Summary of miscellaneous parameters
DrakX made smart choices for the configuration of your system depending on
the choices you made and on the hardware DrakX detected. You can check the
settings here and change them if you want after pressing
Configure.
System parameters
Timezone
DrakX selected a time zone for you, depending on your preferred
language. You can change it if needed. See also
Country / Region
If you are not in the selected country, it is very important that you
correct the setting. See
Bootloader
DrakX has made good choices for the bootloader setting.
Do not change anything, unless you know how to configure Grub and/or Lilo
For more information, see
User management
You can add extra users here. They will each get their own
/home directories and will not be able to look in your or
each other's documents, mails, pictures and other files.
Services:
System services refer to those small programs which run the background
(daemons). This tool allows you to enable or disable certain tasks.
You should check carefully before changing anything here - a mistake may
prevent your computer from operating correctly.
For more information, see
Hardware parameters
Keyboard:
This is where you setup or change your keyboard layout which will depend on
your location, language or type of keyboard.
Mouse:
Here you can add or configure other pointing devices, tablets, trackballs
etc.
Sound card:
This section allows you to fine tune your sound card. In most cases the
options selected will work with your computer.
Graphical interface:
This section allows you to configure your graphic card(s) and displays.
For more information, see .
Network and Internet parameters
Network:
You can configure your network here, but for network cards with non-free
drivers it is better to do that after reboot, in the Mageia
Control Center, after having enabled the non-free media
repositories.
When you add a network card, do not forget to set your firewall to watch
that interface as well.
Proxies:
A Proxy Server acts as an intermediary between your computer and the wider
internet. This section allows you to configure your computer to utilize a
proxy service.
You may need to consult your systems administrator to get the parameters you
need to enter here
Security
Security Level:
Here you set the Security level for your computer, in most cases the default
setting (Standard) is adequate for general use.
Check the option which best suits your usage.
Firewall:
A firewall is intended to be a barrier between your important data and the
rascals out there on the internet who would compromise or steal it.
Select the services that you wish to have access to your system. Your
selections will depend on what you use your computer for.
Bear in mind that allowing everything (no firewall) may be very risky.