User Guide

The MiniPortal User Guide is organized as follows:

• Introduction
• Installation
• MiniPortal Manager
• MiniPortal Administrator
• Web Server
• FTP Server
• DNS Service

The Introduction section gives an overview of MiniPortal and its key features and components, and contains copyright, program licensing, and contact information.

The Installation section describes installation and setup of the program, and server access issues with routers, firewalls, and port blocking.

The MiniPortal Manager section describes running the program, controlling the servers, and the program log file.

The MiniPortal Administrator section describes how to manage MiniPortal, including how to create accounts, change configuration options, check status, run diagnostics, and view statistics.

The Web Server section gives details on using the web server, including the use of script files and the Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions.

The FTP Server section describes the operation of the FTP server, including the data transfer modes and types of FTP accounts.

The DNS Service section describes the DNS Service, and how it supports both static and dynamic IP addresses. For more information about the DNS Service, see the MiniPortal Administrator section.