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                  <h2 class="title"><a name="misc-params"></a>Summary of miscellaneous
                         parameters
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         <p><a name="misc-params-pa1"></a>DrakX made a smart choice for
            the configuration of your system, depending on the choices you made before
            and on the hardware DrakX detected. You can check the settings here and
              change them if you want after pressing <span class="guibutton">Configure</span>.
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         <div class="section" title="System parameters">
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                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-system"></a>System parameters
                     </h3>
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                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa2"></a><span class="guilabel">Timezone</span></p>
                     	
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa2a"></a>DrakX selected a time zone for you, depending on your preferred language. You can change it if needed. See also <a class="xref" href="misc-params.html#drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT" title="Configure your Timezone">the section called &#8220;Configure your
                                 Timezone&#8221;</a></p>
                     	
                           
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                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa3"></a><span class="guilabel">Country /
                                   Region</span></p>
                     	
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa3a"></a>If you are not in the selected country, it is very important that you correct the setting. See <a class="xref" href="misc-params.html#drakxid-selectCountry" title="Select your Country / Region">the section called &#8220;Select your Country /
                                 Region&#8221;</a></p>
                           
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                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4"></a><span class="guilabel">Bootloader</span></p>
                     	
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4a"></a>DrakX made a good choice for the settings of the bootloader. 
                     </p>
                     	
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4b"></a>Do not change anything, unless you know a lot about grub and/or lilo 
                     </p>
                           
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                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa5"></a><span class="guilabel">User
                                   management</span></p>
                     	
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa5a"></a>You can add extra users here. They will get their own <code class="literal">/home</code> directories and will not be able to look in your or each other's documents, mails, pictures and other files.
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                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa6"></a><span class="guilabel">Services</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
               </ul>
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         <div class="section" title="Hardware parameters">
            <div class="titlepage">
               <div>
                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-hardware"></a>Hardware parameters
                     </h3>
                  </div>
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            <div class="itemizedlist">
               <ul class="itemizedlist">
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa1"></a><span class="guilabel">Keyboard</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa2"></a><span class="guilabel">Mouse</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa3"></a><span class="guilabel">Sound
                                   card</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa4"></a><span class="guilabel">Graphical
                                   interface</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
               </ul>
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         <div class="section" title="Network and Internet parameters">
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                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-network"></a>Network and Internet
                              parameters
                     </h3>
                  </div>
               </div>
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               <ul class="itemizedlist">
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-network-pa1"></a><span class="guilabel">Network</span>:
                     </p>
                     	
                     <p><a name="misc-params-network-pa2"></a>You can configure your network here, but for network cards with non-free drivers it is better to do that after reboot, in
                        the <span class="application">Mageia Control Center</span>, after having enabled the non-free repositories. 
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                              <th align="left">Warning</th>
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                              <td align="left" valign="top">
                                 <p><a name="misc-params-network-pa3"></a>When you add a network card, do not forget to set your firewall to watch that interface (too).
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                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-network-pa4"></a><span class="guilabel">Proxies</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
               </ul>
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         <div class="section" title="Security">
            <div class="titlepage">
               <div>
                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-security"></a>Security
                     </h3>
                  </div>
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            <div class="itemizedlist">
               <ul class="itemizedlist">
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-security-pa1"></a><span class="guilabel">Security Level</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
                  <li class="listitem">
                             
                     <p><a name="misc-params-security-pa2"></a><span class="guilabel">Firewall</span>:
                     </p>
                           
                  </li>
               </ul>
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         <div class="section" title="Configure your Timezone">
            <div class="titlepage">
               <div>
                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT"></a>Configure your
                              Timezone
                     </h3>
                  </div>
               </div>
            </div>
                
            
                
            <p><a name="drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT-pa1"></a>Choose your time zone 
                     by choosing your country or a city close to you in the same time zone.
            </p>
                  
            <p><a name="drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT-pa2"></a>In next screen you can choose to set your hardware clock to local time or to GMT, also known as UTC. 
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                     <td align="left" valign="top">
                        <p><a name="drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT-pa3"></a>If you have more than one operating system on your computer, make sure they are all set to local time, or all to UTC/GMT.
                        </p>
                     </td>
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         <div class="section" title="Select your Country / Region">
            <div class="titlepage">
               <div>
                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="drakxid-selectCountry"></a>Select your Country /
                              Region
                     </h3>
                  </div>
               </div>
            </div>
                
            
                
            <p><a name="drakxid-selectCountry-pa1"></a>Select your country or region. This is important for all kinds of settings, like the currency and wireless regulatory domain.
               Setting the wrong country can lead to not being able to use WLAN
            </p>
                
            <p><a name="drakxid-selectCountry-pa2"></a>If your country isn't in the list, click the <span class="guilabel">Other Countries</span> button and choose your country / region there.
            </p>
                
            <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
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                     <th align="left">Note</th>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                     <td align="left" valign="top">
                        <p><a name="drakxid-selectCountry-pa3"></a>If your country is only in the <span class="guilabel">Other Countries</span> list, after clicking <span class="guibutton">OK</span> it may seem a country from the first list was chosen. Please ignore this, DrakX will follow your real choice.
                        </p>
                     </td>
                  </tr>
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         <div class="section" title="Configure your Services">
            <div class="titlepage">
               <div>
                  <div>
                     <h3 class="title"><a name="drakxid-configureServices"></a>Configure your
                              Services
                     </h3>
                  </div>
               </div>
            </div>
                
            
                
            <p><a name="drakxid-configureServices-pa1"></a>...........
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                     <h3 class="title"><a name="draxid-miscellaneous"></a>drakxid-miscellaneous
                     </h3>
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            </div>
                
            
             
            <p><a name="draxid-miscellaneous-pa1"></a>This section seems to show up in the <span class="guilabel">Security Level</span> screen in the Summary step of the configuration after installation.
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