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1. ADD SERVER je HOME 3 Click on the Add Server button The New Virtual Domain screen displays NEW VIRTUAL DOMAIN Hosiname of Virtual WWW Server i IP Address of Virtual WWW A Server So Trusted hosts only SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 4 Enter your internet domain name e g example com as the virtual domain s host name This host name is used as a DNS entry for domain name resolution 5 The name of your Net Integrator automatically populates the JP Address of Virtual WWW Server field If you want to use a different IP address enter it in this field Please Note Your ISP has to provide you with an extra IP address if you are configuring a virtual web server on an outside untrusted interface 6 Select a team to perform Webmaster duties from the drop down list 7 Choose whether or not to make the Virtual WWW site accessible only by trusted hosts ie the local network This way you can easily host both an intranet and a public web site from the same server 8 Click on the Save Changes button Deleting a Virtual Web Server 1 Click on the Virtual Domains button on the WWW Setup screen The Virtual Domains screen displays showing all existing virtual domains 2 Click on the appropriate server s Delete Action button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 120 Web Services 3 Click OK to confirm the deletion in the window that displays Please Note All web
2. gt O Click the lock to prevent further changes Apply Now 3 Select Automatic for location Select Built in Ethernet for connection In the TCP IP tab select the DHCP configuration 4 Click on the Apply Now button 5 Ifthe Internet connection doesn t function immediately reboot your computer Creating an Administrator Account At this point your Net Integrator should have an IP address your workstation should have TCP IP configured and both your Net Integrator and your workstation should be connected to the LAN You now need to create an Administrator account 1 Open an Internet browser on your workstation Newer versions of Netscape or Microsoft browsers are recommended 2 Read the IP address on the display panel For demonstration purposes we will use the following address 192 168 0 1 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 32 Connecting to WebConfig 3 Enter http 192 168 0 1 8042 into the browser s address bar Press Enter on your keyboard The Create Administrator Account page displays Create Administrator Account Before you can use your Net Integrator you must create an Administrator Account for yourself Don t forget your password Create Administrator Re enter Password j SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 4 Enter a User ID The default User ID is root you can use that name or you can create a new ID by typing over the existing text Enter the admi
3. 3 Enter the email address es of those you wish to receive a copy of this email in the Cc Carbon Copy field 4 Ifyou want to send someone a copy of this email without the knowledge of the other recipients enter their email address in the Bcc Blind Carbon Copy field 5 Enter the subject of the email in the Subject field 6 Ifyou entered a partial name in the 70 field you can click on the Expand Names button to view the recipient s full name and email address 7 To insert any special characters into your message click on the Special Characters but ton On the screen that displays select a character from the appropriate list and paste it into your message 8 If you do not want a copy of this email saved in your Sent Mail folder remove the check from the box Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 104 WebMail 9 Place a check in the Request a Return Receipt box if you want the recipient to notify you when they receive your message Please Note The recipient can choose not to send a return receipt to you 10 To attach a document to your message e Click on the Browse button e Select the file from the window that displays and click on the OK button The file displays in the Attachments field e Click on the Attach button Please Note To remove an attachment place a check in the attachment s checkbox and click on Remove Selected 11 Enter the message content in the empty section of the sc
4. Open Fe Display Options Change display options such as how many messages you see on each page and how messages are sorted Message Composition Customize how you send mail and where drafts are saved Login Tasks Customize tasks to run upon logon to Mail New Mail Control when new mail will be checked for and whether or not to notify you when it arrives Addressbooks Select addressbook sources for adding and searching for addresses Click on any of the headings such as Personal Information Filters and Display Options to change your WebMail settings 3 Follow the instructions on the screen that displays 4 Click on the Save Options button to save your changes and return to the Options screen Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 103 WebMail Composing an Email Message 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Compose button The Compose screen displays Message Composition Wed Dec 11 11 39 10 2002 Send Message Save Draft Cancel Message Identity oho netitech com Det 1 WCU em eepe Sujet S Options a KP Se Address Book Expand Names Special Characters Save a copy in sent mail T Request a Return Receipt attachment Browse Message text Send Message Save Draft Cancel Message 2 Enter the email address of the recipient s in the 70 field If the recipient is in your address book you can enter a partial name e g john instead of johndoe exam ple com
5. Check the box for Create a Computer Account in the Domain Enter the administrative username root and the password as entered in the Domain Controller Password field on the File Server Setup WebConfig screen tional Domain field For Windows 2000 1 lah File Edt View Favorites Tools Help eek 5 Aerch Syralders history as OF x a Er Address 39 Control Panel a nr m a Accessibilty Add Remove Add Remove Administrative Date Time Control Panel Optior jardware Programs Tools ee wenn a amp Cw changes environment settings Display Folder Options Fonts Game Internet Controllers Options Windows Update Windows 2000 Support 14 d d Power Options Mader Printers Regional Scanners and Scheduled Sounds and OF Cameras Tasks jutimedia BEE Users and Passwords Provides system information and changes environment settings I El My computer 2 Select System from the list The System Properties window displays work Identification tab aix General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced C Windows uses the following information to identify your computer on the network Full computer name testwin2k Workgroup WORKGROUP To use the Network Identification Wizard to join a domain and create a local user click Network ID REDEN To rename this computer or join a domain click i Properties Properts Cares au Click on the O
6. gt a Mouse Multimedia ODBC PC Card PCMCIA Configures network hardware and software 5 gt p 3 i p 2 b 3 2 g 3 H 5 h 4 i Alle 2 Select Network from the list The Network window displays Click on the Identification tab Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings a Windows uses the following information to identify your es EE one rac Yay cogs ere fe the workgroup or domain that it will E Computer Name TESTMACHINE Workgroup WORKGROUP OK Cancel 3 Click on the Change button The Identification Changes window displays Identification Changes 271 x Windows uses the following information to identify your computer on the network You may change the name for this computer the workgroup or domain that it will appear in and create a computer account in the domain if specified Computer Name TESTMACHINE p Member of Workgroup Domain MAINOFFICE 7 Create a Computer Account in the Domain This option at create an account on the domain for this Computer You must speci a user account wih the ably to Eee Ia reied rnah UserName _root Passwort 1 x ee Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 72 Domain Controller In the Member of section of the window select Domain Enter the name of the domain as entered in the Windows workgroup name field on the File Server Setup WebConfig screen
7. Configuring File Services 1 Select the File from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The File Server Setup screen displays FILE SERVER SETUP Enable Macintosh file server f Enable Windows file server Jo Enable Domain Controller for Windows SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 67 File Services 2 If appropriate enable the Macintosh File Server If Macintosh file services are not enabled users will not have access to their personal network directories or shared team directories from Macintosh workstations 3 If appropriate enable the Windows File Server If Windows file services are not enabled users will not have access to their personal network directories or shared team directories from Windows workstations 4 Ifyou enable the Windows File Server enter a Windows workgroup name This name indicates the workgroup under which Net Integrator will be listed as a resource in Win dows Network Neighbourhood Please Note It is recommended that you enter the Windows workgroup name being used by other workstations in the office If you are setting up a new network you can use any workgroup name you wish just make sure that you configure your Windows workstations so they belong to the same workgroup 5 If appropriate enable the domain controller The Windows File Server will then act as the Windows domain controller The Wind
8. Q Automatically mount files as Join Teams iii je E MAIL SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Choose the Logs team in the Join Teams field 4 Click on the Save Changes button 5 Access your IMAP folder and the firewall log for the Net Integrator will be one of the incoming emails Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 222 Appendix A Network File System What is NFS NFS Network File System is a protocol invented by Sun Microsystems that allows clients using UNIX and similar operating systems to mount file systems from remote servers This chapter is for advanced users that are familiar with UNIX and similar operating systems Please Note Refer to http www linuxdoc org HOWTO NFS HOWTO for more information on NFS Installing and Configuring ugidd If your user ID on the local system is different than your user ID on the Net Integrator you will not be able to access mounted directories To avoid this problem 1 Install ugidd an application that provides user name and ID information to NFS on your local system 2 Select File from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The File Server Setup screen displays In the Mapping scheme for NFS field select ugidd Click on the Save Changes button Please Note If you are using NIS Network Information Server or a similar application that provides usernames and IDs to the network you generally do not need ugi
9. SERVER SETUP FILE PRINTERS E MAIL WWW NETWORK SETUP LOCAL WORKSTATIONS PRINTERS DIAL UP 2 Choose to enable Print Services or not Without this option being set you will not be able to print using the printers attached to this server 3 Click the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 83 Print Services Configuring your Workstation 1 In Windows open your Network Neighbourhood and double click on the server icon with the name of your Net Integrator e g Paintball The following window shows the network file and print services to which you have access oz Printer webmaintainer webmaster Paintball PAINTBALL Printer 7 2 Double click on the printer icon The following window displays Printers i Before you can use the printer PAINTBALL Printer it must be set up on your computer Do you want Windows to set up the printer and continue this operation No 3 Select Yes to configure your workstation The Add Printer Wizard displays Add Printer Wizard Do you print from MS DOS based programs eB ee ie ce 4 Select No to indicate that you are not printing from MS DOS programs Click on Next 5 Select the brand and type of printer that is connected to your Net Integrator Click Next LA Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an Q installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is
10. Version 3 71 132 FTP Services Enabling FTP Access 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main Setup screen displays TEAM SETUP Admin Team ID Full Name Members PPTP Dial In FTP Action ebmaster eb Server Admin USER SETUP Admin Teams PPTP Dial In ADD NEW USER ADD NEW TEAM am 2 Click on the appropriate user or team s Edit Action button 3 The Modify Users or Modify Teams screen displays 4 Indicate whether or not you want this user or team to have FTP access in the Allow FTP access field 5 Click on the Save Changes button 6 Repeat steps 2 5 for any additional users or teams Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 133 FTP Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 134 Chapter 14 Backup amp Restore Intelligent Disk Backup idb Net Integrator takes a different approach to backup with idb technology which is both cheaper and easier to use than conventional tape backup systems The capacity of the idb backup unit varies with each Net Integrator model Although the idb system automatically performs backup procedures without input from a system administrator you can turn off idb and manually initiate backup procedures Refer to Initiating an idb Backup in this chapter for more information Features of idb Instead of conventional backup tapes idb utilizes a removeable high capacity hard disk
11. Version 3 71 178 Domain Name Services How the DNS System Works DNS Hierarchy The Internet DNS server network is arranged as a hierarchy in which a single root domain sometimes called dot links to the set of top level domains such as com and org In turn each of the top level domains contains a link to each of the second level domains such as net itech comand mydomain org Third and fourth level domains are less com mon and are used in large organizations like universities You will most likely publish a second level domain name such as example com When you do that your DNS server if enabled automatically publishes the names inside exam ple com such as www example com and mail example com Domain Registrars However there is still a part that must be done manually in this example you have to create a link on the com server to ask your second level domain to be referred to your Net Integra tor s IP address To do this you need to visit a Domain Registrar such as www easydns com or www opensrs org to make sure your domain name isn t already being used by someone else and give them the outside IP address of your Net Integrator Please Note In order to register a domain name your Net Integrator must have a static IP address Most ISPs provide this service for an additional fee DDNS can be used in place of a static IP address Refer to Dynamic DNS in this chapter for more information Afte
12. tions and lets them see a complete list of the emails kept in their folders IMAP SSL Server this is the secure IMAP server The Secure Sockets Layer SSL is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on the Internet Web Mail Server a system that allows users to securely access their email from any workstation on the Internet using a standard web browser The web mail server uses SSL encryption to secure online transactions Refer to Chapter 10 WebMail for more infor mation LDAP Server a directory system that holds the names and email addresses of all users on the Net Integrator server This directory can be searched with any standard email client The LDAP server does not store names and email addresses of users not connected to the Net Integrator Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 87 Email Services e Realtime Blackhole List RBL a spam blocker that has different levels of spam pro tection such as Strong and Medium e Mail Virus Scanner scans all outgoing and incoming mail for viruses Ifa virus is found it is immediately removed from the email A warning is then sent to the sender and all recipients along with the original but virus free message You must buy the license for your Net Integrator for this feature to be enabled Configuring Email Service 1 Select E Mail from the Server Setup menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The E M
13. Open Microsoft Outlook From the main menu select Tools gt Accounts The Internet Accounts screen displays Internet Accounts Mai News Directory Service ie Mail News Directory Service 2 Select Add gt Directory Service The Internet Connection Wizard displays Internet Connection Wizard xl Internet Directory Server Name Type the name of the Internet directory LDAP server your Internet service provider or system administrator has given you Internet directory LDAP server If your Internet service provider or system administrator has informed you that they require you to log on to your LDAP server and has provided you with an LDAP account name and password select the check box below I My LDAP server requires me to log on Cancel 3 In the Internet directory LDAP server field enter the name or IP address of your Net Integrator Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 95 Email Services 4 Click on the Next button The following screen displays Internet Connection Wizard Check E mail Addresses 5 Indicate whether or not you want your email client to check addresses using the LDAP directory Please Note If this option is selected you can enter partial email addresses when sending emails Outlook will automatically find the closest match in the LDAP directory and enter the correct email address 6 Click on the Next button The followi
14. Secure WWW Server Windows File Server Displays the status of the port forwarding engine and the number of forwarded ses sions The status light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is opera tional yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service Displays the status of the PPTP server which enables secure client to server VPN connections The number of sessions shows how many users are connected The sta tus light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service The CPU uti lization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service Displays the status of web publishing services The number of sessions displayed represents the number of active web sessions currently open The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if ser vice is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of the secure web server The number of sessions displayed repre sents the number of active secure web sessions currently open The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is bei
15. WebMail 107 administrator account creating 32 anonymous FTP server 133 Automated Drive Mapping 81 Cc calendar WebMail 109 components of Net Integrator 11 configuration of Net Integrator 41 D data backup idb intelligent disk backup 135 tape 135 data restore idb intelligent disk backup 139 tape 146 DHCP server 20 configuration of 42 dial up modem 18 disk management 199 disk configuration 199 disk recovery 205 hard disk failure 205 idb 199 installing a new hard drive 206 RAID 199 reconfiguration of disks 200 status messages 202 SystemER 205 DNS 177 domain registrars 179 dynamic DNS 180 entries manual creation of 180 entries types of 181 hierarchy 179 lookup and caching server 177 mail records 91 publishing server 177 working with SMTP server 91 domain names 42 179 181 domain registrars DNS 179 DoubleVision 55 DSL connection 53 configuration of 53 dynamic IP addresses 192 dynamic web site 218 E email services 87 advanced email settings 94 DNS mail records 91 IMAP server 89 LDAP server 90 95 mail virus scanner 88 POP3 server 89 realtime blackhole list 88 SMTP server 88 WebMail server 89 ethernet 15 cables 15 hubs 15 port connections 16 F FastForward 189 common port numbers 196 configuration of 193 creating a new forward 193 editing a forward 194 firewall security 189 proxy servers 191 static and dynamic IP addresses 192 TCP 191 TCP IP 189 UDP 190 file sharing services 67 configur
16. which provides the following advantages Value one hard disk costs less than the five backup tapes needed to maintain a tape backup system High Capacity the idb backup cartridge can in most cases store a month or more of backup history Speed idb backup matches and often supercedes the backup speeds achieved by the most expensive tape systems on the market Instant Access regular backup tapes like cassette tapes are a linear medium meaning that you have to fast forward or rewind in order to find information idb technology like a compact disc provides almost instant access to data Backup Intelligence you do not need a network administrator to figure out which tapes need to be loaded and when Net Intelligence determines when a backup needs to be made and whether the backup should be full or incremental This decision is based on the amount of data on the main hard disk the amount of utilized space on the idb system the compressibility of your data and the rate at which new data is added and current data is changed or updated As a result your idb system maximizes the amount of historical data that is backed up Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 135 Backup amp Restore e Durability you can backup data on the hard drive continuously without worry ing that the drive will wear out e Continuous Backup you can backup data in any sequence and as often as every 15 minutes Confi
17. 46 network settings advanced 43 network settings general 41 DHCP server 42 domain names 42 host names 42 public DNS server 42 Rsync server 42 SNMP 42 time setting 43 NFS file server 68 P Perl script 115 PHP script 115 phpMyAdmin 209 managing databases 210 POP3 configuration of 89 mailboxes 57 58 server 87 92 93 port numbers common 196 positive web filtering 125 power connection 15 power up sequence 19 supply cord 11 print services 83 configuring your workstation 83 proxy servers 191 public DNS server 42 R RAID 199 creating a RAID array 33 realtime blackhole list RBL 88 remote access services 163 dial in connection 169 dial in service 169 VPN connection 164 VPN service 163 restrict outgoing traffic 173 RSA key 162 Rsync server 42 S secure web services 122 setup first time 11 shutdown button 202 simple network management protocol SNMP 42 Smarthost 87 90 SMTP server 87 93 180 configuration of 88 software update 149 SSL encryption 122 static IP addresses 192 SystemER 205 hard disk failure 205 installing a new hard drive 206 T tape backup 135 backup procedure 141 initiating a backup 142 tape restore 146 initiating a restore 146 restore scenarios 146 TCP IP workstation configuration 21 for Mac OS 9 29 for Mac OS X 31 for Windows 2000 XP 25 for Windows 95 98 ME 21 team accounts 57 62 creation of 63 deletion of 65 editing 65 service integration 57 time setting 43 transpo
18. CPU utilization Simple Mail Transfer Protocol A protocol used for transferring or sending email messages between servers Another protocol such as POP3 is used to retrieve the messages Structured Query Language A language used to create advanced databases Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 231 SSL Subnet TCP IP Telnet UDP URL VPN WAN Secure Sockets Layer A protocol that allows encrypted authenticated communications to travel across the Internet SSL is used mostly in communications between web browsers and web servers URLs that begin with https indicate that an SSL connection is being used Each side of an SSL connection must send a valid Security Certificate to the other Each side then encrypts what it sends using both certificates thereby ensuring that only the intended recipient can de crypt it that the other side can be sure of the the data s origin and that the message has not been tampered with A portion of a network which may be a physically independent network segment that shares a network address with other portions of a network A subnet is distinguished by its own subnet number Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A popular suite of protocols that allow computers to communicate on the Internet An application that lets you access resources on a Unix or Linux computer In order to use Telnet you need to be familiar with Unix based programs User Datagr
19. Display The Highlight drop down menu allows you to highlight messages coming from a specific Net Integrator subsystem such as Disk Manager and Fast Forward making them much easier to see To customize your message log display 1 2 Select a subsystem from the Highlight drop down menu Select an option from the Priority drop down list Please Note The Priority list customizes what kind of message is highlighted By default only mes sages that show a change in the system display However you can make error messages and debug messages display Click on the Apply button The appropriate messages are highlighted Firewall Log With ICSA firewall certification Net Integrator logs requests to send traffic through the fire wall Please see Chapter 18 Firewall Services for more information on Net Integrator s fire wall The following firewall information is logged All permitted inbound access requests from public network clients that use a service iden tified in the security policy hosted on the Net Integrator itself or on a private or service network server All permitted outbound access requests from private and service network clients that use a service identified in the security policy on a public network server All access requests from private service and public network clients to traverse the Net Integrator firewall that violate the security policy All access requests from private service and public network clien
20. FROM AddressBook while line mysql_fetch_array result list name phone line for i 0 i lt sizeof name i echo lt tr gt lt td gt name i lt td gt lt td gt phone i lt td gt lt tr gt n gt lt table gt 2 Inthe Windows Network Neighbourhood copy the script in John s WWW folder on the local server 3 Open an Internet browser on your workstation In the address bar of the browser enter http servername john addressbook php 4 The address book opens in the browser Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 218 Chapter 24 Log Messages Accessing Log Messages Net Integrator keeps a log that displays the messages from all of Net Integrator s subsystems To view the log from the firewall subsystem please refer to the Firewall Log section below To access this log 1 Select Logs Reports from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Log Messages screen displays Highlight None Priority Info w Apply LOG MESSAGES Time e Message rting ith fname unnin runnir runnir runnir runnir running runnir runr runnin 2 44 Tunnel Aj Backup Factor Tunnel Vision at 192 168 12 44 Inf Tunne Starting to Please Note Information messages display on a black background Error messages display on a red background Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 219 Log Messages Customizing Message
21. Integrator Enter the following information when configuring your email client Inthe SMTP server field enter the IP address or host name of your Net Integrator You do not need to enter the domain name Inthe POP3 or IMAP server field enter the IP address or host name of your Net Integrator Internet Connection Wizard E mail Server Names My incoming mail server is a MER 7 server Incoming mail POP3 IMAP or HTTP server mail An SMTP server is the server that is used for your outgoing e mail Dutgoing mail SMTP server mail lt Back Next gt Cancel Inthe POP3 or IMAP mailbox name field enter your Net Integrator username Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 93 Email Services Inthe POP3 or IMAP password field enter your Net Integrator password Internet Connection Wizard x Internet Mail Logon Type the account name and password your Internet service provider has given you Account name I ERE Password hie IV Remember password If your Internet service provider requires you to use Secure Password Authentication SPA to access your mail account select the Log On Using Secure Password Authentication SPA check box T Log on using Secure Password Authentication SPA lt Back Cancel Advanced Email Settings The following are advanced features of Net Integrator s email system POP Retriever Net Integrator can automatically retreive emails f
22. Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 156 Tunnel Vision Tunnel Vision you have a similar situation the server side accepting a connection needs a static IP address while the client side can have either a static or a dynamic IP address Only one Net Integrator usually the computer with the fastest Internet connection at your head office needs to act as the server and have a static IP address All the others can simply act as clients Please Note A static IP address is guaranteed never to change so people on the Internet can always find you To obtain a static IP address talk to your ISP DDNS can be used in place of a static IP address Refer to Dynamic DNS in Chapter 19 Domain Name Services for more information Configuring a TunnelVision Master Server Ensure that the Net Integrator you are configuring as the master server has a static IP address 1 Select VPN from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The VPN Setup screen displays VPN SETUP Enable PPTP Server es No Enable Tunnel Vision Mves Dino Address of Master Server Tunnel Vision Password Re enter Tunnel Vision Password IPSEC SETUP SAVE CHANGES e CANCEL CHANGES 2 Leave the default Enable PPTP Server setting 3 Select Yes in the Enable Tunnel Vision section of the screen 4 Leave the Address of Master Server field empty since the Master server does not initiate connections 5 Enter a password
23. Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 202 Disk Management The primary disk is in standalone mode If you remove the disk you will lose access to your files This message displays if have a single disk drive if you are not using RAID or if your two disk RAID array is in degraded mode There is no disk available for idb backup This message displays when all available disks are configured in a RAID array Disk _ is being used for Intelligent Disk Backup idb This message displays when the last disk is used for idb instead of as part of a RAID array You can add disk _ to your RAID array to improve redundancy This message displays when you have at least one unconfigured disk or if your last disk is being used for idb Click on the link to add the disk to the RAID array Please Note This message appears in addition to messages 1 7 You can configure disk _ for use in idb backups This message displays if the last disk drive is unconfigured The previous message also displays but you can only choose one of the options Please Note This message appears in addition to messages 1 7 Recovering from Disk Failure If one of the disks in your RAID array fails 1 2 Turn off the main power switch on the back of the Net Integrator Remove the hard disk and replace it with a new one as soon as possible See Installing a New Hard Drive in this chapter for more information Please Note Net Integration Technologies I
24. Team setup These drive mappings are done through the Logon scripts Note that any drives previously mounted will not be automatically disconnected as Windows caches these drive connections Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 81 Domain Controller Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 82 Sines Print Services Net Integrator Print Services Net Integrator s parallel printer port can be connected to any type of printer that users are sharing on the internal network You can also use ethernet printer sharing devices to connect printers directly to your LAN Net Integrator does not support the bidirectional mode of parallel devices it can send output to printers but cannot read detailed status information This means that any special print manager and status monitor software on your PC should be disabled Net Integrator s print services are setup automatically during the first system boot providing all Net Integrator users with unrestricted access to the shared printer Configuring Print Services Before you can print on a printer connected to your Net Integrator you have to configure your Net Integrator for printing 1 Click on the Printers button on the WebConfig screen Net Integrator will list all the available printers bd Net Integrator e CANCEL CHANGES Loron je SYSTEM STATUS _ USER SETUP SOFTWARE UPDATE LOGS REPORTS _ e SAVE CHANGES PRINT SETUP Enable printing
25. This Computer SS AirPort D Apple System Profiler calculator gt Chooser Control Panels Appearance M Favorites Apple Menu Options Key Caps AppleTalk 5 ColorSync Network Browser en Quicken com Date amp Time Recent Applications gt pijalAssist A Recent Documents gt Energy Saver amp Recent Servers gt Extensions Manager ir Remote Access Status File Exchange Scrapbook File Sharing Screen Snapz General Controls Sherlock 2 a Speakable Items Keyboard ae Keychain Access 9 Stickies Launcher Location Manager Memory Modem Monitors Mouse Multiple Users Numbers QuickTime Settings Remote Access Snapz Pro Software Update Sound Speech Startup Disk Internet TCP IP Text USB Printer Sharing Web Sharing Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 29 Connecting to WebConfig The TCP IP window displays Connect via Ethernet Configure Using DHCP Server DHCP Client ID IP Address 192 168 12 8 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Router address 192 168 12 1 Search domains Name server addr 192 168 12 1 2 Select Connect via Ethernet Select Connect via DHCP Leave the other fields blank 3 Click on the Close Window button The Save screen displays A Save changes to the current configuration Click on Save 4 Ifthe Internet connection doesn t function immediately reboot your computer Net Integrator User Manual
26. Version 3 71 177 Domain Name Services Configuring Public DNS 1 Select Local from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Local Network Options screen displays Net Integrato tofu internal mt ca Version 3 71 Logout LOCAL NETWORK OPTIONS SYSTEM STATUS USER SETUP Host Name E SOFTWARE UPDATE _ LOGS REPORTS U BSc ginternal nit ca E Server sted Hosts Jo _ SERVER SETUP Enable rsync Server usted Hosts No FILE Actas public DNS Server Yes ONo Dynamic E E MAIL WWW Actas DHCP Server FTP Enable SNMP Server read only E DNS SNMP community name E NETWORK SETUP LOCAL Enable Active Queue Management E ee Enable NIS Server E PRINTERS 2 The default DNS server setting is No meaning that you are not publishing any DNS entries This option only controls the DNS publishing server and how people outside your local network communicate with it The DNS publishing server is always active for computers on your local network e Ifyou want to provides services such as email to the outside world you need to enable the DNS server To do so select Yes or Dynamic Your choice depends on some relatively complex issues involved in domain name registration We will try to explain some of these issues in the following sections 3 Click on the Save Changes button when you have selected the appropriate DNS setting Net Integrator User Manual
27. and click on the OK button The Windows Setup screen redisplays Click on the Apply button The software is installed automatically Reboot your computer when the software is finished installing Please Note You may be asked to insert your Windows 95 98 Me disk for additional software com ponents to be loaded Simply follow the instructions provided and refer to Microsoft Support for more information Establishing a VPN Connection In order to establish a VPN connection to your network you need to know your username and password and the IP address of your Net Integrator s external network interface Follow these steps to establish a VPN connection in Windows 95 98 Me systems 1 From the Start menu select Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt Dial up Networking Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 164 Remote Access Services 2 Double click on the Make New Connection icon The following screen displays Make New Connection x Select a device gt Microsoft VPN Adapter w Configure 3 Enter a name for the VPN connection You leave the default or use any name that makes sense to you Click on the Next button The following screen displays Make New Connection x Type the name or address of the VPN server Host name or IP Address f 92 168 0 1 4 Enter your Net Integrator s host name or external IP address e Enter a host name such as www e
28. and those that can be installed Select Dial Up Networking from the Components list e Ifit already has a check then dial in software has already been installed Proceed to Establishing a Dial in Connection e Ifit does not have a check you have to install the dial in software Proceed to step 5 Place a check in the Dial Up Networking box and click on the OK button The Windows Setup screen redisplays Click on the Apply button The software is installed automatically Reboot your computer when the software is finished installing Please Note You may be asked to insert your Windows 95 98 Me disk for additional software com ponents to be loaded Simply follow the instructions given to you Establishing a Dial in Connection When a user dial into a Net Integrator the username will appear in the Internet Status field of the System Status screen for the duration of the connection The administrator can terminate the connection from this screen In order to establish a dial in connection to your network you need to know your Net Inte grator username and password and the phone number of a modem that is connected to an external phone line Depending on your Internet connection it may take longer than normal to complete network requests Follow these steps to establish a dial in connection on Windows 95 98 Me systems 1 2 From the Start menu select Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt Dial up Net working
29. button next to the new rule and the Rule Definition window will adjust to the new rule Filter Rules Apply All Rules 1 Delete messages where the From field contains johndoe example com Delete Move Down Move Up Rule Definition Field To Cc M From T Subject Body Text johndoe example com Action delete message C move message to select folder z Modify Reset Cancel 3 Click on the Apply All Rules button Your inbox redisplays Deleting a Rule 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Options button Then click on the Filters but ton The Filters screen displays 2 Select the rule you want to delete and click on the Delete button Moving Rules Although you can apply more than one rule to a message rules are applied in the order that they appear on the Filter Rules section of the screen To move a rule up or down the list fol low these steps 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Options button Then click on the Filters but ton The Filters screen displays 2 Select the rule you want to delete and click on the Move Down or Move Up button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 114 Een Web Services Web Server Net Integrator s high performance web server is based on the industry standard Apache web server and it supports CGI scripts Perl and PHP are also integral parts of Net Integrator s web services For more information on Perl go to http www perl com For m
30. can access the files in their personal directory e anemail account is created for the user Email is available through either POP3 or IMAP mailboxes Similarly when a team is created a number of things happen in the background e ateam login account is created and the password defined by the administrator is assigned to that account e ateam directory is created This directory is accessible to all team members in Window s Network Neighborhood or on Macintosh s AppleShare drive If NFS is enabled UNIX and similar systems can use the path export home teamname Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 57 User amp Team Management to access this directory For example the path for a team named sales would be export home sales e a WWW directory is created within the team directory Any file stored in this directory is automatically published on the team s web page e an FTP account which points directly to the team directory is created for the team If a team member logs into the FTP server using the proper team name and password they can access the files in the team directory e an email distribution account is created for members of the team Team email can be accessed through either POP3 or IMAP mailboxes Emails received by the team email account are automatically forwarded to all members of the team User Accounts Creating Users 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig scr
31. delete the file automatically created by Net Integrator and replace it with the one you purchased You may also want to store a copy of the purchased certificate in a different directory Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 122 Web Services Web Caching In order to save bandwidth the Net Integrator temporarily stores web files accessed by inter nal users in a cache If a user requests any of these stored files Net Integrator serves them from the cache instead of from the original web site Internet bandwidth is used only to retrieve web pages that have not previously been viewed resulting in much faster access to the Internet Configuring Web Caching 1 Select WWW from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The WWW Setup screen displays WWW SETUP Enable WWW serv nd in g Enable secure WWW server To Automatically generate secur Enable MySQL Server en Se C 0 to let Net Integrator Be CS Megabytes of WWW cache 0 to disable Enable content filtering 2 Enter the amount of data to be cached in the Megabytes of WWW cache field We recom mend that you allow 5 10 MB for every active user on the internal network Please Note Once the cache is full the oldest files are deleted to make space for new ones Con figuring the cache size to zero disables the web cache server 3 Click on the Save Changes button 4 For web caching to run transparently e
32. different locations creating Virtual Private Networks See also VPN Virtual Private Network Integrated Services Digital Networking A digital communication networking system used for high speed communication with the Inter net ISDN is available through most telephone companies Internet Service Provider An organization that maintains a server directly connected to the Internet Users who are not directly connected to the Internet typically connect through an ISP Designed by Sun Microsystems Java is a programming language for adding animation and other action to web sites In order to view web sites created with Java your browser has to have Java enabled Designed by Sun Microsystems and Netscape as an easy to use supplement to Java JavaScript code can be added to standard HTML pages to create interactive documents Most modern browsers JavaScript support Kilobits per Second thousands of bits per second This is a measure of bandwidth the amount of data that can flow in a given time on a data trans mission medium Lightweight Directory Access Protocol The LDAP server provides a directory of users names and email addresses Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 228 LAN Mbps MX Record NetBIOS NAT NFS NIC Packet Packet Filter Local Area Network A LAN links together computers that are in the same building 10BaseT Ethernet is the most common LAN See also Hub Megabits p
33. files for that server reside in the team s directory and will not be deleted unless the team maintaining the site is deleted as well Editing a Virtual Web Server 1 Click on the Virtual Domains button on the WWW Setup screen The Virtual Domains screen displays showing all existing virtual domains 2 Click on the appropriate server s Edit Action button The Modify Virtual WWW Server screen displays Modify Virtual WWW Server mene we Server anp IP Address of Virtual WWW Server oose a team to act as ch a team to acta webmasters webmaster SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Change the appropriate server settings 4 Click on the Save Changes button Hosting Multiple Web Sites If your Net Integrator will be used as a web hosting platform for a number of web sites owned by various customers you should use the following strategy For example if your Net Integrator will be used to serve a web site for AcmeWidgets 1 Create a team called AcmeWidgets Assign a team ID and password to this team 2 Create a virtual web server Assign a specific IP address to the virtual web server and choose the AcmeWidgets team as the Webmaster team Anyone from AcmeWidgets with the proper team ID and password can access these files using FTP Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 121 Web Services Secure Web Services Secure Socket Layer SSL Encryption Net Integrator s web server can serve secur
34. may be helpful to know that a RAID array consisting of exactly 2 disks is called RAID A RAID array consisting of 3 or more disks is called RAIDS Intelligent Disk Backup idb is a system that automatically performs backup procedures as often as every fifteen minutes without input from a system administrator See Intelligent Disk Backup idb in Chapter 14 Backup amp Restore for more information You configure your disks when you create your administrator account Create Administrator Account Before you can use your Net Integrator you must create an Administrator Account for yourself Don t forget your password Create Administrator Password Re enter Password fs Your Domain Name ky t null EERO STERN backups SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 199 Disk Management Selecting Yes means that you reserve your last disk for Intelligent Disk Backup idb while using all other available disks for a RAID array Selecting No means that you use all avail able disks for a RAID array Refer to Creating an Administrator Account in Chapter 2 Connecting to WebConfig for more information Please Note If your Net Integrator has one disk then you cannot take advantage of idb or RAID If your Net Integrator has exactly two disks you can have idb backup or a two disk RAID array but not both If you have three or more disks you can have a two or more disk RAI
35. on both ends of the connection The IPsec protocols do not provide a method for the two ends to negotiate this so you must ensure to set it correctly With PFS an attacker who finds out your long term IKE key still probably cannot read future or past information that you send using the short term encryption keys that are gen erated Each IPsec route has a PFS option 7 Click on the Save Changes button Editing an IPsec route 1 Select the appropriate Psec route s Edit Action button on the IPsec Setup screen The Modify IPsec Route screen displays Remote server de Wen Tel Fee ines 196 168 52 12 SAVE CHANGES e CANCEL CHANGES MODIFY IPSEC ROUTE Enter the IP address or proper hostname of the remote server you wish to connect to To include a private subnet behind the remote server s firewall enter the subnet here eg 192 168 42 0 24 To tunnel only to the remote server and not to a subnet behind it leave the Psec Remote Server field blank or enter the remote server s IP address from the first field Obtain the remote server s RSA public key from its administrator and paste it here It must begin with Os for Base 64 formatted keys or with Ox for hex formatted keys Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 161 TunnelVision Generating an IPsec RSA Key This generates an Psec RSA public key you can provide to remote serve
36. reach it e Select No if you want to manually initiate a connection by clicking Dial Modem on the System Status page e Select Only as a last resort if you want to use a dial up connection when one or more of your high speed connections fail The dial up connection will stay active until one of the high speed connections becomes functional Although all traffic is forwarded to the high speed connection when it returns to normal the dial up connection remains active for a few minutes in case the high speed connection fails again In that case the system re routes traffic back to the dial up connection immediately without having to wait for a dial up connection to be re established 10 Indicate whether or not you want your Net Integrator to emulate Windows Dial up Networking Please Note Some Internet providers are setup to work only with Windows dial up clients If you have problems establishing dial up connection try enabling this option 41 Indicate whether or not users will be able to establish a remote dial in modem connection to the internal network Please Note A user s VPN PPTP and Dial In access has to be enabled before they can establish a remote connection See Creating Users in Chapter 5 User amp Team Management for more informa tion 12 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 52 Configuring your Net Integrator Configuring a DSL Connection PPPoE 1 Select D
37. setting Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 89 Email Services e Selecting Yes enables the LDAP server which answers directory queries The LDAP directory is automatically populated with the names and email addresses of all users configured on the Net Integrator server e Selecting No disables the LDAP server completely 9 Select the appropriate RBL setting e Select Strong RBL if you want to block known spam servers and spam relay serv ers Strong RBL blocks all spam mail but may also block other mail Senders receive a message if their mail is blocked e Select Medium RBL if you want to block known spam servers Medium RBL blocks most spam mail Select No RBL if you do not want spam protection 10 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the Mail Virus Scanner By default the virus scanner is enabled 11 Enter the number of minutes between remote POP mailbox checks The number in this field specifies how often in minutes the remote mailbox is checked for new emails 12 Enter the name of your mail domain e g example com 1 w In the field for ZSP s SMTP Server enter the server name if your ISP forces you to use a specific SMTP server This will make the Net Integrator deliver to that server rather than directly to the destination servers This is known as a smarthost You should leave this blank whenever possible 1 A Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator
38. that isn t another Net Integrator IPsec may be your only option Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 159 TunnelVision Adding an IPsec route 1 Select Psec Setup from the VPN Setup screen The IPsec Setup screen displays IPSEC ROUTES Remote Server Remote Subnet Enabled Action Nc IPsec connections yet s ADD NEW ROUTE s HOME IPSEC RSA KEY do nct yet have an R will gen one aubmaicaly wien you create an IFsec route Dr if you like e Il doitn NEW RSA KEY 2 Select Add New Route The Create IPsec Route screen displays CREATE IPSEC ROUTE Ee O Was that an RSA public reke secret ki SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Enter the IP address or proper hostname of the remote server you wish to connect to 4 To include a private subnet behind the remote server s firewall enter the subnet here eg 192 168 42 0 24 To tunnel only to the remote server and not to a subnet behind it leave the Psec Remote Server field blank or enter the remote server s IP address from the first field 5 Obtain the remote server s RSA public key from its administrator and paste it here Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 160 Tunnel Vision Please Note It must begin with Os for Base 64 formatted keys or with Ox for hex formatted keys Choose to enable or disable Perfect Forward Secrecy PFS It must be set the same way
39. that the server and client will use to prove to each other that they are trusted 6 Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly 7 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 157 TunnelVision Configuring a TunnelVision Client A Net Integrator doesn t need a static IP address to act as a Tunnel Vision client but it needs to know the static IP address of the master server To find this infomation select Local from the Network Settings menu on the master server On the screen that displays click on the Advanced button Then look at the address assigned to eth 1 Select VPN from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The VPN Setup screen displays VPN SETUP Enable PPTP Server No Enable Tunnel Vision Address of Master Server Tunnel Vision Password Re enter Tunnel Vision Password IE IPSEC SETUP SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Leave the default Enable PPTP Server setting Select Yes in the Enable Tunnel Vision section of the screen Enter the Master server s static IP address Enter the password that was used in step 5 of Configuring a Master Server Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly na oO BD Click on the Save Changes button TunnelVision immediately begins to create the tunnel between the client and the master server Ifthe client and the server are connected to the Internet and eve
40. the administrator account that was created during initial Net Integrator setup To have the report sent to someone else enter a different user name in the E Mail backup reports to field Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 143 Backup amp Restore 5 Begin a count down to the backup procedure by entering a time frame in the Start Backup in field 6 The Backup Files section of the screen displays all of the directories that can be backed up Indicate which directories you want to back up by selecting the Yes button Please Note Click on the Save Changes button to save your selections This does not initiate the backup procedure 7 Click on the Perform Backup button to initiate the backup procedure When the backup is finished the Net Integrator automatically emails a backup report to the administrator Initiating a Backup from the Control Panel 1 Press the Tape Eject button The tape containing the previous backup is ejected Remove the tape and store it in a safe place Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 144 Backup amp Restore 2 Insert a new tape into the tape drive and push slightly The tape is pulled into the tape drive The door closes _ 3 Press the Backup button on the control panel The display panel shows a 10 second countdown during which you can stop the backup process by pressing the Cancel button After 10 seconds the backup procedure commences and the display panel s
41. the files at all This ensures that there will be no conflict between use of drive space 3 Click on the Save Changes button This can also be done when the team is created Import Users from Windows To upload user information from a Windows 2000 or NT server 1 You will need to download an executable file called pwdump2 The program is freely available online and can be found at various locations on the Internet Here is one http razor bindview com tools desc pwdump2_readme html 2 Download the file called pwdump2 zip and unzip the contents to their own folder For example extract the contents to a folder called pwdump2 on your C drive Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 77 Domain Controller 3 Click on the Start menu and choose Run New Office Document Open Office Document ea i Windows Update EH Winzip G Launch RealOne Player on Programs yy Documents k amp Settings gt Q Search ge Help Astat 4 Enter cmd and click OK Run a 21x Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open 2E coneet ron 5 Type cd pwdump2 and hit Enter This will change the directory to the folder you cre ated on your C drive that contains the contents to the file pwdump2 zip WINNT System32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows 2868 Version 5 88 2195 lt C gt Copyri
42. the office 9 Optional Enter a text message to be sent automatically to any received emails This is typically done to inform people that the user will be out of the office or to notify the sender that their message was received 10 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 62 User amp Team Management Team Accounts Creating Teams 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main User Setup screen displays 2 Click on the Add New Team button The Create New Team screen displays CREATE NEW TEAM Team 1D O O e Re enter Password as Team Members er M windlin SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Enter a team ID This ID serves as the name of the team s shared directory and as the team s FTP login name which gives team members FTP access to the shared directory and the WWW directory Team IDs cannot contain spaces or any punctuation other than the hyphen the dot or the underscore e g sales team sales team sales_team 4 Enter a descriptive name for the team in the Full Name field 5 Enter a login password for the team Team passwords should be unique 6 Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly If the passwords do not match you will be asked to re enter the password in both fields 7 Indicate whether or not the team will have FTP access to the team directory Please Note FTP has to be enabl
43. want the example com web server to point to a different address To do that you would add Address records for example com and www example com pointing to your web server and then you would add an MX entry for example com pointing to your mail server You do not need to create a separate MX entry if it will point to the same address as the Address record DR Dynamic Redirect Dynamic redirection can be used to circumvent blocked HTTP WWW ports Any WWW requests directed to the address entered as Name will be automatically redirected by a Dynamic DNS server to port 4201 on the site entered as Value This will be almost transparent for cli ents who will only notice that the hostname and port have changed slightly Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 181 Domain Name Services Creating a DNS Entry 1 2 Select DNS from the Server Setup menu The DNS List screen displays ADD DNS PRIVATE ENTRIES HOME Please Note To list create or edit your private DNS entries click the Private Entries button Private DNS entries are available only to the internal network and include hostnames of all the com puters the Net Integrator can find on the local network Public DNS entries include the mail exchange MX record and entries for the untrusted external network interface Virtual WWW server DNS records will also go on the public DNS list Most of the listings both public and privat
44. your Internet connec tion your ISP may assign you a new route in which case you have to edit the default route Please Note Whether or not you have to change any route settings depends on your network setup and Net Integrator s connection to the LAN and to the Internet Deleting Network Routes 1 Click on the appropriate route s Delete button 2 In the window that displays click on the Ok button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 46 Configuring your Net Integrator Editing Network Routes 1 Click on the appropriate route s Action button The following screen displays MODIFY ROUTE eee 192 168 12 0 24 Interface Gateway optional 7 SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 Optional Enter a new destination IP address and netmask in the format 192 168 12 0 24 3 Optional Click on the Interface drop down arrow and select the interface over which this network can be accessed 4 Optional If this is not a local network route entry i e eth or eth2 enter the network s gateway address MODIFY ROUTE pric O 0 0 07 0 Interface ETETA O OAA 64 119 101 41 SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 5 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 47 Configuring your Net Integrator Network Configuration Scenarios 1 Net Integrator as a Workgroup Server without a direct connection to the Internet Hub Switc
45. D array and idb backup or a RAID array with all available disks and no idb backup Reconfiguring your Disks Although you configure your disks when you first setup your administrator account it is pos sible to reconfigure them at a later time The Disk Status section of WebConfig s System Sta tus screen displays your disk status and provides you with disk reconfiguration options Converting an idb disk to RAID You can only convert an idb disk to part of a RAID array if your Net Integrator has exactly two disks If you have 3 or more disks you cannot convert an idb disk to RAID IMPORTANT Converting your idb disk to part of a RAID array means that you lose idb backup capabili ties In addition the backup information that is stored on the idb disk is permanently deleted 1 The Disk Status section of the System Status screen has a link telling you that you can configure your last disk to your RAID array to improve redundancy Click on this link 2 The RAID array then begins to rebuild This process which can take up to two hours does not noticeably affect the performance of your Net Integrator Click on your browser s Refresh button to view an updated status of your RAID array any Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 200 Disk Management 3 When the array has finished building the following displays in the Disk Status section of the screen orking correctly Disk Status Converting a RAID disk t
46. Double click on the Make New Connection icon The following screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 169 Remote Access Services Make New Connection xi Select a device B Standard 56000 bps K56Flex Modem Configure u 3 Enter a name for the dial in connection You can leave the default or use any name that makes sense to you Click on the Next button The following screen displays Make New Connection xl Type the phone number for the computer you want to call Area code Telephone number SS Country code Canada 1 lt Back Cancel 4 Enter your area code phone number and country code 5 Click on the Next button The following screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 170 Remote Access Services Make New Connection x You have successfully created a new Dial Up Networking connection called lt i Click Finish to save it in your Dial Up Networking folder Double click it to connect To edit this connection later click it click the File menu and then click Properties lt Back Finish Cancel 6 Click on the Finish button You have created an icon that activates a dial in connection to the internal network 7 Establish a dial in connection by double clicking on the icon that you created in the pre vious step 8 The following window displays Enter your Net Integrator login
47. Forward screen click on the appropriate forward s Delete Action button 2 To confirm the deletion click on the OK button on the window that displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 194 Fastforward Forwarding Scenarios All this might still sound abstract and confusing Here are a few common examples 1 Your internal network has an email server called Fred running Windows NT The address of the server is 192 168 1 5 Set the source to Net Integrator port 25 which is the SMTP port and the destina tion to 192 168 1 5 port 25 Now people can send email to your Net Integrator s static IP address and it will get forwarded to your mail server If Fred has a DNS server on port 53 you can forward Net Integrator port 53 to 192 168 1 5 port 53 That way people on the Internet can look up hostnames that belong to your local network You can make WebConfig accessible from the outside world so that Net Integration Tech nologies Inc technical support can get into your Net Integrator and help you with prob lems Net Integrator s port 80 is already in use for the company web server so we ll use port 8 as the source WebConfig uses Port 8042 and if the destination IP is 192 168 1 1 the complete destination address is 192 168 1 1 port 8042 To access WebConfig from the outside we would need to use a special address http www yournet work com 81 Here s what FastForward looks like if you choose all three of th
48. Integrator 1 Select VPN from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The VPN Setup screen displays VPN SETUP Enable PPTP Server e No Enable Tunnel Vision Address of Master Server Tunnel Vision Password Re enter Tunnel Vision Password js IPSEC SETUP SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 163 Remote Access Services 2 Enable the PPTP server by selecting Yes 3 Click on the Save Changes button Configuring VPN Service in Windows Before you can establish a VPN connection you have to install VPN service on your Win dows 95 98 Me workstation Windows 2000 and Windows XP workstations already have VPN services installed 1 From the Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the Add Remove programs icon The Add Remove Programs Properties screen displays Select the Windows Setup tab Select Communications from the Components list and click on the Details button A second Components list displays showing the communications components that are already installed and those that can be installed Scroll to Virtual Private Networking in the Components list e Ifit already has a check then VPN software has already been installed Proceed to Establishing a VPN Connection e Ifit doesn t have a check you have to install the VPN software Proceed to step 5 Place a check in the Virtual Private Networking box
49. K button The Network window displays Click on the OK button again Reboot the workstation The next time you log on the login window will have an addi In Windows select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel The Control Panel displays Click on the Net Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 73 Domain Controller 3 Click on the Properties button The Identification Changes window displays Identification Changes xl You can change the name and the membership of this computer Changes may affect access to network resources Computer name testwin2k Full computer name testwin2k More Member of Domain MAINOFFICE Workgroup WoRKGROUP coe 4 Inthe Member of section of the window select Domain Enter the name of the domain as entered in the Windows workgroup name field on the File Server Setup WebConfig screen 5 Click on the OK button The next time you log on the login window will have an addi tional Domain field For Windows XP 1 Install the registry patch http www net itech com america support registry_patch samba xp domain_member reg For information on the latest features available in Samba as a domain controller down load this PDF http www net itech com america support docs csamba6 pdf 2 In Windows select Start gt Control Panel The Control Panel window displays On the left menu bar under Control Panel select Classic V
50. LTERING REQUESTS Requests Users have requested access to 0 additional sites CONTENT FILTERING REQUEST DENIALS Denials 1 filter request has been denied REFRESH PERMITTED WEB S Web Site Action Providing Full Internet Access To provide a specific user with access to all Internet sites 1 Enter their host name or IP address in the Workstations Exempt from Filtering section of the screen 2 Click on the Accept Action button The user displays in the list of workstations with full access Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 126 Web Filtering Adding Permitted Websites In order for users to access a specific website the administrator has to add it to the Permitted Web Sites list To do so follow these steps 1 Enter the site s name in the empty Web Site field 2 Click on the Accept Action button The site displays in the Permitted Web Sites list Please Note The administrator can include any subsection of the domain If www red blue org is requested the admin can add www red blue org red blue org or blue org Any sites ending with that domain are permitted for example if the administrator added red blue org then green red blue org would be allowed but violet blue org would not be allowed Accepting Access Requests If a user has requested access to a specific website a notice displays in the Content Filtering Requests section of the screen To
51. P addresses to a domain name Some ISPs provide a spe cific DNS address Digital Subscriber Line A LAN that connects devices like computers printers and terminals Ethernet transmits data over twisted pair or coaxial cables at 10 or 100 Mbps Networking protocol used by Apple equipment connected directly to Ethernet The ability to create a passage or open a port through your firewall to a service or a server host ing a service See also Port Number A device that provides secure Internet access and protects internal networks from intruders File Transfer Protocol An Internet based protocol used to copy files between computers usually a client and a server using Unix based command parameters You can download shareware or freeware applications that remove all the complexities of Unix and allow you to connect to FTP sites using a web browser Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 226 Gateway HTML HTTP Hub Internet Gateway IMAP IMAP Server IP Address IP Address Dynamic A computer or server that is connected to multiple networks and is capable of routing or deliver ing packets between them Hypertext Markup Language A set of tags and instructions used to create web pages HTML tags create page layouts format text insert graphics and multimedia and more Hypertext Transfer Protocol A protocol that makes hypertext information such as web pages available over the Internet A a
52. Password Allow FTP Access Allow VPN PPTP and Dial In Access 0 E MAIL SAVE CHANGES js CANCEL CHANGES 3 Change team information as appropriate Refer to Creating Teams in this chapter for a description of the fields on this screen 4 Click on Send to send this team a test email 5 Click on the Save Changes button Deleting Teams IMPORTANT Deleting a team means that the team s shared network directory and all of the files contained within the directory are deleted Once this is done none of the above can be recovered unless you restore the data from a previous backup 1 On the Main User Setup screen click on the appropriate team s Delete button 2 In the window that displays click on the OK button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 65 User amp Team Management Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 66 Siac File Services File Sharing Services Net Integrator is designed to provide high performance file sharing services for Windows Macintosh and UNIX style clients Files created by Windows users can transparently be seen by Macintosh users and vice versa The management and administration of file services is tightly integrated with user manage ment and administration Please refer to Service Integration in Chapter 5 User amp Team Management for a detailed explanation of how file sharing services are automatically setup during user and team creation
53. SP Net Integrator encrypts it and sends it through the tunnel When Net Integrator 2 receives the encrypted data it decrypts the information and forwards it on to Network 2 as if it had arrived directly from Network 1 That way Network 1 can communicate securely with Network 2 without any need for spe cial changes to individual workstations Creating a VPN server to server Because your Net Integrator does most of the work for you creating a VPN is much easier than it sounds All you have to do is create the encrypted tunnel Using Unique Subnet Numbers We ve already mentioned it once in this chapter but it s so important that we ll say it again each Ethernet network in your VPN must use a different subnet number We recommend using any of the networks from 192 168 1 to 192 168 255 since these numbers are spe cifically reserved for private use The Master Server needs a Static IP Address Here s the other catch The only way to find someone on the Internet is to know their IP address actually if their host name is registered in the DNS system you can use that but DNS simply converts the host name to an IP address so the result is the same To create a connection between two Net Integrators someone needs to act as the Client and someone as the Master server Think of it like a phone call to your ISP you the client need to know their phone number but they the server don t need to know yours With Net
54. Select Workstations from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Workstations screen displays WORKSTATIONS Workstation Names Action stations found yet NEW SCAN 2 Because scanning for workstations can waste bandwidth especially across a VPN no workstations display in the list Click on the Network Scan button to view an updated list of workstations The following screen displays NOTICES tation scan is now in progress This may take up to 1 minute You can Refresh this list whenever you want 3 Click Refresh on the bottom of the screen after a few seconds to view the updated list Workstations will only be shown in the list if they are connected to the network Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 185 Workstation Viewer Virtual Network Computing VNC Using free Windows software called Virtual Network Computing VNC you can configure Windows Mac and Unix workstations so they can be controlled remotely from a central workstation If users need help or settings need to be changed an administrator does not have to physically go and sit in front of the workstation in question Because this remote administration software is also compatible with VPNs the administrator does not have to be on the same network or even in the same city Computers with a VNC remote administration server installed appear with the words Remote Admin next to them on the Workstations sc
55. Tables 18 In the Files of Type section of the screen that displays select ODBC Databases The Select Data Source screen displays 19 Select the Machine Data Source tab and select MySQL Address Book The Link Tables screen displays 20 Select the appropriate table and click on the OK button The following screen displays i address book Database lolx E Tables E Queries E ES Forms B Reparts 2 Macros amp B Modules Open Design e 21 Make sure the appropriate table is highlighted and click on the OK button The table opens in Microsoft Access Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 217 MySQL Server What is a Dynamic Web Site Dynamic web sites such as online stores or catalogues use databases to store information and PHP or Perl script to produce the web page based on the data stored in the database This allows the changing information to be reflected on the site as it changes Please Note Dynamic web sites require advanced knowledge of PHP or Perl script and it is advisable that you seek the help of a qualified programmer to create your own Generating Dynamic Web Sites The following PHP script is used to render the example address book into a dynamic web site 1 Enter the following script into a text file and save it as addressbook php lt table gt lt php mysql_connect localhost john password mysql_select_db john result mysql_query SELECT
56. User Manual Version 3 71 90 Email Services Configuring DNS Records Although email services are fully functional after the administrator enables the appropriate mail servers the mail delivery DNS records have to be configured before users can send mail to and receive mail from outside users How do DNS Mail Records work When you send an email to johndoe example com the message is downloaded to your SMTP server which needs to know the IP address of example com in order to deliver the message The SMTP server consults the root DNS server on the Internet and through a series of queries is eventually pointed to the DNS server that stores the names and IP num bers of the hosts in example com DNS Resolution It is vital that your DNS server which maintains information about your domain is set up correctly DNS resolution service can be provided by Net Integrator or it can be provided by another DNS server maintained by you or by your ISP If DNS resolution is provided by your ISP and you want Net Integrator to receive all emails for your domain then make sure that you request the following from your ISP MX records for your domain should be pointed to your Net Integrator s outside IP address the address assigned to the eth1 interface If DNS resolution is provided by Net Integrator make sure that the outside IP address is reg istered with Network Solutions as your domain DNS host Please Note In order for your Net Int
57. Version 3 71 30 Connecting to WebConfig For Mac OS X 1 Click on the Apple icon in the top menu bar Select Control Panel gt System Preferences System Prefs Edit View V About This Mac Get Mac OS X Software System Preferences Dock Location Recent Items Force Quit Sleep Restart Shut Down Log Out The System Preferences window displays eo System Preferences oO w ao 2 Show All Displays Network Startup Disk Personal abs au a Desktop Dock General International Login Screen Saver Universal Access Hardware e a 8 8 CA ColorSync Displays Energy Saver Keyboard Mouse Sound Internet amp Network ee a Internet Network QuickTime Sharing System N ja a a 2 Classic Date amp Time Software Speech Startup Disk Users Update Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 31 Connecting to WebConfig 2 Click on the Network icon The Network screen displays eo Network w A 1 A Show All Displays Network Startup Disk Location Automatic Show _ Built in Ethernet ica free Y PPPoE AppleTalk Proxies Configure Using DHCP re Domain Name Servers Optional IP Address 192 168 12 8 Provided by DHCP Server Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router 192 168 12 1 pearceDoriains Oncor DHCP Client ID Optional Example apple com earthlink net Ethernet Address 00 03 93 15 59 aa
58. Version 3 71 56 Chapter 5 User amp Team Management Service Integration User and team management is tightly integrated with a number of other Net Integrator ser vices It is very important that you understand how user and team management relates to these other functions before we start talking about creating editing and deleting users and teams Please read the following section carefully Net Integrator s email file web and FTP services are tightly integrated Every user and team account that is created has instant and automatic access to all of these services When a user is created a number of things happen in the background e a login account is created and the password defined by the administrator is assigned to that account e apersonal user directory is created on the server This directory is accessible in Windows Network Neighborhood or on Macintosh s AppleShare drive If NFS is enabled UNIX and similar systems can use the path export home username to access this directory For example the path for someone with the username janedoe would be export home janedoe e a WWW directory is created within the user s personal directory Any file stored in this directory is automatically published on the user s personal web page e an FTP account which points directly to the user s personal directory is created for the user If the user logs in to the FTP server using the proper user name and password they
59. WWW Server option is set to Yes not Trusted Hosts Only then your Net Integrator automatically publishes the DNS name www example com as a pointer to your web server Similarly if you enable the SMTP email delivery server it publishes the name mail exam ple com Although your Net Integrator publishes names automatically you may want to occasionally add extra names to your DNS server You may also want to add an entry that allows people to access your site without typing www before the address Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 180 Domain Name Services Types of DNS Entries You can create four kinds of DNS entries e A address Creates an entry for converting a name such as www exam ple com to an IP address such as 111 22 33 44 This is the most common type of entry e NS copy from nameserver Allows you to mirror someone else s DNS server Every DNS server should have a backup server with an additional copy of the data When you register a domain name the registrar generally asks for a primary and a secondary server If someone asks you to act as their secondary DNS server you can add their domain name and primary server s IP address as an NS entry e MX mail exchanger Occasionally you may want to publish a web server and a mail server with the same name but different IP addresses For example you might want people to reach you by email when they send to user exam ple com but you might
60. able hard disk tray Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 205 Disk Management Installing a New Hard Drive 1 Turn off the power switch located on the back of the Net Integrator 2 Insert the hard disk key into the lock and turn it counter clockwise 3 Gently take the handle and pull the disk out keeping the handle horizontal Please Note The tray should slide out easily Do not use excessive force Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 206 Disk Management 4 Remove the disk from the unit 5 Slide the new hard disk into the drive as far as you can keeping the handle horizontal 6 When the disk has been pushed into the drive as far as it can go gently push the handle downward Doing so locks the disk into position Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 207 Disk Management 7 Insert the hard disk key into the lock and turn it clockwise until it snaps back into the locked position 8 Turn the main power switch back on 9 Press the power button on the front of your Net Integrator 10 When an IP address appears on the the display panel insert the last backup tape into the tape backup drive Please Note Skip this step if your last backup tape iss already in the tape backup unit or if you have an idb model 11 Press the Restore button on the control panel After a 10 second countdown the restore procedure begins and a bar graph showing the progre
61. accept this request 1 Click on the Choose Now button The following screen displays CONTENT FILTERING REQUESTS Web site Request made by Action i xhome GO BACK _ REFRESH 2 To accept a request click on the Accept Action button The Web Filtering screen redis plays and the site displays in the Permitted Web Sites list Please Note The administrator can include any subsection of the domain If www red blue org is requested the admin can add www red blue org red blue org or blue org Any sites ending with that domain are permitted for example if the administrator added red blue org then green red blue org would be allowed but violet blue org would not be allowed Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 127 Web Filtering Denying Access Requests If a user has requested access to a specific website a notice displays in the Content Filtering Requests section of the screen To deny this request 1 Click on the Choose Now button The following screen displays CONTENT FILTERING REQUESTS Web site Request made by Action ahoo com transfenestrati xhome v X www wpirg org transfenestrati xhome v X e GO BACK REFRESH 2 To deny a request click on the Delete Action button The Web Filtering screen redisplays and the site no longer displays in the Requests section of the screen Please Note Once a website has been denied access by the administrator users will no
62. ail Setup screen displays E MAIL SETUP IMAP advanced mail reader server IMAP SSL secure advanced mail reader server Mai Domain g 2 Select the appropriate SMTP server setting Selecting Yes enables the SMTP server and allows any computer on the internal network or on the Internet to send email using the Net Integrator as a mail server Messages from computers on the Internet are accepted only if their destination is the local domain hosted by your Net Integrator This prevents your server and Internet bandwidth from being used to send unsolicited emails Selecting Only Trusted Hosts enables the SMTP server and allows internal users and users connected to the internal network through a VPN to send email using the Net Integrator as their mail server Selecting No disables the SMTP server completely Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 58 Email Services 3 Select the appropriate POP3 server setting e Selecting Yes enables the POP3 server and allows any computer on the internal network or on the Internet to access the POP3 mailbox Select Yes only if you have users who will be accessing their email from outside of the office Selecting Only Trusted Hosts enables the POP3 server and allows internal users to access the POP3 mailbox e Selecting No disables the POP3 server completely 4 Select the appropriate POP3 SSL server setting e Selecting Yes will allow incoming secure POP 3 connections
63. am Protocol A protocol used throughout the Internet for services such as DNS Uniform Resource Locator The standard method to give an address of any resource on the Internet A URL looks like this http www net itech com Virtual Private Network VPNs allow communication between users in different offices To prevent people on the Internet from intercepting transmissions all information that passes through a VPN is protected with 128 bit encryption the strongest encryption technology available Wide Area Network A network that connects different LANs using routers Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 232 Web Browser An interface that lets you view material on the Internet The most popular web browsers are from Microsoft and Netscape Web Cache An area on your hard disk that is reserved for storing images text and other files that have been viewed on the Internet WebConfig Net Integrator has a web based configuration system To connect to WebConfig enter http hostname 8042 in the address bar of a web browser For example if your Net Inte grator s host name is thunder enter http thunder 8042 in the address bar See Chapter 2 Connecting to WebConfig for more information WebMail Server A system that allows users to access their email account using any standard web browser Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 233 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 234 A address book
64. ame forms a unique Internet name under which the Net Integrator and its web FTP and email services are addressed on the Internet 3 If appropriate enter a new domain name by typing over the existing text Please Note Domain Names are part of the Internet naming standard which applies to every device connected to the Internet Each host has a unique name which consists of a host name and domain name In general all Internet hosts owned by your company will belong under the same domain 4 Indicate whether or not you want the rsync server to be enabled This options is for Unix style clients only We recommend that you leave the default setting 5 Select the appropriate public DNS resolution option Select Yes if you want Net Integrator to perform DNS resolution for Internet hosts Select No if you do not want Net Integrator to perform DNS resolution e Select Dynamic if you want Net Integrator to perform Dynamic DNS resolution Please Note If the public DNS server is enabled Internet hosts can resolve name to IP number queries for Internet services provided by Net Integrator Dynamic DNS resolution allows you to host email web and FTP services using an Internet connection with a dynamic IP address 6 Although the DHCP server is disabled by default we recommend that you select Yes to enable it Enabling the DHCP server means that IP addresses are automatically assigned to every workstation on the local network as opposed
65. and provide important informa tion that you need to know before upgrading your software Please read the release notes carefully Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 149 Software Update 4 The new software has to be downloaded to your Net Integrator To do so click on the approriate version s Download link The System Status screen displays The SoftUpdate line displays the progress of the download SERVICE STATUS SNAPSHOT met connection Firewall disabled SoftUpdate 5 When the download is complete the SoftUpdate line reads A software update has been installed To activate it you must Reboot the Net Integrator 6 Click on the Reboot the Net Integrator link The following screen displays Rebooting Your Net Integrator is rebooting Please wait a few minutes then click below to return to the main screen 7 Click on the Return button when an IP address appears on your Net Integrator s display panel The System Status screen displays The SoftUpdate line asks if you want to keep the new software release e Selecting Yes permanently installs the new operating system e Selecting No reboots your Net Integrator and reverts to the previous operating sys tem Please Note If the newer version of the operating system is not installed properly the server uses the old version when it reboots If the server encounters any difficulty starting the new operating sys tem the previous version
66. anual Version 3 71 75 Domain Controller File Mounting Once the domain controller is enabled a user s files can be mounted directly onto any domain workstation upon login The shared files of any team that the user belongs to can also be mounted For Users 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen Click on the Edit Action button for the appropriate user The Modify User screen displays MODIFY USER SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 From the drop down menu in the Automatically mount files as field select the drive that the user s files should be mounted as on the workstation The default drive is X Please Note Be sure to choose a drive that will not conflict with drives already in use 3 Click on the Save Changes button This can also be done when the user is created Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 76 Domain Controller For Teams 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen Click on the Edit Action button for the appropriate user The Modify Team screen displays MODIFY TEAM Use shared folder MM Act as mailing Automatically mount files Test E Mail s E MAIL SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 From the drop down menu in the Automatically mount files as field select the drive that the team s shared files should be mounted as on the workstation The default None is to not mount
67. arch button The Search screen displays From I of af Sujet OSOSOS S S S Boy Received on N a a Received before aA a Recevedaftr A A C Old messages C New messages Both C Answered messages Unanswered messages Both important messages Not important messages Both Deleted messages Notdeleted messages Both Message folders Select all Select none I INBOX IF sent mail T Trash Enter information into the appropriate Message fields Select the appropriate Message flags Select the appropriate Message folders Click on the Search button to begin the search Please Note Click on the Reset button prior to clicking on the Search button to clear your search criteria The Search Results screen displays showing all of the messages that match your search criteria If no messages display you can perform another search using different criteria Address Book Adding an Entry From the Main WebMail Menu click on Addressbook The following screen displays Contents of localsql Name Email John Doe johndoe example com 2 Click on the Add button The Add New Contact screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 107 WebMail 3 Enter all appropriate information and click on the Save button Performing a Directory Search 1 Click on the Search button The Directory Search screen displays 2 Select Name or Email from th
68. ard Transport Control Protocol Using TCP is very much like making a telephone call A person calls you and you answer You go through a introductory sequence you have a conversation and then you finish the call or as we say with TCP you close the connection TCP is used for more complicated network tasks like web browsing Two Way Connection we ag Proxy Servers Net Integrator acts as a firewall meaning that it blocks computers on the Internet from hav ing access to your private servers If you want to make a service available to the outside world FastForward controls the con nection for you When someone outside wants to access the service they send the request to a port on your Net Integrator FastForward then connects them to the service This process has two connections one from the client to the Net Integrator and another from the Net Inte grator to the server When either the client or the server transmits information the Net Inte grator forwards it to the opposite end of the connection Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 191 Fastforward O Forwarded Connection Sl la ns en J Tneinternet Nethegmb N N oS As a result you need to know the addresses and port numbers of both the source of informa tion and the destination of the information Net Integrator receives connection requests from the source address and f
69. are connected to displays in the bottom right corner of your screen 12 38PM 16 To terminate the VPN connection double click on the icon Select Disconnect in the window that displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 167 Remote Access Services Dial in Service Configuring Dial in Service on Net Integrator 1 Select Dial up from the Networking Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Dial up Networking Setup screen displays DIAL UP NETWORKING SETUP Device DETECT MODEMS 2 Click on the appropriate modem s Action button 3 A second Dial up Networking Setup screen displays DIAL UP NETWORKING SETUP Point Protocol PPP d phone line Dial automatically when someone Dvs Mor tries to reach the Internet Allow Dial in connections WYes No SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 4 Inthe Allow Dial in connections section select Yes 5 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 168 Remote Access Services Configuring Dial in Service in Windows 1 From the Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the Add Remove programs icon The Add Remove Programs Properties screen displays Select the Windows Setup tab Select Communications from the Components list and click on the Details button A second Components list displays showing the communications components that are already installed
70. are usernames and groups across a network to simplify user access Unix and similar systems can be configured to use NIS Net Integrator uses NIS version 2 11 Choose whether or not to Restrict Outgoing Connections As part of Net Integrator s ICSA certification Net Integrator can restrict outgoing connections to a few protocols Enabling this option allows outgoing traffic based on the server s configuration All other traffic will be blocked See Chapter 18 Firewall Services for more information 12 The Net Integrator synchronizes its clock from a source on the Internet To set the proper time select your Time Zone from the drop down list 13 Click on the Save Changes button Configuring Advanced Network Settings The Advanced Network Settings screen allows you to configure some of Net Integrator s more advanced features Changing advanced network settings can cause odd behavior on your network for example if you change Net Integrator s IP address or Netmask to an incor rect value you may not be able to reach it from your web browser to change it back If some thing goes wrong with these settings you have to use the control panel on the front of the server to change them back Please Note If you intend to use TunnelVision discussed in Chapter 16 every network in each office location that will be connected through a VPN must have a separate network address If Net Integrator boxes in various locations auto configure their l
71. aster it would be fully utilized at this point Percentages above 100 do not mean that your Net Inte grator is being overloaded or that performance will suffer but if the CPU utilization exceeds 500 service slow downs may occur You might want to upgrade your Net Integrator if this happens often Displays the speed of data transfer through Ethernet Port 0 measured in kbps or Mbps The bar graph displays the speed as a percentage of the highest speed recorded since the last power up Displays the speed of data transfer through the Ethernet Ports 1 and 2 measured in kbps or Mbps The bar graph displays the speed as a percentage of the highest speed recorded since the last power up Displays the speed of data transfer through the DSL PPPoE or dial up Internet con nection measured in kbps The bar graph displays the speed as a percentage of the maximum 56 kbps Displays the amount of data being transferred to and from the hard disk measured in kbps or Mbps The bar graph displays the amount as a percentage of the highest amount recorded since the last power up Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 36 Connecting to WebConfig Disk Space Used Internet Status Firewall VPN Tunnels SoftUpdate Disk Status WebMail Virus Definition Updates DNS Server Shows how full your Net Integrator hard disk is as a percentage Displays the status of your Internet connection s The status light is bright gree
72. ation of 67 Macintosh file server 68 NFS file server 68 Windows file server 68 file transfer protocol FTP 42 port 21 196 firewall services 173 log 175 restrict outgoing traffic 173 white paper 173 First 11 FTP services 131 anonymous FTP server 133 enabling FTP access 133 enabling FTP server 133 H hard disk failure 205 installing a new hard drive 206 host names 42 hosting multiple web sites 121 l idb intelligent disk backup configuring idb 136 initiating a backup 138 idb intelligent disk backup restore 139 initiating a restore 139 restore scenarios 139 IMAP server 87 92 93 installing new hard drive 206 internet connections configuring a dial up modem 51 configuring a DSL connection 53 configuring a leased line connection 54 dial up modem 18 IP address manually setting 20 static and dynamic IP addresses 192 IPsec 159 adding a route 160 editing a route 161 RSA key 162 L LDAP server 95 configuration of 95 leased line connection configuration of 54 log messages 219 customizing message display 220 firewall log 175 Logon Scripts 81 M Macintosh file server 68 mail virus scanner 88 main status screen 36 master web server 115 MySQL server 209 Microsoft Access 214 phpMyAdmin 209 N network address translation NAT 155 network devices 44 reconfiguration of 45 network file system NFS 223 mounting an NFS directory 224 ugidd 223 unmounting an NFS Directory 224 network routes 46 reconfiguration of
73. ative username needed to add a system to the domain is always _ root For Windows 95 98 ME A Windows 95 98 ME workstation does not actually join the domain However it is able to log onto the domain with the following steps 1 In Windows select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel The Control Panel window dis plays File Edt View Go Favoftes Help Ea aes owa Up Cua Copp Paste Undo Address E Control Panel z W Eres gt a J Display Fonts me Internet Cortiolets Options Control Panel Keyboard Modem Mouse Multimedia 3 8 auu NER ODBC Data Passwords Power Sources 32bi Management Microsoft Home a amp m Techs l Support t Printers Regional Sound System Settings Configu EJ My Computer 7 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 70 Domain Controller 2 Select Network from the list The Network window displays Click on the Configuration tab iste n axl Configuration Identification Access Control jonents are installed rk 0 100Mb TX Ethemet NIC 309 Microsoft Vitual Private Networking Adapter T NDISWAN gt Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapte f E Remove Properties Primary Network Logon Cient for Microsoft Networks t Eile and Print Sharing Description The Client for Microsoft Networks enables you to connect to _ other Microsoft Windows computers and servers and use the files and p
74. ator can serve as a Windows domain controller for all the computers running Win dows on the network When this function is enabled the Windows file server is set up as a domain controller and a domain will replace the Windows workgroup Please Note The Windows file server must be enabled for the domain controller to function Configuring the Domain Controller To enable Net Integrator s domain controller function 1 Select File under Server Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The File Server Setup screen displays SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 Ensure that the Windows file server is enabled Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 69 Domain Controller 3 Enter a name in the Windows workgroup name field This will be the domain name once the domain controller is enabled Avoid using the default name of Workgroup as it could be very confusing Please Note You will need to set each Windows workstation s domain name to match this in order for Windows file and printer sharing to work properly 4 Enable the domain controller for Windows 5 Enter the administrative password for joining computers to the domain Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly 6 Click on the Save Changes button Joining Windows Systems to a Domain All Windows workstations will have to be added to the domain once the domain con troller is enabled The predefined administr
75. cklist to create a rule that sends mail from this person to your trash folder instead of your inbox See Mail Filters for more information e Message Source to open a window that displays information about this email e Print to print this message The message displays in another window and and a Print window appears Click on OK to print your message 3 To move or copy this message to another folder select the appropriate folder from the drop down list and click on the Move or Copy button 4 Click on Back to Inbox to return to your inbox Replying to a Message 1 After opening and reading a message click on Reply or Reply to all Your choice depends on the intended recipient s 2 The Reply screen displays Please Note The Reply screen is the same as the Message Composition screen except that the previous correspondance displays Refer to Composing an Email Message in this chapter for infor mation about this screen 3 Enter your reply 4 Click on the Save Draft button if you want to save this message in your Drafts folder Click on the Send button to send the message to the recipient Please Note Clicking on the Cancel button prior to sending the email aborts the message Search Function WebMail s Search funtion allows you to search for a message or set of messages using spe cific criteria Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 106 WebMail BD 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Se
76. connected to Net Integrator and utilizing file services The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey if ser vice is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of FTP services The number of sessions displayed represents the number of active FTP downloads currently in progress The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if ser vice is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of MySQL services The number of sessions displayed represents the number of active users currently connected to NetIntegrator and utilizing MySQL database services The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of SMTP services The number of sessions displayed represents the number of emails being transferred by this server normally none The CPU uti lization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey i
77. control panel only if you want to do a complete system restore See Restore Scenarios in this chapter for more information 1 Press the Restore button The display panel shows a 10 second countdown during which you can stop the restore process by pressing the Cancel button After 10 seconds the restore procedure commences and the display panel shows a progress bar Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 147 Backup amp Restore Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 148 Chapter 15 Software Update Software Updates Periodically Net Integrator contacts our distribution servers through its Internet connection and requests an updated list of available software releases A list of available software releases is found on the Software Update screen Upgrading your Net Integrator It is best to upgrade your software after hours because rebooting disconnects all users and causes all services to stop functioning until the server has restarted 1 Select Software Update from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Software Update screen displays showing the software version currently running on your Net Integrator and all versions available for download CHECK VERSIONS 2 Click on the Check Versions button to update the list of available versions 3 Click ona version s Release Notes link to access its release notes Please Note The release notes outline the version s new features
78. ct all entries in the Domain Suffix Search Order section of the window and click on the Remove button 10 Select Obtain an IP address automatically 11 Click on the Gateway tab Select any entries in the nstalled gateways section of the win dow and click on the Remove button 12 Click on the WINS Configuration tab Select all entries in the WINS Server Search Order section of the screen and click on the Remove button Select Use DHCP for WINS Reso lution 13 Click on the OK button The Network window displays Click on the OK button again 14 Reboot your computer Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 24 Connecting to WebConfig For Windows 2000 XP 1 In Windows select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel or in Windows XP Start gt Control Panel 2 Select Network and Dial up Connections from the list The Network Connections screen displays BE File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back gt search Gyrolders History M5 GE xX Address EN Network and Dialup Connections ec wt o_o E Make New a Network and Dial Connection up Connections Local Area Connection Type LAN Connection Status Enabled 3Com 3C918 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller 3C90SB TX Compatible BCom 3C918 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller 3C905B TX Compatible 3 Click on Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection window displays EFT G
79. cted at the Net Integrator will be handled by a dynamic DNS server which will automatically redirect them to a different port on the Net Integrator This will be almost transparent for clients who will only notice that the hostname and port have changed slightly For Dynamic Redi rect to work you must enable Dynamic DNS see Chapter 19 Domain Name Ser vices 3 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the secure WWW server e Selecting Yes enables the secure web server and allows users on the internal net work and users on the Internet to access secure web pages on this server If enabled the WWW server will serve pages out of the webmaster s WWW direc tory In addition WWW server logs are written in the webmaster s directory e Selecting Only Trusted Hosts enables the secure web server and allows users on the internal network to access secure web pages on this server If enabled the WWW server will serve pages out of the webmaster s WWW directory In addi tion WWW server logs are written in the webmaster s directory e Selecting No disables the secure web server No one can access secure web pages on this server Selecting No also means that you cannot access WebMail 4 Optional Click on the Now button to generate a security certificate Although a cer tificate is automatically generated the first time you power up Net Integrator you can generate a new certificate to overwrite the old one at any time IMPORTANT DO NOT gene
80. d Enable this connection e SAVE CHANGES e CANCEL CHANGES 3 Enter the account username provided by your ISP 4 Enter the account password provided by your ISP 5 Re enter your password to ensure it was entered correctly If the passwords do not match you will be asked to re enter your password in both fields 6 Indicate whether or not you want to enable this connection e Select Yes if you want to establish a permanent connection using the leased line This is the recommended setting e Select No if you do not want to establish a connection using the leased line e Select Only as a last resort if you want to use the leased line connection only if the primary connection fails 7 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 54 Sanaa DoubleVision What is Double Vision DoubleVision is a Net Integrator feature that allows you to configure two or more Internet connections For example you can combine a cable modem and an ADSL link two ADSL links multiple dial up modems to the same or different ISPs or any combination of Inter net connections supported by Net Integrator There is no single place to configure DoubleVision Instead it is automatically configured when more than one Internet connection is used at the same time Please Note In order for Double Vision to activate you must have at least two gateway connections You can choose a default connection A
81. db Restore 139 Initiating an idb Restore 139 Tape Backup 141 Initiating a Tape Backup 142 Tape Restore 146 Initiating a Tape Restore 146 Software Update 149 Software Updates 149 Upgrading your Net Integrator 149 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 TunnelVision 153 Private Networks 153 Virtual Private Networks 153 How TunnelVision Works 155 Creating a VPN server to server 156 Configuring a TunnelVision Master Server 157 Configuring a TunnelVision Client 158 TunnelVision Status 159 The Idle Time out 159 IPsec An alternative to TunnelVision 159 Adding an IPsec route 160 Editing an IPsec route 161 Remote Access Services 163 What is RAS 163 Client to Server VPN Service 163 Dial in Service 168 Firewall Services 173 ICSA Firewall Security Certification 173 Traffic Denied Inbound 173 Traffic Permitted Inbound 174 Traffic Permitted Outbound 174 FirewallLog 175 Domain Name Services 177 What is DNS 177 DNS Services 177 Configuring PublicDNS 178 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 How the DNS System Works 179 Dynamic DNS 180 Manually Creating DNS Entries 180 Workstation Viewer 185 What is the Workstation Viewer 185 Accessing the Workstation Viewer 185 Virtual Network Computing VNC 186 Configuring VNC 186 FastForward 189 What is FastForward 189 Introduction to TCP IP 189 Proxy Servers 191 Configuring FastForward 193 Forwarding Scenarios 195 Multiple Static IP Addr
82. dd Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 223 Mounting an NFS directory Mounting an NFS directory In order to mount a directory you must have super user privileges Follow these steps to mount an NFS directory 1 Ifnecessary install ugidd on your workstation 2 From a shell prompt enter showmount e weaver Please Note This step is optional If you already know what directories you are able to mount pro ceed to step 3 3 At the prompt enter for example mount NF Sdir localdir Please Note localdir is the path to an existing directory on the local network NFSdir is specified as hostname path directory For example to mount the home directory of the user josefk under the local directory mnt josefk enter the following information mount weaver export home josefk mnt josefk Unmounting an NFS Directory You should unmount when you are done with a mounted directory or when you are going to logout From a shell prompt enter for example umount mnt josefk Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 224 Glossary ADSL Bandwidth Bit Cable Modem Cache Certificate Authority Client Data Encryption Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL uses standard phone lines to deliver high speed data communications ADSL uses the por tion of a phone line s bandwidth not utilized by voice allowing for simultaneous voice and data transmission This term describes informati
83. describing the parameters for the Ether net 0 interface The default route is automatically determined when Net Integrator dials in to the Internet In this case there should be no default route entry in the Routes Table 3 Net Integrator as a Workgroup Server and High speed Gateway to the Internet Hub Switch u i ie Router i gt D a WS lao a NS Internet Net Integrator Net Integrator autoconfigures its parameters if the ISP uses DHCP as a means of auto matic network configuration In this case there should be nothing for you to do on the Advanced Network Setup screen although you can change the address of your local net work interface if you wish to do so If your ISP assigns a unique static IP address network mask and default route Net Inte grator will likely discover the proper default route but will not know which IP address to select Although Net Integrator will find the available address and establish a proper con Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 49 Configuring your Net Integrator nection to the Internet you should change the IP address of your Internet interface to the address assigned by your ISP You should do the same with the default route setting If you run into problems configuring advanced network settings contact technical support To change these settings i Inthe Network Devices section of the Advanced Network Settings screen click on the ethl Action bu
84. dress automatically mC Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically C Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 5 Altemate DNS server Select Obtain IP Address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automati cally 9 Click on the Advanced button The Advanced TCP IP Settings window displays IP Settings DNS WINS Options IP addresses IP address DHCP Enabled Add Edit Remove r Default gateways Gateway Add Edit Remove Interface metric fi Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 28 Connecting to WebConfig Select any entries in the Default gateways section of the window and click on the Remove button 10 Click on the DNS tab Select any entries in the DNS server addresses section of the win dow and click on Remove Select Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes Select Append parent suffixes and primary DNS suffixes 11 Click on the WINS tab Select any entries in the WINS addresses section of the window and click on Remove Select the Default NetBios setting 12 Click on OK Click on the OK button on the TCP IP Properties screen 13 Reboot your computer For Mac OS 9 1 Click on the Apple icon in the top menu bar Select Control Panel gt TCP IP File Edit View Window Special Help About
85. dvantages to DoubleVision e Increased performance Web browsers can share Internet links to improve browsing speed For example you could download an image using one Internet connection and download another image using another Please Note You cannot specify which connection is used It is automatically chosen by Neti ntelligence e Increased reliability If one ISP s Internet connections fails the remaining ISP s connection stays functional This means that your downtime is limited it s also known as failover or redundant connectivity Last Resort dial up mode If one or more of your high speed Internet connections fail Net Integrator can dial your modem automatically and use dial up access instead When your high speed links are restored the modem automatically disconnects after it verifies that the high speed connec tions are stable and active Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 55 DoubleVision Dynamic DNS Integration If you re using Dynamic DNS Net Integrator automatically publishes appropriate DNS names so that people can always find your web site even if your high speed links are down and you need to use a dial up connection See Chapter 19 Domain Name Services for more information e Net Intelligence No human intervention is required to activate and deactivate Internet services when they fail or are restored Net Intelligence automatically takes care of these situations Full au
86. e Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 146 Backup amp Restore These can be restored i RESTORE FILES User bob h Load Tape Index Perform Restore Now 2 Click on the Load Tape Index button to refresh the list of directories that can be restored In approximately 1 to 2 minutes an updated list showing when the backup on this tape was performed and the directories that are stored on this tape displays IMPORTANT The first entry in the Restore Files section of the screen is for System Configuration which is automatically backed up every time any backup is performed Restoring system configura tion files will overwrite the current system configuration so be very careful with this setting It is rec ommended that you leave the default setting No 3 Indicate whether or not you want a directory included in the restore procedure Selecting all directories for a restore is the equivalent of performing a full system restore e Select Yes if you want this directory restored in normal mode where the contents of the directory gets overwritten e Select No if you do not want this directory restored e Select Safe if you want the directory restored in safe mode where the contents of the directory are saved in the Restore subdirectory 4 Click on the Perform Restore button to begin the restore procedure Initiating a Restore from the Control Panel IMPORTANT Inititate a restore procedure from the
87. e are automatically set up by the Net Integrator Click the Add DNS button The DNS Add screen displays DNS ADD SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Enter a name for the entry Select the entry type Enter the target IP address in the Value field Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 182 Domain Name Services Editing an Existing DNS Entry 1 Select DNS from the Server Setup menu The DNS List screen displays Please Note To edit your private DNS entries click the Private Entries button 2 Click on the entry s Edit Action button The DNS Edit screen displays SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Make the appropriate changes and click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 183 Domain Name Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 184 er Workstation Viewer What is the Workstation Viewer The Workstation Viewer is a Net Integrator subsystem that can list the workstations and serv ers that are connected through the local network ora VPN The Workstations screen tells you which computers are on the network what their names and IP addresses are and who is logged on If a workstation can be administered remotely using Virtual Network Computing described in the next section the remote administration program can be accessed from WebConfig Accessing the Workstation Viewer 1
88. e Find drop down list 3 Enter the search criteria and click on the Search button The results display in the Search Results section of the screen Please Note Clicking on the Search button without search criteria returns all of the addresses in your address book 4 To perform an advanced search e Click on the Advanced Search button The Advanced Directory Search screen dis plays e Enter appropriate search criteria and click on the Search button The results display in the Search Results section of the screen 5 To send a message to this person place a check in the checkbox beside their name and click on the Send Message button To clear the Search Results section of the screen click on the Clear Search button Importing and Exporting Addresses 1 To import addresses from another source e Click on the Import Export button The Import Export screen displays Inthe mport Addressbook section of the screen select the format to export from your options are CSV Outlook CSV and vCard e Select the destination should be My Addressbook e Select the file to import Either enter the file name directly into the empty field or select it by clicking in the Browse button e Click on the Jmport button 2 To export addresses to another source e Click on the Import Export button The Import Export screen displays Inthe Export Addressbook section of the screen select the format to export to e Select the source to exp
89. e front of the Net Integrator or from the Backup menu located under the Server Setup menu A procedure initiated from the Backup menu allows you configure certain settings on the Main Backup screen A backup initiated from the control panel begins a procedure with the settings that were last configured To change the settings you have to go to the Main Backup screen If you initiate a backup from the control panel there is a Delay setting The setting you enter remains until you change it again IMPORTANT A copy of your server configuration is made each time a backup is performed This config uration file can be used to restore your settings in the event of a catastrophic system failure Initiating a Backup from the Net Integrator Menu 1 Press the Tape Eject button The tape containing the previous backup is ejected Remove the tape and store it in a safe place Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 142 Backup amp Restore 2 Insert a new tape into the tape drive and push slightly The tape is pulled into the tape drive The door closes 3 Select Backup form the Server Setup menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main Backup screen displays Please Note This screen also has a Restore section not shown in the following image BACKUP SETUP e SAVE CHANGES i BACKUP FILES binas master e SAVE CHANGES e PERFORM BACKUP 4 By default a backup report is sent to
90. e network VPN using the Internet instead ofa WAN and dedicated phone lines for server to server or network to network connections A VPN can be illustrated this way 153 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 TunnelVision Head Office Nees ye N Branch N Branch Office ye Branch Office Branch Office Office Branch Office ra N RER a Making a Virtual Network Private In a conventional private network your company owns all the routers all the computers and all the phone lines involved Because the only people using the network are employees the network is secure at least in theory The Internet on the other hand is connected to any number of businesses and organizations As your private data passes through the Internet it is possible that people may intercept what you are sending In order to prevent this from happening all of the data that passes through a VPN is encrypted with the strongest encryption technology available 1024 bit RSA and 128 bit Blowfish algorithms Such encryption makes it very difficult to intercept your trans missions Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 154 TunnelVision How TunnelVision Works A VPN allows all of the computers on two networks to comm
91. e the same protocol to communicate Select Protocol from the window Click Add Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 22 Connecting to WebConfig 4 The Select Network Protocol window displays Select Network Protocol Fast Infrared Protocol IPX SPX compatible Protocol Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers section of the window Select TCP IP in the Net work Protocols section of the window Click on the OK button TCP IP should now dis play on the Network window Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter NDISWAN gt Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter Microsoft Family Logon Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 23 Connecting to WebConfig 5 Select TCP IP from the installed components list on the Network window Click on the Properties button The TCP IP Properties window displays TCPAIP Properties zizi Bindings Advanced NetBlos DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address An IP address can be automatically assigned to this computer If your network does not automatically assign IP addresses ask your network administrator for an address and then type it in the space below Cancel 6 Click on the ZP Address tab Select Obtain an IP address automatically 7 Click on the DNS tab Select Enable DNS 8 Select all entries in the DNS Server Search Order section of the window and click on the Remove button 9 Sele
92. e web pages which are transmitted over the Inter net using Secure Socket Layer SSL encryption technology All browsers on the market support SSL encryption For SSL to work the web server must have a file with a security certificate This file is unique to every web server and in order for encryption to properly work the certificate has to be issued by a proper certificate authority When the user loads a secure page its certificate is compared to the certificate held by the certificate authority if they match the site is considered trusted and encrypted communication can commence You can purchase SSL security certificates from a number of internet security companies like Entrust http www entrust com and VeriSign http www verisign com Net Integrator s Security Certificates The security certificates that Net Integrator generates can be checked for authenticity by all web browsers The security certificate generated by Net Integrator is placed in the Webmas ter directory and named certificate pem A user loading the first secure web page from the server is warned that this security certifi cate is valid but that the company issuing it cannot be considered trusted The user has to manually approve the continuation of the transaction Despite this warning information exchanged between the web browser and the web server cannot be viewed by others Please Note If you purchase a security certificate from a certificate authority
93. eam by qmail owner Mail sent to group anything else example com is handled by qmail default When a mailing list is first set up no one is subscribed to it People who want to subscribe including group members must do it themselves To subscribe unsub scribe mail is sent to group subscribe example com or group unsubscribe example com The mail list files are maintained in the group s home directory under Maildir list mail The default value for a group email is to forward mail to all members See WvAuth sync_user for specifics on how this is set up and maintained 10 If the domain controller is enabled choose a drive that the team s shared files can be automatically mounted to when one of its members logs into a domain workstation The default None does not mount the files to ensure that there are no conflicts with drive space Please Note For more information see Chapter 7 Domain Controller 11 Select the members of the team Team membership gives full access to the team s shared directory 12 Click on the Save Changes button The Main User Setup page redisplays The team dis plays in the list of previously created teams Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 64 User amp Team Management Editing Teams 1 On the Main User Setup screen click on the appropriate team s Action button 2 The Modify Team screen displays MODIFY TEAM Team ID Full Nami Password Re enter
94. ebsites that share a single IP address Every virtual web site has to be associated with a maintenance team which can maintain only one virtual web site This means that for every virtual web site that you create you also have to create a team that will maintain it If this site is maintained by users on the local net work they can be made members of the maintenance team If the site is maintained by out side users they will have to use FTP to access to the web site directory If they have an account on the server they can use their own login name and password If they do not have an account on the network they have to use the team name and password Creating a New Virtual Web Server 1 Select WWW from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The WWW Setup screen displays WWW SETUP Enable W Enable secure WWW server Y Only Trusted To B Automatically generate sec certific Enable MySQL Server Enable users personal home pages Webmaster EMail address Web Proxy port 0 to let Net Integrator choose Megabytes of WWW cache 0 to disable Enable content filtering VIRTUAL DOMAINS SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 119 Web Services 2 Click on the Virtual Domains button The Virtual Domains screen displays showing all existing virtual domains VIRTUAL DOMAINS Hosiname IP Address ebmaster Team
95. ect Windows DSN name I N MySQL host name or IP MySQL database nam User zz Password a Pott not 3306 SQL command on connect TO m Options that affects the behaviour of MpODBC TF Don t optimize column width Pad CHAR to full length T Return matching rows T Return table names in SQLDescribeCol I Trace MyODBC I Use compressed protocol T Allow BIG results I Ignore space after function names T Don t prompt on connect T Force use of named pipes I Simulate ODBC 1 0 I Change BIGINT columns to INT T Ignore in table T No catalog exp I Use manager cursors exp I Read options from C my cnt T Don t use setlocale T Safety Check this if you have problems I Disable transactions DR Cancel 13 On this screen enter a Windows DSN Name such as MySQL Address Book e your Net Integrator s host name or IP address e your MySQL database name user name and password Please Note You do not have to worry about the other fields on this screen 14 Click OK on this screen and then on the ODBC Data Source Administrator screen 15 Open Microsoft Access 16 Create a database named address book The following screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 216 MySQL Server i address book Database lolx E Tables E Queries E EI Forms B Reparts 2 Macros Z Modules a m ome 17 Anywhere in this window right click your mouse Select Link
96. ected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Net Integration Technologies Inc could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Publication Date December 2002 Chapter I Chapter 2 Chapter 3 First time Setup 11 Net Integrator Technical Support 11 Net Integrator Components 11 Meet Your Net Integrator 13 Connecting the Power 15 Ethernet Connections 15 Connecting Ethernet Port0 16 Connecting Ethernet Ports 1 and2 17 Connecting an Internal Dial up Modem 18 Connecting an External Dial up Modem 18 Power up Sequence 19 Manually Setting the IP Address 20 Connecting to WebConfig 21 What is WebConfig 21 Configuring TCP IP 21 Creating an Administrator Account 32 System Status Screen 36 Configuring your Net Integrator 41 Proceeding with Configuration 41 Configuring General Network Settings 41 Configuring Advanced Network Settings 43 Network Devices 44 Network Routes 46 Network Configuration Scenarios 48 Configuring your Internet Connection 51 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 DoubleVision 55 What is DoubleVision 55 Modem Connections 56 User amp Team Management 57 Service Integration 57 User Accounts 58 Modifying User Email Settings 61 Team Accounts 63 File Services 67 File Sharing Services 67 Configuring File Services 67 Domain Controller 69 What is a Domain Controll
97. ed Restore m ar 1 00 2002 jinglebelis2 weavernetn CONFIG Team webmaster PERFORM RESTORE 4 Indicate which directories you want included in the restore procedure e Select Yes if you want this directory restored in normal mode where the contents of the directory gets overwritten e Select No if you do not want this directory restored Select Safe if you want the directory restored in safe mode where the contents of the directory are saved in the Restore file Please Note Selecting all directories is the equivalent of performing a full system restore 5 Click on the Perform Restore button to begin the restore procedure Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 140 Backup amp Restore Initiating a Restore from the Control Panel IMPORTANT Inititate a restore procedure from the control panel only if you want to do a complete system restore See idb Restore Scenarios in this chapter for more information Press the Restore button The display panel shows a 10 second countdown during which you can stop the restore process by pressing the Cancel button After 10 seconds the restore pro cedure commences and the display panel shows a progress bar Tape Backup Some Net Integrator models are equipped with an integrated or optional external tape backup unit Although the capacity of the tape backup unit varies with each model you should be able to backup an entire hard disk on one backup tape Rec
98. ed before the team has FTP access If FTP is enabled in Trusted Hosts Only mode the team can access files from the internal network or from a VPN If FTP is enabled in open mode the team can access files using FTP from anywhere on the Internet 8 Indicate whether or not team members are allowed to establish a remote VPN PPTP or dial in modem connection to the internal network For security reasons most teams should not be able to establish a remote connection Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 63 User amp Team Management Please Note VPN services and dial in services have to be enabled before a team member can est ablish a VPN or dial in connection See Chapter 17 Remote Access Services for more information 9 Select the appropriate group email setting Select Send to members to send team emails to all team members e Select Use shared folder to store all team emails in an automatically created folder that is accessible to all team members through an IMAP client e Select Act as mailing list to make the group email address act as a mailing list where others even non group members can subscribe The backend for the mailing list is a program called ezmlm For example mail sent to group example com is handled by qmail and is forwarded out to all sub scribed people by ezmlm Mail sent to group owner example com is fastforwarded to all members of the team the members act as administrators on a mailing list t
99. een The Main Setup screen displays TEAM SETUP Admin Team ID Full Name Members PPTP Dial In FTP ebmaster eb Server Admin USER SETUP Admin User ID Full Name Teams PPTP Dial In system Administrator ADD NEW USER e ADD NEW TEAM Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 58 User amp Team Management 2 Click on the Add New User button The Create New User screen displays CREATE NEW USER User 1D OO O Full Name oni Allow VPN PPTP and Dial In Access o Automatically mount files as m m m Join Teams i m m m SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Enter the User ID that will serve as the user s login and personal directory name User IDs cannot contain spaces or any punctuation other than the hyphen the dot or the under score e g jane doe jane doe jane_doe Please Note If Net Integrator s email server is used to receive email this user ID will become part of the user s email address For example if the username janedoe is created on a Net Integrator that resides in the example com domain Jane s email address willbe j anedoe example com 4 Enter the user s full name 5 Enter a password for the user User passwords should be unique 6 Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly If the passwords do not match you will be asked to re enter the password in both fields 7 Indicate whether or not this user will have administrative privi
100. egrator to function properly as a mail server for global email delivery you must have a static IP address or use Dynamic DNS Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 9 Email Services Configuring Net Integrator as a DNS Server 1 Selecting Local from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Local Network Options screen displays tafu internal nit ca Version 3 71 Net Integrator Logout LOCAL NETWORK OPTIONS _ SYSTEM STATUS SOFTWARE UPDATE SERVER SETUP FILE Actas public DNS E MAIL FTP ee Enable SNMP Server read only o DNS a a o NETWORK SETUP ToLocaL PRINTERS VPN ADVANCED SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 Inthe Act as public DNS server field select Yes 3 Click on the Save Changes button Configuring Email Clients Although there are a number of different email clients available today the configuration of most email clients is very similar The exact configuration of your email client depends on how you want your mail delivery to be configured The two most common configurations are listed below Configure your mail client according to the configuration that resembles your email setup 1 If your mail is hosted on your ISP s mail server All users in your office have their own mail address and mailbox hosted on the ISP s server Your ISP supplies you with the name of the POP3 or IMAP server where your mail ha
101. el button After 10 seconds the backup procedure commences and the display panel shows a progress bar Please Note You can delay backup for up to 24 hours by pressing the Up and Down arrows during the countdown Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 138 Backup amp Restore idb Restore There are two restore scenarios 1 Complete System Restore Upon total hard disk failure perform a complete system restore to restore your system to the state of your most recent backup After a complete system restore all existing files are overwritten with older copies from the backup tape However new files saved to the hard drive after the backup are left untouched A com plete system restore should generally be initiated only when recovering from complete hard disk failure Specific Directory Restore It is possible to restore a specific user or team network directory if these files have been lost or mistakenly deleted A specific directory restore can only be initiated from the Backup menu There are two types of specific directory restore procedures Normal Restore The contents of a user or team directory gets overwritten like with a complete system restore Safe Mode Restore The contents of a user or team directory gets restored into a new subdirectory called Restore which is created in the useror team directory Users can browse through the content of the directory from the tape copy any needed file
102. eneral m Connection Status Connected Duration 00 04 46 Speed 100 0 Mbps Activity Sent ap Received C4 Packets 68 0 psie Click on Properties Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 23 Connecting to WebConfig 4 The Local Area Connection Properties window displays Local Area Connection Properties E xl General Connect using EF 3Com 3C918 Integrated Fast Ethemet Controller 3C9058 Components checked are used by this connection 24 Client for Microsoft Networks f File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network J Show icon in taskbar when connected If Internet Protocol TCP IP is not in the This connection uses the following items list click on Install 5 The Select Network Component Type displays 21x Click the type of network component you want to install Description protocol is a language your computer uses to communicate with other computers cc Select Protocol from the window Click on Add Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 26 Connecting to WebConfig 6 The Select Protocol window displays i a m i 4 Select Network Protocol E xj i Click the Network Protocol that you want to install then click OK If you have an installation disk for this c
103. er 69 Configuring the Domain Controller 69 Joining Windows Systems to aDomain 70 File Mounting 76 Import Users from Windows 77 Logon Scripts 81 Automated Drive Mapping 81 Print Services 83 Net Integrator Print Services 83 Configuring Print Services 83 Configuring your Workstation 84 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Email Services 87 Components of the Email System 87 Configuring Email Service 88 Configuring DNS Records 91 Configuring Email Clients 92 Advanced Email Settings 94 LDAP Server 95 WebMail 99 WebMail Server 99 Accessing WebMail 99 Configuring WebMail 103 Composing an Email Message 104 Opening a Received Message 105 Replying toa Message 106 Search Function 106 Address Book 107 Calendar 109 Tasks 111 Memos 112 Mail Filters 112 Web Services 115 Web Server 115 Master Web Server 115 Virtual Web Servers 119 Hosting Multiple Web Sites 121 Secure Web Services 122 Web Caching 123 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Web Filtering 125 Positive Web Filtering 125 Enabling the Web Filter 125 Providing Full Internet Access 126 Adding Permitted Websites 127 Accepting Access Requests 127 Denying Access Requests 128 Entering Access Requests 129 FTP Services 131 FTP Server 131 Anonymous FTP Server 131 Enabling the FTP Server 132 Enabling FTP Access 133 Backup amp Restore 135 Intelligent Disk Backup idb 135 Configuring idb 136 Initiating an idb Backup 137 i
104. er Second millions of bits per second This is a measure of bandwidth the amount of data that can flow in a given time on a data trans mission medium Mail Exchange Record A DNS resource record type that indicates which host can handle mail for a particular domain Network Basic Input Output System A protocol for networking on IBM PC and compatible systems Network Address Translation NAT allows one publicly visible IP address to refer to many IP addresses internally on a LAN making it look like all traffic was generated by a single external IP address Network File System A protocol developed by Sun Microsystems which allows a computer to access files over a net work as if they were on its local drive Network Interface Card An adapter card that physically connects a computer to a network cable A unit of data transmitted over a network Large chunks of information are broken up into pack ets before they are sent across the Internet A filter that blocks traffic based on a specific IP address or type of application email FTP web etc which is specified by port number Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 229 Peer to Peer Network PhpMyAdmin PING POP3 Port Number PPP PPPoE PPTP Protocol Proxy Server A network where there is no dedicated server Computers with access privileges can share files and peripherals with all other computers on the network PHP MySQL Administra
105. ers full access to the team s shared directory 12 Click on the Save Changes button The Main User Setup page redisplays and the user displays in the list of previously created users Editing Users 1 On the Main User Setup screen click on the appropriate user s Edit Action button The Modify User screen displays MODIFY USER Ca System Administrator Test E Mail E MAIL SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 Change the user s information as appropriate Refer to Creating Users in this chapter for a description of the fields on this screen 3 Click on Send to send this user a test email 4 Click on the Saves Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 60 User amp Team Management Deleting Users IMPORTANT Deleting a user means that all of the user s personal files email settings mailbox and any undelivered email in the mailbox will be deleted Once this is done none of the above can be recovered unless you restore the data from a previous backup 1 On the Main User Setup screen click on the appropriate user s Delete button 2 In the window that displays click on the OK button Modifying User Email Settings 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main User Setup screen displays 2 Click on the appropriate user s Action button The Modify Users screen displays 3 Click on the the E mail button on the bot
106. es list of the File Types screen Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 188 ER FastForward What is FastForward Net Integrator s FastForward technology allows you to forward Internet traffic from a spe cific address and interface to another address and interface A subsystem that performs this function is usually called a Proxy Server When computers on the Internet access services on your internal protected network they talk through your Net Integrator FastForward makes sure that these untrusted computers can only access the information and services that you want them to If FastForward is disabled no one can see anything on your local network because the Net Integrator acts as a firewall If you enable FastForward you are making a protected hole in your firewall that allows computers on the outside to access your network To decide whether you want to use FastForward you need to decide whether it is worth the added secu rity risk Because you are affecting the firewall security of your network it is very important that you understand what you are doing while configuring FastForward You might want to seek qualified advice Introduction to TCP IP Entire books have been written on this subject To save you some time we ll try to explain everything you need in a page or two Earlier in this guide we talked about how each com puter on the Internet must have a unique IP address But that s not the who
107. es when mailbox is refreshed I Display message when filters have been applied Save Options Undo Changes Return to Options 2 Click on Edit your filter rules The following screen displays Field To Cc From Subject Body Text Ce Action delete message C move message to Select folder Create Reset Cancel 3 Select the appropriate field 4 Enter the appropriate text 5 Select anaction Place a check in the delete message box if you want mail that fits the rule to be deleted Place a check in the move message box and select a folder if you want mail that fits the rule to be moved to a specific folder 6 Click on the Create button 7 The new rule displays in the Filter Rules section of the screen 8 Click on the Apply All Rules button Your inbox displays As an example if you selected From entered the text johndoe and selected delete message all messages from johndoe will be sent directly to your trash folder Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 113 WebMail Blacklisting a Sender The Blacklist function allows you to block messages from a specific person When you blacklist someone you are essentially creating a rule that sends their mail to your trash folder instead of your inbox 1 From your inbox place a check in the message s checkbox and click on the Blacklist but ton 2 The Filters screen displays showing the new rule in the Filter Rules section of the screen Click the
108. ese settings FASTFORWARD A psr roD From Port 7 To Port Action Netintegrator 25 Netintegrator 53 Netintegrator 8 ADD NEW FORWARD HOME Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 195 Fastforward Multiple Static IP Addresses In certain cases you will want FastForward to treat connections differently depending on their target For example you might want email from mail1l yournetwork com to be sent to Fred your NT server and email from mail2 yournetwork com to be sent to Barney your Unix server To do this your ISP needs to assign you multiple static IP addresses Some ISPs may not offer this service If you have two static IP addresses 207 6 60 1 and 207 6 60 2 and you want the setup we just described you can create one forwarding entry with source 207 6 60 1 port 25 and destination 192 168 1 5 port 25 create another forwarding entry with the source 207 6 60 2 port 25 and desti nation 192 168 1 6 port 25 Common Port Numbers Here are a few common port numbers that you can use with FastForward 22 SSH Secure Shell 23 Telnet 25 SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 79 Finger 80 HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol Web server 110 POP Post Office Protocol 5631 PCAnywhere 443 Web server secure port HTTPS Please Note Some ports cannot be used with FastForward For example port 21 FTP does not work because it uses multiple c
109. ess was assigned by the DHCP server DHCP addresses change each time you turn on Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 44 Configuring your Net Integrator your Net Integrator NetMap indicates that the IP address was automatically assigned by your Net Integrator Trust a very important parameter Yes signifies a trusting relationship with all hosts attached to that interface meaning that no firewall protection is applied to that interface Eth0 should always be configured as trusted No means that any traffic arriving at that interface is considered non trusted as such appropriate fire wall protection is applied All Internet connections should be configured as non trusted Action Button Clicking this button displays a screen where interface settings can be changed Reconfiguring Network Devices 1 Click on an interface s Action button 2 The Network Settings screen for that interface displays Network Settings for eth0 Choose address automatically DHCP Client ID leave blank to use hosiname MEg Use default gateway on this link SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 3 Optional Enter a new IP address in the format 192 168 12 10 4 Optional Enter a new network mask in the format 255 255 255 0 5 Optional Indicate whether or not you want the Net Integrator to automatically choose an IP address and network mask The default setting is Yes meaning that the Net Integrator aut
110. esses 196 Common Port Numbers 196 Troubleshooting FastForward 197 Disk Management 199 Disk Configuration idb and RAID 199 Reconfiguring your Disks 200 Disk Status Messages 202 Recovering from Disk Failure 203 Disk Recovery SystemER 205 Hard Disk Failure 205 Installing aNew Hard Drive 206 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 MySQL Server 209 What is the MySQL Server 209 What is phpMyAdmin 209 Managing Databases in phpMyAdmin 210 Setting up Windows for MySQL Access 214 What is a Dynamic Web Site 218 Log Messages 219 Accessing Log Messages 219 Customizing Message Display 220 FirewallLog 220 Network File System 223 Glossary 225 What is NFS 223 Installing and Configuring ugidd 223 Mounting an NFS directory 224 Unmounting an NFS Directory 224 Chapter 1 First time Setup Net Integrator Technical Support Net Integration Technologies toll free technical support line 1 86 NET ITECH 1 866 384 8324 Outside of North America call 905 946 1777 ext 400 Hours of operation 8 30 am to 5 30 pm EST Monday to Friday Email support questions to support net itech com Net Integrator Components You should have received the following components in your Net Integrator package photos are not to scale 1 a Ye N Net Integrator Server 1 Net Integrator User Manual 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Hard Disk Keys 2 Power supply cord 1 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 11 First
111. et using domain names instead of IP addresses POP3 TCP 110 To read email from a single Inbox IMAP TCP 143 To read email from a remote location All other non Remote Administration traffic from both private service and public network clients directed to or through the Net Integrator firewall will be dropped or denied This feature is disabled as the default setting for the Net Integrator Once the feature is enabled users within your network will not be able to use programs that do not adhere to the above protocols such as ICQ To enable the Restrict Outgoing Traffic option Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 174 Firewall Services 1 Select Local under Network Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Local Network Options screen displays tofu internal nit ca Version 3 71 Logout SYSTEM STATUS USER SETUP SOFTWARE UPDATE LOGS REPORTS _ SERVER SETUP FILE E MAIL WWW FTP DNS NETWORK SETUP LOCAL WORKSTATIONS PRINTERS DIAL UP VPN FAST FORWARD Net Integrator System Time from Internet Enable Active Queue Management satin EME _ ADVANCED SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Enable the Restricts Outgoing Connections to configure your Net Integrator to only allow the above outbound ports Disable to allow all outgoing traffic Firewall Log Please see Chapter 24 L
112. etup menu The Fast Forward screen displays showing the list of addresses being forwarded Please Note This list may be empty if no addresses are being forwarded FAST FORWARD Port To Port Action No forwarding entries exist yet ADD NEW FORWARD HOME Creating a New Forward 1 Click on the Add New Forward The Add Forward screen displays Add Forward From Address SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 193 Fastforward 2 Enter the source address and port number in the From Address and From Port fields Please Note If you enter Netintegrator with no space as the source address Net Integrator auto matically uses your assigned address whether it is static or dynamic You can only attach one for ward connection to any given source address and port 3 Enter the destination address and port number in the To Address and To Port fields Please Note Ensure that you have entered the destination information correctly If you forward con nections to a server that isn t answering Fast Forward drops the connection 4 Click on the Save Changes button Editing a Forward 1 On the Fast Forward screen click on the appropriate forward s Edit Action button The Modify Forward screen displays 2 Change the appropriate source or destination information 3 Click on the Save Changes button Deleting a Forward 1 On the Fast
113. etwork 1 has an address starting with 192 168 1 and each computer on Network 2 has an address starting with 192 168 2 The Steel Pipe To summarize Network 1 is connected to the Internet through Net Integrator 1 and has the subnet number 192 168 1 Network 2 is connected to the Internet through Net Integrator 2 and has the subnet number 192 168 2 Gateway settings work like this a computer on your Ethernet send packets directly to another computer if its subnet number is the same That means that 192 168 1 15 will transmit directly to 192 168 1 46 since they are both on the same subnet However 192 168 1 15 cannot send packets directly to 192 168 2 20 the subnet numbers are Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 155 TunnelVision similar but they are not the same The station then sends the data through its default gate way Net Integrator 1 Now Tunnel Vision can work its magic as long as you ve configured the Net Integrators to create a VPN you ll do that later in this chapter When Tunnel Vision starts it creates an encrypted connection between the two Net Integrators through the Internet This connection is sometimes called a steel pipe because like a true steel pipe it s hard to see what s inside or to break through it More often it is known as a tunnel Net Integrator 1 treats data addressed to Network 2 from its local Ethernet in a special way Rather than just passing the data to your I
114. f service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 39 Connecting to WebConfig IMAP and POP3 Server LDAP Server Reboot Button Shutdown Button Displays the status of servers responsible for delivery of email messages from IMAP and POP3 mailboxes The number of sessions displayed represents the number of users currently downloading email messages from their IMAP or POP3 mailboxes The status light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of the LDAP server which is used to publish user names and email addresses into the internal directory The number of sessions shows how many users are connected The status light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a prob lem with the service The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service Click on this button to reboot your Net Integrator Click on this button to properly shut down your Net Integrator Failure to click on the Shutdown button means that your RAID array has to rebuild See Disk Status Messages in Chapter 22 Disk Management for more information Net Inte
115. from anywhere This means that your users could download their E Mail from anywhere on the Inter net Select Only Trusted Hosts to allow incoming secure POP 3 connections only from the local network and not from the Internet e Select No to disable the secure POP 3 server 5 Select the appropriate IMAP SSL server setting e Selecting Yes will allow incoming secure IMAP connections from anywhere This means that your users could read their E Mail from anywhere on the Internet Select Only Trusted Hosts to allow incoming secure IMAP connections only from the local network and not from the Internet e Select No to disable the secure IMAP server 6 Select the appropriate IMAP server setting e Selecting Yes enables the IMAP server and allows any computer on the internal network or on the Internet to access the IMAP mailbox Select Yes only if you have users who will be accessing their email from outside of the office e Selecting Only Trusted Hosts enables the IMAP server and allows internal users to access the IMAP mailbox e Selecting No disables the IMAP server completely 7 Select the appropriate WebMail server setting e Selecting Yes enables the WebMail server Enabling the WebMail server automat ically enables the IMAP and WWW servers If you disable IMAP or the WWW servers the WebMail server will not be functional e Selecting No disables the WebMail server completely 8 Select the appropriate LDAP directory server
116. ght 1985 2666 Microsoft Corp G gt cd pwdump2 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 78 Domain Controller 6 Type pwdump2 gt list txt and hit Enter This will run the file called pwdump2 exe and generate a text file called list txt in the same folder WINNT System32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows 2868 Version 5 89 2195 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2888 Microsoft Corp G gt cd pwdump2 C pwdump2 gt pwdump2 gt list txt_ 7 Open the file called list txt This contains a list of Windows users Highlight the users you wish to import right click with your mouse and choose Copy Ei list txt Notepad 10 x File Edit Format Help ad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b eaf921e21a49fca9e Paste Delete Select All 8 In WebConfig click on User Setup in the left side menu Net Integrator LOGS REPORTS _ sERVER setup FILE E MAIL www FTP DNS _ e BACKUP _ NETWORK SETUP LOCAL WORKSTATIONS PRINTERS DIAL UP VPN FAST FORWARD _ ADD NEW USER _ ADD NEW TEAM _ IMPORT USERS Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 79 Domain Controller 9 Click on BE Users This screen will display EEE SERVER SETUP Import Users Info ci O Create Users Delet e SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 10 Right click on your mouse in the field called Import Users Info Choose Paste This will ce etna the contents of the file cal
117. grator User Manual Version 3 71 40 Chapter 3 Configuring your Net Integrator Proceeding with Configuration You are ready to proceed with the system configuration once you have configured your workstation to use TCP IP e created an Administrator account logged in and connected to WebConfig Configuring General Network Settings 1 Select Local from the Network Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Local Network Options screen displays tefuinternal rat ca Version 3 71 Logout N SYSTEM STATUS LOCAL NETWORK OPTIONS SOFTWARE UPDATE Server sts E MAIL FTP x zais Enable SNMP Server read only NETWORK SETUP N PRINTERS PRINTERS Enable NIS Server VPN Net Integrator ADVANCED SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 41 Configuring your Net Integrator 2 Net Intelligence automatically assigns a random Host Name to the Net Integrator during the first boot up If appropriate enter a new host name by typing over the existing text The new host name should be unique it should use only numbers and letters and it should contain no spaces Please Note Host Names should be unique because they are used to distinguish your box from others on the local network and are used by local users to identify a Net Integrator s file and print sharing resources In addition the host name in conjunction with the domain n
118. grator cannot connect to digital lines provided by some PBX telephone systems Connecting an External Dial up Modem Optional 1 Connect the cable included with your own external dial up modem to the Serial port on the back of your Net Integrator Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 18 First time Setup 2 Connect one end of the standard telephone cable to the external modem and connect the other end to your telephone wall jack Please Note The external modem will be auto detected when the server goes through a power up sequence Power up Sequence 1 Turn on the main power switch on the back of your Net Integrator 2 Press the Power button 3 Net Integrator needs a few moments to start up During the start up you will observe the following sequence of events a b 9 The hard drive and fans start up Net Integrator beeps several times HELLO appears on the display panel Let your Net Integrator sit undisturbed while it discovers its surroundings and auto configures its network parameters Messages indicating what kind of network discov ery is being performed appear on the display panel After about 10 30 seconds the IP address that Net Integrator has chosen for itself displays The number will look some thing like this 192 168 0 1 based on the LAN to which it s connected When the start up sequence is over the display panel shows the status of various Net Integrator systems The fir
119. gs in the event of a catastrophic system failure Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 137 Backup amp Restore Initiating a Backup from the Net Integrator Menu 1 Select Backup from the Server Setup menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main Backup screen displays Please Note This screen also has a Restore section not shown in the following image BACKUP SETUP Enable backup compression smaller slower _ SAVE CHANGES BACKUP FILES These directories can be backed up eam webmaster User janedoe User johndoe SAVE CHANGES PERFORM BACKUP In the Backup Setup section of the screen enter the appropriate backup parameters Please Note Refer to Configuring idb in this chapter for more information on these fields The Backup Files section of the screen displays all of the directories that can be backed up Indicate which directories you want to back up by selecting the Yes button Please Note Click on the Save Changes button to save your selections This does not initiate the backup procedure Click on the Perform Backup button to initiate the backup procedure When the backup is finished your Net Integrator automatically emails a backup report to the administrator Initiating a Backup from the Control Panel 1 Press the Backup button The display panel shows a 10 second countdown during which you can stop the backup process by pressing the Canc
120. guring idb Your Net Integrator idb model automatically backs up your data throughout the entire day takes care of all backup tasks for you and notifies you via email about its progress Although most of the idb process is automated you can adjust several parameters that deter mine how and when your backups are completed 1 Select Backup from the Server Setup menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The following screen displays Please Note This screen also has a Restore section not shown in the following image BACKUP SETUP E Mail backup reports to Enable backup compression ea smaller slower ret laos 15 Minutes v Day begins at e SAVE CHANGES BACKUP FILES e directories can be backed up Backup User johndoe m Administrator SAVE CHANGES PERFORM BACKUP 2 Enter the name of the administrator to whom backup reports should be emailed Please Note If you have the SMTP server enabled you can enter any email address in this field 3 Indicate whether or not you want to enable backup compression As a general rule com pressed backup runs half as fast as a non compressed backup but stores twice as much data Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 136 Backup amp Restore e Ifyou select Yes your backup is slower but takes up less space on the idb disk e Ifyou select No your backup is faster but uses more space on the idb disk 4 Select how often you want the s
121. h Net Integrator In this scenario you would go to the Advanced Network Settings screen to change the IP address or the network mask of the local network interface or Net Integrator s default route Although you generally do not need to change these settings you can still do so f Inthe Network Devices or Network Routes section of the Advanced Network Settings screen click on the appropriate Action button g Depending on your choice the Modify Route or the Network Settings screen displays Please Note Refer to Reconfiguring Network Devices and Reconfiguring Network Routes earlier in this chapter for a full descriptions of these two screens MODIFY ROUTE Destination Interf z e SAVE CHANGES e CANCEL CHANGES Network Settings for ethO e Choose address automatically Q Use default gateway on this link Yes fe o SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES h Change the appropriate settings and click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 48 Configuring your Net Integrator 2 Net Integrator as a Workgroup Server and Dial up Gateway to the Internet Dial up line Hub Switch Net Integrator R NA R a Internet If the Net Integrator has automatically chosen the proper IP addresses there is nothing else for you to change If you want to change the Net Integrator local IP addresses you can do so by clicking the Edit button on the line
122. hernet often used on ADSL lines ver Ethernet often use DETECT MODEMS 2 Optional If you have an external modem connected you may need to do this to activate it Click on the Detect Modems button to initiate the Modem Detection Cycle Refer to Chapter 4 DoubleVision for information on using multiple dial up modems 3 Click on the Modem 1 Action button The following screen displays DIAL UP NETWORKING SETUP Internet Provider s Phone Number lt _ Internet Account Username I Account Password SAVE CHANGES e CANCEL CHANGES 4 Enter the phone number provided by your ISP If you have to dial 9 to get an outside line enter this number as well For example enter 9 123 123 1234 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 51 Configuring your Net Integrator 5 Enter the Internet account username provided by your ISP 6 Enter the account password provided by your ISP 7 Re enter your password to ensure it was entered correctly If the passwords do not match you will be asked to re enter your password in both fields 8 Indicate the number of idle seconds before automatic disconnection Please Note If you enter zero the connection will never automatically disconnect Be careful with this setting especially if do not have unlimited Internet access 9 Select the appropriate dialing mode e Select Yes if you want the Net Integrator to dial automatically to the Internet when someone tries to
123. hows a progress bar Please Note You can delay backup for up to 24 hours by pressing the Up and Down directional arrows during the countdown If a Backup does not fit on a single tape A backup may not fit on a single tape if the tape is almost full or if you are backing up files that do not compress well such as digital multimedia files If this happens your Net Inte grator will span the backup across multiple tapes When the first tape is filled up with data Net Integrator closes the tape writes a tape index and sends an email to the backup adminis trator outlining which directories have been backed up and which have not In order to complete the backup job the backup administrator has to put a new tape into the tape drive and press the Backup button on the control panel Your Net Integrator then con tinues the backup on the second tape Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 145 Backup amp Restore Tape Restore There are two restore scenarios 1 Complete System Restore Upon total hard disk failure perform a complete system restore to restore your system to the state of your most recent backup tape After a com plete system restore all existing files are overwritten with copies from the backup tape However new files saved to the hard drive after the backup are left untouched A com plete system restore should generally be initiated only when recovering from complete hard disk failure 2 Specif
124. ial informa tion A proxy server also allows the caching of web pages for quicker retrieval Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 230 RBL Router Routing Routing Table RSA Security Certificate Server SNMP SMTP SQL Realtime Blackhole List A spam blocker that has different levels of spam protection such as Strong or Medium A device that handles the connection between two or more networks The act of directing packets between networks A list of destinations known to the router server that allows user traffic to get to and from its destinations Rivest Shamir Adleman An Internet encryption and authentication system that uses an algorithim developed by Rivest Shamir and Adleman Information used by the SSL protocol to establish a secure connection Contains information about who a certificate belongs to who issued it its unique serial number its valid dates and its encrypted fingerprint that is used to verify the contents of the certificate See also SSL A computer or software package that provides specific services to a client The term can refer to a particular piece of software such as a web server or to the machine on which the software is running A single server can run several different server software packages Simple Network Management Protocol A protocol used to collect statistical information from a host about parameters such as central processing unit
125. ial up from the Network Status menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Dial up Networking Setup screen displays Click on the Action button in the appropriate ADSL row The ADSL Dialer Options screen displays SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Enter the Internet account username provided by your ISP Enter the account password provided by your ISP Re enter your password to ensure it was entered correctly If the passwords do not match you will be asked to re enter your password in both fields Optional Enter your gateway IP address Leave this blank if you don t know the address Indicate whether or not you want to enable the connection Select Yes if you want to establish a permanent connection e Select No if you do not want to establish a connection e Select Only as a last resort if you want to use this connection only if the primary connection fails Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 53 Configuring your Net Integrator Configuring a Leased Line Connection 1 Select Dial up from the Network Status menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Dial up Networking Setup screen displays 2 Click on the Leased Line Action button The following screen displays Leased Line PPP Options Type of connection PPP over X 21 35 often used on a Internet Account Username CSUECT Account Password Re enter Passwor
126. ic Directory Restore It is possible to restore a specific user or team directory if these files have been lost or mistakenly deleted A specific directory restore can only be initiated from the Backup menu There are two types of specific directory restore proce dures Normal Restore The contents of a user or team directory gets overwritten like with a complete system restore Safe Mode Restore The contents of a user or team directory gets restored into a new subdirectory called Restore which is created in the user or team directory Users can browse through the content of the directory from the tape copy any needed files and then delete the Restore sub directory IMPORTANT Restore procedures can only restore user and team level directories You cannot restore selected files within a directory Initiating a Tape Restore A copy of your server configuration is made each time a backup is performed This configu ration file can be used to restore your settings in the event of a catastrophic system failure Initiating a Restore from the Net Integrator Menu 1 Select Backup form the Server Setup menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main Backup screen displays Scroll to the Restore Files section of the screen Please Note If there is no backup tape in the tape drive this section is empty If the last backup tape is still in the tape drive this section displays the directories backed up on that tap
127. ication Version 3 71 of Net Integrator s operating system is our first candidate for ICSA firewall security certification The ICSA Labs test firewall products against a standard and evolving set of criteria Their Firewall Certification Criteria are composed of both functional and assurance requirements and the criteria requirements define an industry accepted standard that all products claiming to have firewalling capabilities must attain Traffic Denied Inbound The firewall denies non Remote Administration related access requests from public network clients directed to the following e Private network hosts Service network hosts e The firewall itself Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 173 Firewall Services Traffic Permitted Inbound The firewall supports access requests for the following services if enabled see Chapter 23 Log Messages for which firewall request information is logged FTP Active and Passive Mode HTTP HTTPS SMTP Traffic Permitted Outbound Net Integrator permits the following protocols through the firewall Telnet TCP 23 To access resources on a Unix Linux computer FTP TCP 20 21 To copy files between computers HTTP TCP 80 To make web pages available over the Internet HTTPS TCP 443 To make secure web pages available over the Internet SMTP TCP 25 To transfer or send email messages between servers DNS TCP and UDP 53 To navigate the Intern
128. iew if you are currently in Category View Fie Edt Vew Favortes Tods Hep Dect BB A ser E Foes Ga r Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 74 Domain Controller 3 Select System from the list The System Properties window displays Click on the Com puter Name tab System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Windows uses the following information to identify your computer on the network Computer description For example Kitchen Computer or Mary s Computer Full computer name testwinxp Workgroup WORKGROUP To use the Network Identification Wizard to join a domain and create a local user account dick Network Network ID iD To rename this computer or join a domain click Change 4 Click on the Change button The Computer Name Changes window displays Computer Name Changes You can change the name and the membership of this computer Changes may affect access to network resources Computer name testwinsp Full computer name testwinsp Member of Domain BE MAINOFFICE Workgroup 5 In the Member of section of the window select Domain Enter the name of the domain as entered in the Windows workgroup name field on the File Server Setup WebConfig screen 6 Click on the OK button The next time you log on the login window will have an addi tional Domain field Net Integrator User M
129. it INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC NET INTEGRATOR User Manual Version 3 71 This device complies with CAN CSA C22 2 No 950 95 UL 1950 Third Edition and IEC 950 1991 This device also complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devices 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 frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual 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 of more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate 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 conn
130. l ss lx File Edt View Go Favores Help le gt aypalla Address 32 Control Panel gji Printers L amp Accessibility Options Badd New Hardware 8 Regional Settings Fy Add Remove Programs 5 Sounds Control Sl Date Time A System Display amp Telephony Panel gl Fonts users 127 Game Controllers 3 Internet Options Network Ed Keyboard Configures network G Keyboar hardware and D Modems software D Mouse W Multimedia Microsoft Home Technical Support SP ODBC Data Sources 32bit A Passwords a Power Management Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 21 Connecting to WebConfig 2 Select Network from the list The Network window displays Network hx Configuration Identification The following network components are installed Microsoft Family Logon Dial Up Adapter Dial Up Adapter 2 VPN Support Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter Y7 NDISWAN gt Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Be gt Renove Properties Primary Network Logon Microsoft Family Logon Eile and Print Sharing Description Click on the Add button if TCP IP does not display in the installed components list 3 The Select Network Component window displays f Select Network Component Type hx Click the type of network component you want to install Y Protocol i Service Protocol is a language a computer uses Computers must us
131. lder that you created in the previous step Double click on Setup exe Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 214 MySQL Server 8 The Microsoft ODBC Setup screen displays Click on the Continue button 9 Select MySQL from the Available ODBC Drivers list Click on the OK button 10 From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel gt ODBC Data Source The ODBC Data Source Administrator screen displays User DSN System DSN File DSN Drivers Tracing Connection Pooling About User Data Sources FoxPro Files MS Access 97 Database MySQL Address Book sample MySQL Text Files Microsoft dBase Driver dbf Microsoft Excel Driver xls Microsoft FoxPro Driver dbf Microsoft Access Driver mdb MySQL MySQL Microsoft Text Driver txt csv Add Remove a An ODBC User data source stores information about how to connect to the indicated data provider A User data source is only visible to you and can only be used on the current machine Cancel poly Help 11 Click on the Add button The Create New Data Source screen displays 12 Select MySQL from the list Click on the Finish button The following screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 215 MySQL Server TDX mysql Driver default configuration x This is in public domain and comes with NO WARRANTY of any kind Enter a database and options for conn
132. lders On this screen you can cre ate edit and delete folders e Options button to view a screen that lists various configuration options See Con figuring WebMail for more information Search button to search for a specific message Refer to Search Function for more information e Addressbook to view your address book On this screen you can add edit and delete address entries See AddressBook for more information Calendar to view your personal calendar See Calendar for more information Tasks to view your list of tasks See Tasks for more information e Memos to view your memos See Memos for more information Home to return to the Main Webmail Menu Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 101 WebMail e Logout button to log out of WebMail 2 To give a message a specific status such as seen or unseen select an option from the Select list or place a check in a message s checkbox and select an option from the Mark as list 3 Place a check in the Message Checkbox to select one or more messages 4 To delete or undelete a message place a check in its message checkbox and then click on the Delete or Undelete button 5 To block messages from a specific person place a check in the message s checkbox and click on the Blacklist button See Mail Filters for more information 6 The Message List displays information pertaining to received messages Click on a link in the From or Subject section
133. le com enter http alpha example com email You can also enter information in the following format http www example com email If your Net Integrator does not provide DNS resolution enter your Net Integra tor s external IP address To find the external IP address select Local from the Network Setup menu On the screen that displays click on the Advanced button In the Network Devices section of the screen that displays look at the IP address of the eth interface If the address is 192 138 0 1 enter http 192 168 0 1 email 3 What happens next depends on how your web security certificate was generated If your security certificate was generated by Net Integrator and not assigned to you by a certifi cate authority the following security alert may display when you login to WebMail Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 99 WebMail x EN Information you exchange wath this site cannot be viewed or y changed by others However there is a problem with the site s security certificate AN The security certificate was issued by a company you have not chosen to trust View the certificate to determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority iv The security certificate date is valid The security certificate matches the name of the page you are trying to view Do you want to proceed Yes View Certificate Please Note This alerts the user that the security certificate presented by Net I
134. le story Network protocols come in layers IP is just one of those layers The job of IP is to get data split it into small chunks called packets and then transport those packets from one computer to another on the Internet How does a computer know what to do when it receives an IP packet Somehow it needs to figure out what service it belongs to and which open connection it s involved in For that it Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 189 Fastforward uses two higher level protocols known as TCP Transport Control Protocol and UDP User Datagram Protocol TCP and UDP introduce port numbers which specify where the data is supposed to go and how the computer is supposed to handle it FastForward can handle both TCP and UDP It processes them differently from each other but you don t need to worry about this for configuration purposes User Datagram Protocol Using UDP is very much like sending a telegram You receive a message and you may send a reply The DNS Domain Name Service mentioned earlier uses UDP One computer sends a message asking to translate a name say www example com into a number The answer ing DNS server sends a message saying that the IP address of www example com is 192 168 1 1 Query Response Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 190 Fastforw
135. led list txt into this space FLESERVERSETUP OOOO O O SERVER SETUP 0h0 1001 36f3eaf921e21a49fcageee83230f24a 6e26782h amp 55dce47548440002 0b5e41 Import Users Info O Create Users Delete U SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 11 Click on Save Changes This screen will display Se Generated Users u ee a a 1E21A49FC 3 6E CE47543440002F0B5E41 Syntactically Generated Users ee ae SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 12 Click on Save Changes Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 80 Domain Controller 13 For each of the imported users an Administrator will have to create passwords To do this click on the left button in the Action column in the row containing a user s informa tion This screen will display MODIFY USER Fa js E MAIL e SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 14 Enter the new password into the appropriate fields Click Save Changes Logon Scripts Logon scripts are supported through DOS batch files found at Servername netlogon All scripts are called username bat These batch files will call upon logon bat If manual modifications are required create the file called logon bat All manual modifications should be made to logon bat as username bat is automatically generated and modifica tions will be lost Automated Drive Mapping User folders and team folders can be automatically mounted through the selection of a drive mount in the User
136. leges Administration privileges means that this user will have unrestricted access to all configuration functions of Net Integrator 8 Indicate whether or not this user will have FTP access to his or her private directory Please Note FTP has to be enabled before the user has FTP access If FTP is enabled in Trusted Hosts Only mode the user can access files from a trusted internal network or from a VPN If FTP is enabled in open mode the user can access files using FTP from anywhere on the Internet 9 Indicate whether or not the user is allowed to establish a remote VPN PPTP or dial in modem connection to the internal network For security reasons most users should not be able to establish a remote connection Please Note VPN services have to be enabled before a user can establish a VPN connection Sim ilarly dial in for a specific modem has to be enabled before a user can establish a dial in connection on that modem See Chapter 17 Remote Access Services for more information Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 59 User amp Team Management 10 If the domain controller is enabled choose a drive that the user s files can be automati cally mounted to when logged into a domain workstation The default drive is X Please Note Be sure to choose a drive that is not already in use For more information see Chap ter 7 Domain Controller 11 Select the teams this user will be a part of Team membership gives us
137. longer be able to request access to it The administrator can include any subsection of the domain If www red blue org is requested the admin can add www red blue org red blue org or blue org Any sites ending with that domain are permitted for example if the administrator added red blue org then green red blue org would be allowed but violet blue org would not be allowed 3 To see the list of denied websites click on the Show Denial List link The following screen displays CONTENT FILTERING REQUEST DENIALS Web site Reason for Denial Action GO BACK REFRESH 4 Click on the Edit Action button to modify the website address or the reason for denial 5 Click on the Accept Action button to move the site to the permitted site list Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 128 Web Filtering Entering Access Requests 1 Enter the website into your browser s address bar Hit Enter on your keyboard If the site you are attempting to access has not been added to the Permitted Web Sites list by the sys tem administrator the following screen displays 403 Forbidden rohibited REQUEST ACCESS 2 Click on the Request Access button The following screen displays Request Submitted Please Note Once a website has been denied access by the administrator users will no longer be able to request access to it The administrator can include any subsection of the domain If
138. lthough it is possible to com bine them in certain situations Net Integrator can connect with either10baseT cables which transmit data at 10 Mbps or with 100baseT cables which transmit data at 100 Mbps Because 10baseT and 100baseT cables are faster and more reliable than 10base2 cables we suggest that you use either of these to set up your local area network LAN 10baseT and 100baseT Hubs 10base T and 100baseT hubs have a number of ports that you connect to a workstation router server printer or other device using an ethernet cable which is similar to a phone cable Connect your Net Integrator to a free port using one of the 10baseT cables that came Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 15 First time Setup with your Net Integrator If the port lights up after you connect and then turn on your Net Integrator you have a proper connection You can attach another hub to one of the ports thereby increasing the total number of ports although we recommend that you consult the manual that comes with your hub before trying this Connecting Ethernet Port 0 1 Connect one end of a 10BaseT ethernet cable into Ethernet Port 0 located on the back of your Net Integrator 2 Connect the other end of the cable into your LAN hub or switch Please Note Ethernet Port 0 should not be connected to a router providing Internet access Ethernet Port 0 is typically used reserved for internal Local Network access Please c
139. n when an Internet connection is configured properly The default route used to trans fer data to destinations on the Internet also displays If a modem is configured click ing on dial modem initiates a connection to the Internet The administrator can choose to terminate the connection through this screen Displays the status of the firewall enabled disabled Displays the status of every active Virtual Private Network VPN tunnel server to server network to network Displays the status of the subsystem that automatically checks for available software updates When the subsystem is active and retrieving a list of available software updates the status light is bright green When the subsystem is operational but idle the status light is grey A red status light indicates a problem with the subsystem usually an inability to access the distribution server Refer to Chapter 24 Log Mes sages for more information on download errors Displays the status of your disk configuration provides disk reconfiguration options and displays the status of a rebuilding RAID array Displays the status of the WebMail server and the address for webmail access Displays whether or not there is a valid virus scanner liscence and the last reported updates Displays the status of the DNS server and the last reported updates Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 37 Connecting to WebConfig FastForward PPTP Server WWW Server
140. name and password Click on the Connect button Connect To BE om ao Dial in Connection User name frese Password A I Save password Phone number 1 555 1231234 Dialing from NewLocation z DislProperies cme 9 A window showing you the progress of the connection displays 10 The following icon showing traffic between your workstation and the Net Integrator you are connected to displays in the bottom right corner of your screen when you are con nected to the local network 8 12 38 PM 11 To terminate the connection double click on the icon Select Disconnect in the window that displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 171 Remote Access Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 172 Er Firewall Services Net Integrator s firewall subsystem is entirely auto configuring and automatically reconfig ures its parameters to adapt to any Net Integrator settings It s so sophisticated there are no user controls needed However you can choose to restrict outgoing traffic and view a log of all requests to traverse the firewall To learn more about just how sophisticated the firewall is you can read a technical paper about it at http www net itech com america products pd_features_connectivity_firewall htm Click on the firewall whitepaper pdf link at the bottom ofthe page The paper will launch in Adobe Acrobat Reader ICSA Firewall Security Certif
141. nc will send you a new hard disk by overnight courier See your Net Integrator warranty for full details Turn the main power switch back on Press the power button on the front of your Net Integrator Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 203 Disk Management 5 Connect to WebConfig o Read the IP address on display panel For demonstration purposes we will use the following address 192 168 0 1 p Enter http 192 168 0 1 8042 into a web browser s address bar Press Enter on your keyboard WebConfig s System Status page displays 6 The Disk Status section of the screen presents you with two options in degraded mode If you remove a disk you will Disk Status ic ess to your files to improve redundan e To configure the new disk as part of the existing RAID array click on add disk _ to your RAID array e To configure the new disk as idb click on configure disk _ for use in idb backups 7 Depending on your choice your Net Integrator will configure the new disk as idb or as part of your RAID array Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 204 Disk Management Disk Recovery SystemER SystemER Emergency Recovery is an advanced set of features and procedures that e allows rapid data recovery in case of complete hard disk failure e enables Net Integrator to run in emergency mode after a hard disk failure Most Net Integrator units are equipped with SystemER which is a
142. ndow that dis plays and click on the OK button WebConfig s System Status screen displays Please Note If you created a RAID array in step 8 the array will now build The display panel and the Disk Status section of the System Status screen display the progress of the RAID array Click on your browser s Refresh button to view an updated status of the RAID array Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 34 Connecting to WebConfig Net Integrator tofu internal rat ca Version 3 72 i SYSTEM STATUS SNAPSHOT i SERVICES STATUS SNAPSHOT CPU Load CPU Load Reboot Shutdown Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 35 Connecting to WebConfig System Status Screen WebConfig s System Status screen displays the status of the services running on your Net Integrator The WebConfig menu on the left side of the screen allows you to access and configure various Net Integrator subsystems Features of the System Status screen CPU Utilization Ethernet 0 Ethernet 1 and 2 PPP link Disk Load Displays the utilization of the system s central processing unit CPU in numerical form and as a bar graph During intensive operations such as backups or very heavy file transfers the CPU utilization bar might rise above 100 This is normal One huundred per cent utilization simply means that the CPU is being fully utilized Utili zation above 100 ie 130 means that if your CPU was 30 f
143. ng screen displays Internet Connection Wizard 7 Click on the Finish button The Internet Accounts screen redisplays Click on the Prop erties button Select the Advanced tab on the screen that displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 96 Email Services 8 The Advanced screen displays 9 In the Search Base field enter o example com Please Note Replace example com with the Internet domain hosted by your Net Integrator 10 Click on the OK button The Internet Accounts screen redisplays Click on the Close but ton The LDAP server is now set up and users can search through the LDAP data direc tory for the names and email addresses of Net Integrator users Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 97 Email Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 98 Chapter 10 WebMail WebMail Server Net Integrator s WebMail server allows you to access your email using a standard web browser from any workstation connected to the Internet Your communications are kept secure with SSL encryption Accessing WebMail 1 Open a web browser from any workstation that is connected to the Internet 2 Enter the address of your Net Integrator into the browser s address bar If your Net Integrator provides DNS resolution for your domain enter information in the following format http server domain email For example if your server name is alpha and your domain name is examp
144. ng used by this service The sta tus light is grey if service is disabled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of file services for Windows and NT clients The number of ses sions displayed represents the number of active users currently connected to Net Inte grator and utilizing file services The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey if service is dis abled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 38 Connecting to WebConfig Apple File Server NFS File Server FTP Server MySQL Server SMTP Server Displays the status of file services for Apple Macintosh clients The number of ses sions displayed represents the number of users currently connected to Net Integrator and utilizing file services The CPU utilization bar graph indicates how much processor time is being used by this service The status light is grey if service is dis abled bright green if service is operational yellow if service is utilized heavily and red if there is a problem with the service Displays the status of the NFS file server for UNIX and similar systems The number of sessions displayed represents the number of active users currently
145. nistrator s full name Enter a password Re enter your password to ensure it was entered correctly o Na Enter your organization s registered Internet domain name Leave the default name if you do not have one or if you are unsure about whether or not you have one 9 Indicate whether or not you want to reserve your last disk for idb backup Refer to Chap ter 22 Disk Management for more information e Select Yes if you want reserve your last disk for idb while using the other disks for a RAID array Select No if you want to use all available disks for a RAID array IMPORTANT If your Net Integrator has one disk then you cannot take advantage of idb or RAID If your Net Integrator has exactly two disks you can have idb backup or a two disk RAID array but not both If your Net Integrator has three or more disks you can have a two or more disk RAID array and idb backup or a RAID array with all available disks and no idb backup Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 33 Connecting to WebConfig 10 Click on the Save Changes button It may take up to a minute for the Administrator Account Created page to display Net Integrator Administrator Account Created Your administrator account has been created under the name root To continue the setup process you need to log in using the account you just created Login 11 Click on the Log in button Enter your username and password in the wi
146. not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers HP LaserJet 551 591 MX PS HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier PS HP LaserJet 6L PCL HP LaserJet MP HP LaserJet 6P EMP PostScript HP asenletlll zl Have Disk lt Back Cancel Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 84 Print Services Please Note If your printer is not listed click on the Have Disk button and provide the printer driver from the disk provided by your printer s manufacturer 6 Enter a name for the printer Indicate whether or not you want this printer to be used as the default printer Click on the Next button Add Printer Wizard You can type a name for this printer or you can use the name supplied below When you have finished click Next Do you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer C Yes C No lt Back Cancel 7 On the screen that displays indicate whether or not you want to print a test page Add Printer Wizard After your printer is installed Windows can print a test Page so you can confirm that the printer is set up properly Would you like to print a test page lt Back Finish Cancel 8 Select Finish You will be prompted to insert your Win95 98 install disk Some files will be copied to your system and your shared printer will be setup and ready for printing Net Integrator User Manual Ve
147. nsure that your web browser is not configured to use a proxy server Please Note Previous versions of Net Integrator required you to configure your browser to use a proxy server Although you no longer need do do this web caching still functions if your browser is configured this way However it you plan use web filtering in conjunction with web caching all proxy server settings must be removed Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 123 Web Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 124 Chapter 12 Web Filtering Positive Web Filtering Positive Web Filtering is a service provided by Net Integrator that allows the system adminis trator to allow access to specific Internet sites while blocking access to all others Enabling the Web Filter 1 Select WWW from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The WWW Setup screen displays WWW SETUP Ho o Choose a team to act as webmaster Web Proxy port 0 to let Net Integrator choose ae Megabytes of WWW cache 0 to disable Enable content filtering e VIRTUAL DOMAINS SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 In the Enable content filtering field select Yes 3 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 125 Web Filtering 4 Click on Configure The Web Filtering screen displays WORKSTATIONS EXEMPT FROM FILTERING Workstation Action CONTENT FI
148. ntegrator cannot be verified for authenticity If you want a certificate that is authenticated by a certificate authority you will have to purchase one Please refer to Chapter 11 Web Services for more information 4 Click on the Yes button to continue The following screen displays d Net Integrator Welcome to Mail Username Password 5 Enter the username and password that you use to login to Net Integrator Click on the Login button The WebMail screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 100 WebMail Using the WebMail Screen Net Integrator os 5 y C zal Eg A 3 SA nox v INBOX Compose Folders Options Search Addressbook Calendar Tasks Memos Home Logout Open Folder INBOX i to 1 of 1 Messages Select gt Mark as Move Copy Messages to Delete Undelete Blacklist Show Deleted Purge Deleted M Date A From 4 Subject Thread a size amp 25 13 40 04 Net Integration Partner Site New topic in forum Future product development call 645 Answered Important P Deleted Delete Undelete Blacklist T Show Deleted Purge Deleted Select J Mark as Move Copy Messages to 1 From the Main Webmail Menu click on the Inbox button to view the contents of your inbox e Compose button to compose a new email message See Composing an Email Message for more information e Folders button to view a screen that lists your fo
149. o idb If your RAID array is working correctly you can convert a RAID disk to idb IMPORTANT Converting your last RAID disk to idb eliminates disk redundancy regardless of how many disks your Net Integrator has 1 The Disk Status section of the System Status screen has a link telling you that you can configure your last disk as idb Click on this link 2 The following displays in the Disk Status section of the screen array is working correctly Disk Status ou m to complete the 3 Click on the Reboot the Net Integrator link The following screen displays Rebooting Your Net Integrator is rebooting Please wait a few minutes then click below to return to the main screen 4 When an IP address appears on your Net Integrator s display panel click on the Return button The System Status screen displays The Disk Status section of the screen displays your new disk configuration The primary disk is in standalone mode If you remove the disk y ill las to your files Disk Status You can to improve redundancy Disk 2 is being used for Intelligent Disk Backup idb Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 201 Disk Management Disk Status Messages Depending on your disk configuration one or more of the following messages will display in the Disk Status section of WebConfig s System Status screen 1 The RAID array is rebuilding Please do not add or remove any disks until this p
150. ocal network interfaces to the same network you will have to change your subnet number and IP address to a different value Refer to Reconfiguring Network Devices in this chapter for information on how to do that Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 43 Configuring your Net Integrator Advanced Network Settings screen To access the Advanced Network Settings screen 1 Select Local from the Network Status menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Local Network Options screen displays 2 Select the Advanced option at the bottom of the screen The Advanced Network Settings screen displays NETWORK DEVICES Device IP Address Netmask Mode Trust Action eth0 192 168 12 10 0 Yes ses eth1 64 12 6 255 255 255 0 Action Default via 192 168 12 1 on eth0 ADD NEW ROUTE HOME Network Devices The following list describes the Network Devices section of the screen e Device lists the network interfaces installed on Net Integrator Eth 0 should be connected to your LAN Eth 1 Eth 2 and PPP 0 should be connected to the Inter net IP Address lists the IP addresses to the interfaces e Netmask lists the IP network mask assigned to a particular interface e Mode describes how an IP address was assigned to an interface Forced means that a permanent IP address was assigned by an administrator Eth0 should always have a forced IP address DHCP means that a temporary IP addr
151. of the screen to open a message 7 To sort the messages in your inbox click on the Date From Subject or Size message headings 8 To open a folder select it from the list and click on the Open Folder button 9 To move or copy a message to another folder place a check in its message checkbox and then click on the Move or Copy button 10 To move a message to your trash folder place a check in its message checkbox and then click on the Hide Deleted button You can show them again by clicking on the Show Deleted button To empty the contents of the trash folder click on the Purge Deleted but ton Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 102 WebMail Configuring WebMail From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Options button The Options screen displays Net Integrator dar T Your Information Mail Management Personal Information Filters Change the name address and signature Create filtering rules to organize your that people see when they read and replyto incoming mail sort it into folders and your email delete spam Server Information Message Viewing Change mail server settings unwanted content Time Zone Set the current time zone Deleting and Moving Messages Set preferences for what happens when you move and delete messages Maintenance Operations Customize maintenance operations run upon login to Mail e Logo er Other Options Set preferences for filtering messages for
152. og Messages for information on Firewall logs Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 175 Firewall Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 176 zes Domain Name Services What is DNS DNS is the protocol used to convert Internet domain names into IP addresses If DNS is configured users can access information on the local network and the Internet using domain names instead of specific IP addresses Please Note Configuring DNS services can be complicated because it often requires dealing with out side organizations called Domain Registrars If you are uncertain about issues related to DNS ask your ISP to help you DNS Services Net Integrator runs two different kinds of DNS services e DNS Lookup and Caching Server This server converts domain names such www yahoo com into IP addresses and then sends the IP addresses to your browser Net Integrator runs the DNS lookup and caching server on your local network and blocks connections to the lookup server from the Internet There are no special options to configure the DNS lookup and caching server e DNS Publishing Server This server adds names for your own network such as www example com into the global DNS system so that people can find your IP address to access your web site or to send you email The DNS Publishing Server is quite complicated The rest of this chapter explains how it can be configured Net Integrator User Manual
153. omatically selects an IP addess and network mask e The default setting is changed to No and autoconfiguration is disabled if you entered a new IP address or a new network mask and clicked on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 45 Configuring your Net Integrator Please Note EthO should never be set to choose automatically Once an IP has been chosen the inter face should have its option forced not automatic 6 Optional If your DHCP server i e your cable modem provider specified that you need a DHCP Client ID when setting up your network enter it here 7 Optional Indicate whether or not you want the Net Integrator to use this link as the default gateway e Ifthis is set to Yes Net Integrator will create a default route to the network through this interface at the highest priority level so this link will be used by default for incoming and outgoing traffic e Ifthis is set to Only as last resort Net Integrator will create a default route to the network through this interface with a lower priority level so it will be used only if your higher priority Yes links stop working 8 Click on the Save Changes button Network Routes The Network Routes section of the screen displays the IP routes known to the Net Integrator Because Net Integrator automatically discovers its network surroundings and sets up routing tables you generally do not need to edit them However depending on
154. ommended Backup Procedure While it is possible to backup individual user or team directories it is highly recommended that you do a daily backup of your entire system Make sure that you do not always perform your backup on the same tape if the tape fails during the backup process you are without a valid backup until you acquire a new tape Ifa hard disk failure occurs during this period you may lose all of the information that is stored on your Net Integrator To guard against such a situation we recommend that you follow this backup routine e Have a minimum of five tapes one for each work day on hand for daily backups Assign one tape for each day of the week and label accordingly e At the end of each month add a new tape to your tape collection This new tape should replace one of the weekly backup tapes which should then be stored off site as a historical monthly reference This systems allows you to have both a monthly and a weekly backup of your system e Follow daily backup procedures Net Integrator s integrated tape backup unit is useless if you do not perform proper and frequent tape backups e Appoint someone in your office as the designated Backup Operator Choose someone who will remember to initiate the backup at the end of each workday Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 141 Backup amp Restore Initiating a Tape Backup Users can initiate a backup procedure from the control panel found on th
155. omponent click Have Disk Network Protocol AppleT alk Protocol DLC Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP NetBEUI Protocol Network Monitor Driver NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Have Disk ceni Select Internet Protocol TCP IP from the list Click OK TCP IP should now display on the Local Area Connection Properties window Local Area Connection Properties 2 x General Connect using E9 3Com 30918 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller 3C905B Configure Components checked are used by this connection E Client for Microsoft Networks Pe File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Internet Protocol TCP IP Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks IT Show icon in taskbar when connected Close Cancel 7 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP from the list and click on the Properties button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 27 Connecting to WebConfig 8 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties screen displays Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 2 xj General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP ad
156. on carrying capacity of telephone or network wiring Bandwidth is usually measured in bits per second Binary Digit The smallest unit of computerized data A bit is represented as either 1 or 0 Cable modems provide Internet access over cable TV networks which use fiber optic or coaxial cables They are generally much faster than modems that use phone lines A copy of a program or data that is used for faster access See also Web Cache An issuer of Security Certificates used in SSL connections See also SSL A computer system or process that requests a service from another computer system or process Encrypting data is accomplished by applying a scrambling code that makes the data unreadable to anyone who does not have a decryption key Authorized personnel with access to this key can unscramble it Data encryption is a useful tool against malicious users Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 225 DHCP DNS DDNS DNS Server DSL Ethernet EtherTalk FastForward Firewall FTP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This is an industry standard protocol that assigns IP information to computers Domain Name System A set of guidelines and rules that allows you to navigate the Internet using domain names instead of IP addresses Dynamic Domain Name System A system that automatically updates DNS information when a new IP address is assigned to a network A computer or server that matches an I
157. one for simple databases such as address books OR PHP or Perl scripts to access and manage the database This is most often done for dynamic web pages which will be discussed later on in this chapter Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 209 MySQL Server Managing Databases in phpMyAdmin Creating Database Tables As an example we are going to show you how to create a simple address book in phpMyAdmin Later we will show you how to manage the database in Microsoft Access 1 Open an Internet browser on your workstation Newer versions of Netscape or Microsoft browsers are recommended 2 Read the IP address on your Net Integrator s display panel For demonstration purposes we will use the following address 192 168 0 1 3 Enter https 192 168 0 1 mysq 1 into the browser s address bar Press Enter on your keyboard Enter your user name and password on the screen that displays s 4 The following screen displays Home Welcome to phpMyAdmin 2 2 3 john MySQL 3 23 47 running on localhost as john localhost MySQL phpMyAdmin rLogout Language English en lt Go phpMyAdmin documentation r Official phpMyAdmin Homepage r Sourceforge phpMyAdmin Download Page ChangeLog CVS Lists 5 Select your user name from the menu on the left hand side of the screen The following screen displays Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 210 MySQL Server Home john 1 A Addres
158. onnections that include both ports 20 and 21 Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 196 Fastforward Troubleshooting Fastforward Your Net Integrator may display the following message An error occurred while Fast For ward tried to bind to one or more of the addresses specified This message may display if e you are trying to forward to ports that are already being used by your Net Integra tor port 80 for example e FastForward has more than one entry trying to use the same source port and address You cannot have more than one FastForward entry attached to the same source If you see this message turn off the server that is already using the port For example to for ward port 80 the port used for web services to another address you would first have to shut off the web server on your Net Integrator The log message viewer explained in Chapter 24 Log Messages shows which Fast For ward entries did and did not work Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 197 Fastforward Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 198 Chapter 22 Disk Management Disk Configuration idb and RAID RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks is a system of backing up information that reduces risk by saving data on two or more drives If one drive fails your data is still safely stored on another drive Although you do not need to know much about RAID in order to configure it on your Net Integrator it
159. onsult with your IT specialists for maximum security configurability Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 16 First time Setup Connecting Ethernet Ports I and 2 Ethernet ports 1 and 2 are used to connect to the Internet or to other segments of your LAN Use a 10baseT ethernet cable if you are connecting to a high speed Internet connection with a router cable modem or DSL modem Some DSL and cable modems require standard cables In this case use the cable provided to you by your ISP If you are using your Net Integrator as a workgroup server without a direct connection to the Internet it is possible to use Ethernet ports 1 and 2 to connect to other segments of the LAN This is typically done to improve network throughputs when large numbers of users are con nected to Net Integrator Please Note Secondary segments must be physically separate from the primary network segment con nected to the ethernet 0 port You cannot connect all ethernet ports to the same segment in order to improve network throughput Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 17 First time Setup Connecting an Internal Dial up Modem Optional 1 Connect one end of a standard telephone cable into the Analog Modem Line port on the back of your Net Integrator 2 Connect the other end of the cable to your telephone wall jack Please Note Make sure that your telephone jack provides a standard analog telephone line Net Inte
160. ore information about PHP go to http www php net The Net Integrator provides web services on a Master Web Server and on a Virtual Web Server Master Web Server What is the Master Web Server The master web server is designed to serve your Intranet site and the personal web pages of your Net Integrator users Although it is possible to make these sites available to outside users you may choose to keep them private for security reasons Master web services are provided from IP addresses assigned to Net Integrator s internal and external network interfaces Ifthe web server is enabled and access is granted to outside users anyone accessing Net Integrator s internal or external IP address from a web browser can access information on the master server Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 115 Web Services Webmaster Directory A Webmaster team is created and configured as the master web server administrator When the Webmaster team is created a shared network directory called Webmaster is made avail able to all members of the Webmaster team and the subdirectory WWW is created in the Webmaster network drive This is the directory from which Intranet files are served Any files saved in this directory are automatically accessible through the master web site The Webmaster directory also contains a log subdirectory where server access and error logs are maintained and a cgi bin directory where all CGI scripts are s
161. ort from should be My Addressbook Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 108 WebMail e Click on the Export button e Select a location for the file and click on the OK button Calendar 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Calendar button The WebMail calendar dis plays Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dwed AA aa ag aa aa aa a Aweso IA am am ofiz am am a Hoeks GEH am am 30 am am a Awek DEI am aa aa aa 9m a Eween SIE a a 2 To configure your calendar e Click on the Options button The Options screen displays e Click on any of the headings such as Language and Date and Time Options Follow the instructions on the screen that displays e Click on the Save Options button to save your changes and return to the Options screen 3 To change the calendar display click on one of the date buttons your options are Today Day Work Week Week and Month 4 To schedule an event click on the New Event button Enter all appropriate information on the screen that displays and click on the Save Event button 5 To import a calendar from another source Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 109 WebMail e Click on the Import Export button The Import Export screen displays Import Calendar Select the source to import from csv it importing CSV data does the first row contain the field names Browse Export Calendar Select the format to expor
162. orwards them to the destination If you want to use FastForward you probably already have a clear idea of what your destina tion address will be The source however may be more difficult to determine and ultimately depends on how your IP address is configured Static and Dynamic IP Addresses A person trying to access FastForward services through your Net Integrator must know your assigned IP address in order to locate you on the Internet Each time you connect to the Internet your ISP assigns you a IP address Dynamic IP addresses are inconvenient for use with FastForward because your address changes each time you connect making it difficult for your clients to find you If you specifically ask for one your ISP can give you a static IP address which never changes Once you have a working static IP address you can add it to a DNS server which will convert your domain s readable name into its IP address Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 192 Fastforward Configuring Fastforward You can configure FastForward once you know your source and destination addresses If you still aren t sure where the addresses come from keep reading we have a few examples a bit later on IMPORTANT Remember that you decrease firewall security when you enable FastForward 1 Login to Net Integrator with your administrator username and password WebConfig s System Status page displays 2 Select Fast Forward from the Network S
163. ows workgroup name is the domain name Please Note The Windows File Server must be enabled for the domain controller to function See Chapter 7 Domain Controller for more information 6 Enter an administrative password for the domain controller This will be used to add workstations to the domain Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly 7 If appropriate enable the NFS File Server If NFS file services are not enabled UNIX users will not have access to their personal network directories or shared team directories from UNIX workstations 8 Click on the Save Changes button 9 To ensure that the status of the file server has changed select System Status from the menu on the left hand side of the screen The Windows Apple and NFS File Server sec tions of the System Status screen display the updated status Please Note It may take up to 15 seconds for file services to start and during that time the status may read Error starting service Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 68 ar Domain Controller What is a Domain Controller A domain controller provides authentication services to the rest of the computers on the net work It stores user account and security information in a central database for one domain When a user logs on to a computer that is part of the domain the domain controller authenti cates the username and password against the information in the directory database Net Integr
164. piece of hardware that connects computers together in a LAN allowing information to travel between them A gateway for accessing the Internet which is loosely defined as points of entrance to and exit from a communications network A gateway is the node that translates between two otherwise incompatible networks or network segments Gateways perform code and protocol conversion to facilitate traffic between data highways of differing architecture A gateway can be thought of as a function within a system that enables communications with the outside world Internet Message Access Protocol A popular protocol that allows a client to access email without downloading it to a local com puter Used mainly to read email from a remote location A server that uses IMAP to provide access to multiple server side folders Internet Protocol Address The numeric address used to identify and locate a server computer or website on the Internet A temporary IP address that is assigned to a computer by a DHCP server each time it goes online Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 227 IP Address Static IPSec ISDN ISP Java JavaScript kbps LDAP A permanent IP address that is assigned to a computer in a TCP IP network Network devices that serve multiple users such as servers routers and printers are usually assigned static IP addresses Internet Protocol Secure A type of secure connection between computers at
165. prevents duplication in the address book i e prevents two entries from having the same name email address or phone number Please Note All other options such as Attributes Null and Default are advanced features that you are not required to fill in 10 Click on the Save button The following screen displays Home Database john table Address Book running on localhost john 1 B Address Book table Address Book has been created SQL query Edit CREATE TABLE Address Book Name VARCHAR 20 NOT NULL Email YVARCHAR 20 NOT NULL Phone VARCHAR 13 NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY Name X Browse Select Insert Empty Drop Field Type Attributes Null Default Extra Action M Name varchar 20 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext M Email varchar 20 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext IT Phone varchar 13 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext With selected _ Change Or Drop Indexes Documentation Space usage Row Statistic Keyname Type Cardinality Action Field Type Usage Statements Value PRIMARY PRIMARY 0 Drop Edit Name Data 0 Bytes Format dynamic Index 1 024 Bytes Rows 0 Create an index on N columns Go Total 1 024 Bytes Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 212 MySQL Server 11 On this screen you can insert values edit entries and delete entries To insert values for an entry click on the Insert button at the top of the screen Enter the appro
166. priate information into the Value field To edit an entry click on the Change button in the Action section of the screen To delete an entry click on the Drop button in the Action section of the screen Editing Database Tables To edit a database table log in to phpMyAdmin and select the appropriate table from the f menu on the left hand side of the screen The following screen displays Home Database john table Address Book running on localhost john 1 D Address Book Browse Select Insert Empty Drop Action Field Type Attributes Null Default Extra Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext M Name varchar 20 No T Email varchar 20 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext M Phone varchar 13 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext eee With selected _ Change Or Drop Please Note This screen has other options not shown in this image 2 Click on the Change button in the Action section of the screen On the screen that displays you can edit the following Field Type Length Values Attributes Null Default and Extra Change the entry as appropriate 4 Click on the Save button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 215 MySQL Server Deleting Database Tables 1 2 3 To delete a database table log in to phpMyAdmin and select the appropriate table from the menu on the left hand side of the screen The following screen displays Home Database john table Address Book
167. r the appropriate text Click on the Save Changes button Your list of tasks will appear Dae g To edit your tasks click on the List Tasks button Place a check next to any tasks that you want to edit then select an action from the pull down menu Complete Tasks Delete Tasks Set Task Priority Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 111 WebMail Memos 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Memos button Any memos that you have will display Memo Details Category Personal don t forget to meet the others at 3 pm Modify Memo Delete Memo Back to Memo List 2 To adda new memo click on the New Memo button The following screen displays Adding A New Memo Category Unfiled v 3 Enter the appropriate text 4 Click on the Save Memo button Your list of memos will appear 5 To delete your memos click on the List Memos button Place a check next to any memo that you want to delete then select Delete Memos from the pull down menu Mail Filters By applying rules based on message headers or content mail filters allow you to automati cally move messages to certain folders or delete messages from your inbox Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 112 WebMail Creating a Rule 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Options button Then click on the Filters button The Filters screen displays Edit your filter rules I Apply filter rules upon logging on I Apply filter rul
168. r you enable your Public DNS Server and register with a Domain Registrar people should be able to look up the IP address associated with your domain name To test this select WWW from the Server Setup menu and select Yes in the Enable WWW Server field Then ask a friend outside the local network if they can view your domain Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 179 Domain Name Services Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS is a Net Integrator feature that allows you to publish DNS entries and provide Internet services even if you have a dynamic IP address as opposed to a static IP address When you register your domain with a registrar you give them the address of the primary server and backup server owned by Net Integration Technologies which already have static IP addresses When your Net Integrator connects to the Internet it automatically informs the Net Integration Technologies servers about your current IP address and asks them to pub lish your up to date DNS information You need to provide a Domain Registrar with the following DNS server addresses 1 dyndnsl ivivanet com 209 5 34 82 2 dyndns2 ivivanet com 207 176 197 14 All you need to do then is set your Public DNS Server to Dynamic Net Integrator does the rest Manually Creating DNS Entries Based on the servers you have enabled your Net Integrator automatically decides which DNS names to publish For example if your domain name is example com and the Enable
169. rate a new certificate if you have purchased a security certificate from a certificate authority and placed in the Webmaster directory Doing so overwrites the purchased certif icate with the one generated by your Net Integrator To protect your purchased security certificate you may want store a copy of it in a different directory 5 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the MySQL database server MySQL is an advanced feature for users that are familiar with SQL Structured Query Language Refer to Chapter 23 MySQL Server for more information e Selecting Yes enables the MySQL server and allows users on the internal network to access personal databases and the databases of any teams that they belong to Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 117 Web Services WebMail uses the MySQL database server to store user preferences as such the server has to be turned on forWebMail to work e Selecting No disables the MySQL server Users will not have access to personal or team databases This is the default setting Please Note User and team databases are automatically created when user and team accounts are set up MySQL databases can be used to store dynamic web page data for services such as on line catalogues and stores 6 Indicate whether or not you want to serve personal home pages from the WWW subdirec tory located in each user s personal network directory You can choose to serve web pages to users on your ne
170. reen 12 Click on the Save Draft button if you want to save this message in your Drafts folder Click on the Send button to send the message to the recipient s Please Note Clicking on the Cancel button prior to sending the email aborts the message Opening a Received Message 1 From your inbox click on a link in the From or Subject section of the screen The mes sage opens INBOX reminder 117 of 117 Beiter This message to Delete Reply Reply to All Forward Redirect Blacklist Message Source Save as Print Back to INBOX gt Date Wed 11 Dec 2002 10 47 24 0500 From johndoe example com To janedoe example com Reply to johndoe example com Subject reminder Hi Just a reminder about the meeting in boardroom 2 this afternoon Can you let me know if you re planning to attend Thanks Delete Reply Reply to All Forward Redirect Blacklist Message Source Save as Print Back to INBOX gt This message to 2 You have many options after reading the message Click on Delete to send this message to your trash folder e Reply to send a reply to the person that sent you the message e Reply to all to send a reply to everyone who received the message e Forward to forward this message to another recipient Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 105 WebMail e Redirect to send this message directly to another recipient without the opportu nity to add comments e Bla
171. reen WORKSTATIONS IP Address Workstation Names 192 168 12 14 burger Configuring VNC There are two parts to configuring remote administration 1 VNC Server which should be installed on every user s workstation 2 VNC Viewer which should be installed on the administrator s workstation Once the servers and viewers are configured clicking the Remote Admin link on the Worksta tions screen connects you to the remote VNC server and displays the remote desktop Configuring the VNC server 1 Download VNC from the Internet Go to e http www uk research att com vnc download html OR e http download cnet com and search for VNC Please Note For the MAC version go to http www chromatix uklinux net vnc Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 186 Workstation Viewer 2 The file comes in a zipped format Unzip the file in a temporary location for installation Run the Setup program and follow the screens Accept all defaults during the installation process 3 When installation is finished reboot the workstation 4 From the Start menu select Applications gt VNC and start VNC App mode 5 The first time you start VNC you will have to set up a password which is needed in order to connect to your workstation 6 When VNC is active a small VNC icon displays in the bottom right corner of your screen Configuring the VNC viewer for the Administrator s Workstation 1 Download VNC from
172. rinters shared on them OK Cancel 3 From The following network components are installed list select Client for Microsoft Networks Click on the Properties button The Client for Microsoft Networks Properties window displays Client for Microsoft Networks Properties KES General r Logon validation jomai When you log on your password will be verified on a Windows NT domain Windows NT domain MAINOFFICE 7 Network logon options Quick logon Windows logs you onto the network but network drives are not reconnected until you use them Logon and restore network connections When you log onto the network Windows verifies that each network drive is ready for use a wet 4 Check the box for Log onto Windows NT domain and enter the name of the domain as entered in the Windows workgroup name field on the File Server Setup WebConfig screen 5 Click on the OK button The Network window displays Click on the OK button again 6 Reboot the workstation The next time you log on the login window will have an addi tional Domain field Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 71 Domain Controller For Windows NT 1 In Windows select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel The Control Panel displays Control Panel Biel Es File Edit View Help amp Accessibility Add Remove Console i Devices Options Programs m 6 Display Fonts Internet
173. rocess is finished complete A RAID array needs to build itself the first time it is used and rebuild when a new disk is added or when the power is turned off suddenly This message also displays on the dis play panel Always click on the Shutdown button on the bottom of the System Status screen before turning off your Net Integrator failure to do so means that your RAID array will need to rebuild when you turn the box back on Although this process does not noticeably affect the performance of your Net Integrator it can take up to two hours to complete Apple File Server NFS File Server Reboot Shutdown _ Your disk array is working correctly This message displays after a RAID array is finished building No disks detected Are your drives inserted or locked This message displays when your drives are not fully inserted and properly locked or when all available drives have crashed If your drives are not locked insert the hard disk key into the lock and turn it clockwise until it snaps back into the locked position If your disks have crashed refer to Recovering from Disk Failure in this chapter for informa tion on how to replace failed disks The RAID array is in degraded mode If you remove a disk you will lose access to your files This message displays if you have only one of the available drives configured in a RAID array You can create a proper RAID array by configuring a second disk Net
174. rom a remote mail account and store them in a user s local mailbox This means that instead of checking two accounts for new email users can simply check their local Net Integrator account This has some advantages for the user particularly for emails with large attachments Normally users have to configure their mail clients to receive mail from a local account and a remote account With this dual mail box approach receiving emails with large file attachments from remote email accounts can be quite slow depending on the available Internet bandwidth The POP Retriever improves the speed considerably because it pre retrieves emails Mail Forwarding Net Integrator can automatically forward mail that has been received from a remote mail account to a user s local mailbox Auto Reply Net Integrator can automatically send a reply message to every email received by a user Please Note To modify user s advanced email settings refer to Modifying User Email Settings in Chapter 5 User amp Team Management Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 94 Email Services LDAP Server Net Integrator has a built in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP server which provides a directory of user names and email addresses It is automatically populated with names and email addresses of all Net Integrator users Most email clients support access to read only LDAP servers Configuring LDAP in Microsoft Outlook 1
175. rs you wish connect to Exchange this key with the remote server s key to create the encrypted tunnel Please Note Net Integrator will automatically generate one when an Psec route is created 1 Select Psec Setup from the VPN Setup screen The IPsec Setup screen displays IPSEC ROUTES Remote Server Remote Subnet Enabled Action Nc IPsec connections yet ADD NEW ROUTE HOME IPSEC RSA KEY do nct yet have an RSA public key will generate one autymaical y wien you create an IFsec route Dr if you like click below ard I l do it new NEW RSA KEY 2 Generate a new RSA public key by selecting New RSA Key Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 162 ET Remote Access Services What is RAS Remote Access Services RAS is a Net Integrator subsystem that allows you to access the internal network while at home or on the road You can take advantage of RAS with e a VPN which requires the Internet and a PPTP client OR e adial in connection which requires a dial up modem and a phone line Please Note Windows has a Point to Point Tunneling PPTP client built in You have to buy a separate software package if you are using a Macintosh In order to establish a remote connection users have to have PPTP or dial in access Refer to Creating Users in Chapter 5 User amp Team Management for more information Client to Server VPN Service Configuring VPN Service on Net
176. rsion 3 71 85 Print Services Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 86 Chapter 9 Email Services Components of the Email System The main components of Net Integrator s email delivery subsystem are the SMTP Server a mail delivery system When you send an email the SMTP server takes this message from your email client and delivers the message to the recipient s POP3 server If your ISP forces you to use a specific SMTP server the Net Integrator can deliver to that server rather than directly to the destination servers This is known as a smarthost POP3 Server a system that receives a user s email messages and stores them in the user s mailbox When a user s email client checks for new mail it communicates with the POP3 server which ensures proper user authentication and delivery of email to the user s email client POP3 is the most commonly used mail delivery protocol POP3 SSL Server this is the secure POP3 server The Secure Sockets Layer SSL is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on the Internet IMAP Server an advanced system that is similar to POP3 Because IMAP is relatively new not all mail clients support it IMAP offers superior user authentication and allows users to store their email on a server instead of downloading messages to a workstation as is the case with POP3 This allows users to check their email from various worksta
177. rt control protocol TCP 191 TunnelVision 153 configuring a client 158 configuring a master server 157 creating a VPN 156 encryption 154 idle time out 159 network address translation 155 private networks 153 status 159 steel pipe 155 subnet numbers 156 VPNs 153 U user accounts 57 creating 58 deleting 61 editing 60 service integration 57 user datagram protocol UDP 190 V views of Net Integrator back 14 front 13 virtual network computing VNC 186 configuration of 186 virtual private networks VPNs 153 virtual web servers 119 virus scanner mail 88 WwW web caching 123 web filtering 125 accepting access requests 127 adding permitted web sites 127 enabling 125 full Internet access 126 positive web filtering 125 web services 115 hosting multiple web sites 121 master web server 115 secure web services 122 SSL encryption 122 virtual web servers 119 web server 115 webmaster directory 116 WebConfig 21 configuring TCP IP 21 creating an administrator account 32 main status screen 36 WebMail 99 access to 99 address book 107 calendar 109 configuration of 103 email composition 104 opening email 105 replying to email 106 screen 101 server 87 webmaster directory 116 Windows file server 68 workstation viewer 185 virtual network computing 186
178. running on localhost john 1 D Address Book Browse Select Insert Empty Drop lt _ Field Type Attributes Null Default Extra Action M Name varchar 20 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext M Email varchar 20 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext I Phone varchar 13 No Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext With selected _ Change Or Drop Please Note This screen has other options not shown in this image Click on the Drop button at the top of the screen In the window that displays click on the OK button Setting up Windows for MySQL Access Instead of using phpMyAdmin you can use Microsoft Access to access and manage database tables We are still using the example of an address book 1 NO OO or gt You first have to download MySQL ODBC Open Database Connectivity Go to http www mysql com downloads api myodbc html On the screen that displays click on the link for the most recent stable release Please Note Always download the most recent stable release For this example we downloaded MyODBC 2 50 From the Windows Downloads section of the screen that displays click on the Download link for Windows 95 98 Me systems On the screen that displays select the nearest server to download from In the window that displays select Save to save MyODBC to your desktop Double click the icon on your desktop Extract the zip file to a directory called myodbc Double click on the myodbc fo
179. rything is configured correctly this process should only take a few sec onds Please Note To configure another Net Integrator as a client simply repeat this process Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 158 Tunnel Vision TunnelVision Status The System Status screen always displays the status of active VPNs Please Note You may need to click your browser s Refresh button to see the latest information SERVICES STATUS SNAPSH Internet Status No direct Internet connection Firewall disa panoply idle The Idle Time out If either end of the tunnel does not receive any data for approximately 20 minutes it assumes that one end has disconnected from the Internet or that the tunnel is no longer needed If one end of the tunnel is still on line it will try to rebuild the connection automatically Since this only takes a few seconds and happens only when the tunnel has been idle for a long time this should not affect you However this behaviour can often cause the VPN Tunnels status light to turn yellow or red This is not a sign of malfunction IPsec An alternative to TunnelVision As an alternative to TunnelVision your Net Integrator can create an Psec tunnel to a remote server TunnelVision s more advanced features such as automatic hostname and route shar ing are not provided by Psec We generally recommend using TunnelVision however for strict standards compliance or for connecting to a server
180. s and then delete the Restore sub directory IMPORTANT Restore procedures can only restore user and team level directories You cannot restore selected files within a directory Initiating an idb Restore A copy of your server configuration is made each time a backup is performed This configu ration file can be used to restore your settings in the event of a catastrophic system failure Initiating a Restore from the Net Integrator Menu 1 Select Backup from the Server Setup menu found on the left side of any Net Integrator screen The Main Backup screen displays Scroll to the Restore Files section of the screen which displays a list of backups and the date that the backup was performed Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 139 Backup amp Restore RESTORE FILES Monthly backup March Micro backup Micro backup 3 To view the contents of a backup file click on the Open button The following screen showing the date and time the backup was performed and the directories that can be restored displays Please Note The first entry in the Restore Files section of the screen is for System Configuration which is automatically backed up every time any backup is performed Restoring system configura tion files will overwrite the current system configuration so be very careful with this setting It is recommended that you leave the default setting No RESTORE FILES These directories can be restor
181. s checked Click on the OK button 10 Once you are connected to the Internet establish a VPN connection to the internal net work by double clicking the icon that you created in step 6 11 The following window displays Enter your Net Integrator login name and password Click on the Connect button e Connect To 21x 29 NITI VPN Username pn ooo Password m I Save password VPN server 192 168 0 1 cos Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 166 Remote Access Services 12 The following window showing you the progress of the connection displays Connecting to NITI PN x E Status Verifying user name and Cancel re password cence 13 The following window displays when a VPN connection is successfully established Connection Established 21x You are connected to NITI YPN To disconnect or to view status information double click the dial up icon in the status area of the taskbar ca FB 1245PM You can also double click the connectionicon Ex in the Dial Up Networking folder 23 T Do not show this dialog box in the future More Information 14 Click on the Close button to minimize this window 15 You are now connected to your local network through a secure VPN Depending on your Internet connection it may take longer than normal to complete network requests The following icon showing traffic between your workstation and the Net Integrator you
182. s Book Home Database john running on localhost john No tables found in database e Run SQL query queries on database john Documentation M Show this query here again Or Location of the textfile Browse Go e Create new table on database john Name Fields To create a new database table enter the name of the table and the number of fields in the Create new table section of the screen Please Note The table name cannot contain any spaces The following screen displays Database john table Address Book running on localhost Field Type Length Values Attributes Null Default Extra Primary Index Unique Fulltext wer OS CU fm fs O ferro re Table comments Table type Iffield type is enum or set please enter the values using this format a b c If you ever need to put a backslash or a single quote amongst those values precede it with a backslash for example weyz or a b Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 211 MySQL Server 8 Enter basic field information Field Type Length Values Name VARCHAR 20 Email VARCHAR 20 Phone VARCHAR fs Please Note VARCHAR in the Type column simply means that the entry contains numerous char acters In the Length Values column specify the maximum number of characters allowed in the entry 9 Ifappropriate select one field as Primary by clicking on the check box This
183. s to be retrieved and with the address for the SMTP mail delivery server Enter this address into the appropriate field during the configuration of your mail client Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 92 Email Services Using your Net Integrator as an SMTP server even if your mail is hosted by an ISP has its advantages especially if you often send large messages or if you have a slow Internet connection Your email client may be tied up for minutes or even hours if you attempt to send a large email message to an ISP s SMTP server If you use your Net Integrator as an SMTP server large files are quickly transferred over the high speed LAN Although a file is then slowly transferred over your Internet connection your email client is free to per form other tasks Enter the following information when configuring your email client Inthe SMTP server field enter the IP address or host name provided to you by your ISP Alternatively use your Net Integrator as the SMTP server and enter the IP address or host name of your Net Integrator Inthe POP3 or IMAP server field enter the IP address or host name provided to you by your ISP Inthe POP3 or IMAP mailbox name field enter the first part of your email address For example if your email address is johndoe example com enter Johndoe into this field Inthe POP3 or IMAP password field enter the password provided to you by your ISP 2 If your mail is hosted on Net
184. ss of the restore procedure appears on the display panel 12 The length of the restore process depends on the size of your hard disk and the amount of data that has to be restored The entire process can take up to several hours Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 208 Chapter 23 MySQL Server What is the MySQL Server MySQL is an advanced database administration tool that can be used to store dynamic web page data for services such as on line catalogues and stores create accounting databases and create address books MySQL is an advanced feature for users that are familiar with databases and SQL Structured Query Language For more information go to http www mysql com If the MySQL server is enabled users on the internal network can access personal databases and the databases of any teams that they belong to Because WebMail uses the MySQL server to store user preference information the MySQL server has to be enabled for WebMail to work properly Please Note User and team databases are automatically created when user and team accounts are set up What is phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin is a program that is used to administer MySQL databases phpMyAdmin provides a user interface for MySQL meaning that users can take advantage of MySQL data bases even if they are not familiar with SQL Users can set up a database in phpMyAdmin and use e Microsoft Access to access and manage the database This is most often d
185. st line on the display panel shows Net Integrator s IP address the second line cycles messages displaying the current date time and operat Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 19 First time Setup ing system version You are ready to proceed with the setup when an IP address appears on the display panel In the event that the Net Integrator Server is unable to detect an appropriate IP address for your LAN you will have to manually set the IP address for the server Refer to Manually Setting the IP Address for more informa tion Manually Setting the IP Address Follow these steps if your Net Integrator is unable to automatically select an IP address the display continues to read Choosing Address or if you want to change the chosen address 1 Press the Enter button on control panel The following menu displays MENU Net Info Dialer System Net is already selected Press the Enter button The following menu displays NETWORK IPAddr Netmask DHCP IPAddr is already selected Press the Enter button The current IP address 192 168 0 1 for example displays If Net Integrator was unable to select an IP address 0 0 0 0 displays Use the Left and Right direction arrows to move the cursor from digit to digit Use the Up and Down direction arrows to increase or decrease a digit s value Press the Enter button The new IP address is saved Navigate to Netmask using the direction arrows Press Enter The defa
186. t to CSV Select the file to import Limit the time span to export Allevents Start On 2002 z Nov x 1 z At 10 7 00 7 am C pm End On 2002 z Dec x g at io oo am pm Inthe mport Calendar section of the screen select the format to export from your options are CSV and Outlook e Select the file to import Either enter the file name directly into the empty field or select it by clicking in the Browse button e Click on the Jmport button 6 To export a calendar to another source e Click on the Import Export button The Import Export screen displays Inthe Export Calendar section of the screen select the format to export to e Select the exporting time span e Click on the Export button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 110 WebMail Tasks 1 From the Main WebMail Menu click on the Tasks button Any tasks that you have will display Task Details Name meeting Category Business Due By 12 18 02 at 12 00 00 Priority 3 Completion Status No meet with the marketing department in boardroom 3 Complete Task Modify Task Delete Task Back to Task List 2 To adda new task click on the New Task button The following screen displays Adding A New Task Name FT Category Unfiled Due BY No due date C 187 December 2002 7 a 12 v 00 7 Priority pa Completed No gt Description TERE Select the appropriate field Ente
187. the Intenet and configure the VNC server 2 Look for vncviewer exe and copy it somewhere obvious such as c windows 3 From the Start Menu select Programs gt Windows Explorer 4 From the Tools menu select Folder Options Click on the File Types tab The File Types screen displays 5 Click on the New Type button The Add New File Type screen displays Add New File Type zix Description of type Associated extension Kr Content Type MM e y Default Extension for Content Type m Z Actions New Edit Get Default I Enable Quick View IV Confirm open after download I Always show extension I Browse in same window OK Cancel Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 187 Workstation Viewer 6 Enter a description of the file type such as VNC Viewer Admin in the Description of Type field 7 Enter vnc in the Associated extension field 8 Enter application x vnc in the Content Type MIME field 9 Click on the New button The New Action window displays New Action a Action 5 Cancel Application used to perform action cma Browse M Use DDE 10 Enter Open in the Action field 11 Enter c windows vnceviewer exe config 1 in the Application used field Please Note c windows refers to the location where VNC has been installed The quotations around 1 are required 12 Click on the OK button VNC Viewer Admin displays in the Registered file typ
188. time Setup 6 10baseT cables 3 7 Modem cable 1 Optional Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 12 First time Setup Meet Your Net Integrator Front View The following image is of a Net Integrator idb model Net Integrator tape models are simi lar to idb models but are equipped with a tape backup drive instead of an Intelligent Disk Backup idb system Power button used to turn the box on and off Internet Status light lights up when you are connected to the Internet Removable hard disk tray s houses the hard disk s Hard disk key lock locks the hard disk in place Control panel contains the display panel and all control buttons Display panel displays the status of the Net Integrator Direction arrows used to execute commands from the control panel Enter and Cancel buttons used to execute commands from the control panel O NS oe UN Backup and Restore buttons used to initiate backup and restore procedures Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 13 First time Setup Back View O a NS oO SS no no 12 wna Main power switch used to turn the box off The main power switch must be turned on for the power button on the front panel to work AC power selector indicates the voltage used in your country Power socket where the power cord is connected Serial port for an external dial up modem E
189. tion A program used to administer MySQL databases and provides a user interface Packet InterNet Groper A program used to determine if a server is functional It sends small packets to the server which replies with similar packets Post Office Protocol 3 A popular protocol used most often by ISPs for receiving email messages POP3 servers allow access to a single Inbox as opposed to IMAP servers which provide access to multiple server side folders A number assigned to an application program running on a computer in a TCP IP based network such as the Internet The number is used to link the incoming data to the correct service There are several standard port numbers For example port 80 is used for web traffic Point to Point Protocol A method of transmitting protocols such as IP over a serial link PPP is most often used in dial up modem connections from a home computer to an ISP Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is often used to connect DSL providers Because it is based on two common standards PPP and Ethernet it is easy to integrate into existing networks Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP ensures secure communications over Virtual Private Networks that use public phone lines A set of rules that govern network exchanges A server that acts as a barrier between an internal network and the Internet Proxy servers can work with firewalls which help keep outside users from gaining access to confident
190. to assigning them manually Please Note If there is more than one DHCP server on the local network your Net Integrator will not activate its own DHCP server and will instead request automatic address assignment from the existing one If Net Intelligence detects that DHCP requests are not being answered by any other DHCP servers then the DHCP server is automatically enabled 7 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol server Please Note SNMP is used to collect statistical information from the host about parameters such as network throughput and CPU utilization It is also used for network monitoring Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 42 Configuring your Net Integrator 8 If you enable the SNMP server enter an appropriate SNMP community name 9 Choose whether or not to enable Active Queue Management Active Queue Management also known as traffic shaping allows smoother division of network traffic between high bandwidth connections like large file downloads and low latency connections like tel net It also works better with some ISPs that download slowly when you are uploading data 10 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the NIS Server Leave NIS disabled if you are using Windows If you are using Unix or a similar system leave it disabled unless you need NIS Service Please Note Net Integrator s built in Network Information Server NIS is used to sh
191. tom of the screen The E mail Setup screen displays Automatic Reply Message SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 61 User amp Team Management 4 Optional m In the Retrieve Mail from POP Server field enter the server on which the user s POP account it is located n Enter the user s remote POP password This field has to be filled in the following format username mailserver For example if the user s POP username is Johndoe and his email is stored in the mail example comor192 168 0 1 server you would enter johndoe mail example com or john doe 192 168 0 1 Please Note Enter information into these fields only if Net Integrator is not your primary mail server or if you have another mail account that you want to have retrieved along with your Net Integrator mail This should only be used if you are retrieving mail from an alternative secondary source ie above and beyond Net Integrator s mail services 5 Enter a remote POP password 6 Re enter the password to ensure it was entered correctly Ifthe passwords do not match you will be asked to re enter your password in both fields 7 Optional Enter an email address to which the user s emails should be forwarded 8 Indicate whether or not you want emails to be kept on the server after they have been for warded This is typically done ifa user has emails forwarded to them while they are on vacation or out of
192. tomation You do not have to reconfigure any client workstations on your local network in order to take advantage of DoubleVision DoubleVision is fully automated and managed by the server Modem Connections Since modems are normally much slower than other Internet connections you probably do not want to use a modem as your primary connection Instead you can configure your modem as a last resort option meaning that your modem will only connect if one or more of the high speed connections fails If a modem is configured as the primary connection it will connect to the Internet even if high speed connections are available This is useful if you want to test the modem connec tion You can take advantage of DoubleVision even if you do not have access to a high speed Internet connection Simply configure more than one modem by indicating that you want both of them to dial automatically when someone tries to reach the Internet In addition you can configure one or more modems as a last resort option in case the primary modems fail For more information on configuring a modem refer to Chapter 3 Configuring your Net Integrator Please Note When a user dials into the Net INtegrator their username will appear in the Internet Status section of WebConfig s System Status screen for the duration of the connection The administrator can choose to terminate the user s connection from this screen Net Integrator User Manual
193. tored Configuring your Master Web Server 1 Select WWW from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The WWW Setup screen displays WWW SETUP usted Hosts No Dynamic Enable MySQL Server Enable users personal home pages oO No 4H Web Proxy port gt 0 to let Net Integrator choose u Megabyies of WWW cache 0 to disahle Enable content filtering VIRTUAL DOMAINS SAVE CHANGES CANCEL CHANGES 2 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the WWW server e Selecting Yes enables the server and allows users on the internal network and users on the Internet to access web pages on this server If enabled the WWW Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 116 Web Services server will serve pages out of the webmaster s WWW directory In addition WWW server logs are written in the webmaster s directory e Selecting Only Trusted Hosts enables the server and allows users on the internal network to access web pages on this server If enabled the WWW server will serve pages out ofthe webmaster s WWW directory In addition WWW server logs are written in the webmaster s directory e Selecting No disables the server No one can access web pages on this server e Selecting Dynamic Redirect enables the redirection of web connections Dynamic redirection can be employed to circumvent blocked HTTP WWW ports If this option is chosen all WWW requests dire
194. ts to send traffic to the Net Integrator itself that violate the security policy All attempts to authenticate at an Administrative Interface on the Net Integrator itself All access requests from private service and public network clients to send traffic to the Net Integrator itself on the port or ports used for Remote Administration Each Startup The logs contain the following information Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 220 Log Messages Date and Time when the event occurred with an accurate Date Timestamp Protocol TCP UDP ICMP other Source IP Address Destination IP Address Destination Port TCP and UDP or Message Type ICMP Disposition of the event Blocked allowed etc To view the firewall log you must be a member of the Logs team The firewall log file will then appear in your IMAP folder of your email reader as an incoming message This team is automatically created by the Net Integrator To add a user to the Logs team 1 Select User Setup from the menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Main User Setup screen displays TEAM SETUP Full Name ministrator ADD NEW USER s ADD NEW TEAM Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 221 Log Messages 2 Click on the appropriate user s Edit Action button The Modify Users screen displays MODIFY USER Administrator Access low FTP Access Q Allow VPN PPTP and Dial In Access
195. tton j The Network Settings screen displays Enter the new IP address and click on the Save Changes button k Inthe Network Routes section of the Advanced Network Settings screen click on the Default Action button the last entry in the list I The Modify Route screen displays Change the default route and click on the Save Changes button 4 Net Integrator as a Domain Controller and High speed Gateway to the Internet sr Hub Switch aai D gt D ze a WS a WS a NS Router Cable Modem DSL Modem Internet Net Integrator Net Integrator can serve as a Windows domain controller for all the compurters running Windows on the network As the domain controller Net Integrator will provide authenti cation services to the rest of the computers on the network When this function is enabled the Windows file server is set up as a domain controller and a domain will replace the Windows workgroup For specific information on configuring domain controllers please see Chapter 7 Domain Controller Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 50 Configuring your Net Integrator Configuring your Internet Connection Configuring a Dial up Modem 1 Select Dial up from the Network Status menu found on the left side of any WebConfig screen The Dial up Networking Setup screen displays DIAL UP NETWORKING SETUP SL PPPoE on ethO PPP over Ethernet often used on ADSL lines ADSL PPPoE on eth1 PPP over Et
196. twork or to the entire Internet e Select Yes to allow personal pages to be viewed from anywhere For this to work the master web server also has to be enabled Select Only Trusted Hosts to allow personal pages to be viewed only from the local network and not from the Internet For this to work the master web server also has to be enabled e Select No to disable personal webpages Please Note The address for personal home pages is in the following format http server domain username 7 Although the default Webmaster team is created as the administrator of the master web server any team can perform server maintenance tasks If appropriate select another team to maintain the server from the drop down list 8 Enter the email address of the Webmaster the person who is in charge of this web site 9 Enter the appropriate number in the Megabytes of WWW cache field Refer to Web Cach ing in this chapter for more details 10 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 118 Web Services Virtual Web Servers Although virtual web servers allow you to host a number of web sites from the same server these sites appear to outside users as though they are all hosted by different servers In order to configure virtual web servers on the outside interface your ISP has to assign you multiple IP addresses or you have to use name based virtual web sites which use names to distinguish between w
197. ult Netmask dis plays Use the Left and Right direction arrows to move the cursor from digit to digit Use the Up and Down direction arrows to increase or decrease a digit s value Press the Enter button The new Netmask is saved You may also turn on or off the DHCP server which automatically assigns IP addresses to the workstations connected to your local network Unless you have some other server providing DHCP services it is recommended that you turn DHCP on To do so navigate to DHCP using the direction arrows Press the Enter button 10 Navigate to On using the direction arrows Press Enter The DHCP server is now on 11 Press the Cancel button twice to return back to the standard status display Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 20 Chapter 2 Connecting to WebConfig What is WebConfig Although some basic system configuration can be done through the front control panel the web based configuration system WebConfig is where you will set most Net Integrator options Configuring TCP IP Before you can access WebConfig you have to configure your workstation to use TCP IP If TCP IP is already configured proceed to Creating an Administrator Account later in this chapter If TCP IP is not configured follow the appropriate steps for your operating system For Windows 95 98 ME 1 In Windows select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel The Control Panel window dis plays Control Pane
198. unicate with each other For this to happen you have to first configure their subnet addresses When you install a Net Integrator the IP addresses used on your local network don t really matter Internet standards recommend that all IP addresses that are owned by internal busi ness networks and not used on the Internet itself begin with 192 168 The third part of the IP address specifies which private subnet number you are using and the fourth part identifies an individual computer on the network In special circumstances however you can use any subnet number at all the first three parts of the IP address The important thing is that the Net Integrator and the computers on the local network have the same subnet number and unique IP addresses Network Address Translation NAT When you communicate with other computers on the Internet Net Integrator uses network address translation NAT to give each connection a valid unique IP address that doesn t conflict with other networks But for a VPN we don t want Net Integrator to use NAT because then only two addresses will be visible Net Integrator 1 and Net Integrator 2 Instead Net Integrator should pass addresses on each network through to the other network unchanged For this to happen you need to assign different subnet numbers to each Ethernet network involved in the VPN For example use 192 168 1 for Network 1 and 192 168 2 for Network 2 That means each computer on N
199. unique Net Integrator fea ture that is not available from any other manufacturer Because hard disks are more prone to failure than solid state devices Net Integrator is designed in such a way that the operating system and system configuration files do not reside on the hard disk Instead the operating system is stored on nonvolatile solid state memory which provides superior reliability A tape backup unit or idb backup along with simple backup and restore procedures allow for quick recovery in case of system failure If you suspect that your Net Integrator has suffered hard disk failure contact the Net Integration technical support team immediately Hard Disk Failure If technical support diagnoses your problem as hard disk failure you will need the following in order to restore your Net Integrator Last Backup Tape from which you can recover data from your last backup If you have an idb model you do not need a backup tape Please Note All changes to system configuration user files and new files created by users since the last backup are not recoverable e New Hard Disk because your hard disk has failed a new one will be sent to you by Net Integration Technologies The disk will be sent by overnight courier and should arrive the next morning See your Net Integrator warranty for more infor mation Hard Disk Key your Net Integrator has been delivered with a pair of small keys These are used to unlock the remov
200. will start instead If you choose not to confirm your download and a power loss or reboot occurs the server will revert back to the last used operating system 8 To revert back to the old version select Software Update from the WebConfig menu Click on the Activate link in the Versions already installed section of the screen Versions already installed Version 3 65 ion 3 60a ion 3 60b CHECK VERSIONS Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 150 Software Update Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 151 Software Update Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 152 TunnelVision Chapter 16 Private Networks In the past private networks were created by using routers to connect different office loca tions through dedicated phone lines This procedure is often called a wide area network WAN Conventional private networks can be illustrated like this Va N Branch Office Ri ni PA Branch 2 Lo Office J 3 E N of amp Y N KA 4 ZN Head Office Phone Line r SS L Branch J By Office M rA if OS J N gt N 7 ut ne Branch Office J I poten J VA x r Branch Office J N Virtual Private Networks TunnelVision allows you to create a virtual privat
201. www red blue org is requested the admin can add www red blue org red blue org or blue org Any sites ending with that domain are permitted for example if the administrator added red blue org then green red blue org would be allowed but violet blue org would not be allowed Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 129 Web Filtering Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 130 Chapior 14 FTP Services FTP Server The Net Integrator uses a File Transfer Protocol FTP server that allows users and teams to access network and web files FTP services are automatically enabled for users on the inter nal network Anonymous FTP Server The FTP server can be used in anonymous mode to allow uploads and downloads of files to a specific directory without authentication from the remote user This anonymous mode of operation is commonly used for public file distribution on the Internet For example if your company wants to offer a brochure in electronic format visitors to your web site should be advised to click on the FTP link to download the file from your FTP server Although the file can be downloaded from your web server FTP is the preferred method becasue it offers superior performance for high volume and large file transfers When Anonymous FTP is enabled Net Integrator automatically creates a team called FTP Members of this team have access to the FTP directory All files placed in this directory b
202. xample com if your Net Integrator provides DNS resolution for your domain Enter an IP address such as 192 168 0 1 if your Net Integrator does not pro vide DNS resolution To find the external IP address select Local from the Net work Setup menu On the screen that displays click on the Advanced button In the Network Devices section of the screen that displays look at the IP address of the untrusted Ethernet interface usually eth Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 165 Remote Access Services 5 Click on the Next button The following screen displays Make New Connection Lx Pr You have successfully created a new Dial Up Networking E connection called Click Finish to save it in your Dial Up Networking folder Double click it to connect To edit this connection later click it click the File menu and then click Properties lt Back Cancel 6 Click on the Finish button You have created an icon that activates a VPN connection to your home network through your Net Integrator 7 Right click on the icon that you just created and select Properties In the window that displays click on the Server Types tab 8 Inthe Advanced options section of the screen ensure that only the following are checked Enable software compression e Require encrypted password e Require data encryption 9 In the Allowed network protocol section of the screen ensure that only TCP IP i
203. xtra ports ports reserved for future use Ethernet Port 0 used to connect to the local area network LAN Ethernet Port 1 used to connect to a LAN segment or to the Internet Ethernet Port 2 used to connect to a LAN segment or to the Internet Dial up modem port used to connect to the Internet using a dial up modem Optional Power supply fan provides cooling for internal components Primary and secondary cooling fans provides additional cooling for internal compo nents Parallel printer port used for a shared printer Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 14 First time Setup Connecting the Power 1 Ensure that the Net Integrator has adequate ventilation Place the back of the unit at least one to two feet 12 24 away from the wall Make sure the front of the unit is easily accessible 2 Connect one end of the power cord into the power socket on the back of the Net Integrator Vy 3 Connect the other end of the cord into a standard power outlet 4 Turn on the main power switch located above the power cord Ethernet Connections What is Ethernet Ethernet connects computers in a local area network LAN An Ethernet connection is very fast and unlike modem and ISDN connections one Ethernet network can have many com puters attached to it There are two different kinds of Ethernet cables 10base2 and 10baseT 100baseT Networks generally use one or the other a
204. y team members are accessible to anyone on the Internet Similarly when Anonymous Upload is enabled anyone on the Internet can upload their own files to the subdirectory in the FTP directory Net Integrator User Manual Version 3 71 131 FTP Services Enabling the FTP Server 1 Select FTP from the Server Setup menu on the left side of any WebConfig screen The FTP Server Setup screen displays FTP SERVER SETUP Enable FTP file server Enable anonymous FIP M ves MN Enable anonymous uploads T E Maximum number of anonymous connections SAVE CHANGES e CANCEL CHANGES 2 Indicate whether or not you want to enable the FTP file server 3 Indicate whether or not you want to enable anonymous FTP Please Note If this option is enabled anyone can download files from the FTP directory by using anonymous as the FTP login name and their email address as the password 4 Indicate whether or not you want to enable anonymous uploads Please Note If this option is enabled anonymous users can upload files to the FTP directory Be very careful with this option 5 Enter the number of anonymous users that can be simultaneously connected to the FTP server This option is used to prevent the overutilization of Internet bandwidth We rec ommend that you leave the default setting but increase the number of anonymous users if the server is often busy 6 Click on the Save Changes button Net Integrator User Manual
205. ystem to perform a backup from the drop down list The default setting is 15 minutes 5 Select when you want the system to perform a final back up from the drop down list It is recommended that you select a time when nobody is using the system i e late at night or early in the morning 6 The Backup Files section of the screen displays all of the directories that can be backed up Indicate which directories you want to back up by selecting the Yes button 7 Click on the Save Changes button to save your selections The idb system automatically performs the backup procedure Initiating an idb Backup Although the idb system automatically performs backup procedures without input from a system administrator you can turn off idb and manually initiate a backup from the control panel found on the front of the Net Integrator or from the Backup menu located under the Server Setup menu A procedure initiated from the Backup menu allows you configure certain settings on the Main Backup screen A backup initiated from the control panel begins a procedre with the settings that were last configured To change the settings you have to go to the Main Backup screen If you initiate a manual backup from the control panel there is a Delay setting The setting you enter remains until you change it again IMPORTANT A copy of your server configuration is made each time a backup is performed This configu ration file can be used to restore your settin

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