About the Welcome Web Site
The Welcome Web site is for both administrators and end users. Administrators log in to the Welcome Web site and have access to additional features that end users do not.
The Welcome Web site provides the following benefits:
- Overview information about each NetWare product
- Access to additional product information on www.novell.com
- Access to product documentation on www.novell.com/documentation
- Access to Web-based administration utilities (administrators only)
For Administrators
For administrators, the Welcome Web site is accessed using the secure protocol (https) and the secure port 2200. This version of the Web site serves as more than a source of product information. It also serves as an administration server, offering additional features that the end user Web site does not, such as access to Web-based administration utilities.
If a product has not yet been installed, the Links box includes a link for installing the product. When clicked, it launches iManager. From there, you can install the product.
In some cases, after running a post-install of a product, the Welcome Web site is not updated to indicate that the product has been installed. Therefore, after you install a product, you must restart the Web server for the message to be updated. For information about how to restart the Web server, see the Apache Web Server for NetWare Administration Guide for OES in the Open NetWare online documentation.
Novell GroupWise®, BorderManager®, and ZENworks® are not fully integrated with the Welcome Web site.
From this secure version of the Welcome Web site, administrators can also modify administration server preferences such as the port number assigned to the secure version of the Welcome Web site.
For End Users
For end users, the Welcome Web site serves primarily as a source of information to help them become familiar with the features available to them. End users access the Web site using the unsecure protocol (http) and the standard port 80. This version of the Web site offers information about each product, links to documentation, and information about which products have not yet been installed.
If you have installed the Novell Small Business Collaboration Server with Virtual Office pattern, the Virtual Office page becomes the default end user portal. With the links provided, you can customize it for your organization. For more information about configuring Virtual Office, see the links provided on this page and the Novell Virtual Office Configuration Guide.
