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A gadget represents a window or a link to specific content from the NetWare WebAccess page. Clicking on a gadget on the NetWare WebAccess page links you to a preconfigured Web page for the application or service represented by the gadget.
For example, NetWare WebAccess provides a gadget for Novell® NetStorage. Clicking the NetStorage gadget will connect you to the NetStorage service. Novell NetStorage provides simple Internet-based access to file storage and gives users secure file access from any Internet location, with nothing to download or install on the user's workstation.
NetWare WebAccess gadgets also provide the means for single sign-on to applications or services. This means that once users authenticate to eDirectory and launch NetWare WebAccess, they don't need to provide their username every time they want to gain access to many of the applications or services accessed through NetWare WebAccess.
The following preconfigured gadgets are included with NetWare WebAccess.
Table 1. NetWare WebAccess Gadget Descriptions
NetWare WebAccess allows only minor configuration changes to the included gadgets. The only gadget configuration changes supported in NetWare WebAccess include editing the URL to the service or application and adding or removing gadgets from the main NetWare WebAccess Web page. If you want additional gadgets or the ability to create or customize gadgets, you must purchase Novell Portal Services.
Gadgets are represented in eDirectory as Gadget objects and are created during the NetWare WebAccess installation. ConsoleOneTM is required to make changes to gadget configuration.
In ConsoleOne, browse and select the NetWare WebAccess object.
On the right side of the ConsoleOne window, right-click the WebAccess_Configuration_All_Users object and then click Properties.
A Property page appears displaying the current configuration settings for each of the NetWare WebAccess gadgets.
Click Configure > Next.
A wizard appears that will take you through the process for configuring NetWare WebAccess gadgets.
You can also click the Clear Configuration button to clear the current configuration settings for each gadget.
Check or uncheck the check box for each gadget to enable or disable each NetWare WebAccess service.
If a check box is not checked, that gadget will not appear on the main NetWare WebAccess page and users will not have access to that service through NetWare WebAccess.
Continue through the wizard to provide the URL and other necessary configuration information for each service you selected in Step 4.
See Additional Gadget Configuration for more specific information on gadget URLs and other required configuration information for each gadget.
The Address Book and Change Password gadgets do not require URLs or any additional configuration.
Review the information on the Summary screen and click Finish to save the gadget configuration changes.
You can also click the Back button to go back through the wizard and change configuration settings for each gadget.
Stop the Tomcat servlet engine by typing tomcat33 -stop at the NetWare 6 server console and restart it by typing tomcat33.
For gadget configuration changes to take effect, it is necessary to stop and restart the Tomcat servlet engine on the NetWare 6 server where NetWare WebAccess is running.
Stopping and restarting the Tomcat servlet engine might disrupt any Web services using the Tomcat servlet engine on this server.
For NetWare WebAccess gadgets to function properly, they must be configured correctly. For most of the NetWare WebAccess gadgets, this configuration includes providing the correct URL and, for a few of the gadgets, some additional configuration.
Provide the URL to the home page that will be displayed when users log in to and access NetWare WebAccess. This page will be displayed along with the gadgets when you link to the NetWare WebAccess URL. You can create your own custom page with a company logo or you can use the home page that comes with NetWare WebAccess. The default home page for NetWare WebAccess is HOME.HTM and is found in SYS:WEBAPPS\WEBACCESS\HTML.
Provide the URL to the Novell iPrint access page. This could be the IP address or the DNS name for the server and the path to the IPP.HTM file.
You must have NDPS and Novell iPrint installed and configured before configuring this gadget. For information on Novell iPrint, go to the iPrint Administration Guide.
Provide the URL to access Novell NetStorage. This URL is either the IP address or DNS name of the server where NetStorage is installed or the IP address you chose for the Apache-based services during the NetWare 6 installation. If you specified a port number other than port 80 for Apache-based services during the NetWare 6 installation, you must also specify that port number.
For example, if the IP address of the NetStorage server is 127.0.0.1 and the port number is 51080, then you would add 127.0.0.1:51080 to the field.
The NetStorage path is oneNet/NetStorage. The path cannot be changed, and is automatically added to the NetStorage URL by NetWare WebAccess.
There are two possible options for the Default Username field. You can enter %cn% or leave the field blank.
The %cn% option will cause NetWare Web Access to get the user's eDirectory username and automatically add it to the username field on the NetStorage login screen. The user will then not be required to enter a username, but will still be required to enter a password.
If you leave the field blank, the user will be required to enter both a username and a password.
NetStorage has an auto login feature. If the autologin does not occur, enter your username and password without the cn. Use periods instead of commas. For example:
username.container.container
passwordYou must have NetStorage installed and configured before configuring this gadget. For more information on NetStorage, go to Overview.
Provide the URL to GroupWise WebAccess. The URL will be similar to http://IP_address or DNS_name/servlet/webacc. Susbstitute the IP address or DNS name of the Web server running GroupWise WebAccess.
There are two possible options for the Default Username field. You can enter %cn% or leave the field blank.
The %cn% option is useful if the user's GroupWise username is the same as the eDirectory username. %cn% will cause NetWare WebAccess to get the user's eDirectory username and automatically add it to the username field in GroupWise WebAccess. The user will then not be required to enter a GroupWise username, but will still be required to enter a password.
If you leave the field blank, the user will be required to enter both a username and a password. You should use this option if the user's GroupWise username and eDirectory username do not match.
Some additional configuration is required for NetWare WebAccess to function properly with GroupWise WebAccess. After both NetWare WebAccess and GroupWise WebAccess are installed on your network, do the following:
Copy all NetWare WebAccess templates (.HTT files) from the SYS:WEBAPPS\WEBACCESS\TEMPLATES folder on the server where you installed NetWare WebAccess to the directory where the templates are installed on the server running GroupWise WebAccess.
If Tomcat is the application server used for GroupWise WebAccess, the path where you need to copy the files to is SYS:TOMCAT\33\WEBAPPS\ROOT\WEB-INF\CLASSES\COM\NOVELL\WEBACCESS\TEMPLATES\TEMPLATES\FRAMES.
On the server running GroupWise WebAccess, edit the WEBACC.CFG file and replace the line that reads Security.UseClientIP.enable=true
with
Security.UseClientIP.enable=false.
The WEBACC.CFG file is normally found in the SYS:NOVELL\WEBACCESS directory.
For more information on installing and configuring GroupWise WebAccess, go to the Novell documentation Web site.
Provide the URL to the NIMS server. The URL was created when you installed and configured NIMS.
There are two possible options for the Default Username field. You can enter %cn% or leave the field blank.
The %cn% option is useful if the user's NIMS username is the same as the eDirectory username. %cn% will cause NetWare WebAccess to get the user's eDirectory username and automatically add it to the username field in NIMS. The user will then not be required to enter a NIMS username, but will still be required to enter a password.
If you leave the field blank, the user will be required to enter both a username and a password. You should use this option if the user's NIMS username and eDirectory username do not match.
For more information on installing and configuring NIMS, go to Novell's documentation Web site.
Provide the DNS name or IP address you assigned either the IMAP or POP3 server when you set it up. You also need to provide the DNS name or IP address of your SMTP server and specify whether your Web-based e-mail system is configured to use the IMAP or POP3 protocol.
There are two possible options for the Default Username field. You can enter %cn% or leave the field blank.
The %cn% option is useful if the user's Web-based e-mail username is the same as the eDirectory username. %cn% will cause NetWare WebAccess to get the user's eDirectory username and automatically add it to the username field on the e-mail login screen. The user will then not be required to enter an e-mail username, but will still be required to enter a password.
If you leave the field blank, the user will be required to enter both a username and a password. You should use this option if the user's e-mail username and eDirectory username do not match.
For more information on installing and configuring Web-based e-mail, see your e-mail system documentation.
Provide the URL for accessing your Notes server. You also need to specify the protocol that will be used for Notes access (HTTPS provides secure access to Notes, HTTP does not) and the Notes authentication type (Basic or Form).
There are two possible options for the Default Username field. You can enter %cn% or leave the field blank.
The %cn% option is useful if the user's Notes username is the same as the eDirectory username. %cn% will cause NetWare WebAccess to get the user's eDirectory username and automatically add it to the username field in Notes. The user will then not be required to enter a Notes username, but will still be required to enter a password.
If you leave the field blank, the user will be required to enter both a username and a password. You should use this option if the user's Notes username and eDirectory username do not match.
For more information on installing and configuring Notes, see your Notes documentation.
Provide the URL for accessing your Exchange server.
There are two possible options for the Default Username field. You can enter %cn% or leave the field blank.
The %cn% option is useful if the user's Exchange username is the same as the eDirectory username. %cn% will cause NetWare WebAccess to get the user's eDirectory username and automatically add it to the username field in Exchange. The user will then not be required to enter an Exchange username, but will still be required to enter a password.
If you leave the field blank, the user will be required to enter both a username and a password. You should use this option if the user's Exchange username and eDirectory username do not match.
For more information on installing and configuring Exchange, see your Exchange documentation.
Once you install NetWare WebAccess, it will start automatically when you start your NetWare 6 server. If NetWare WebAccess is not accessible or not running, restart the NetWare 6 server where NetWare WebAccess is installed.
Start your browser and enter the URL to NetWare WebAccess.
The URL will be http://server_ip_address/webaccess/. Replace server_ip_address with the IP address of the NetWare 6 server where you installed NetWare WebAccess or the IP address you chose for the Apache-based services during the NetWare 6 installation.
If you specified a port number other than port 80 for Apache-based services during the NetWare 6 installation, you must also specify that port number with the URL.
For example, if the IP address for NetWare WebAccess is 127.1.1.1 and the port number is 51080, then you would specify 127.1.1.1:51080/webaccess/.
Enter your username and password.
NetWare WebAccess uses your eDirectory username and password, so you don't need to remember or use a separate username or password.
Click on any of the gadgets to access the service or application represented by that gadget.
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