1. Download and run the WebAdmin 5.5 installation.

http://smartmax.com/download/pub/WebAdmin55/WebAdmin55.exe


 2. Web Admin Installation Wizard

a. Click 'Next' to continue.



b. License Agreement - Select "I accept the license agreement" and click 'Next' to continue.



c. User Information - Enter your "Full Name" and "Organization" and then select who has permission to change the settings for Web Admin. You can allow the settings to be changed by anyone who logs onto the machine or specifically anyone who logs in with your username.



d. Destination Folder - Click the 'Browse' button and select the folder in which WebAdmin will be installed (It is installed in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\WebAdmin\ by default). You will also need to specify the exact name of the website in IIS that Web Admin will be installed under.



e. Click 'Next' begin installing Web Admin.






f. Click 'Finish' to exit the installation and begin configuring Web Admin.




 3. Setting up Permissions

a. Explore to the directory where Web Admin was installed.
b. Right click on the Web Admin folder and select 'Properties'.
c. Go to the Security tab and make sure the ASP.NET user has FULL CONTROL.




 4. Setting up Web Admin in IIS

Go to Control Panel/Administrative Tools and open Internet Information Services (IIS). Next, expand the website Web Admin is installed, right click on Web Admin and select Properties.

a. Directory Tab
By default you will be at the Directory tab upon selecting Properties.
1. Select 'Read'.
2. Select 'Scripts Only'.
3. Click the 'Create' button to make Web Admin an application.



4. Your IIS settings should look like the screenshot below.



b. Documents Tab

1. Click on the Documents tab.
2. Make sure that Default.aspx is the default document. If you have more that one document listed, be sure that default.aspx is listed first.




 5. Configuring Config.aspx

Config.aspx is where you will setup your server configurations for Web Admin.

a. Open your internet browser and go to config.aspx.
(i.e., http://www.smartmax.com/webadmin/config.aspx).

b. You need to choose whether you are going to use SQL or NT Authentication.

NOTE:
You cannot configure both at the same time. You have to use one or the other. (We recommend using SQL Authentication) Below are instructions for setting up database access and server settings.

SQL Authentication
Server:
MSDE users: The server should be 127.0.0.1\MAILMAX5
SQL 2000 users: Simply enter the IP Address of your SQL Server.

SQL Username:

MSDE users: The default username will be sa.
SQL 2000 users: The username will be whatever you have previously assigned.

SQL Password:

This is whatever you assigned in your MSDE or SQL 2000 installation.

Database Name:

This is MAILMAX5 unless changed.
Windows NT Authentication
Server:
MSDE Users: The server should be 127.0.0.1\MAILMAX5.
Note: The '\MailMax 5' is the MSDE instance name and MUST be present to operate.
SQL 2000 Users: Simply enter the IP Address of your SQL Server.

Database Name:

The database name is MAILMAX5 unless changed.
SMTP Server:
Enter your outbound SMTP Server as you would in your mail client.
IMAP Server:
Enter your IMAP Server as you would in your mail client.

c. The screenshot below is an example of how config.aspx should be setup.




 6. Removing Anonymous Access to Config.aspx

Since this file is your configuration file, it is very important that you DO NOT allow Anonymous Access to config.aspx. There are two methods that you can use to safeguard this file:

1. Remove Anonymous Access (Security) to the the config.aspx file.

- OR -

2. Move Config.aspx to the root of where MailMax is installed.

How do I remove Anonymous Access from config.aspx?

a. Open Internet Information Services (IIS).
b. Locate the directory that you installed Web Admin in the left pane and highlight the directory name.
c. Right-click on config.aspx in the right pane and select Properties.
d. Go to the "File Security" Tab and click Edit".



e. Make sure that the button is NOT checked.