Accessing the Server Using Novell Remote Manager

Novell Remote Manager is installed by default on the server. Users can access any directories and files that they have eDirectory rights to using a browser.

1. Open a Web browser at your workstation.

2. Point the browser to the URL of the server you want to access by typing the following in the address (URL) field:

   http://server's_TCP/IP_address:8008 [or other_configured_port_number]

   For example:

   http://172.16.123.11:8008

   The default alternate port number is 8008. If you have changed this value on the Configuration page, make sure you specify the same value for the port number here.

   If you have Domain Name Services (DNS) installed on your network for server name-to-IP address resolution, you can also specify the server's DNS name instead of the IP address.

   If you want to access Novell Remote Manager from the outside of a firewall and the server's private address is unreachable except through Network Address Translation (NAT) or by proxy, do the following:

   • Ensure that DNS is configured on your server.
   • Change the load line for loading the httpstk.nlm to the following in the autoexec.ncf file:

     load httpstk.nlm /hostids:1 /SSL /keyfile:"SSL CertificateIP"

3. Accept the SSL certificate.

   IMPORTANT:   You must have SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 (where available) enabled for your browser. Otherwise, the browser will display an error indicating that the page cannot be displayed.

4. When the Login dialog box appears, provide the required information.

   To have access to all pages necessary to manage your server remotely, log in as a user with the Supervisor right to the Server object, usually user Admin or a user with equivalent rights.

   If the Set Bindery Context = line has been removed from the autoexec.ncf file, specify the full context of the user you are logging in as.

   If you log in as a user without the Supervisor right to the Server object, you will see only pages that display the volumes, directories, and files that you have access to. You can view files (where you have read access) and upload files into directories where you have write access. You will not be able to see or do any of the management functions with the exception of being able to set a Simple Password for NFAP on the NFAP Simple Password Management page (if this is set up on the server). You can access this page by clicking the User Tools icon in the header frame, then clicking the NFAP Security link in the navigation frame.