Novell IFOLDER 3.7 - SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Administration Manual

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1.4.2 Novell iFolder 3.7 Web Admin Console
The Novell iFolder 3.7 Web Admin is an administrative tool used to manage the iFolder system,
user accounts, and user iFolders and data.
1.4.3 iFolder Web Access Console
The iFolder 3.7 Web Access console provides the users an interface for remote access to iFolders on
iFolder enterprise server.
1.4.4 The iFolder Client
The iFolder client integrates with the user’s operating system to provide iFolder services in a native
desktop environment. It supports the following client operating systems:
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 SP1
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openSUSE®
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Windows Vista SP1/XP SP2/2000 Professional SP4
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Macintosh OS X (Intel architecture) v10.4.11 and later. PowerPc architecture is not supported.
An iFolder session begins when the user logs in to an iFolder services account and ends when the
user logs out of the account or exits the iFolder client. The iFolders synchronize files with the
enterprise server only when a session is active and the computer has an active connection to the
network or Internet. Users can access data in their local iFolders at any time; it does not matter if
they are logged in to their server accounts or if they are connected to the network or Internet.
The iFolder client allows users to create and manage their iFolders. For information, see the OES 2
SP1: Novell iFolder 3.7 Cross-Platform User Guide .
1.4.5 Multi Server Support
Hosting large amounts of data as well as provisioning multiple users is necessary in any enterprise
environment. In earlier versions of iFolder, the iFolder domain was dedicated to a single server,
which limits the number of users and the hosting bandwidth. With multi-server support, iFolder 3.7
overcame these major limitations.
Multi-server support expands an iFolder domain across servers, so that the enterprise-level user
provisioning can be effectively managed and enterprise-level data can be scaled up accordingly.
1.4.6 Encryption
Encryption support offers full security to iFolder 3.7 users for their sensitive iFolder documents.
Users can back up and encrypt their confidential files on the server without fear of losing it or
having it exposed or falling into the wrong hands.
1.4.7 Shared iFolders
An iFolder is a local directory that the user selectively shares with other users in a collaboration
environment. The iFolder files are accessible to all members of the iFolder and can be changed by
those with the rights to do so. Users can share iFolders across multiple workstations and with others.