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Table of Contents

1. Welcome to your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink .......................................................................................................................6

1.1. About This Guide....................................................................................................................................................................6

1.2. Software Licensing Terms and Conditions.............................................................................................................................7

1.3. About Our Test Company: The Pagan Vegan .........................................................................................................................7

1.4. What’s New.............................................................................................................................................................................7

2. The role of the SME Server V5 .........................................................................................................................................................9

3. ServiceLink........................................................................................................................................................................................11

4. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)..............................................................................................................................................14

4.1. Dedicated versus dialup connectivity ...................................................................................................................................14

4.2. The IP address.......................................................................................................................................................................14

4.3. Arranging connectivity with your ISP ..................................................................................................................................15

4.4. Arranging Services From Your ISP ......................................................................................................................................19

5. Hardware Requirements of the SME Server V5 with ServiceLink Host Computer..................................................................23

5.1. Hardware Requirements for a Category 1 Server .................................................................................................................23

5.2. Hardware Requirements for a Category 2 Server .................................................................................................................24

5.3. Hardware Requirements for a Category 3 Server .................................................................................................................25

5.4. Hardware Requirements for a Category 4 Server .................................................................................................................25

5.5. Supported Ethernet Adapters................................................................................................................................................26

5.6. Supported SCSI Adapters .....................................................................................................................................................29

5.7. Supported Tape Drives..........................................................................................................................................................30

6. Installing And Conﬁguring Your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink Software..........................................................................32

6.1. Licensing Terms and Conditions ..........................................................................................................................................32

6.2. RAID1 Support (Disk Mirroring).........................................................................................................................................32

6.3. Upgrading From A Previous Version....................................................................................................................................33

6.4. Installing the Software..........................................................................................................................................................33

6.5. Conﬁguring your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink............................................................................................................34

6.6. Setting Your Administrator Password...................................................................................................................................35

6.7. Conﬁguring Your System Name and Domain Name............................................................................................................35

6.8. Conﬁguring Your Local Network .........................................................................................................................................36

6.9. Operation Mode ....................................................................................................................................................................38

6.10. Conﬁguring Server and Gateway Mode..............................................................................................................................40

6.11. Server and Gateway Mode - Dedicated ..............................................................................................................................41

6.12. Conﬁguring the Server for Server and Gateway Mode - Dialup Access ............................................................................44

6.13. Conﬁguring Your DHCP Server .........................................................................................................................................46

6.14. Further Miscellaneous Parameters......................................................................................................................................48

7. The Server Console...........................................................................................................................................................................50

7.1. Using the Text-based Browser ..............................................................................................................................................50

7.2. Accessing the Linux Root Prompt........................................................................................................................................51

8. Conﬁguring the Computers on Your Network...............................................................................................................................52

8.1. What Order to do Things ......................................................................................................................................................52

8.2. Conﬁguring Your Desktop Operating System ......................................................................................................................52