Master Administrator's Guide
Administration Guide for tcConference Master Server Administrators. Includes the step-by-step use of the Web Administration - Master Administration tool. This guide is recommended for those individuals responsible for the overall administration of the eConference environment who add, edit and delete Community Servers.
Intended audience:
This article outlines the Master Administration functions. The primary audience is individuals with the responsibility of defining and maintaining vistual Servers.
To log into the administration function you will need the User Name, Master Administration password and the Administration URL link. That information is available from the Systems Administrator.
As a Master Administrator you will create, edit and delete Virtual Servers.
Login to Master Administration
- Start your web browser and type (or cut and paste) the Administration URL link ("admin_url/masteradmin") into the browser address and press Enter.
- The login form will display.
- Type in the Password and click the Login Button.
- The Master Administration form will display. This form will display the list of Virtual Servers that have been established - the list will be empty initially. The list will display the Server IDs, the contact information for the Virtual Server owner (name and email address), the date access to Virtual Servers will expire, the current and maximum connection for each server (the first number is the current connections) and actions to delete or edit Virtual Servers. The option to create a new Virtual Servers is included on this form.
Creating a new Virtual Server
You need to be at the Master Administration main form.
- Click on New Dedicated Virtual Server button.
- The Master Administration - New Server form will display. The form includes the fields needed for the new Virtual Server. Some field are populated with default values by the system and may be modified.
- Add the information for the new Virtual Server.
- Owner Name: Type the name of the Virtual Server Owner.
- Owner Email: Type the email for the Virtual Server Owner.
- Owner Phone: Type the phone number for the Virtual Server owner.
- Expiration: Specify the date, in dd/mm/yyyy format, access to the Virtual Server will expire.
- Server ID: This field cannot be modified. It displays the system generated id for the server.
- Enabled: A tick on this field, default value, specifies the Virtual Server will is for uses. Clink on this field to change the setting.
- Admin Login Name: Type the name to be used by the Virtual Server administrator to log into Virtual Server Administration. The default setting is the Virtual Server ID.
- Admin Password: Type the name to be used by the Virtual Server administrator to log into Virtual Server Administration.
- About Box HTML: Type information that will display when the user clicks Help/About. HTML tags can be used to format the content of the information.
- When you have completed the form, click the Create button to create the new server. The form values can be reset at any time by clicking the Reset button.
- The message New Server Created and BACK will display. Click BACK to return to the Master Administration form.
Note: You will need to provide the Virtual Server Administrator (owner) with the Virtual Server Administrator URL, the Administration Login Name and the Administration Password. The administration URL has this format domain/masteradmin where domain is the domain for your master server. The URL can include the server ID parameter so the administrator is required to only provide the administration password - e.g. domain/masteradmin/?serverid="Virtual server id".
Edit Virtual Server Information
You need to be at the Master Administration main form.
- Locate the Virtual Server you wish to edit.
- Click on the Edit action associated with the selected server.
- The Master Administration form with the completed fields for the Virtual server will display. This is similar to the form displayed when a new Virtual Server is created. There are two additional fields;
- Max Rooms: Defines the maximum number of rooms that can be defined for the Virtual Server. A value of "0" is used for an unlimited number of rooms.
- Max Users: Defines the maximum number of users that can be defined for the Virtual Server. A value of "0" is used for an unlimited number of users.
- Make your changes and press the Update button.
- The message New Server Updated and BACK will display. Click BACK to return to the Master Administration form.
Delete a Virtual Server
You need to be at the Master Administration main form.
- Locate the Virtual Server you wish to delete.
- Click on the Del action associated with the selected server.
- A popup will display saying "This will permanently remove the server. There is no undo of this action".
- Click the OK button to continue - or the Cancel button if you wish to cancel this action. When you click "Cancel" you will be returned directly to the Master Administration Form.
- The message Server Deleted and BACK will display. Click BACK to return to the Master Administration form.
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Open a Virtual Server
You need to be at the Master Administration main form.
- Locate the Virtual Server you wish to open.
- Click on the Virtual Server ID for the Virtual Server - first field in the row.
When you select this action you will change from being a Master Administrator to a Virtual Server Administrator.
The password you used as a Master Administrator will give you complete access to the Virtual Server and the Room Administration functions.
- The Virtual Server form will display.
The Virtual Server Administration functions are covered in the Virtual Server Administration User Guide. Click on the following link to view that article. You can bypass the first couple of steps in that article since you are already signed on.
Click to view Virtual Server Administration Guide