Server admin console
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Preface
This guide explains how to install and use the PowerFolder admin console to maintain the user accounts of a PowerFolder server.
Accessing
After finishing the installation of PowerFolder Server the admin console is available via web browser at: http://localhost or http://youhostname. Fallback: http://localhost:8080 (e.g. on Linux)
After logging in with the administration account click on "Admin" in the top menu to reach the dashboard.
Dashboard
The dashboard gives an overview of the most important information of the server and allows to quickly reach the most important administration features.
- Search for user accounts
- Get back to Dashboard
- Go to folderlist (all folders of all users if you are admin)
- Go to user accounts (setup/edit the users of your server)
- Go to shop (See your internal shop E-commerce add on required)
- Go to computers (Push configurations and manage and computers Enterprise add on required)
- Go to configurations (setup/edit configurations Enterprise add on required)
- Go to alerts & logs (see logs and configure reporting)
- Go to products (setup/edit products for your internal shop, E-commerce add on required)
- Go to preferences (setup/configure the server and network)
- Logout (leave the Interface)
- Quicklink to create a new user
- Quicklink to create a new folder
- Select a Server (only if you have clustered/multiple servers)
- Change usage chart to display
- Number of folders (on this server)
- Number of accounts (on all servers of the cluster)
- Number of computers (on all servers of the cluster)
- Version and license of the Server
- Usage chart selectable with (15)
- Errors of the Server
Account overview page
The account table quickly gives an overview of existing accounts.
- Searchfield: Search for existing users by username/email.
- Number of accounts (total/matching the search)
- Add new user.
- Download CSV: A CSV file with all displayed accounts and their basic stats.
- Username: if its an email address click on it to send an email to the user.
- Last login: indicates when the user last time successfully logged in.
- Storage total: displays how much space the user can use as a maximum.
- Storage used: displays how much space the user is actually using, if total < used the account gets disabled.
- Storage valid till: indicates when the storage for the account expires.
- Folders: shows how many folders the user has in total, on the server and on the client. Click on the number to edit permissions or add a folder.
- Licenses: Displays used/maximum licenses for this account. License are only used, if a user actively used it in the last 30 days. Otherwise the license is not used and remains a credit, which does not expire and can be used on other accounts.
- Edit: click to edit this specific user.
- Delete: !CARE! This removes this account, removes all permissions, licenses, and folders he is owner of.
Add/Edit account page
This page allows you to create an new user or edit an existing one.
- Main: Edit basic data of the account.
- Folder: Edit folder/permissions of the account.
- Username: username for this account in most cases the users Email is recommended to be used here.
- Password: enter the password for this account, keep in mind a strong password always contains letters, numbers and special characters (ยง$%&!).
- Devices: Set the maximum number of devices this account can activate (licenses will be applied monthly and automatic if/when a new device is used, renew is automatic as long the account is active)
- Manage Licenses: advanced license management
- Storage used: Space on the Server the user is currently using
- Last Login: Last time the user logged in
- Created at: Date when the account was created.
- Storage size: Define how much storage space this user is allowed to use (9999 equals unlimited). It is possible to set a default value for this under preferences.
- Storage expires: Define when the storage ends. It is possible to set a default value, which indicates after how many days the storage expires.
- Server: decide on which Server the user is located (multiple server setup only)
- Make Account unlimited by time.
- Make Account unlimited by Storage size.
- Notes: add notes for this user.
- Trial account: (only exists when E-commerce modul is activated)this assigns 2GB Trial Licenses instead of Full Licenses.
- Additional permissions, e.g. when using Extended security control.
- Save/Discard changes
Add/Edit folder permission
This page allows to centrally manage the folders an user has access to. It is possible to give different access levels.
- Main: Edit basic data of the account.
- Folder: Edit folder/permissions of the account.
- Search: for existing folder or create an new one. It's important to understand that if a folder is selected from the drop down list, the user will get access to an existing folder. Typing in a name and hit enter/click add will create a new folder.
- Set default Permission for all Folders you are about to assign
- Foldername: simply the name of a folder. Folders can have the same name but still be different folders. For the case a bulk setup/client configuration is needed please take a look at the Enterprise addon.
- Sync: displays how much data of the Folder is synced with the server, an empty value means that this folder is not stored on the server and only directly shared between clients.(only set if Folder is synced with the server)
- Files: Shows how many files the server holds in this folder. (only set if Folder is synced with the server)
- Size: Shows how much data this folder occupies on the server. (only set if Folder is synced with the server)
- Permission: Allows to control how this user can handle the data and what rights he has on this folder. Read more...
- Save/Discard changes
