Typically, a central office server is an existing server located at your corporate headquarters. It is used to communicate with the Branch Office appliances you will install later. The central office server can be used to perform such functions as data replication and user authentication at branch offices to your company LDAP server.
If you are not using either of these features, and you are not planning to use ZENworks® or GroupWise®, you are setting up a standalone Branch Office appliance. Therefore, skip to Setting Up Branch Office Appliances.
Otherwise, complete the tasks described in this chapter before setting up any Branch Office appliances.
This chapter includes the following sections: