Cobalt Digital Inc Cobalt Qube 2, User Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
The Cobalt Qube 2 is a powerful and versatile network server. It fits
easily within an existing network, and it enhances workgroup activities
by providing many communication and collaboration services. Here is a
sample of what you can do with the Cobalt Qube 2:
• Web publishing You can access a broad range of Web publishing
capabilities for users and groups.
• Email The Qube 2’s email service allows you to communicate
internally and externally to individuals and groups. It includes auto-
forward and auto-response capabilities. You can even create mailing
lists that include external users.
• Share access to the Internet You can use the high-speed serial
port to connect through a modem, or the second Ethernet port to
connect through a leased line.
• File sharing By displaying the Qube 2 on the desktop as a shared
network device, you can move files easily to and from the Qube 2,
using standard file-sharing capabilities.
• Private discussion groups You can work in collaboration with
(and remotely from) the members of your group to develop and
document information related to a particular topic. Only group
members can access these discussions.
• Searching and automatic text indexing You can locate
information on the Qube 2 by searching for words or phrases stored
in text and HTML files. The search index is updated automatically
every day.
• Document archival and retrieval The InfoPlace Document
Organizer allows you to store, locate and retrieve any kind of
document.
These services can be used within an extranet or an intranet
environment, or across the Internet.