Zentyal firewall basic configuration

Zentyal firewall basic configuration When you access the web interface for the first time, a configuration wizard will start. To start with, you can choose the functionality for your system. To simplify this selection, in the upper part of the interface you will find the pre-designed server profiles. Zentyal profiles Zentyal profiles available for installation: Zentyal Gateway:      Zentyal will act as a gateway...

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Zentyal installation

Installation Generally speaking, Zentyal is meant to be installed exclusively on one (real or virtual) machine.However, this does not prevent you from installing other applications, that are not managed through the Zentyal interface. These applications must be manually installed and configured. Zentyal runs on top of Ubuntu [1] server edition, always on LTS (Long Term Support) [2] versions. LTS has longer support periods: five years...

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OpenDNS

Using OpenDNS is achieved by making a configuration change in the DNS settings of a network router, on individual computers, WiFi devices, or on internal DNS servers. Once OpenDNS is configured, administrators set and manage OpenDNS's advanced features, such as Web content filtering and security, by logging in to their OpenDNS account. It is important to understand that OpenDNS advanced settings are applied to a network and those settings...

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Adding users to Active Directory

Adding users to Active Directory Click Start, highlight "Administrative Tools" and select "Active Directory Users and Computers" Now, expand your domain name on the left side, and go to the bottom where it says "Users". Once you click on that, you will see all of the automatically created users, you will also see all of the users you made before you ran dcpromo - that's because they all stay through the promotion to DC. Anyway, to add...

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DNS errors and solving methods

DNS errors and solving methods Reasons for getting DNS Server Not Responding Error 1. The server which host the website might be temporarily down due to technical reasons 2. The DNS service in your computer is corrupted or not working 3.  Security firewall might have accidentally blocked your PC from communicating with a website or certain websites How to narrow down the source of DNS server not Responding Error? 1. If you have another computer or mobile device accessing internet from the same network, then check if they are able...

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DNS (Domain Naming System)

DNS (Domain Naming System) The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. Most prominently, it translates domain names meaningful for users to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of locating computer services and devices...

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DHCP Server

DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an IP standard designed to reduce the complexity of administering IP address configurations. - Microsoft's definition. A DHCP server would be set up with the appropriate settings for a given network. Such settings would include a set of fundamental parameters such as the gateway, DNS, subnet masks, and a range of IP addresses. Using DHCP on a network means administrators don't need...

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