Server Configuration

There are a number of settings that you, as a system administrator, need to make so that Allegra can run effectively.

This section describes

• How to configure the licensing

• How to configure the email interface

• How to optionally connect Allegra with an LDAP/Active Directory and Single Sign On (SSO)

• How to set up the full text search

• How to make further settings such as for the web service and directories for the storage of attachments and backups etc.

• System Information and License Data

  Allegra controls the licensing via a license key. The license key is bound to the IP address of your server. The “Server Information and License” tab contains information about the server software version, the database schema version, and the IP addresses.

• Outgoing Email Connection

  Allegra can inform users by email when there have been important events in the system that the user is interested in. For this, Allegra needs to be connected to an SMTP server, just like a regular email program like Thunderbird or Outlook.

• Incoming Email Connection

  Allegra can receive emails and create new items from them or add information to existing items. For this purpose, Allegra connects like any standard email client like Outlook or Thunderbird to a mailbox on a POP3 or IMAP mail server.

• Full Text Search Configuration

  Allegra can search items and their attachments in the formats PDF, OpenOffice, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, RTF, and XML for texts. This search must be configured.

• LDAP Configuration

  You can connect Allegra to a directory server (LDAP, Active Directory) to centrally manage passwords. You can also optionally have Allegra register users in the LDAP directory and change passwords. This makes Allegra a complete system for self-registration and password management.

• Various Settings

  On this tab, you can configure, among other things, important directories, the server URL, the handling of item numbers, and the REST web service interface.

• System Information and License Data
• Outgoing Email Connection
  • SMTP Server Name
  • Encrypted Connections
  • SMTP Authentication
  • SMTP Username and Password
  • Mail Encoding
  • SMTP Server Port
  • Send Emails from the System or User Account
  • Test Configuration
  • Limiting the Number of Connections
• Incoming Email Connection
  • Mail Server Protocol
  • Mail Server Name and Port
  • Mailbox Username and Password
  • Encrypted Connections
  • Email Submissions
  • Leave Mails on Server
  • Allow Unknown Senders
  • Email Default Workspace
  • Allowed Domain Patterns
• Full Text Search Configuration
• LDAP Configuration
  • LDAP Connection Settings
  • LDAP Schema Position
  • LDAP Synchronization
  • LDAP User and Group Schema Settings
  • LDAP Behavior Read-Only
  • LDAP Behavior Write and Read
  • LDAPS with Self-Signed Certificates
• Various Settings
  • Directories
  • The Server URL
  • Self-registration
  • Automatic Login as Guest User
  • Item Numbers
  • Bulk Item Behavior
  • Top-Down Behavior
  • Demo Site
  • Notice of new program version
  • Web service interface
  • Advanced Settings