ServiceLink Manual

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

• operation mode - you must select whether your server will operate in server and gateway mode or server-only mode.

• conﬁguration for the external network/Internet - you must conﬁgure your server so that it can communicate with your ISP either

by a dedicated connection or using a dialup connection (only for server and gateway mode).

• miscellaneous information - there are several ﬁnal items to conﬁgure, such as whether to allow your users to use a proxy server,

whether to provide status reporting to Mitel Networks Corporation, and whether you wish to secure the server console so that it

can only be accessed using the administrator’s password.

As you select a given conﬁguration parameter, you will be presented only with the screens necessary for your given conﬁguration.

Each screen will provide you with a simple, detailed explanation of the required information.

Note: The "Keep" option: As you move through the conﬁguration screens, you will notice that there is a "Keep" option which will

allow you to keep the choices you may have made previously. Obviously, when you are conﬁguring your system for the ﬁrst time,

many of these choices will not have been made, but if you later go back to re-conﬁgure the system, this option can save time.

6.6. Setting Your Administrator Password

As shown in the image below, the ﬁrst thing you will be asked to do is to set the system password. This is the password you will enter

to access the web-based server manager. Depending on how you conﬁgure the system, you may also need to enter this password to

access the server console. It is extremely important that you choose a good password and keep that password secret.

Anyone who gains access to this password has the power to make any change to your server!

After you enter the password once, you will be asked to type it again to conﬁrm that the password was recorded correctly.

Note: You can use any ASCII printable characters in the administrator password. As this password gives someone total control

over your server, you should choose a password that cannot be guessed easily. A good password should contain mixed upper- and

lower-case letters, numbers and punctuation, yet also be easy to remember. An example might be "Iwme-sS!" as in "I want my

e-smith Server!" (Please don’t use this example as your password!)