Administration Panel Options
Managing your
website
WebsiteOS is a browser based application that
allows you to manage many aspects of your website.
Using WebsiteOS, you can:
- Administer your email accounts
- Generate usage statistics
- Promote your website
- Manage your files on the
server
- Change passwords
- Setup your own ad server
- Add and remove FrontPage
extensions
- Enable ASP, ColdFusion and
Virus Scanning
- Send announcements about your
site
- Analyze your website's
structure and integrity
- Create and manage an effective
single page website
- Check your disk usage
- Manage server logs
- Secure sections of your
website
- Configure and install common
CGI scripts
- Check the status of the web
server
- Send feedback about WebsiteOS
- Build your e-commerce using
ecBuilder
- Build your e-commerce using
Miva Merchant
- Monitor your disk usage and
bandwidth
- Manage your MySQL database
- Set up a private or generic
SSL certificate on your domain
- Create a website using
EasySiteWizard
- Point your domain
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Accessing your
account
To access WebsiteOS, connect to the URL http://hosting.yourprovider'sdomain.
Replace the text "yourprovider'sdomain" with your web hosting company's domain
name. This URL will access the WebsiteOS login page.
Enter your domain as your username and your
domain password in the login box. Click the "Login" button to enter WebsiteOS.
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Using online help
In order for all of this information to be useful
to you, you have to know how to find it. The Table of Contents, Index and
Search tabs on the left side of this window and the buttons within the help
topic are the tools you need.
Contents 
The Table of Contents shows you how the support
information is organized, and you can quickly look at all of the support topics
to find what you are looking for. Click on a topic to view it.
Search 
Search allows you to quickly scan through every
help topic for the word (or words) you are looking for. Type what you are
looking for in the field labeled "Type in the word(s) to search for:" and push
Enter. All topics that contain that text will be displayed. Click on a topic
to view it.
"Open Table of Contents" button 
If you click the "Open Table of Contents" button
in a help topic, the Table of Contents will open up and highlight the help topic
you are viewing. This can help you find other related information.
"Show/Hide" button  
The "Show" or "Hide" button can be used to
include or exclude the Table of Contents, Index and Search tabs. Hiding these
tools can be helpful if you would like to view the topic in a larger window.
"Related topics" button 
If you click on the "Related topics" button in a
help topic, a pop-up menu will appear with a list of topics that are related to
the one you are viewing. Click on a topic to view it.
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Changing your WebsiteOS preferences
The WebsiteOS Preferences menu allows you to
select a language and a background. Click on the "WebsiteOS Preferences" logo. A
dialog box will appear.
Language:
To change the language setting, select your preferred language in the "Language"
field, and click "Apply."
Background:
To change your background color, click the color wheel. Select a colored square
from the pop-up chooser, and click "Apply." Be sure that your background image
is set to "(none)." To change your background image, select the name of the
image from the "Image" drop-down menu and click "Apply." If a background image
is selected, your background color will not be visible.
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Logging off the
system
When you are ready to leave your administration
session, click the "Logout" option. This will log you out of your session.
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Using the
History bar
The History bar contains links to the
applications you accessed most recently. Click on a link for immediate access to
the application.
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