Performing Initial CTERA Portal Setup

This procedure is performed only once, on the master server.

	Tip
	After running the setup wizard, it is possible to reset the setup wizard in order to run it again. To reset the setup wizard, open the file /etc/ctera/portal.cfg and change CTERA-INIT-REQUIRED to yes and restart the portal.

To perform initial CTERA Portal setup of the master server

Using a Web browser, browse to the CTERA Portal machine's IP address.
The Setup Wizard opens displaying the Select Server operation mode screen.
Select This is the Master Server.
Click Next.
The Welcome screen appears.
Complete the fields using the relevant information in the following table.
Click Next.
The Email Settings dialog box appears.
Complete the fields using the relevant information in the following table.
Click Next.
The DNS Domain dialog box appears.
In the DNS Suffix field, type the DNS suffix that should be appended to each virtual portal's name, in order to create the virtual portal's DNS name.
For example, if a virtual portal's name is "myportal", and the DNS suffix is "acme.com", then the virtual portal's DNS name will be "myportal.acme.com".
Click Next.
The Wizard Completed dialog box appears.
Click Finish.
A success message appears.
Click OK.
CTERA Portal opens displaying the Administrator Login page.
In the fields provided, type the user name and password you specified in the Setup Wizard.
Click Log In.
The Global Administration View appears displaying the Main > Dashboard page.

By default, CTERA Portal creates a reseller portal called "portal". For information about how to rename, view and edit this portal, or create additional reseller or team portals, see the CTERA Portal Administration Guide.


In this field...	Do this...
Username	Type a user name for your CTERA Portal administrator account.
First Name	Type your first name.
Last Name	Type your last name.
Email Address	Type your email address.
Password / Retype Password	Type a password for your CTERA Portal administrator account.
SMTP Server	Type the outgoing mail server address for sending email messages from CTERA Portal to users.
SMTP Port	Type the port number for sending email messages from CTERA Portal to users.
Sender Email	Type the email address that should appear in the From field of notifications. For example: "CTERA Customer Service <support@ctera.com>".
Enable TLS	Select this option to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for sending email messages from CTERA Portal to users.
Server requires authentication	Select this option if the SMTP server requires authentication.
User Name	Type the user name that CTERA Portal should use when authenticating to the SMTP server.
Password	Type the password that CTERA Portal should use when authenticating to the SMTP server.