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Table Of Contents
Introduction

[Command Center Manual]
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Command Center Tools]

1) The Basics

[1.1 Printable Manual]
[
1.2 The Command Center]
[
1.3 Account Features]
[
1.5 Rules Of The Road]

2) Account Management

[2.1 Account Management]
[
2.2 Billing History]
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2.3 Change Password]
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2.4 Resource Meter]
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2.5 Upgrade CP]

3) Utilities

[3.1 File Manager]
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3.2 Archive Mananager]
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3.3 Mime Types]
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3.4 Redirect URL]
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3.5 Network Troubleshooter]
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3.6 PGP]
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3.7 PGP Mail]
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3.8 Protecting Directories]
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3.9 Mailing List]
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3.10 MS FrontPage]
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3.11 AnonFTP]
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3.12 FormMail]
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3.13 Java Servlets]
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3.14 MySQL Database]
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3.15 Secure Server]
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3.16 SSH]
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3.17 Virtual Name Server]

4) Tools

[4.1 Counter]
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4.2 Site Creation Tool]
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4.3 WebMail]
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4.4 Site Statistics]
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4.5 Submit to Search Engines]
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4.6 Archive Manager]
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4.7 Search Engine]
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4.8 Shopping Cart]
[
4.10 Newsletter]
[
4.11 Miva]

 

 

All Your Power Tools in One Easy-to-Use
Browser-Based Command Center

Your account is managed using the tools we’ve provided in a web-based interface called the Command Center.  The features within the Command Center are what set us apart from our competition. You can manage all aspects of your account using software you already know - your browser.

The following is an overview of the tools within the Command Center. Yes, it’s a little overwhelming how many tools we provide to our clients. We want to empower you. For full instructions on how to use this tool, click on the icon for the tool you’re interested in.


Account Management

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The Account Management tool provides you with instant access to your account, package, resource, and billing information. Here you can change account and billing information. You can also set alarms that notify you when you’ve exceeded your disk or transfer quota so you can avoid additional charges.

 Billing History

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This feature keeps you up to date on your account balances and billing history. You can view your past purchases and invoices.

Browser Based Email

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Now you can get your email from anywhere using a browser connected to the Inernet. No need to use or set up special email software, just use your browser to manager all of your email boxes.

Change Password

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This tool makes changing the password for your site quick an easy.

File Management

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This is a handy tool if you want to move files between your computer and the server. Think of it as a browser based FTP tool. The File Management tool also comes in handy when you need to edit files that are on the server. You can do it live in real time.

Help!

 

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We making every effort to provide extensive documentation of our system so that your answers are here before you ask. Our Help section is divided into Frequently Asked Questions for novices and experts and a 190+ page manual on how to use our system. Need more help, we’re an e-mail away.

Email Support

 

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If you get stuck and need help, in addition to our extensive documentation and help we’re an e-mail away. We make every effort to reply immediately to all support requests.

TOLL FREE Support

 

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You may need to call us for emergencies or extremely important concerns. The Telephone Support tool gives you our Toll Free Phone number information to contact our tech-support representatives.

 

Mail Management

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Our server provides many e-mail options. You can use the Mail Management tool to setup POP e-mail boxes, e-mail aliases (which redirect mail to any valid internet mailbox) and auto-responders (which will respond with any message you prescribe) as well as passwords. You can even  create e-mail boxes that go to more than one user. Once you’ve initiated the e-mail list tool, you’ll use the Mail Management tool to manage one or more e-mail lists that anyone can subscribe to.

Resource Meter

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This tool provides detailed status of disk, e-mail, mailing list usage and data transfer for the month as well as past months. It’s always a good idea to keep a watchful eye on your usage so that you don’t incur additional charges.

Upgrade

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If at any time your needs change and you want more features, click on the upgrade button. This tools not only allows you to add features, but also lets you add disk space, e-mail addresses, and additional transfer bandwidth.

Counter

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This is a useful tool for keeping track of how often a page (or pages) has been viewed by visitors. This tools allows you to put a graphical counter on your web site. With the counter tool, you can initiate the counter for your use, set up a counter on one or more of your pages. Here you can also reset your counter.

Link to our home page

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We’re here to help whenever you have a question about a feature or just want to refer someone to our home page. We’ll always be a click away.

Mailing List

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If you’ve ever subscribed to a mailing list you know how this tool works. Whenever a subscriber (available to anyone on the internet) writes to the mailing list, the message is distributed to all the other subscribers. This ongoing dialog of information allows groups with common interests to discuss issues and get answers 24 hours a day. The Mailing List option allows you to install, create, and maintain as many mailing lists as your package allows.

MS FrontPage

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FrontPage users have the full support of Microsoft’s FrontPage extensions. You’re not restricted to a particular publishing package, but we make the FrontPage extensions available to those who wish to use them.

Site Statistics

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This graphical tool shows charts and statistics of hits, page views and sessions for your entire domain. See which pages are most popular, where people come to your site from and more. You’ll get hourly, daily, and monthly statistics.

Submit To Search Engines

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With search engines being the main tool that the world will use to find your web site, we recommend that you submit your site to as many as possible. Using this tool, you can automate the process of registering with some of the most popular search engines, including Infoseek, Webcrawler, Alta Vista, Lycos, Excite, Hotbot, Infoseek, Yahoo, Netfind, Magellan, What You Seek,  and Infospace

 Form Mail

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If you want to collect user information and orders or feedback, forms are a great way to do this. Form Mail converts the data from web site forms into e-mail and delivers them to your inbox for review.

Mime Types

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Certain programs like Real Audio and Flash may require special identification for delivery. The MIME Types tool allows you to set up these special identifiers so that they transfer properly to a visitors browser.

 Redirect URL

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If you’ve ever moved a page or a web site you’ve probably left it up to people who visit that page regularly or have it bookmarked to find the new location. With Redirect URL you can point them in the correct direction. Although there are ways to redirect a browser using HTML, this method is much quicker because it’s done at the server level.

Search Engine for your site

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If you have a lot of information on your site you may wish to add a search engine to it that will help visitors find anything within your site quickly and efficiently. Our Search Engine tool can be put on any of your pages and will index your entire site automatically. You can even configure it to search only certain areas of your site.

Anonymous FTP

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If you plan on sharing or distributing files to the public, anonymous FTP is an efficient way of doing so.

Archive Manage

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Archive Manager allows you to compress/decompress the files you have on the server for backup purposes. After archiving your files or directories you can transfer them quickly to your own computer as a personal backup. Our server is backed up daily but you may wish to have a backup yourself as a safeguard against disaster. Archive Manager makes this quick and easy.

MySQL Database

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If you want to track information for recall using a database, MySQL is your solution. MySQL is a database engine that you can use with your site. This feature of the Command Center will allow you to create a new MySQL database and manage it. You will be able to add/edit/delete tables, fields and values. You can also run queries on the database if you need to.

Network Troubleshooter

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The Network Troubleshooter runs a trace route from our server to your local PC. You can also trace from your web site on our server to any other location on the Internet. A trace route shows the path that information travels over the Internet to go from one location to another. If you are experiencing slowness or problems when connecting to your web site, you can use this tool to see a snapshot of where the problem is occurring between your local computer and the server.

 

PGP

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This option will install your PGP key on the server for use with PGPMail to encrypt any forms information being e-mailed out of our server. Note: You must first have PGP installed on your local PC, and create a PGP key pair before uploading the key to the server. You’ll use PGP on your local e-mail client to decipher the encrypted information from the server.

PGPMail*

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PGPMail is just like FormMail except that it has the unique ability to encrypt the data being e-mailed to you. Encrypted e-mail provides a high level of security from prying eyes and hackers. Note: You must first have PGP installed on your local PC, and create a PGP key pair before uploading the key to the server. You’ll use PGP on your local e-mail client to decipher the encrypted information from the server.

Password Protection

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Would you like to keep certain web pages on your site private? Perhaps, make them accessible only to your sales staff or clients? Using this option, you can password-protect any directory within your site. This will prevent users from viewing the contents of a directory without permission. You can allow one or more users access to this private area.

Secured Server (SSL)

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Our server comes with a server wide SSL certificate so that you can have encrypted pages with purchasing an additional certificate. Some clients prefer to have their own certificate and that’s what this option is for. The SSL option keeps private information going to and from the server from being viewed by hackers. This is critical for all pages that transfer private information like credit card numbers, personal information, passwords etc. SSL is very easy to implement and provides encryption for your data.

 Shopping Cart

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Our shopping cart is a highly configurable, database driven shopping cart program that can store up to 20 products. This is a great tool for simple quick ecomm sites. You can add pictures of products and much more. Our site took about an hour to learn and set up. If you want a full blown ecommerce solution, including true merchant status you should check out our Pro-Ecommerce package.

Add Domains

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If you wish to add additional domains to our server, compete with it’s own control panel and IP address, use the Add Domain tool. This tool is used by resellers who manage many domains.

 Newsletter

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This tool allows you to up to the minute info on through your Command Center.

Virtual Name Server

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With this feature, you can set up your own Virtual Name Server. Then you can register your site or that of your clients using a name server with your own domain name and information.

SSH Telnet

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Administration of our server is completely managed via SSH Telnet. This provides our clients with the knowledge that their information is secured. SSH is provided only in special situations to clients with an established relationship with EZ2BA.COM. Many users are not at all familiar with telnet and just as many do not need to use it. Telnet allows you to get a shell on our Linux servers. The implementation of telnet that we use is called SSH. To use telnet (SSH), we require the user to send us a fax with a copy of their photo ID requesting SSH. Users also need an RSA Key entered in the control panel in order to access it. You will also need to use SSH software.

MIVA

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Miva is a leading provider of ecommerce solution software. This popular product offers browser based storefront management from start to finish. Including modules for payment gateways (translated: Credit Cards) and shipping routines.

 

 

And There’s More...

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