Figure 94 Disk Usage table Select Usage e Check Vsage Now Wsage Last Checked eptember 4 2000 6 00pm Disk Usage summa 4 Entries iHi Lec Free Total Z Partition MB Y MB Fi IMB E Percentage Used s7 Syst ern Files var Partition var 4 383 39 Ooo B Wserand Group Files Home Partition LY ithome P 10 10067 10077 EA System Files Foot Pattition 1 539 865 105 D 38 All Partitions 557 i1215 11773 es 3 Network usage To view statistics about your Qube 3 network interfaces select Administration gt Usage Information gt Network The Network Usage table appears see Figure 95 Figure 95 Network Usage table Hebyork Usage 2 Entries Network Interface Y Sent Bytes y Eeu z Emsey collisions Y Primary Interface eth 1241414 6205064 0 TE Secondary Interface eth 1 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 1685 Chapter 5 Administration Site Active Monitor The Qube 3 uses Active Monitor software a Cobalt Networks utility that runs on a Qube 3 and updates key system and service status
174. ified service person when service or repair work is required Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other risks Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock when this product is subsequently used 6 Browsers Both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer have bugs that can cause intermittent unexplained failures When using a Web browser to interact with your Cobalt Qube 3 you may occasionally experience a browser failure Released product versions of the browsers are usually more reliable than beta versions and later versions typically work the most reliably A browser program failure although annoying does not adversely affect your Cobalt Qube 3 s data To use the Qube 3 you need a personal computer attached to the network that uses a Web browser for example Netscape Navigator version 4 7 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or later To manage the Qube 3 from the Server Desktop you must enable cookies cascading style sheets and Javascript on your browser these features are normally enabled by default iv Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Regulations and Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio freque
175. ift the board out of the system chassis along with the SCSI connector if necessary Adding DIMM 1 Once the CPU riser board is removed insert the new DIMM module on the board Note If the new DIMM module is larger than the existing DIMM Cay module remove the existing module and install it in slot 2 You must install the larger module in slot 1 see Figure 108 To insert the DIMM e Push the locking arms on both sides of the DIMM slot to the down unlocked position e Align the guide marks on the DIMM with the guides on the DIMM slot The DIMM fits into the slot one way only If the marks do not align try turning the DIMM over e Gently push the DIMM into the slot The locking arms should close around the DIMM and you should hear a click 2 Visually verify that you have properly inserted the DIMM and locked it fully Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 217 Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 Adding a PCI expansion card L With the CPU riser board out of the system chassis remove the screw holding the PCI slot cover in place and remove the PCI slot cover See Figure 1 on page 2 Install the PCI card into the PCI slot on the I O board Match the PCI card alignment marks with the alignment guides on the slot See Figure 107 Fasten the PCI card in place with the screw that was holding the PCI slot cover Save the PCI slot cover in case you want to remove the PCI card later Replacing the CPU riser board ly Caref
176. iguration Protocol DHCP server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP allows the Qube 3 to assign automatically the network configuration information such as IP address domain name DNS service subnet mask and gateway to client computers that support DHCP including Macintosh and Windows desktop computers The Qube 3 Administrator can enable the DHCP feature on the Qube 3 so that the Qube 3 is able to assign automatically the network information necessary for your desktop computer For more information on setting up DHCP on the Qube 3 see Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server on page 146 What is DHCP and what are the benefits DHCP is a way for a computer on a network to obtain its TCP IP settings when it boots up With DHCP configured and enabled a network administrator does not need to configure workstations manually or modify networking settings when computers move or the network changes This saves time and expense What is a configuration The Qube 3 DHCP configuration includes the default gateway DNS servers WINS server subnet mask and IP address from an address pool What are leases When the Qube 3 sends a configuration to a requesting DHCP client one of the DHCP options returned to the client is the lease time The lease time tells the DHCP client how long it can use the IP address Before the lease time expires the DHCP client sends
177. il from the Address Book feature The Address Book feature is closely tied to the integrated WebMail client For more information see Address book on page 80 66 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages To access WebMail 1 From the Server Desktop select Programs The Programs screen appears with a menu list on the left 2 Click WebMail A separate browser window opens for the WebMail program with one option at the top 3 Under the tab Messages you can e compose a message e view your folders e add or delete folders 4 If you belong to a group or mailing list for which the Archive option has been enabled a Mailing List menu item also appears in the menu list You can review the archive of email messages among the members of a mailing list WebMail messages In the Messages section you can compose a message view your folders manage your folders and if available view the archived mailing lists Compose To compose a message L Click Compose on the left The Compose table appears Fill in the fields in the table a To This field is mandatory You must enter an email address of a recipient Separate multiple addresses with commas For users on the Qube 3 you only need to enter their user name b CC This field is optional Enter the email addresses of the recipients to whom you want to send a copy of the message Separate multiple addresses with commas Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 67 Chapte
178. iliar with Microsoft Windows Macintosh or other operating systems and Netscape Navigator Microsoft Internet Explorer or other Web browsers This manual consists of the following chapters and appendices Chapter 1 Introduction on page 1 includes an overview of the Qube 3 s features Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 on page 11 describes the hardware setup of the Qube 3 and the process to integrate the Qube 3 into the network Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services on page 37 explains the features available on the Qube 3 Chapter 4 Users Site on page 63 explains the Qube 3 Web Mail and Address Book features Chapter 5 Administration Site on page 95 explains the features of the Qube 3 Administration screen Appendix A Using the LCD Console on page 195 explains the LCD console functions Appendix B Product Specifications on page 207 lists the Qube 3 technical specifications Appendix C Upgrading the Qube 3 on page 211 explains how to upgrade the Qube 3 hardware Appendix D Advanced Information on page 221 provides information on the high speed serial port and the directory structure Appendix E Domain Name System on page 227 gives an in depth explanation of the DNS service Appendix F Licenses on page 249 lists licensing information Appendix G Glossary on page 257 provides a glossary of terms used in the Qube
179. in name combined together should uniquely identify this server Enter only lowercase alphanumeric characters dashes or periods For example cobalt com is a valid entry DNS Servers Enter the IP address or addresses of your local domain name server or servers A domain name server translates textual host names and domain names into numerical IP addresses and vice versa Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 1 is a valid entry Leaving this field empty will prevent this machine from finding other machines by hostname or domain name and will cause networking difficulties L Note Be sure to enter the IP address of your DNS server s here Otherwise the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP will not work SMTP is used for transferring electronic mail messages For more information see Appendix E Domain Name System on page 227 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 163 Chapter 5 Administration Site IP Address Primary Interface Enter the IP address of the primary interface If you are using only one network interface connection to the server appliance use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 1 is a valid entry IP Network Mask Primary Interface Enter the network mask of the primary interface If you are using only one network interface connection to the server
180. in name of the machine from which they they are connecting is entered in this field Networks may be specified in addition to IP addresses For example to allow relaying for a network 192 168 1 1 with subnet mask 255 255 0 0 specify the address 192 168 0 0 Caution Some users advise you to open relay to all com edu net and other top level domain addresses However doing so allows hosts belonging to com edu net and others to relay email through your Cobalt server this relayed mail is known as spam mail Spam mail can appear as though it originated from your server and as a result others may blacklist your server as a known spam site If your server is blacklisted many mail servers will not relay your email and your customers will not receive any email messages Note By default the domain name for the Qube 3 is allowed to Cay relay email If you do not want to allow email to be sent through the Qube 3 enter the domain name of the Qube 3 in the Block Email From Hosts Domains field You will be able to download email but not be able to send outgoing email messages through Qube 3 For more information see Configuring the email settings on page 131 The entries you add to this field serve as part of a pattern match against the email that the client is sending As a result some handy shortcuts are possible If you have a number of hosts in the same network block you can as a shortcut simply enter the number of the ne
181. ings correctly You must also configure your email client to send email to and retrieve email from the Qube 3 For more information on setting up email on the Qube 3 see Email server overview on page 129 WebMail client The Qube 3 offers an integrated email client called WebMail You can access the WebMail feature in the Programs site of the Server Desktop See Overview of WebMail on page 66 38 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Using email on the Qube 3 Setting up your email client Ensure that the following information is entered into your email client on your personal computer Note If you check your mail through an external client for Cay example Microsoft Outlook Netscape Messenger or Qualcomm s Eudora you can enable an option to save a copy on the email server for a number of days 1 Email address The format is either lt username gt domainname see the note below or lt username gt hostname domainname for example myname qube3 cobalt com where e lt username gt is the user name assigned to you for example myname e lt hostname gt is the name assigned to the Qube 3 for example qube3 e lt domainname gt is either the official domain name that is registered with an ICANN accredited registrar for example cobalt com or an intranet domain name specific to your network Obtain this information from your ISP If your Qube 3 is integrated into a larger network consult with your networ
182. is left blank the system uses the value I objectClass cobaltAccount objectClass posixAccount Group Filter optional Enter the filter used for determining which object classes to import as groups If the field is left blank the system uses the value l objectClass cobaltGroup objectClass posixGroup 4 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 12 Chapter 5 Administration Site File Import The Import feature allows you to upload a tab delimited file containing user information to the Qube 3 saving you the time and effort of adding a large list of users individually through the Add New User function The tab delimited file must have the following information for each user this information replicates a number of the fields on the Add New User table e user name e full name e a plain text password email alias es optional Note If a user has more than one email alias separate the aliases with a comma or a space The information in the tab delimited file must be in the following format username tab fullname tab password tab email alias newline To import users and groups onto the server 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Import The File Import table opens See Figure 51 Figure 51 File Import table File Import File Import fe Import Now 2 Enter the directory path and file name in the Source File field or click Browse to locate the tab delimited file on your computer 3 C
183. its requests from client programs in the same computer or across a network and services those requests A server can be dedicated in which case this is its sole function or non dedicated where the system can be used in other ways such as a workstation Server Message Block SMB A protocol that enables client applications in a computer to read and write files on a computer network and to request services from server programs in a computer network for systems running Microsoft Windows Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 269 Appendix G Glossary Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP The TCP IP standard protocol for transferring electronic mail messages between points on the Internet SMTP specifies how two mail systems interact and the format of control messages they exchange to transfer mail SMTP is a protocol for transferring email between points on the Internet Post Office Protocol POP and Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP deal with receiving email from your local server You send email with SMTP and a mail handler receives it on your recipient s behalf The mail is then read using POP or IMAP See also Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP on page 263 and Post Office Protocol 3 POP3 on page 267 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP A network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP IP networks SNMP provides a means to monitor and control network devices and to manage configurations statisti
184. k administrator for this information Note To use the shorter email format lt username gt domainname you must enter the domain name in the email parameters table in the field Receive email addressed to these hosts domains 2 SMTP server The format is hostname domainname for example qube3 cobalt com 3 POP3 server The format is hostname domainname for example qube3 cobalt com 4 IMAP server The format is hostname domainname for example qube3 cobalt com Note Occasionally an email application asks for an incoming mail server The incoming mail server is the POP3 server Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 39 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Email aliases Each registered user on the Qube 3 must have a unique user name for example mary or john smith or khoward This user name is used to send or retrieve email The Email Alias feature allows you to create an arbitrary email address without creating a user account on the Qube 3 An email message addressed to the alias is forwarded to an existing email address If you add more than one alias for a user enter one alias per line You can only use lowercase alphanumeric characters periods hyphens and underscores _ in the alias Let us say that the XYZ Company has a Qube 3 and that the company s domain name is xyz com The email addresses for the users of the Qube 3 is lt username gt xyz com Employee Andrew Bose has a user name of abose his
185. k panel of the Qube 3 and remove it along with the CPU riser board Due to the size of the heat sink on the CPU riser board you must remove the hard disk drive s and the drive bay in order to detach the external SCSI connector To add a component to your Qube 3 1 Ifyou are just replacing a failed hard disk drive go to Replacing a hard disk drive below If you are changing the DIMMs or adding a PCI card continue with the next Step 2 Remove the hard disk drive s Detach the power cable s and IDE ribbon cable s from the drive s 216 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Adding components to the Qube 3 3 Unscrew the thumbscrews that hold the drive s in place See Figure 106 3 Important If your Qube 3 has two hard disk drives make careful IEY note of which drive is installed in Slot A and which is installed in Slot B of the drive bay Slide the drive s out of the drive bay Remove the four screws that attach the drive bay to the system chassis Carefully lift the drive bay out of the chassis ND wR If your Qube 3 has an external SCSI connector detach the external SCSI port from the back panel and slide it through the opening Removing the CPU riser board 1 Locate the screw on the back panel which holds the bracket for the CPU riser board in place and remove this screw See Figure 106 5 2 Carefully remove the bracket for the CPU riser board and then the CPU riser board from its slot in the I O board L
186. l system which is compiled into the Linux kernel You can configure the ipchains firewall through the Qube 3 s browser based Server Desktop Caution Basic Firewall is an advanced feature of your Qube 3 server This feature is not recommended for novice users Note The Web Caching feature on your Qube 3 available on the Cay Qube 3 Business Edition and Professional Edition only relies on the Basic Firewall feature to operate If you enable the Web Caching feature the Basic Firewall feature is enabled automatically If you disable the Basic Firewall feature the Web Caching feature is still enabled but will not function To ensure that the Web Caching feature is functioning re enable the Basic Firewall feature For more information see Web Caching on page 60 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 57 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Rules and chains A packet filtering rule consists of a set of criteria and an action to take if a packet matches the criteria this action is called the rule s policy Criteria for a rule can consist of items such as the machine from which the packet originated the destination of the packet and the network interface through which the packet is moving Typically a rule s policy accepts or rejects the packet if rejected the packet is discarded from the system Rules are organized into ordered lists called chains When a chain of rules is applied the firewall system tests the packet against each rule in
187. layed in the table 3 Click OK The screen refreshes and the Primary Service List table is now empty Modifying a specific DNS record To modify an individual entry in the Primary Service List table click on the green pencil icon next to that entry The Modify Record table appears Click Save The screen refreshes Deleting a specific DNS record To delete an individual entry from the Primary Service List table click on the red trash can icon next to that entry A confirmation window appears asking if you want to delete the record Click OK The screen refreshes and the Primary Service List table no longer display that record Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 235 Appendix E Domain Name System Configuring a Forward Address A record A Forward Address A record translates a fully qualified domain name into an IP address To configure a Forward Address A record for your Qube 3 1 236 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears Select Forward Address A Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Forward Address A Record table appears Enter the host name optional and domain name you want to serve for example www and mydomain com Enter the IP address for example 192 168 10 10 that is used by the host and domain names entered in the first two fields Click Sav
188. le access with collision detection CSMA CD A protocol that requires carrier sense and in which a transmitting data station that detects another signal while transmitting stops sending sends a jam signal and then waits for a variable period of time before sending again Used in ethernet LAN technology CGI See Common gateway interface CGI Common gateway interface CGI A set of rules that describe how a Web server communicates with another application running on the same computer and how the application called a CGI program communicates with the Web server Any application can be a CGI program 1f it handles input and output according to the CGI standard Collision In an ethernet network a collision is the result of two devices attempting to transmit data at exactly the same time The network detects the collision of the two transmitted packets and discards them both Collisions are a natural occurrence on an ethernet network Ethernet technology uses carrier sense multiple access collision detect CSMA CD to allow devices to take turns using the signal carrier line When a device wants to transmit it checks the signal level of the line to determine whether another device is already using it If the line is already in use the device waits and tries again perhaps in a few seconds If the line is not in use the device transmits However two devices can transmit at the same time in which case a collision occurs and bot
189. led programs The Programs section allows you to access cunentlyinstallad programs Figure 18 Personal Profile screen COBALT MET YW oR AS Account Email Disk Usage Personal Information The Personal Profile seciion allows you 10 view your user account information Pa The Personal Profile section allows youto view your userace ount information H i f Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 65 Chapter 4 Users Site Overview of WebMail Note WebMail uses the IMAP email server If the Qube 3 Cay Administrator disables the IMAP server users cannot access WebMail The IMAP server is enabled by default The Cobalt Qube 3 provides users with an integrated email client called WebMail With WebMail s intuitive easy to use interface users can e send email messages to other registered users groups and mailing lists on the Qube 3 or to external recipients e reply to messages received and forward messages e create folders and move messages between them e create an automatic vacation response e enter an email address to which WebMail messages are forwarded e if you belong to a certain group or mailing list on the Qube 3 review the archive of email messages among the members of a mailing list Note The Qube 3 Administrator must enable the Archive option for Cay the mailing list For more information see Mailing Lists on page 123 Users can also add external recipients to an address book on the Qube 3 and send ema
190. lern Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual PPL PPPPLP PLP PP 187 Chapter 5 Administration Site 3 To view detailed status information for a particular system component or service click the colored circle to the left of the item s name in the table or click the magnifying glass in the Action column that corresponds to the name of the item See Figure 97 The status of each of the above items is indicated by a green yellow red or grey circle beside each item The colors have the following significance e Grey No information is available or monitoring is not enabled e Green Normal functioning e Yellow A problem exists that should be investigated by the Qube 3 Administrator for example low disk space e Red A severe problem exists that needs immediate attention by the Qube 3 Administrator Figure 97 Sample details table gt urrent Status The CPU is being liehtly wed itatua Last Changed October 2 2000 5 00 PM PL Minute Load Average 0 05 la binate Load Average 0 12 vatem Uptime 12 Minutes PIJ T ermnperature 27 5 Degrees Celsius ISS Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Active Monitor Active Monitor Settings To configure the Active Monitor settings 1 Select Administration gt Active Monitor gt Settings The Active Monitor Settings table appears see Figure 98 Configure the settings in the Active Monitor Settings table e Enable Monitoring This check box enables or disables Active Monitor Enabling this feature
191. lick Import Now Depending on the number of users to import this operation may take several minutes Once the import operation is complete you can modify the individual users See Modifying a user account on page 109 122 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Email Services Email Services This section describes how the Qube 3 administrator configures the Qube 3 email settings For additional information about setting up your email client to access email on the Qube 3 see Using email on the Qube 3 on page 38 In addition Chapter 4 Users Site on page 63 describes how to use Web Mail Mailing Lists In the Mailing Lists section you can create and manage mailing lists A mailing list can receive email from an address that is external to the Qube 3 The Qube 3 Administrator can e adda mailing list e modify a mailing list e remove a mailing list Adding a mailing list To add a mailing list 1 Select Administration gt Email Services gt Mailing Lists The Mailing Lists table appears see Figure 52 Figure 52 Mailing Lists table a ED 10 Enties Name w Subscribers Remarks Acton chemistry asun couiet jkarmnradt Ibritton mwaye hison pbaltz ls it proper for helium to be So inert 2 il estalf All members ofthe estaff group a guestshare Allrmeribers ofthe guest share group P home All mernibers ofthe home group F riuacle cars abose williams ewilcox hhodges manaka thockin Bring back the G6 Corvette F
192. lled Software List t ble cv 9 3 3 2 s28 2 Medae nei erie Ae Re eee 192 BlueLinQ Settings Basic table 0 0 0 eee 193 BlueLinQ Settings Advanced table 0 0 cee 193 Exploded view of the Qube 3 20 42 40 eee b odani eee eee bbe 213 Qube S O Oats esee a amp on ds FS bs dln ae E 214 Qube SA PU msec Doar eere riae ere halos wile Os eee ee aa ae Se 215 ASIC DNS PADIS cuocete hte wr as oc ee an mesg ah ae de a eS a 228 PdVanCe DNS able 2 ict 2ites beeline dvhe wae ou ad Canes Boe e as 230 Sample entries in the Primary Service List table 232 Sample entries in the Secondary Service List table 240 Add Secondary Domain table 20 0 ccc cee 241 Add Secondary Network table 0 0 00 241 Add New Reverse Address PTR Record table 243 Add New Forward Address A Record table 0 0 0 0 244 Add New Mail Server MX Record table 0 0 0005 245 Basic method ol DNS siate nira bbe iad eth dle Gee Get one at 248 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual xxi List of Figures xxii Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Chapter I Introduction The Cobalt Qube 3 is a powerful and versatile network server It fits easily within an existing network and it enhances workgroup activities by providing many communication and collaboration services Qube 3 services Here is a sample of what you can do with the Cobalt Qube 3 Web publishing Y
193. lly synchronize its internal clock every night You can find a list of publicly available NTP servers at http www eecis udel edu mills ntp servers html 4 Click Save Figure 86 Time Settings table Time Settings Date E Time Zone United States Pacific Time E NTP Server Address pinni oO deo Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 173 Chapter 5 Administration Site Information To view information about your Qube 3 select Administration gt System gt Information The System Information table appears see Figure 87 You can see the following information e the product name e the serial number of the product e the serial number of the hardware e the MAC address for the primary network interface e the MAC address for the secondary network interface e the size of the hard disk drive in the server e the amount of memory in the server e trademark information from Cobalt Networks In addition to viewing information about your Qube 3 you can click the following buttons e Click Register Now to register your Qube 3 online e Click Cobalt Networks Inc Web Site to go to the Cobalt Web site e Click Credits and Acknowledgements to view credits about some of the software installed on the Qube 3 Figure 87 System Information table STEM Niormation Product Marne Cobalt Qube 3 Product Serial Murn ber Urinitialized Hardware Serial Murniber S90000074b9d340 1 Primary Interface MAC Address 00 10 E0 0 1 13 80 Secondary
194. ls gt Accounts The Internet Accounts window opens Select Directory Service A list of directory services appears On the right click Add gt Directory Service An Internet Connection Wizard appears in a popup window In the field Internet directory LDAP server enter the fully qualified domain name of the Qube 3 Click to enable the check box My LDAP server requires me to log on Click Next Click the radio button Log on using e LDAP account name Enter cn username o Cobalt c US e Password Enter your password for your Qube 3 account Base Distinctive Name field in Administration gt Users and Groups gt LDAP Directory on the Qube 3 L Note o Cobalt c US must match the value entered in the Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 119 Chapter 5 Administration Site 16 Click Next For Check Email Addresses you can select Yes or No Click Next For Friendly Name enter an easy to remember name for the directory service For example enter Eric Braswell s Directory Click Next Click Finish You return to the Internet Accounts window Double click on the account you just created The Properties General window for that account opens This window displays the information you entered through the Wizard Click Advanced at the top In the field Search base enter the value s that you entered in the Base Distinctive Name field in the Administration gt Users and Groups gt LDAP Directory on the
195. ly the Cobalt Qube 3 Administrator is allowed to perform The Qube 3 Administrator with the user name admin has full control of the Qube 3 The Qube 3 Administrator e enters the network settings e enables or disables the various services e adds and deletes users groups and mailing lists e performs maintenance functions e receives system alerts and warnings by email Note In most of the short procedures in this chapter the first step is to click the Administration tab in the top menu bar and the second step is to click on a selection from the left menu bar To reduce the number of steps in each procedure the menu commands are grouped together and shown in bold type face Right angle brackets separate the individual items For example select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List means to click the Administration tab in the top menu bar click the Users and Groups menu category in the left menu bar and finally click the User List sub menu item Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 95 Chapter 5 Administration Site L Note You cannot use accented characters for example in the following items e user names e group names e email addresses and email aliases e host names and domain names e the names of email folders in the WebMail program You can use accented characters in descriptive fields for example in the Full Name field for a user or in the Remarks field describing a group Administration site
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197. me Note A vacation reply email is sent only once per week to each A sender 6 Click Save Adding an email alias for a user To add an email alias for a user 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List The User List table appears 2 Inthe User List table locate the user for whom you want to add an email alias 3 Click the green pencil icon next to that user s name The Email Settings table appears 4 Click the Email tab in the upper right corner of the table The email settings appear see Figure 43 5 Inthe Email Aliases field enter additional name s for which the user can receive email To add more than one alias enter each alias on a separate line or separate the aliases with spaces For more information on email aliases see Email aliases on page 40 6 Click Save 112 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups Deleting a user To delete a user Caution You cannot undo this action N If you remove a user you delete the user account and all of the associated files 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List The User List table appears 2 Click the red trash can icon next to the user that you want to delete A confirmation dialog box verifies the deletion 3 Click OK in the confirmation dialog box The User List table updates with the deleted user removed from the table Group List In the Group List section the Qube 3 Administrator can e co
198. me in File Services gt Windows so that it matches your Windows 95 98 workgroup name See Windows file sharing SMB on page 137 Setting up Windows file sharing for Windows NT L 48 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon If you are using the WORKGROUP domain or workgroup names the Qube 3 listed as lt hostname gt should be included in the list If the Qube 3 is not listed double click on the Entire Network icon to have your computer scan the entire network for devices that can be shared Select WORKGROUP Once the Workgroup server list is visible double click the Qube 3 that you want to access You can log into the Qube 3 as the Qube 3 Administrator or as any one of the registered users You may see a password prompt depending on how your computer has been configured If so enter the user name and password used on the Qube 3 the password is case sensitive Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Sharing files and transferring data 4 Click OK 5 You may want to log in to the Qube 3 as a different user If you see a password prompt in Step 3 you can do so However if your Windows NT account uses the same user name and password as the Qube 3 account the password prompt in Step 3 will not appear In this case you must first exit your Windows NT session e From the Start menu select Shut down the computer The Shut Down Windows NT dialog appears e Select the radio button Close all programs and l
199. n 262 An Internet domain is a host naming convention used to ensure that no two individual hosts on the global Internet have the same host name An Internet domain should not be confused with an NT Domain Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol is a standard protocol for accessing email from your local server IMAP is a client server protocol in which email is received and held for you by your Internet server You or your email client can view just the heading and the sender of the letter and then decide whether to download the mail from the server You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server delete messages or search for certain parts or an entire note IMAP requires continuous access to the server during the time that you are working with your mail IMAP can be thought of as a remote file server Another protocol Post Office Protocol POP can be thought of as a store and forward service POP and IMAP deal with receiving email from your local server Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is a protocol for transferring email between points on the Internet You send email with SMTP and a mail handler receives it on your recipient s behalf Then the mail is read using POP or IMAP See also Post Office Protocol 3 POP3 on page 267 and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP on page 270 Internet Protocol IP A network layer protocol
200. n Site screen opens as shown in Figure 35 L Note The system automatically sets the admin password to admin when you use the Password Reset button 4 To modify the Administrator password follow the steps in Account on page 89 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 103 Chapter 5 Administration Site Users and Groups The Users and Groups section is where you administer user and group settings for all Qube 3 users including the Qube 3 Administrator To access the Users and Groups section select Administration in the top menu bar and Users and Groups in the left menu bar The Users and Groups sub menu items are as follows e User List e Group List e LDAP Directory e Import These are described below User List To access the User List section on the Administration Site Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List to open The User List table see Figure 39 The User List table displays the full name of each user for example Jessica Smith and the name used to log in to the Qube 3 for example jsmith This is called the user name or userID The Qube 3 Administrator can use the User List to perform the following e Configure the default user settings e Add or remove a user e Modify a user s account and email settings 104 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Figure 39 User List table Aull Mame Y Adrian Sun Alar Williams Andrew Base Chanda Quimet Denise Coe Eric Wile ox Grace E
201. n next to the mailing list that you want to delete Aconfirmation dialog box verifies the deletion Note A mailing list with a dimmed trash can is a mailing list Cay created as part of a group on the Qube 3 To remove this mailing list you must remove the corresponding group See Deleting a group on page 117 3 Click OK in the confirmation dialog box The screen refreshes and the Mailing Lists table appears with the deleted mailing list removed from the table 128 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Email Services Email server overview The Qube 3 supports email for entire domains such as www mydomain com By default each registered user has an email account created on the Qube 3 The Qube 3 supports multiple client and server email protocols but does not implement virtual email users This means that for the entire Qube 3 each user must have a unique username The Qube 3 can act as a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP server for sending and receiving Internet email Users can retrieve their email using the Post Office Protocol 3 POP3 and the Internet Message Access Protocol 4 IMAP4 Users can send mail using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP Note WebMail uses the IMAP email server If the Qube 3 Cay Administrator disables the IMAP server users cannot access WebMail The IMAP server is enabled by default Important If your Internet service provider ISP also provides iS your Domain Name System DNS servi
202. n properly over long periods of time the IP address of the primary network interface on the Qube 3 must remain fixed meaning that the DHCP server must not assign this IP address to a different machine at a later date Unfortunately some DHCP servers do not honor requests for permanent IP addresses As a result your Internet service provider ISP or network administrator may need to assign a different and permanent IP address to the Qube 3 If so you will need to change the network configuration information Coordinate any changes to the IP address subnet mask or gateway address with your ISP If your Qube 3 is integrated into a larger network consult with your network administrator for this information Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual I5 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Configuring the Qube 3 with the auto configuration feature DHCP server on your network If you already have a network set up do not use the auto configuration feature If you do not have a network set up Cobalt recommends the auto configuration method over the manual method i Caution The auto configuration feature on the Qube 3 launches a The auto configuration feature allows you to set up a network through the Qube 3 The Qube 3 assigns itself an IP address and a subnet mask on the primary network interface It also provides an internal host name myserver for the Qube 3 and a domain name mydomain for the new network The Qube 3 acts as a DHCP server and
203. n the Qube 3 is partitioned into four segments Most of the available disk space is on the partition mounted from home It is recommended to do most of your work under this partition By default quotas are turned on in this partition and are used extensively by the system software Default home page for the Qube 3 Once the Qube 3 has been configured you can access the default home page from the following directory The document root for the Web server is the Qube 3 s main site home groups home web This page appears when a user accesses the URL http lt hostname gt The default home page file is index html xx where xx represents a particular language For example index html de is the default home page for German and index html fr is the default home page for French If you want to replace the default home page name your home page file index hmtl save it in this directory and delete all of the index html xx files Users can continue to access the Cobalt Qube 3 Server Desktop by accessing the URL http lt hostname gt login Web content in the directory home groups home web is associated with the URL http lt IP address gt For example a file saved as home groups home web testdir test html is accessed through the URL http lt IP address gt testdir test html Note lt IP address gt refers to the IP address or the fully qualified a domain name of the Qube 3 2
204. na Servers HTTP pros Port opm FTP pros Port apie Packages Must Be Authenticated O Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 193 Chapter 5 Administration Site 2 Configure the fields in the BlueLinQ Settings tables Query Schedule Specify how frequently the BlueLinQ server is checked for new or updated software packages Software Notification Light Specify the type of new software that activates the Software Notification Light and if applicable the type of new software that appears in notification email messages Notification Emails The email addresses for sending notification of new software or errors in software update queries The notification email is sent in accordance with the Software Notification Light settings BlueLinQ Server s Enter the HTTP address es of the location s to query for software updates You can enter more than one address in this scrolling window enter each HTTP address on a separate line The default location of the Cobalt Networks Update Server is http updates cobalt com packages the URL http updates cobalt com packages in this field L Note To receive updates from Cobalt Networks you must retain HTTP proxy port optional Enter the proxy server and port for HTTP queries if a proxy server is needed to reach outside your firewall Example proxy mycompany com 8080 FTP proxy port optional Enter the proxy server and port for FTP queries if a proxy server is needed to reach outsid
205. name Full name Enter the first and last names of the user separated by a space for example Grace Ecklund Gustavson New password Enter the new password twice to ensure that you have entered it as intended For guidelines on choosing a password see Password guidelines on page 26 Maximum allowed disk space MB This value is the amount of disk space available to a user for file storage and Web pages The value entered must be a whole number greater than zero you cannot enter zero If you leave this field blank the user has unlimited disk space Group Membership You can edit the groups to which the user belongs Select one or more group names and click on the arrows to move the name s between the Groups Affiliated and Groups Not Affiliated lists Remarks You can enter additional information about the user in this field Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 109 Chapter 5 Administration Site Figure 42 Modify User Account Settings table Account Email Full Marnie Grace Ecklund Gustav Hew Password yuna Maximum Allowed Disk Space MB Group Membership opened Remarks Aouad fe Save fe Cancel 110 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups Modifying a user s email settings To modify a user s email settings 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt User List The User List table appears 2 Inthe User List table locate the user whose email settings you want to
206. ncy energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or re locate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer can void the user s authority to operate this equipment This equipment is in compliance with Underwriters Laboratories UL and is UL listed Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual v Important Safeguards vi Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Preface This user manual is for anyone who will set up the Qube 3 network server appliance for a group of users You should be fam
207. nd is the basis of the DNS service used today on the Internet DNS is a distributed database that allows local administration of the segments on the overall database Data in each segment of the database are available across the entire network through a client server scheme consisting of name servers and resolvers 246 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Brief history of the Domain Name System DNS What is a DNS record People are much more comfortable dealing with names rather than strings of numbers A domain name such as cobalt com is much easier to remember than the IP address which consists of four octets of numbers such as 63 77 128 100 Domain names must be registered with Root Domain Registration Service visit the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN at http www icann org for a list accredited domain name registrars Computers on the other hand prefer numbers to names Since computers have the final say when a user is looking for a company Web site a mechanism is needed to convert the human friendly domain name to the computer friendly IP address DNS records on a DNS server perform this function The records translate a domain name to an IP address a record equates a domain name such as cobalt com to an IP address such as 207 91 131 30 Once the domain name has been converted or resolved to an IP address then and only then can the user connect to your Web site Without DNS and domain nam
208. ndependent and separate works in themselves then this License and its terms do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole and thus to each and every part regardless of who wrote it Thus it is not the intent of this section to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you rather the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Program In addition mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program or with a work based on the Program on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 251 Appendix F Licenses 3 You may copy and distribute the Program or a work based on it under Section 2 in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following a Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine readable source code which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or b Accompany it with a written offer valid for at least three years to
209. network LAN Cable modem or Digital Subscriber Line DSL Analog modem or Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN terminal adapter Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 165 Chapter 5 Administration Site Configuration for a gateway on a LAN Complete this section only if you intend to connect the Qube 3 to the Internet through an existing gateway located on a local area network LAN This gateway may be connected to the outside world through a T1 E1 line or other type of leased line You need a network connection and the IP address for the gateway be on the primary or the secondary network interface If the gateway is on the secondary network interface ensure that you connect the secondary network interface on the back of the Qube 3 to the network on which the gateway is located L Note Depending on your network configuration the gateway can See Figure 6 on page 12 To configure the Qube 3 Internet settings for an existing gateway on a LAN 1 Select Administration gt System gt Internet to open the Internet Settings table 2 If it does not open in the desired mode click on the Change Internet Connection pull down menu and select Gateway on Local Area Network LAN The Gateway on a LAN table appears see Figure 83 Figure 83 Internet Settings for Gateway on a LAN table ntemet settings Gateway on Local Area Network LAF Server Gale way 10 9 25 254 IF Forwarding and Masquerading Forward IP Packets With Masquerading
210. nfigure the default group settings e adda group e modify the members of a group e specify the maximum allowed disk space for the group e remove a group To access the Group List select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Group List to open the Group List table The table displays the group name and the members of each group See Figure 44 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 113 Chapter 5 Administration Site Figure 44 Group List table e Edit Group Defaults T Enties teal y Group Members Remarks Action ain estaff jmayver kc hin mtanaka p baltz Guess who calls the shots va Tl quest share admin This workgroup proddes atile share wth quest access 2 M Members of this work group maintain the publicly accessible a home admin Par F M restore admir This work groupis used forthe restoration of backup data 2 HN 7 mi Sales ee neh ikarradt hhodges Wy ghody works harder a ii software ain OCU SHS Or jirik an Wrsurng heroes P ill tech docs uty COUINEL Ewie t These guys deserve araise a il Configuring the default group settings To configure the default settings for a group 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Group List The Group List table appears 2 Click the Edit Group Defaults button The Edit Group Defaults table appears see Figure 45 Figure 45 Edit Group Defaults table Maximum Slowed Disk Space ME 300 ED 3 Enter a whole number greater than zero in MB for the maximum amo
211. ng up a leased pool of IP addresses that are allocated dynamically when new devices are booted and recognized on the network Local area network LAN A high speed low error data network covering a relatively small geographic area up to a few thousand meters A LAN connects workstations peripherals terminals and other devices in a single building or other geographically limited area LAN standards specify cabling and signaling at the physical and data link layers of the Open Systems Interconnection OSI model Widely used LAN technologies include Ethernet fiber distributed data interface FDDI and token ring See also wide area network WAN Logical memory See virtual memory Media access control MAC sublayer The lower of the two sublayers of the data link layer defined by the IEEE The MAC sublayer handles access to shared media such as whether token passing or contention is used Media access control MAC address A standardized data link layer address that is required for every port or device that connects to a LAN Other devices in the network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the network and to create and update routing tables and data structures MAC addresses are six bytes long and are controlled by the IEEE Also known as a hardware address a MAC layer address and a physical address When your computer is connected to the Internet a correspondence table relates your IP address to your computer s phy
212. not enabled by default Windows file sharing SMB Windows based machines use a file sharing protocol called Server Message Block SMB or Windows file sharing Once Windows file sharing is set up the Qube 3 appears in your Network Neighborhood as a machine named lt hostname gt the name that the Qube 3 Administrator assigned to the Qube 3 in the Setup Wizard or the Control Panel screen For additional information on setting up Windows file sharing see Using Windows file sharing SMB on page 46 To set the Windows file sharing settings 1 Select Administration gt File Services gt Windows The Windows File Sharing Settings table appears see Figure 60 for the Basic settings and Figure 61 for the Advanced settings Figure 60 Windows File Sharing Settings Basic table Windows File Sharing Settings Basic Advanced Enable Server al iairnurmn Simultaneous Us ers es Work group FORKEROUP Figure 61 Windows File Sharing Settings Advanced table Windows File Sharing Settings Basit Advanced Windows 95 95 Network Login Authentication LI DoNot Use As WINS Server Windows Intemet Naming Service WINS C Use As WINS Server Server CG Use The Following Address As WINS Server IP Address Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 137 Chapter 5 Administration Site 2i 138 Configure the following settings Enable Server Check this box to enable Windows File Sharing Maximum Simultaneous Users The default value
213. ns DSL See Digital Subscriber Line DSL Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP A protocol that provides a mechanism for allocating IP addresses dynamically so that an address can be reused when a host no longer needs it Encryption The transformation of data into a form unreadable by anyone without a secret decryption key Its purpose is to ensure privacy by keeping the information hidden from anyone for whom it is not intended In the area of security encryption is the ciphering of data by applying an algorithm to plain text to convert it into cipher text See also Authentication and Secure Sockets Layer SSL ESMTP See Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol ESMTP Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 259 Appendix G Glossary Ethernet The most widely used technology for local area networks LANs Standard ethernet runs at 10 Mb s 100 Mb s or 1000 Mb s It balances speed price ease of installation and availability ETRN ETRN Extended Turn is an extension to the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP that allows an SMTP server to send a request to another SMTP server to send any email messages it has Typically SMTP is used with two other protocols Post Office Protocol 3 POP3 or Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP to request messages from a server SMTP by itself cannot request mail to be sent ETRN is designed for use by anyone who is traveling and wants to access their email ETRN can only be used with Interne
214. ns This is a template for an end user home page Use this template as a guide for creating your own home page Within this page you can include any type of information you need to communicate to others Topics can include information on cument projects wou are working on project schedules favonte interests and hobbies and links to related users groups or information wou with to share with others You can modify this page using any of the tools that come with the server or any standard HTML editor Remember to delete template information such as this paragraph CURRENT PROJECTS Insert a list of the current projects you may be working on You can create additional individual pages if you wish to explain each project in detail Create links fram this section to those pages My SCHEDULE Insert your cument schedule For example list days or hours that you may hawe off or when the best time is to reach you during the day You can create additional individual pages if you wish to explain each item in detail Create links from this section to those pages FAYORITE WEB SITES Insert links to your favonte web sites that you wish to share with others You can link ta any URL any file already on the server or upload a file to the server and link to it Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 83 Chapter 4 Users Site Groups The Groups section of the Address Book lists the registered groups on the Qube 3 As the Qube 3 Administrator adds new gro
215. nterrupt or cancel the backup job If the backup job Cay fails delete the partial backup file from your computer If you try to restore a partial backup file you can corrupt the data on your Qube 3 Figure 88 Add Scheduled Backup table a PAAA i d O i Backup Hame 28sep2000 Files to Backup AJ Files El i Windows File Sharing SME Location Wer Hame Password Cy File Transfer Protocol FTP Method of Backup Location A UserName Password ie Hetwork File System NFS Location Backup Interval Backup Immediately Only Once S Save ts E Figure 89 Scheduled Backup table Backup Name w Backup Interval sy Acton rire diate 1 Backup Irar e diat ely Orly Once q i Immediate2 Backup Immediately Only Once Qt 176 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Maintenance Viewing details of a scheduled backup To view the details for a scheduled backup job 1 Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Backup The Scheduled Backup List table appears Click the green magnifying glass icon next to the backup that you want to view The Scheduled Backup Details table appears showing the details about the backup job Click Back to return to the Scheduled Backup List table Click Remove to permanently delete this backup job A confirmation dialog verifies the deletion Click OK Deleting a scheduled backup To delete a scheduled backup job 1 Select Administration gt Maintenance gt Backup The Schedul
216. ntly empty 164 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System 4 Click Add The Add Static Route table appears see Figure 82 Figure 82 Add Static Route table Target Subnet Target Network Mask 5 Gateway Network Interface Primary Ethernet Interface teth qH D D Configure the Add Static Routes table fields Target Subnet Enter the IP address of the subnet to be re routed Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 0 is a valid entry Target Network Mask Enter the network mask of the subnet to be re routed Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 255 255 255 0 is a valid entry Gateway Enter the IP address of the network gateway through which the target subnet s packets will be re routed Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 1 1 is a valid entry Network Interface Select the network interface through which the target subnet s packets will be re routed If no device is specified a device will be selected based on the IP address of the network gateway Your choices are e Primary Ethernet Interface e Secondary Ethernet Interface e Point to Point Protocol Interface 6 Click Save Internet The following sections describe how to configure a connection to the Internet through the Qube 3 The Qube offers three connection methods Gateway on local area
217. obalt Networks You can also add third party software For more information see BlueLinQ on page 190 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP IP networks SNMP provides a means to monitor and control network devices and to manage configurations statistics collection performance and security on a network 62 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Chapter 4 Users Site This chapter describes the functions that Qube 3 users can perform with the Web browser interface which include the following WebMail Address Book Mailing Lists Personal Profile Note You cannot use accented characters for example a in the following items user names group names email addresses and email aliases host names and domain names the names of email folders in the WebMail program You can use accented characters in descriptive fields for example in the Full Name field for a user or in the Remarks field describing a group Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 63 Chapter 4 Users Site Overview of users site When a user other than the Administrator logs into the Qube 3 the Server Desktop consists of the Programs and Personal Profile screens which are selected with tabs at the top of the screen The Programs screen is where Qube 3 users will spend most of their time when using the Qube 3 see Figure 17 Users access the Web
218. odem your Qube 3 can provide Internet access for your network no router is required For more information see Configuration for an analog modem or ISDN on page 169 56 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Basic Firewall Basic Firewall For more information on configuring the firewall see Basic Firewall on page 149 For the definitions of the policies see Policy definitions on page 153 A firewall provides network security through a set of rules that restrict the flow of information between your Qube 3 and your network It is also used to control the information that your Qube 3 allows to pass between different networks such as your company s intranet and the public Internet When information is transmitted between your Qube 3 server and a network for example during an FTP file transfer or when fetching a Web page the information is divided into small blocks of data called packets Each packet contains a header which is used to direct the packet to its destination The header contains information such as the destination address and source address of the packet and indicates the software program that should receive the packet The Qube 3 ships with a type of firewall that allows you to accept or reject packets based on the information found in the header of a packet This is known as an IP packet filtering firewall The type of IP packet filtering firewall implemented on the Qube 3 is the standard ipchains firewal
219. oftware can use standard techniques of public key cryptography to check that a server s certificate and public ID are valid and have been issued by a certificate authority CA listed in the client s list of trusted CAs This confirmation can be important if for example the user is sending a credit card number over the network and wants to check the receiving server s identity e SSL client authentication allows a server to confirm a user s identity Using the same techniques as those used for server authentication SSL enabled server software can check that a client s certificate and public ID are valid and have been issued by a certificate authority CA listed in the server s list of trusted CAs This confirmation can be important if for example the server is a bank sending confidential financial information to a customer and wants to check the recipient s identity e anencrypted SSL connection requires all information sent between a client and a server to be encrypted by the sending software and decrypted by the receiving software thus providing a high degree of confidentiality Confidentiality is important for both parties to any private transaction In addition all data sent over an encrypted SSL connection is protected with a mechanism for detecting tampering that is for automatically determining whether the data has been altered in transit See also Authentication and Encryption Server A system program that awa
220. og on as a different user The computer closes all programs and logs out as the current user A password prompt then appears for a new user e Enter the enter the user name and password e Click OK Using AppleShare The Macintosh file sharing protocol is called AppleShare If AppleShare is enabled in the Setup Wizard or in the Administration section on the Server Desktop the Qube 3 appears as an AppleShare volume in the Macintosh s Chooser 1 From the Apple menu in the top left corner select Chooser The Chooser dialog appears 2 Inthe window on the left select AppleShare 3 In the list in the scrolling window on the right double click the Qube 3 you want to access listed as lt hostname gt Connect to the file server appears in the dialog box 4 Select Registered User Enter the user name and password used on the Qube 3 the password is case sensitive 5 Click OK A dialog displays the volumes on the Qube 3 if a volume is not accessible it is grayed out 6 Double click the volume s you want to access e Home provides access to group directories e lt username gt provides access to user directories 7 Click OK The selected volume appears on the desktop Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 49 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Using AppleShare over IP The Qube 3 supports the use of AppleShare over IP which means you can access your Qube 3 across an intranet or over the Internet The Qube 3
221. on of the firewall currently functioning the Qube 3 verifies that the Web browser that the Qube 3 Administrator is currently using is still able to communicate with the Qube 3 after the firewall settings have been applied The purpose of this verification is to prevent the Qube 3 Administrator from accidentally misconfiguring the firewall and locking herself or himself out of the Qube 3 completely rendering the Qube 3 inaccessible If sixty seconds after the new firewall settings have been applied the Qube 3 has not received any communication from the Qube 3 Administrator s Web browser the Qube 3 automatically disables the firewall feature Applying changes If you make changes to the Basic Firewall settings when the firewall is already enabled the changes are not immediately reflected in the state of the firewall that is currently functioning You must click Apply Changes Now to make your changes take effect The changes do not take effect in real time because that could cause the firewall to enter a temporary insecure state while you are in the process of editing the firewall configuration If Basic Firewall is not enabled the Apply Changes Now button is greyed out Enabling the firewall feature To enable the firewall feature 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt Basic Firewall The Firewall Settings table appears see Figure 71 2 Click to enable the check box Enable Firewall 3 Click Save A popup window
222. onsistent application of that system it is up to the author donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 253 Appendix F Licenses 8 If the distribution and or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded In such case this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License 9 The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and or new versions of the General Public License from time to time Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns Each version is given a distinguishing version number If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and any later version you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Program does not specify a version number of this License you may choose
223. open in the desired mode click on the Change Internet Connection pull down menu and select Cable Modem or DSL The Cable Modem or DSL table appears see Figure 84 Figure 84 Internet Settings for Cable Modem or DSL table Cable Modem or DSL niemei settings Cable Modem oF L T oer ee Using Gynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client Host Mame Seni Client Identifier Aantal Obtain Automatically Using Pointto P oint Protocol Over Ethermet PPPoE UserName Secondary Interface Password fave Asi Specify Manually IP Address Subnet Mask Server Gateway 10 9 25 254 IF Masquerading Ej gt e Cancel 168 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System 3 This table presents three options e Obtain Automatically Using DHCP There are two fields Client Host Name and Client Identifier Depending on your ISP they provide you with the information to enter in these fields or the fields do not need to be filled in e Obtain Automatically Using PPPoE If your ISP uses PPPoE and provides you with a user name and password enter them here Enter your password twice for confirmation e Specify Manually Choose this option if your ISP has provided a static IP address Enter the IP address subnet mask and gateway Obtain this information from your ISP or network administrator Note If you configured the Qube 3 manually and want to use the Cay Qube 3 as the Internet connection for your network you must configure t
224. ork interface is configured through the Web browser as described in the next section Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 17 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 An IP address consists of four numbers ranging from 0 to 255 separated by periods for example 192 168 25 77 this is often referred to as dot quad notation To enter the IP address for the Qube 3 1 Use the arrow buttons on the LCD console to enter the IP address assigned to the Qube 3 2 Press the e button to accept the IP address If the IP address is valid the following prompt appears PRIMARY NETMASK 000 000 000 000 3 Enter the netmask of your network 4 Press the e button to accept the entry If the netmask is valid the following prompt appears ENTER GATEWAY 000 000 000 000 5 Enter the IP address of the gateway for your network If your network does not have a gateway do not enter a number Press the e button to accept the default value of 000 000 000 000 Note A gateway or router address is not required for a Qube 3 that Cay is only connected to a local area network LAN If you connect to another network through the Qube 3 you may require a gateway address If you connect to the Internet with a modem you do not require a gateway IS Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 1 Making the connection 6 Press the e button The LCD displays S AVE C ANCEL 7 To save the configuration information use the left and right arrow buttons to
225. ou can access a broad range of Web publishing capabilities for users and groups Email The Qube 3 s email service allows you to communicate internally and externally to individuals and groups It includes auto forward and auto response capabilities You can even create mailing lists that include external users To access your email on the Qube 3 you can use any standard email client software or the Qube 3 s integrated email client called WebMail Shared access to the Internet You can use the high speed serial port to connect through an external analog modem or an Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN terminal adapter or the second ethernet port to connect through a local area network LAN a cable modem a digital subscriber line DSL or a leased line connection Multiple clients can access the Internet through the Qube 3 File sharing By displaying the Qube 3 on the desktop as a shared network device you can move files easily to and from the Qube 3 using standard file sharing capabilities Archived mailing lists The Qube 3 creates an archive of the email messages between members of a mailing list You can review the archive in the integrated WebMail client These services can be used within an extranet or an intranet environment or across the Internet Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual l Chapter l Introduction Documentation You can access the user manual in PDF format from the browser based user interface UI known as
226. plex protocol that can be used on various physical media including twisted pair fiber optic lines or satellite transmission It uses a variation of High Speed Data Link Control for packet encapsulation PPP can handle synchronous as well as asynchronous communication Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE A specification for connecting multiple computer users on an ethernet to a remote site through common customer premises equipment such as a modem and similar devices PPPoE can be used to allow an office or building full of users share a common digital subscriber line DSL cable modem or wireless connection to the Internet PPPoE combines the Point to Point Protocol PPP commonly used in dial up connections with the ethernet protocol which supports multiple users in a local area network LAN PPP information is encapsulated within an Ethernet frame POP3 See Post Office Protocol POP3 266 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Post Office Protocol 3 POP3 Post Office Protocol POP is a standard protocol for receiving email POP is a client server protocol in which email is received and held for you by your Internet server When you read your mail all of it is immediately downloaded to your computer and no longer maintained on the server POP3 is built into the Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers POP can be thought of as a store and forward service Another protocol Internet Message Access Protocol IMA
227. r 4 Users Site c BCC This field is optional Enter the email addresses of the recipients to whom you want to send a blind copy of the message Separate multiple addresses with commas The recipients entered in the To and CC fields do not see the recipients listed in the BCC field a recipient in the BCC field does not see any of the other recipients in the BCC field Note You can also select recipients from your Address Book The Cay Address Book includes all of the users on the Qube 3 as well as your personal entries For more information see Address book on page 80 e Click the address card icon to the right of these three fields a separate browser window opens with the list of people entered in your address book e Click the check box next to the names of those people to whom you want to send the message e Click Select at the top The selected names appear in the field into which you imported them d Attachments This field is optional You can choose to attach a file to your email message For more information see To add an attachment to a message on page 69 e Subject This field is optional Enter the subject of your message f Message Enter the body of your message in the scrolling window 2 Click Send at the bottom The Message Sent table appears with a list of the recipients of the message Figure 19 shows a sample Figure 19 Message Sent table Andrew Bose lt abose lease92 cobalt
228. r Manual Email Services Figure 54 Add Mailing List Advanced table Basic Advanced Dn erbio derat or admin Password Polides Posting Policy Subscription Policy Macdmnunm kiessage Length 50 kb A Reply Policy Reply to List E Archiving Enable L Keep Period Days 20 8 Fill in the fields e Owner Moderator Enter a properly formatted email address or the user name of the Qube 3 user performing all the administrative duties for the mailing list For example user cobalt com is a valid entry The default value is admin e Password This password is used when performing certain list administration tasks through email such as approving subscriptions or moderating messages If you do not plan to use these features leave this field blank e Posting Policy Use the pull down menu to select a policy for sending messages to the mailing list e Only Subscribers Can Post Messages Only members of the mailing can post messages to the mailing list e All Users Can Post Messages This means that anyone with access to email can post messages if they know name of the mailing list e Moderator Confirms All Messages The moderator indicated in the first field must approve the messages sent to the mailing list before they are posted Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 125 Chapter 5 Administration Site 126 Subscription Policy Use the pull down menu to select a policy for subscribing to the mailing list e
229. r data Packets are most often used to refer to network layer units of data PCI See Peripheral Component Interface PCI Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 265 Appendix G Glossary Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI is an interconnection system between a microprocessor and attached devices in which expansion slots are spaced closely for high speed operation PCI is designed to be synchronized with the clock speed of the microprocessor in the range of 20 MHz to 33 Mhz PCI transmits 32 bits at a time in a 124 pin connection the extra pins are for power supply and grounding and 64 bits in a 188 pin connection in an expanded implementation PCI uses all active paths to transmit both address and data signals sending the address on one clock cycle and data on the next Burst data can be sent starting with an address on the first cycle and a sequence of data transmissions on a certain number of successive cycles Point to Point Protocol PPP A protocol for communication between two computers using a serial interface typically a personal computer connected by telephone line to a server For example your Internet server provider may provide you with a PPP connection so that the provider s server can respond to your requests pass them on to the Internet and forward your requested Internet responses back to you PPP uses the Internet protocol and is designed to handle others PPP is a full du
230. r example com or edu A Web site on the server is created with one IP address one host name and one domain name that together establish the identity of that Web site on the Internet Each domain name requires a primary domain authority on one DNS server A secondary DNS server acts as a backup to the primary DNS information is configurable only on the primary server and not on the backup server There are two tabs in the DNS Settings table The active tab is a light shade of gray the inactive tab is a dark shade of gray e Basic You can enable the DNS server feature e Advanced You can configure the Start of Authority SOA default values and the server settings Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 227 Appendix E Domain Name System There are also two buttons on the DNS screen available in both the Basic and Advanced sections These are explained later in this appendix e Edit Primary Services You can configure the primary DNS server e Edit Secondary Services You can configure the secondary DNS server Basic DNS Enabling the DNS server feature To enable the DNS server on the Qube 3 1 On the Server Desktop select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The Basic Settings section of the Domain Name System DNS Settings table appears see Figure 109 2 Click to enable the check box for Enable server if it is not already enabled 3 Click Save Figure 109 Basic DNS table Edit Primary Services e Edit
231. r names and their IP addresses The Qube 3 needs access to this list on the DNS server in order to convert between IP addresses and names This conversion is essential for sending and receiving email external to the Qube 3 For more information on DNS see Appendix E Domain Name System on page 227 L Note If you choose a type of Internet connection in the previous step and you do not specify a DNS server the Qube 3 becomes a DNS server Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 31 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Figure 14 Network Integration Netscape admin logged in n lease 09 cobalt com lt ao T a E A L T Network Integration The Cobalt Qube 3 can be setup to be accessible on an Intanet within your organization as well as on the Infemet at lage Please enter the hostname and domain name of this server appliance as well as a reachable domain server and a method of network connectivity Network Settings Host Nam leasel 03 Domain Mame cobalt com Intemet Connection Gateway On Local Area Network LAN DMS Servers Qmanes 32 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Product Registration The Product Registration screen appears see Figure 15 If you are connected to the Internet you can register the Qube 3 by completing the online registration Note If you are not yet connected to the Int
232. rd for example qwerty i 26 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Time Settings The Time Settings screen appears see Figure 11 Using the pull down menus enter the current date time and time zone on the Qube 3 Click the right arrow at the bottom to move to the next screen Figure 11 Time Settings SS fe tocape admin logged on 10 9 24 2 SB A LT Time Settings The Cobalt Qube 2 requires the correct date and time to function properly Please enter the current date and time as well as the proper time zone Prime Settings bat Time 3 FM ajj 59 2 1P Wonh America United States Pacific Time ae C Y Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 27 Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 User Settings The User Settings screen appears as shown in Figure 12 On this screen you can add users to the Qube 3 and allocate the user disk space limits The Qube 3 Administrator can select how the Qube 3 generates the user name and set the default disk usage limits by clicking Edit User Defaults Figure 12 User Settings D E hets ca p E admin logged on 109 242 SB fs Edit User Defaults ie Add Entries This list is currently empty The Qube 3 Administrator with the user name admin has full control of the Qube 3 and manages the services on the Qube 3 The administrator can be added to a group as a regular member up to a maximum of 32 groups Note
233. receive The default value is to leave this field empty to allow this server to send and receive email messages of any size You may optionally enter an integer greater than zero Force Senders Domain An optional domain name can be specified to override the From address of mail sent by users of this server This feature is also called Domain Masquerade Smart Relay Server You can enter an optional host name in this field With this feature you can configure the Qube 3 to send Internet email to a specific email server Enter the host name of the email server through which you want to relay your email This feature is useful if the Qube 3 does not have direct Internet access for example the Qube 3 is subject to a restrictive firewall but can communicate with an email server that has direct Internet access POP Authenticated Relaying Check this box to enable SMTP relay trusts by POP authentication If checked any user who successfully uses POP to check mail is trusted for 15 minutes to send email using the SMTP service This feature is useful for users who frequently travel Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Email Services e Relay Email from Hosts Domains IP Addresses Enter the IP addresses host names or domain names that are allowed to relay email through this Cobalt Qube 3 server For more information see Email relaying on page 41 A user cannot send outgoing email through this server unless the IP address host name or doma
234. resh Interval Seconds Default Retry Interval Seconds Default Expire Interval Seconds Default Tire T o Live Interval Seconds oerver oetings Forwarding Servers nea fore Transter Access by Domain omanedt zone File Format RFG2317 Domain administrator email address The email address defaults to the user name admin of the Qube 3 This email address is publicly available and is the administrative contact for the domain or network served Refresh interval You can configure the refresh interval between updates from a secondary DNS server e If DNS record changes occur infrequently increase the default value e If DNS record changes occur often decrease the default value Tune the refresh interval to avoid wasting bandwidth and to ensure the content on the secondary server is accurate at all times 230 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Advanced DNS Retry interval Due to a connection or service failure a secondary DNS server may be unable to refresh data from the primary server The secondary DNS server attempts to refresh data after the interval specified for trying again Expire interval A secondary DNS server may be unable to refresh data from the primary server for a prolonged period of time After the interval specified for expiry the secondary server stops serving name requests Time to live period TTL A caching DNS server other than the primary and secondary DNS servers for this domain or n
235. ri il restore All members ofthe restore group P FUNES aes on hhodges jbritton mayer its nota hobby it s away of life Pr i sales Sll members ofthe sales group 2 software All members of the software group F tech docs 9 Allrneribers of thetech_docs group Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 123 Chapter 5 Administration Site 2 Click Add The Add Mailing List table appears in the Basic section see Figure 53 Figure 53 Add Mailing List Basic table Add Mailing Lis Basic Advanced List Marne muscle_cars Users Subscribed Users Wot Subscribed abose amilliams Local Subscribers Remote Subscribers Femaks 3 Enter a name for the mailing list in the List Name field You can only use lowercase English letters numbers and the hyphen and underscore _ characters There is no limit on the number of characters in the name 4 Add local subscribers to the mailing list To add an existing Qube 3 user select a name in the not subscribed list and click the left arrow to move the subscriber to the subscribed list 5 Add remote external subscribers to the mailing list To add an external subscriber to the mailing list enter the complete email address in the External Subscribers field for example tstonis xyz com 6 Youcan enter additional information about the mailing list in the Remarks field 7 Click Advanced in the top right corner The Advanced section appears see Figure 54 124 Cobalt Qube 3 Use
236. rnet HTML See HyperText Markup Language HTML HTTP See HyperText Transfer Protocol HTTP HyperText Markup Language HTML A set of markup symbols or tags inserted in a text file intended for display on a World Wide Web browser The markup tags tell the Web browser how to display a Web page s content words and images HTML is a subset of Standardized Generalized Markup Language SGML HyperText Transfer Protocol HTTP A set of rules for exchanging files text graphic images sound video and other multimedia files on the World Wide Web ICANN See Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN IEEE 802 3 IEEE local area network LAN protocol that specifies an implementation of the physical layer and the media access control MAC sublayer of the data link layer IEEE 802 3 uses CSMA CD access at a variety of speeds over a variety of physical media Extensions to the IEEE 802 3 standard specify implementations for Fast Ethernet Physical variations of the original IEEE 802 3 specification include 10Base2 1OBase5 10BaseF 10BaseT and 10Broad36 Physical variations for Fast Ethernet include 100BaseT 100BaseT4 and 100BaseX IMAP See Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 261 Appendix G Glossary Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN A system of digital telephone connections This system allows data to be transmitted simultaneously across the world using end
237. rt Murn b er ED D Configure the following settings Source IP Address Low Enter the first or lowest source IP address in the range of IP addresses to be matched by this rule Source IP Address High Enter the last or highest source IP address in the range of IP addresses to be matched by this rule Note To match any source IP address leave both the Low and High A Source IP Address fields empty Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 155 Chapter 5 Administration Site Source Port Number s Enter the first and last source port number in the range of source IP addresses to be matched by this rule To match any source port number leave the Source Port Number fields empty Destination IP Address Low Enter the first or lowest destination IP address in the range of IP addresses to be matched by this rule Destination IP Address High Enter the last or highest destination IP address in the range of IP addresses to be matched by this rule Note To match any destination IP address leave both the Low and High Destination IP Address fields empty Destination Port Number s Enter the first and last destination port number in the range of destination IP addresses to be matched by this rule To match any destination port number leave the Destination Port Number fields empty Network Protocol Enter the network protocol of the packets to be matched by this rule The options are Any Network Protocol TCP UDP ICMP IPIP and Encap
238. rvices 3 optional Enter the host name s or domain name s to which you want to apply the policy chosen in the pull down menu Blanket domain names may be used by including a leading period character before a domain name For example if you enter www sun com the restriction policy applies to this host only However if you enter sun com the policy applies to 29 66 www sun com cobalt sun com and all other Web sites sharing the sun com domain 4 optional Enter the list of IP addresses to which you want to apply the policy chosen in the pull down menu 5 Click Save The new configuration settings are saved and the Restricted Web Access table refreshes Figure 66 Restricted Web Access table Restricted Web Access Restriction Policy Utrestiicted 2 HostiD omain Hames emia IF Addresses gamine Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 143 Chapter 5 Administration Site Web Caching Web Caching is available on the Qube 3 Professional Edition and Business Edition only The Qube 3 offers a caching feature When the caching feature is enabled all Web traffic http routed through the Qube 3 is cached the Qube 3 acts as a caching proxy server for Web clients This is known as transparent caching Alternatively if network traffic is not routed through the Qube 3 clients can take advantage of the Web Caching feature by configuring their Web browser to use the IP address of the Qube
239. ry network interface using the arrow buttons The left and right arrow buttons move the cursor position to the left or right The up and down arrow buttons increase or decrease the digit at the cursor position Press the e button Enter the Netmask of the secondary network interface using the arrow buttons Press the e button Enter the Gateway using the arrow buttons Press the e button Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between S ave or C ancel Press the e button If you select Save the Qube 3 saves the new information The LCD screen returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line If you select Cancel the LCD screen just returns to the normal display 200 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Advanced network DHCP secondary To configure the secondary network interface on the Qube 3 using a DHCP server 1 Onthe LCD console hold down the button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the button until ADVANCED NETWORK appears in the LCD screen SELECT ADVANCED NETWORK 3 Press the e button The LCD screen displays SELECT REVIEW SETTINGS 4 Press the button until DHCP SECONDARY appears in the LCD screen SELECT DHCP SECONDARY 5 Press the button The Qube 3 looks for a DHCP server on the network If it finds a DHCP server the Qube 3 resets its secondary ne
240. s 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DHCP to open the following table Figure 67 DHCP Settings table s Modify Address Assignments Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Settings Enable Server LJ DHOP Client settings Clent Domain Hame permet Client DNS Addresses amie Client Subnet Mask amet Client Default Gateway optima Masur Lease Time Seconds 146 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services 2 Specify the settings in the DHCP Settings table Enable Server This check box enables or disables the feature of DHCP server If you enable this feature the Qube 3 automatically provides the network configuration information to a client machine when you power up the client machine Client Domain Name Enter the domain name that the Qube 3 will automatically serve to these clients This domain name is usually the same as the domain name of your Qube 3 Enter only lowercase alphanumeric characters dashes or periods For example cobalt com is a valid entry Client DNS Address Enter the IP address or addresses of your local DNS server or servers that the Qube 3 will automatically serve to these clients A DNS server translates text based host names and domain names into numeric IP addresses and vice versa Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 192 168 10 10 is a valid entry For more information on DNS see Appendix E Domain Name System
241. s and groups using a computer with a valid Web browser Phase 1 Making the connection Connecting to the network Connect the primary network interface 10 100 BaseTX of the Qube 3 to your local are network LAN with a twisted pair ethernet cable see Figure 6 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Il Chapter 2 Setting up the Qube 3 Figure 6 Network connectors Secondary Primary Serial Power network network port socket interface interface Connecting the power supply There are two parts to the power supply the power supply unit and the country specific AC power cord Connect the power supply unit to the Qube 3 by pushing the connector into the multiple source DC power socket see Figure 6 Plug one end of the AC power cord into the power supply unit and the other end into an electrical outlet Powering on the Qube 3 Turn on the power by pressing the On Off switch on the back of the Qube 3 see Figure on page 2 The hard disk spins up and the fan turns on The light bar on the front of the unit blinks a few times and then glows steadily A number of status messages are displayed on the LCD screen as the Qube 3 completes its boot process Caution It is important to follow the proper power down procedure before turning off the Qube 3 Refer to Power down on page 203 12 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 1 Making the connection Configuring network settings Now that you have made the network and power connections
242. s of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 209 43 21 5 is a valid entry e IP Network Mask Enter the network mask of the secondary interface If you are using only one network interface connection to the server use the primary interface and leave the secondary interface empty Enter a series of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods For example 255 255 255 0 is a valid entry e MAC Address The Media Access Control MAC address is the hardware address of the network interface card This hardware address 1s a unique identifier and cannot be changed Note If you configured the Qube 3 manually and want to use the A Qube 3 as the Internet connection for your network you must configure the clients on your network with the IP address of the Qube 3 as their default gateway 4 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 167 Chapter 5 Administration Site Configuration for cable modem or DSL Complete this section only if you intend to connect the Qube 3 to the Internet with a cable modem or digital subscriber line DSL modem You need a cable modem or DSL modem and an account with an ISP Ensure that you connect the modem to the secondary network interface on the back of the Qube 3 see Figure 6 on page 12 To configure the Qube 3 Internet settings for a cable modem or for DSL service 1 Select Administration gt System gt Internet to open the Internet Settings table 2 Ifit does not
243. screen The Personal Profile screen see Figure 38 is where the Administrator manages the Administrator Account Email Password and disk usage settings These are described in Personal profile on page 89 Figure 38 Personal Profile screen a F oa ia F NHN FT wo R K Account Email Disk Usage Personal Information The Personal Profile section allows you to view your user acount information 2 The Personal Profile section allows You bo View YOUF User ace o unt infomation Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 101 Chapter 5 Administration Site Other features There are four icons in the top right corner of the Server Desktop e Help e Software Notification e Active Monitor e Logout Help icon You can access the user manual in PDF format from the Server Desktop If you have installed third party software on the Qube 3 the relevant documentation is available on this screen To access the PDF file for the user manual click on the help icon in the top right corner A separate browser window opens displaying a list of PDF files in the languages available Click the link for the PDF in your preferred language you can open the PDF file in the browser window or save it to your personal computer Software Notification software packages and to install them if any are found The icon The Software Notification icon allows you to check for new or updated i changes color when new or updated software packages ar
244. sequence If a packet meets the criteria of a rule the action specified by the policy is taken the packet is not evaluated against the subsequent rules If a packet does not meet the criteria of a given rule the packet is evaluated against the next rule in the chain Chains can also specify a default action to apply to packets that do not meet the criteria of any of the rules within the chain The Qube 3 allows you to configure three different rule chains which are applied to packets at different stages of a packet s lifecycle within the Qube 3 These three chains are known as e Input chain The input chain is applied against all packets entering the Qube 3 through a network interface e Forward chain The forward chain is applied against all packets being forwarded through the Qube 3 to another computer e Output chain The output chain is applied against all packets attempting to leave the Qube 3 through a network interface Note The output chain is applied against both existing packets Cay being forwarded through the Qube 3 and new packets created by local services on the Qube 3 58 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Basic Firewall The lifecycle of a packet within the Qube 3 When a packet enters the Qube 3 server through a network interface the firewall system applies the input chain against the packet before it is allowed to proceed any further into the system If the input chain rejects or denies the packet the Qube 3 disc
245. shares its volume through AppleShare over IP by default If you want to connect to a remote AppleShare volume over the Internet L From the Apple menu in the top left corner select Chooser The Chooser dialog appears In the window on the left select AppleShare In the left corner click Server IP Address The Server IP Address dialog appears Enter the fully qualified host name or IP address of the Qube 3 that you want to access Click Connect Using FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP is typically available on platforms that support Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP which are the underlying protocols used by the Qube 3 FTP is designed for transferring individual files 1 Ze 50 In your FTP application enter the IP address or the host name of the Qube 3 Enter your user name and password You are logged into the user home directory Refer to the documentation for your FTP program for instructions on transferring files L Note The user home directory is not the same as the Qube 3 s root directory Many HTML publishing programs that use FTP require full path names to transfer files For example the home directory for user Bill Lumbergh is accessed through the URL ftp lt hostname domainname gt home users blumbergh The sales group home directory is accessed through the URL ftp lt hostname domainname gt home groups sales Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Dynamic Host Conf
246. sical MAC address on the network 264 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Name server A program that constitutes the server half of the DNS client server mechanism A name server contains information about a segment of the DNS database and makes it available to a client called a resolver A resolver is often just a library routine that creates queries and sends them across a network to a name server NAT See Network Address Translation NAT Netmask See subnet mask Network Address Translation NAT A mechanism for reducing the need for globally unique IP addresses NAT allows an organization with addresses that are not globally unique to connect to the Internet by translating those addresses into globally routable address space Also known as Network Address Translator Network Time Protocol NTP A protocol built on top of the Transmission Control Protocol TCP that synchronizes the time of a local computer client or server to radio clocks and atomic clocks located on the Internet This protocol is capable of synchronizing distributed clocks within milliseconds over long time periods Some configurations include cryptographic authentication to prevent accidental or malicious protocol attacks NTP See Network Time Protocol NTP Packet The unit of data that is routed between an origin and a destination on the Internet or any other packet switched network The packet includes a header containing control information and usually use
247. sional Edition only e Cobalt DiskMirror Qube 3 Professional Edition only To view the software installed on the Qube 3 1 Select BlueLinQ gt Installed Software The Installed Software List table appears see Figure 103 2 Click the icon in the Uninstall column if you wish to uninstall a particular software A confirmation dial appears to proceed with the uninstall procedure 3 Click OK Figure 103 Installed Software List table 3 Entes Name F Version ra Vendor Fi Description Uninstal The Cobalt OS is the base software forthe Cobalt ube 3 i Cobalt og 6 0 Cobalt Networks This software package ts required in orderfor your server eal appliance to function bii Cobalt Diskhliror provides enhanced reliability by actively Ae Cobalt DiskMiror 1 0 Cobalt Networks mirroring content across a pair of hard drives a The Cobalt Web Cache package improves network A Cobalt WebCache 1 0 Cobalt Networks performance by caching frequentlyrequested web pages g 192 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual BlueLinO Settings To view or modify the settings for the BlueLinQ feature 1 Select BlueLinQ gt Settings The BlueLinQ Settings table appears see Figure 104 for the Basic settings and Figure 105 for the Advanced settings The active tab shows up as a light grey Figure 104 BlueLinQ Settings Basic table Hue Oni Se mgs Basic Advanced Software Notification Light Notification Emaila aime Basic Advanced BlueLi
248. ssage Figure 20 Email Attachment screen Te SC BALT AddFile to Upload File TD TD Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 69 Chapter 4 Users Site Folder List You can review the messages in your folders L Note To add or delete folders see Manage Folders on page 75 There are two standard folders in WebMail A user cannot delete these folders e Inbox contains the incoming messages to your Qube 3 email account e Sent mail contains the outgoing messages from your Qube 3 email account If you have created any other folders they show up in this list as well Viewing a folder To view a folder 1 Click Folder List on the left A sub menu of the two standard folders and any others that you have created appears underneath 2 Click on the name of the folder that you want to view The folder table for that folder appears in the browser window For more information on the folder table see Folder table on page 71 70 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual WebMail messages Folder table In a folder table the title bar displays the name of the folder Figure 21 shows a sample of a folder table Figure 21 Folder table Message has beenrepliedto orforvarded as Message is new or unread O Message has beenread T Move to r 6 Messages All shown E Subject Senders Date w Li muscle cars didn t getthe memo Holly Hodges October 3 2000 7 52 Ahl O tech docs Staff Mtg Holly Hodges October 32
249. st 31 days 14 days 7 days 2 days or 1 day incremental backups Method of Backup This field allows you to specify the backup method to use SMB NFS or FTP and the necessary information for that method For more details on each of these methods see Backup file locations on page 177 When a backup runs it creates a new directory in the location specified in these fields The directory name is the time at which the backup was started and has the form Year Month Day Hour Minute Second For example the directory name 20000921 174533 indicates that the backup was run at 17 45 33 on September 21 2000 Backup Interval This field allows you to specify how often a backup job runs once it is scheduled You can schedule a backup to run immediately once a day once a week or once a month e Once a day means each day soon after midnight e Once a week means every Sunday morning after midnight Saturday night going into Sunday morning e Once a month means after midnight on the first of every month Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 175 Chapter 5 Administration Site e Click Cancel to discard any changes you have made e Click Save to schedule the backup as specified The Scheduled Backup List table refreshes with the new job displayed see Figure 89 If you selected Backup Immediately the backup job begins and proceeds in the background Administering the Qube 3 while a backup is running is not recommended Note Do not i
250. subject line of the message shows up as a hypertext link e Sender The name or email address of the sender e Date The date the message was received 4 To view the text of a message click on the subject line of that message The individual message appears in a table showing the sender date subject and message Figure 24 shows a sample of an archived message Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 77 Chapter 4 Users Site Figure 23 Sample of a Mailing List Archive 17 Enties subject sender Date Re tech docs Reviews due byMonday Eric vile ox October 3 2000 9 10 4h tech docs Reviews due by Monday Alan villians October 3 2000 6 01 4M tech docs Mo time to meet on Thursday Alar Willians October 3 2000 8 00 Ab tech docs Can t make the staff mkg on Thursday Tim Hockin October 3 2000 7 57 Ab tech docs Statt Mtg Hall Hodges October 3 2000 7 51 Ab tech docs hello there Aridrew Dose October 3 2000 7 45 Ahd tech docs fonfon Alan Willian October 3 2000 1 44 4M tech docs test Alan Willians October 3 2000 7 45 Ahd tech docs Changed information for PR sausalitot r436 jraver October 3 2000 12 05 4h tech docs Changed information for PA vitei reo jmnaver October 3 2000 12 05 4h tech docs Changed information for PR sausalitot 944 jmayver October 3 2000 12 05 AM tech docs Changed information for PR uifci t Gtr jrnayer October 3 2000 12 04 4AM tech does Changed information for PA wife TETE raver October 3 2000 12 04 AMA tec
251. subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 e Inthe Host Name field enter www e Inthe Domain Name field enter mydomain com Click the check box Generate Forward Address A Record to generate a Forward Address A record Click Save The Primary Service List table reappears with the new Reverse Address PTR and Forward Address A entries Figure 115 Add New Reverse Address PTR Record table IP Address 192 168 10 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Host Harme piminnan e Domain Marne mydomain com Generate Forward Address 4 Record Ej D da1 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 243 Appendix E Domain Name System Forward Address A record Next create a Forward Address A record 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt DNS The DNS Settings table appears Click Edit Primary Services above the table The Primary Service List table appears Select Forward Address A Record from the Add Record pull down menu The Add New Forward Address A Record table appears see Figure 116 e Leave the Host Name field blank e Inthe Domain Name field enter mydomain com e Inthe IP Address field enter 192 168 10 10 Click Save The Primary Service List table reappears with the new Forward Address A entry ae 116 Add New Forward Address A Record table Host Mame aati Domain Hame mydomain com IP Address 192 168 10 10 244 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Sample setup of DNS service Mail Server MX recor
252. t Qube 3 These services are described in detail in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 These services include Email and mailing lists Web publishing File sharing through Windows file sharing AppleShare and file transfer protocol FTP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server Domain Name System DNS server IP Masquerading also known as Network Address Translation NAT Redundant array of independent disks Level 1 RAID 1 available on the Qube 3 Professional Edition only Internet access through a high speed serial port Basic Firewall Web Caching available on the Qube 3 Business Edition and Professional Edition only Archived mailing lists Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP import and export Backup and restore data Installing software Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Secure sockets layer SSL Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 37 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Managing your personal profile Registered users on the Qube 3 can manage their own Personal Profile including changing their password using a standard Web browser such as Netscape Navigator version 4 7 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or later The features accessible from this screen are e Account e Email e Disk Usage e Personal Information For more information see Personal profile on page 89 Using email on the Qube 3 To use all of the Qube 3 s email capabilities you must configure the email sett
253. t Share e Web Services see page 141 e Web e Web Caching e Network Services see page 145 e DNS e DHCP e Basic Firewall e SNMP e Telnet 98 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual System see page 162 e TCP IP e Internet e Power e Time e Information Maintenance see page 175 e Backup e Restore Usage Information see page 184 e Web e Disk e Network Active Monitor see page 186 e Status e Settings Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Administration site 99 Chapter 5 Administration Site BlueLinQ screen This screen provides tools for updating and installing the Qube 3 software See BlueLinQ on page 190 for details on using these tools Figure 36 BlueLinQ screen eo SG Al Tr a ee ee ae New Software Updates Installed Software Settings The BlueLinO section allows yOu to check for and install new or updated software packages The Blueline section allows You bo Check for arid install new or updated software packages Programs screen The Programs screen see Figure 37 is where the Administrator accesses and manages Web Mail and the Address Book These are described in Chapter 4 Figure 37 Programs screen COBALT SAH FTW OR K 5 We bHail ib Address Gook The Programs section allows Ou to access curenty installed programs The Programs section allows you bo access curently installed programs 100 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Administration site Personal Profile
254. t service providers ISPs that support ETRN Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol ESMTP The Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol specifies extensions to the original SMTP protocol for sending email that supports graphics audio and video files and text in various national languages ESMTP provides the capability for a client email program to inquire of a server email program about which capabilities it supports and then communicate accordingly File sharing The public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network with various levels of access privileges File Transfer Protocol FTP A standard Internet protocol and a way to exchange files between computers connected to the Internet FTP is an application protocol that uses TCP IP protocols FTP is commonly used to transfer Web page files from the computer that was used to create the files to the computer that acts as the server for these files It is also used to download programs and other files to your computer from other servers Using FTP you can update delete rename move and copy files at a server You need to log on to an FTP server However publicly available files are easily accessed using anonymous FTP FTP See File Transfer Protocol FTP 260 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Gateway A network device that acts as an entrance to another network A gateway can also be any device that passes packets from one network to another network across the Inte
255. t the certificate you cannot use the Secure Connect option Note The Qube 3 generates a self signed certificate during Cay configuration A self signed certificate encrypts the data but it does not authenticate the identity of the server at the other end of the connection For more information see the entries for Authentication Encryption and Secure Sockets Layer in Appendix G Glossary 6 The Administration screen of the Server Desktop appears see Figure 35 Figure 35 Administration screen co CGALT NM 8 T woo oR KS Users and Groups Email Services File Serices wa Web Sernices Network Services r 7 7 Ta T T System Haint enance Usage Information Active Monitor The Administration secton allows yOu to perform vaious administrative tasks f The Administration section allows youto perom Various administrative tasks Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 97 Chapter 5 Administration Site Administration screen The following bullet items represent the fully expanded Administration menu on the left side of Administration screen These are the functions and services that the Administrator can manage from the Administration screen They are explained in this chapter e Users and Groups see page 104 e User List e Group List e LDAP Directory e Import e Email Services see page 123 e Mailing Lists e Email Servers e Remote Retrieval e File Services see page 137 e Windows e FTP e Apple e Gues
256. te includes a Knowledge Base that customers can query a list of Frequently Asked Questions FAQs that provide additional information is also available through the Knowledge Base General Cobalt information In the U S A call 888 70 COBALT or 888 702 6225 or send email to info cobalt com Outside the U S A call 1 650 623 2500 or send email to info cobalt com In Europe the Middle East and Africa call 31 71 565 7000 The Netherlands or send email to info emea cobalt com In Japan send email to info japan cobalt com Cobalt Technical Support and Service Email contact You can contact Cobalt Networks Technical Support by email using the Online Email Support Form This form provides us all the information we need to service your request in a timely fashion Go to the URL http www cobalt com support and click on the Contact Support link Technical Support telephone numbers In the United States call 800 266 4378 In Europe Middle East and Africa call 31 71 565 7070 The Netherlands Customers in Japan can send email to support japan cobalt com Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 7 Chapter l Introduction Further resources and information Cobalt also offers the following additional resources and information Solutions that extend the functionality of the Qube 3 For solutions that extend the functionality of the Qube 3 visit the Online Solutions Directory on Cobalt s Web site at the following URL
257. tery Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipment manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly incorrect de la pile Remplacer uniquement avec une pile du m me type ou d un type quivalent recommand par le fabricant Mettre au rebut les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant Avertissement Il y a danger d explosion s il y a remplacement Polaritat eingesetzt wird Nur mit einem gleichen oder hnlichen vom Hersteller empfohlenen Typ ersetzen Verbrauchte Batterien Achtung Explosionsgefahr wenn die Batterie in umgekehrter m ssen gem den Anweisungen des Herstellers verwertet werden Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual iii Important Safeguards 4 Power Cord Caution The power supply cord is used as the main disconnect device Ensure that the socket outlet is located or installed near the equipment and is easily accessible Attention Le cordon d alimentation sert d interrupteur g n ral La prise de courant doit tre situ e ou install e proximit du mat riel et offrir un acces facile Achtung Zur sicheren Trennung des Ger tes vom Netz ist der Netzstecker zu ziehen Vergewissern Sie sich dass die Steckdose leicht zug nglich ist 5 Electrical Shock To reduce the risk of electrical shock do not disassemble this product Take it to a qual
258. to end digital connectivity With ISDN voice and data are carried by bearer channels B channels occupying a bandwidth of 64 Kb s some switches limit B channels to a capacity of 56 Kb s A data channel D channel handles signaling at 16 Kb s or 64 Kb s depending on the type of service There are two basic types of ISDN service Basic Rate Interface BRI and Primary Rate Interface PRI BRI consists of two 64 Kb s B channels and one 16 Kb s D channel for a total of 144 Kb s This basic service is intended to meet the needs of most individual users PRI is intended for users with greater capacity requirements Typically the channel structure is 23 B channels plus one 64 Kb s D channel for a total of 1536 Kb s In Europe PRI consists of 30 B channels plus one 64 Kb s D channel for a total of 1984 Kb s Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN The private non government non profit corporation that has been formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation protocol parameter assignment domain name system DNS management and root server system management functions These functions were previously performed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority JANA The U S government is essentially turning over control of the Internet to ICANN although domain name registration performed by Network Solutions Inc NSD will continue to be under U S government contract for a limited time Internet domai
259. trol laws of the United States of America and other counties You agree to comply with all such export control laws If you are an agency andor instrumentality of the United States of America tthe Government all Software and the related documentation is provided subject to the restrictions applicable to other end users in accordance with the terms of this Asreement and as provided in DFARS 127 7202 lda and 227 7202 3 a 1995 DFARS 253 89 7 70 13 ch ly dit Sct 1988 PAR 12 5 12 da 1995 PAR 5 527 19 or FAR 53 327 14 A1 TIT as applicable Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Phase 2 Setting up with the Web browser Administrator Settings The Administrator Settings screen appears see Figure 10 The Qube 3 Administrator is responsible for the following e Setting up and maintaining the users groups and services on the Qube 3 e Responding to email alerts from the Qube 3 in order to forestall potential problems Figure 10 Administrator Settings SSS fe tocape admin logged on 10 9242 SSB Ze COBALT Administrator Settings The Cobalt Qube 3 requires an administrator ko handle tasks such as adding users and groups as well as configuring settings The user name ofthe administrator is admin Enter a hard te quess passwerd for the administrator Please remember the password for future use Adminisirator Settings Wer Mame aamin _ 4 Eater deig Password Cobalt Qube 3 User Manu
260. twork Integration screen on this screen you can do the following Assign a host name for example qube3 to the Qube 3 Enter your domain name The domain name is either the official domain name that is registered with an ICANN accredited registrar for example cobalt com or an intranet domain name specific to your network Coordinate the host name and domain name with your Internet service provider ISP to ensure the integrity of your network If your Qube 3 is integrated into a larger network consult with your network administrator for this information This allows you to access your Qube 3 by host name and domain name rather than only by IP address From the pull down menu select the method by which the Qube 3 connects to the Internet e Gateway on a Local Area Network LAN e Cable Modem or DSL e Analog Modem or ISDN If you do not know how you connect to the Internet or if you do not want to set up your connection yet you can also select None or Intranet If you select None you can set up your Internet connection in the Server Desktop once the Qube 3 is operating See Internet on page 165 Depending on the method by which the Qube 3 connects to the Internet a particular screen appears in the Setup Wizard For a full description of the three different screens see Internet on page 165 Enter the IP address of your Domain Name System DNS server A DNS server maintains a list of compute
261. twork Management Protocol SNMP communities that can have read only and read and write access to this SNMP agent The default read only access community is public The default read and write access community is private Note We recommend that you change the default string for the Cay Read and Write SNMP Community to a unique value To specify the SNMP communities 1 Select Administration gt Network Services gt SNMP The SNMP Settings table appears see Figure 78 2 Configure the following settings e Enable Server Turns the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP server on or off e Read Only SNMP Community Enter the Read Only SNMP Community to which this Qube 3 server belongs The Read Only SNMP Community you enter can only contain alphanumeric characters along with and _ e Read and Write SNMP Community Enter the Read and Write SNMP Community to which this Qube 3 server belongs The Read and Write SNMP Community you enter can only contain alphanumeric characters along with and _ 3 Click Save Figure 78 SNMP Settings table Simple Nebyork Management Protocol SNMP Settings Enable Server T Read Only SNMP Sorin unity gamie public Read and Whte SMRAP C orririurity giia private 160 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Network Services Telnet Caution You can adversely affect the performance of your Qube 3 if you modify system configuration files Check your warranty card for details
262. twork block For example specifying a network such as 192 168 1 0 in the Relay email from these hosts domains field trusts all IP addresses from 192 168 1 0 through 192 168 1 254 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 133 Chapter 5 Administration Site If you want to allow connections from a host that ends for example in mydomain com add the string mydomain com in the text area L Note If you entering a domain name or part of a domain name in the text box you must have reverse DNS working on your clients Receive Email Addressed to Hosts Domains In this field enter the IP addresses or domain names for which you receive email Email addressed to the lt hostname domainname gt of the Qube 3 is automatically accepted For example if you want to receive email addressed to you at username domain com then you must enter domain com in this field Otherwise a sender will have to include the host name in your email address for example username hostname domain com Block Email from Hosts Domains In this field enter email addresses or domains from which you want to block any email Anyone trying to send you messages from one of these addresses or domains will receive an error Message in return Block Email from Users In this field enter email addresses of users which you want to block any email Anyone trying to send you messages from one of these addresses will receive an error message in return 4 Click Sav
263. twork interface with information received from the DHCP server The Qube 3 also resets its default gateway if it receives this information If the Qube 3 obtains IP addresses for DNS servers those IP addresses are appended to the list of DNS servers The LCD screen displays the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line Exit To exit the Advanced Network option choose EXIT The LCD screen returns to the normal display with the fully qualified domain name on the top line and the IP address on the bottom line Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 201 Appendix A Using the LCD Console Reboot To reboot the Qube 3 through the LCD console 1 On the LCD console hold down the D button for approximately two seconds The LCD screen displays SELECT SETUP NETWORK 2 Press the button until REBOOT appears in the LCD screen SELECT REBOOT 3 Press the e button 4 Use the arrow buttons to toggle the cursor between Y and N Select Y to reboot the system 5 Press the e button You can also reboot the Qube 3 through the Web browser 1 On the Server Desktop select Administration gt System gt Power A screen appears with a Reboot Now button 2 Click Reboot Now A warning dialog appears asking whether you want to reboot the server appliance 3 Click OK The screen states that the server appliance is now rebooting and that it should be available again in a few minutes
264. ully slide the CPU riser board back into the system chassis along with the SCSI port if necessary L Note Insert the CPU riser board with the DIMM modules next to 218 the front of the Qube 3 the expansion slot is oriented toward the inside of the unit Forcing the CPU riser board into the wrong slot will damage the system and void your warranty If you had detached the external SCSI port from the back panel of the Qube 3 slide it into its slot and re attach it to the back panel Carefully slide the drive bay back into the system chassis Re attach the drive bay to the chassis with the four screws Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Adding components to the Qube 3 Replacing a hard disk drive L 2 If you are simply replacing the drive s that you removed in order to remove the CPU riser board re install the drive s in the drive bay If you are re installing a single drive it goes in slot A If you are re installing two drives install the correct drive in slot B first and then the other drive in slot A second IS Important If your Qube 3 has two hard disk drives ensure that you re install the drives in the same slot from which you removed them If you re install the drives in the wrong slots your Qube 3 will not function If you are replacing a failed hard drive locate the bay in which the failed drive is installed The slots in the drive bay are stamped with A and B L Note If you have a Qube 3
265. unt of disk space available to a group for file storage and Web pages You cannot enter zero in this field If you leave this field blank the group has unlimited disk space 4 Click Save 114 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Users and Groups Adding a group To add a group 1 Select Administration gt Users and Groups gt Group List The Group List table appears 2 Click Add The Add New Group table appears see Figure 46 Figure 46 Add New Group table Group Mame tech_doos Meacdmum Allowed Disk Space ME 300 Maer Membership Aaminmaly Remarks ptm Wsers Affiliated Ws ers Mot Affiliated D 2D 3 Fill in the fields Group name Enter the name of the group The name can be a maximum of 12 characters long you can only use lowercase English letters numbers and the hyphen and underscore _ characters Maximum allowed disk space MB This value is the amount of disk space available to a group for file storage and Web pages The value entered must be a whole number greater than zero you cannot enter zero If you leave this field blank the user has unlimited disk space User Membership The lower part of the Add New Group table lists all the Qube 3 users Select one or more names and click on the arrows to move the name s between the Users Affiliated and Users Not Affiliated lists Remarks You can enter additional information about the group in this field 4 Click Save Cobalt Qube 3 User
266. ups the new groups appear in the Address Book For each group you can send an email to the group or view the group s Web page Viewing the groups on the Qube 3 To view the groups on the Qube 3 1 Click Groups in the sub menu The Groups Listing table appears see Figure 27 The table comprises four columns e Name displays the name of the group e Members displays the user names members of the group e Remarks provides additional information about the group e Actions displays an icon for sending email a group or viewing the group s Web page The number of groups on the Qube 3 is displayed above the Actions column Figure 27 Groups Listing table SE Usting T Groups Mame Members Remakts Actions estali imayer kehin manaka pbaltz Guesa who calla the shots O guest share admin oe group provides afile share with quest Members of this workgroup maintain the publicly 5 E Wi accessible website G restore admin a work groupis used forthe restoration of backup O abose deoe jkarmradt hhodges sales ray ison Mobody works harder Q software asun ggustavson jbrtton baton Unsung heroes tech docs awiliams couimet ewilc ox thockin These guys deserve a raise 84 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual Address book Sending an email to a group To send an email to a group l 2 Click Groups in the sub menu The Groups Listing table appears Click the yellow email icon next the group to whom you
267. uter must pass all three chains of rules input forward and output Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 59 Chapter 3 Qube 3 Services Web Caching Web Caching is available on the Qube 3 Business Edition and Professional Edition only The Qube 3 offers a caching feature When the caching feature is enabled the Qube 3 acts as a caching proxy server for Web clients Note The Web Caching feature on your Qube 3 relies on the Basic Cay Firewall feature to operate If you enable the Web Caching feature the Basic Firewall feature is enabled automatically If you disable the Basic Firewall feature the Web Caching feature is still enabled but will not function To ensure that the Web Caching feature is functioning re enable the Basic Firewall feature For more information see Basic Firewall on page 57 Web cache servers are network servers that store frequently used content such as Web pages and graphics closer to the requesting clients so that subsequent accesses are served from the local server It works as follows when the browser requests a Web page from the network the Web cache server intercepts the request If the cache server has an up to date copy it returns the copy to the client immediately If the cache does not have a copy it fetches one from the source of the content saves a copy for future requests and returns the result to the client The key benefits of caching are e Faster response times from the Web Once an obje
268. want to send an email The Compose table appears For more information on this table see Replying to a message on page 73 When you have completed the message click Send The Message Sent table appears Click Groups in the sub menu to return to the Groups Listing table Viewing a group s Web page To view the group s page 1 2 Click Groups in the sub menu The Groups Listing table appears Click the globe icon next the group to whose Web page you want to view A separate browser window opens to a default Web page for the group see Figure 28 The group can replace this Web page Close the browser window to return to the Groups Listing table Figure 28 Default Group Web Page COBALT NETWORKS INC Welcome to our Sroup Home Page This is a template for a group home page Use this template as a guide for creating your group s page Within this page you can include any type of information you need to communicate to others Topics can include information on current projects your group is working on project schedules fwonte interests and hobbies and links to related users groups or information you wish to share with others You can medite this page using any standard HTML editor Remember to delete template information such as this paragraph CURRENT PROJECTS Insert a list of the current projects your group may be working on You can create additional individual pages if you wish to explain each project in d
269. y are found The icon changes color when new or updated software packages are available amp The Software Notification icon in the top right corner of the Server New Software 1 Select BlueLinQ gt New Software The Available New Software table appears see Figure 99 2 Click Check Availability Now to check availability of new software 3 Click Install Manually if you already know the location of new software that you want to install on the Qube 3 Figure 99 Available New Software List table fe Check Availability How E Install Manually Avaliable New soitware Us 3 Enties Y Names Wersion sy vendors Desoipton Heije ImagneApp 2 0 SupremeWeb lnc ThelmagineApp enhances your web experience Network Spider 1 0 Fictitious Networks Thehebwork Spider brings web traffic to you Q BuildMeister 1 0 PBaltz Enterprises The BuildMeistermakes everthing happen Q 190 Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual BlueLinO Updates 1 Select BlueLinQ gt Updates The Available Software Updates List table appears see Figure 100 Figure 100 Available Software Updates List table fe Check Availability Now e Install Manually Available Software Updates Lis 1 Entry a A Install Ww Namesy Versions Vendor Description AEE QO CobaltosUparade 1 0 sobat Networks Thisis an OS Update forthe Qube 3 Q 2 Click Check Availability Now to update the list of available software or click Install Manually if you already know the location of new so
270. y the following acknowledgment This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 4 Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 249 Appendix F Licenses GNU General Public License Version 2 June 1991 Copyright C 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 59 Temple Place Suite 330 Boston MA 02111 1307 USA TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0 This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it
271. you select replace the default domain name with the new domain name that you want to create For further information refer to the following e In the Cobalt Knowledge Base search on DNS e http www dnswiz com dnsworks htm not affiliated with Cobalt Networks e http www europe cisco com warp public 787 indexDNS html not affiliated with Cobalt Networks Brief history of the Domain Name System DNS In the 1960s the U S Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA and later DARPA began funding an experimental wide area computer network called the ARPAnet The ARPAnet used a centrally administered file called HOSTS TXT which held all name to address mapping for each host computer connected to the ARPAnet Since there were only a handful of host computers at the start HOSTS TXT worked well When the ARPAnet moved to the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP suite of protocols and become known as the Internet the population of the network exploded HOSTS TXT became plagued with problems namely e traffic and load e name collisions e consistency A replacement for the HOSTS TXT file was needed The goal was to create a system that solved the problems inherent in a unified host table system The new system should allow local administration of data and also make that data globally available In 1984 the architecture of a new system called Domain Name System DNS was designed a

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