InterServe Web
Quick-Start Guide
December 1998
DSA077720
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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................1
Getting Started............................................................................................................2
Connecting to the Internet.............................................................................................2
Configuring Windows NT Server ..................................................................................3
Creating System Administration Accounts.....................................................................3
Setting Up System Security............................................................................................4
Configuring Internet Information Server...................................................................5
Installing and Configuring DNS..................................................................................6
Installing and Configuring Sendmail..........................................................................7
Installing FrontPage....................................................................................................9
Finding More Information ........................................................................................10
Registering with the InterNIC......................................................................................10
Web Sites ....................................................................................................................10
Email Forums..............................................................................................................10
Introduction
Welcome to the world of Internet computing! Intergraph Computer Systems’ InterServe Web system
is a server system configured for use as a link to the Internet and a server on the World Wide Web
(also referred to as WWW or the Web). Your InterServe Web system was delivered with the
Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system and associated system software. The system was
also delivered with the following Internet-dedicated software to help you set up and run a Web server:
u Microsoft Internet Information Server for Windows NT, a full-featured Hypertext Transport
Protocol (HTTP) server which turns your Intergraph Computer Systems server into an InterServe
Web system.
u MetaInfo DNS for Windows NT, software that uses the Domain Name System (DNS) to translate
system names into Internet addresses.
u MetaInfo Sendmail with POP3 for Windows NT, a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and
Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) email server.
u Microsoft FrontPage, an interactive tool for authoring Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
documents for publication on the World Wide Web.
Use this Quick-Start Guide to help you configure your new InterServe Web system and its included
Internet-dedicated software. Along with this document, you should refer to these documents delivered
with the system:
1
u System Setup provides instructions for unpacking, setting up, and configuring the hardware and
system software for your InterServe Web system. Use this Quick-Start Guide along with System
Setup to perform initial setup and configuration of the system.
u For basic information about your system’s hardware, an introduction to your new system is
provided in the online System Introduction, which covers subjects such as system features, system
controls and connections, and Intergraph Computer Systems customer support. System
Introduction is delivered on the system disk; see System Setup for more information.
u Detailed hardware reference information for your new system is available in the System
Reference. The System Reference covers subjects such as system components, system wiring
diagrams and functional block diagrams, system board descriptions, and upgrading and servicing
procedures. The System Reference is delivered on the system disk; see System Setup for more
information.
u Microsoft’s Windows NT Server Start Here and online Help provide detailed Windows NT Server
information.
u Documentation for Microsoft FrontPage, MetaInfo DNS, and MetaInfo Sendmail is delivered
online after these products are installed.
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