First Boot Configuration

On first boot, the Zentyal desktop loads Firefox and opens the local server administration console. First, in Firefox Edit ‣ Preferences ‣ Security, uncheck item Remember passwords for sites. Then login to Zentyal for the first boot configuration:

Username:  __username__
Password:  __password__

Note

Following section titles correspond to items on the Zentyal Initial Steps menu, at the left of the Zentyal pages.

Warning

If firefox cannot connect to the local host, open a terminal and type:

sudo reboot

Package Selection:

At Choose Zentyal packages to install, select the following modules:

Network
Logs
Users and Computers
Domain
File Sharing
DNS
DHCP
Firewall
NTP
Certification Authority
VPN

Click Install.

Confirmation:

On the Confirmation page, click OK.

Installation:

Packages will be downloaded and installed now (10-30 minutes).

Initial Configuration:

Warning

At Initial configuration wizard, do not click SKIP or NEXT.

Network Interfaces

  • Check the Configure interface types radio buttons according to your server type:

    NETWORK GATEWAY SERVER   LAN PEER SERVER
    Configure Interface Types:   Configure Interface types:
    eth0 –> External   eth0 –> Internal
    eth1 –> Internal    

  • Click Next

  • Configure network internal and external interfaces as shown below:

    NETWORK GATEWAY SERVER   LAN PEER SERVER
    Configure network for external...    
    eth0 –> DHCP    
         
    Configure network for internal...   Configure network for internal...
    eth1 –> Static   eth0 –> DHCP
    IP address –> 192.168.2.241    
    Netmask –> 255.255.255.0    

    Note

    Interfaces are configured according to the server function. For more explanation of network setup, see Server Network Setup. During initial setup, use DHCP to configure a LAN peer server network interface.

  • Click Next

  • The Host domain name prompt displays the domain name from the initial installation, such as local.aaltsys.net.

  • Click NEXT.

  • Do not register the server with Zentyal.

  • At Initial configuration wizard, click FINISH.

Saving Changes

Packages will be configured now (1-5 minutes).

When finished, click on GO TO THE DASHBOARD.

To exit Zentyal, choose Logout from the Zentyal top bar, then click Exit.

Holding Zentyal

In order to keep Zentyal from auto-updating, type the following command:

sudo apt-mark hold zentyal-core

Connecting External Drive

An external drive should be connected for storing backups, such as the Passport 1.0 Tb portable drive with USB 3.0 interface. Follow instructions in article Automount Drive Setup to partition, format, and configure this drive.

Installing AAltSys VPN

  • Download this registration script

  • Double-click the Console icon from the server desktop.

  • Type the following commands in the exact case shown:

    cd ~/Downloads
sudo bash aas.sh
rm aas.sh

  • Type in your __password__.When prompted for it.

  • Additional packages may be installed now (10-20 minutes).

  • Enter the following information when prompted:

    Registration number: ________________________________
Activation code:     ________________________________
email address:       ________________________________

An upgrade to all installed packages will be performed, taking 10-30 minutes. When all command activity finishes and installation is complete, the server should restart.

Restarting Server

From a console terminal window, restart your server with the command:

sudo reboot <Enter>

Congratulations. Your AAltSys server is ready for local configuration.