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Deploying Contribute to Departments and Enterprises
The following example shows overlapped connection paths:
connection1: www.mysite.com/intranet/
connection2: www.mysite.com/intranet/marketing
In the following example, the paths do not overlap:
connection1: www.mysite.com/intranet/marketing
connection2: www.mysite.com/intranet/finance
Contribute administrative files and folders
Contribute creates a special administrative folder (labeled _mm) that contains a shared settings
file in each website you create a connection to. The shared settings file contains information
about each role you define, including the administrator role and any site-wide settings you define.
Storing this information on the server lets you make changes to Contribute role and site-wide
settings, without having to resend connections to users. The changes are automatically applied
when the user connects to the site.
If you are creating multiple site connections for various sets of users, make sure that the
connection paths you define do not overlap (see
“Network paths and web addresses (URLs)”
on page 11
). As the administrator, you should create your connection at the highest level of access
pertinent to the website; you can define roles to allow users access at lower levels of the site,
depending on their specific access requirements.
To learn how to secure the administrative folder and the shared settings file it contains, see
“Restricting access to administrative folders” on page 19
.
Related topics
•
“Approvals and site structure” on page 22
Contribute network connection types
Contribute lets you connect to websites using one of several network connection types. The
connection type you choose depends upon the infrastructure of your website. For example, if you
are deploying Contribute to update a workgroup’s intranet site, you can, in most instances, use a
local area network connection. However, if the site is hosted through an ISP or other external
resource, you might need to use either an FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV connection.
The following sections discuss the Contribute configuration issues you must consider for various
network connection types:
•
“Local area networks” on page 13
•
“File transfer protocol (FTP)” on page 13
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“Secure FTP” on page 14
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“WebDAV” on page 15
