Configuring the Server

If you successfully completed the instructions in the section "Quickly Installing Micro Webserver" in chapter 2, the Micro Webserver is functional. This chapter helps you to configure it to be a functioning network server.

Setting General Settings

The General tabs let you set several general specifications for the Micro Webserver. Topics included in this section are:

Changing the IP Address

Using your browser, log into the configuration application as described in the section, "Logging into the Server".
Select the General tab. The General Settings tabs appear.
Select the Basic tab. The Basic tab appears:

Enter the new IP address in the IP Address field.
Click Apply to change the IP address. To save this configuration, click Save at the bottom of the frame.

Note If a change you make using the configuration utility requires you to save the configuration, the diskette icon next to the Save button flashes red until you click the Save button. Likewise, if a change you make requires you to reboot the server, the diskette icon next to the Reboot button flashes red until you click the Reboot button and reboot the server.

The following table summarizes the fields you can set using this tab:


Field	Description
Server Name	Enter the server name that you wish to apply to Micro Webserver.
IP address	Enter the IP address that you wish to set Micro Webserver.
Subnet Mask	Enter the subnet mask that you wish to apply to Micro Webserver.
TCP Port	Enter the TCP Port if you are using a non-standard TCP port number.
Document Root	Enter the directory or URL of the root document here. You can browse to find it by clicking the Browse button.
Administrator	Enter the Email address of the system administrator.
Save Button	The diskette icon next to this button flashes red if you make changes that require you to save the current configuration. Click this button if the icon is flashing red if you want to save the changes made.
Reboot Button	The diskette icon next to this button flashes red if you make changes that require you to reboot the server for the changes to apply. Click this button if the icon is flashing red if you want to apply and save the changes made.
Help Button	Click this button to view the online help system.

Setting the Server Name

Select the General tab. The General Settings tabs appear.
Select the Basic tab. The Basic tab appears:

Enter the server name in the Server Name field.
Click Apply. The server name changes for the current session. To save this configuration, click Save at the bottom of the frame.

Setting the Document Root

Micro Webserver prepends the document root to all requested URLs. Only files in the directory under the document root are available to browser users.

Using your browser, log into the configuration application as described in "Logging in to the Server". Select the General tab. The General Settings tabs appear.
Select the Basic tab. The Basic tab appears:

Enter the document root name in Document Root field. You can also click Browse to browse for the document root location.
Click Apply. The document root location changes for the current session. To save this configuration, click Save at the bottom of the frame.

Setting the TCP Port

Using your browser, log into the configuration application as described in the section, "Logging in to the Server".
Select the General tab. The General Settings tabs appear.
Select the Basic tab. The Basic tab appears:

Enter the HTTP TCP port number in the TCP Port field (default is 80).

Note Changing the HTTP TCP port from the default (80) may make it difficult for WWW browsers to access your Micro Webserver. Do this only if you are familiar with how to set the HTTP port used by WWW browsers.

Click Apply.

Note The TCP port change applies only after a server reboot. This change does not affect the current session until you reboot.

Reboot the server by clicking Reboot.

Setting the System Administrator's Email Address

Using your browser, log into the configuration application as described in the section, "Logging in to the Server".
Select the General tab. The General Settings tabs appear.
Select the Basic tab. The Basic tab appears:

Enter the System Administrator's email address in the Administrator field.
Click Apply. The email address changes for the current session. To save this configuration, select Save at the bottom of the frame.