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<info>
<title xml:id="misc-params-ti1">Summary of miscellaneous parameters</title>
</info>
<mediaobject>
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<para xml:id="misc-params-pa1" revision="1">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
<guibutton>Configure</guibutton>.</para>
<note>
<para>As a general rule, default settings are recommended and you can keep them
with 3 exceptions:<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>there are known issues with a default setting</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>the default setting has already been tried and it fails</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>something else is said in the detailed sections below</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
</note>
<section xml:id="misc-params-system">
<info>
<title xml:id="misc-params-system-ti2">System parameters</title>
</info>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa2" revision="1"><guilabel>Timezone</guilabel></para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa2a" revision="1">DrakX selected a time zone for you, depending on your preferred
language. You can change it if needed. See also <xref
linkend="configureTimezoneUTC"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="misc-params-system-pa3"><guilabel>Country / Region</guilabel></para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa3a" revision="1">If you are not in the selected country, it is very important that you
correct the setting. See <xref linkend="selectCountry"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="misc-params-system-pa4"><guilabel>Bootloader</guilabel></para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa4a" revision="2">DrakX has made good choices for the bootloader setting.</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa4b" revision="2">Do not change anything, unless you know how to configure Grub2</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa4c" revision="2">For more information, see <xref linkend="setupBootloader"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa5" revision="1"><guilabel>User management</guilabel></para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa5a" revision="2">You can add extra users here. They will each get their own
<literal>/home</literal> directories.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa6" revision="1"><guilabel>Services</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa6a" revision="1">System services refer to those small programs which run the background
(daemons). This tool allows you to enable or disable certain tasks.</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-system-pa6b" revision="1">You should check carefully before changing anything here - a mistake may
prevent your computer from operating correctly.</para>
<para>For more information, see <xref linkend="configureServices"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section xml:id="misc-params-hardware">
<info>
<title xml:id="misc-params-hardware-ti3">Hardware parameters</title>
</info>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa1" revision="1"><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa1a" revision="1">This is where you setup or change your keyboard layout which will depend on
your location, language or type of keyboard.</para>
<note>
<para>If you notice a wrong keyboard layout and want to change it, keep in mind
that your passwords are going to change too.</para>
</note>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa2" revision="1"><guilabel>Mouse</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa2a" revision="1">Here you can add or configure other pointing devices, tablets, trackballs
etc.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa3" revision="1"><guilabel>Sound card</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa3a" revision="1">The installer uses the default driver, if there is a default one. The option
to select a different driver is only given when there is more than one
driver for your card, but none of them is the default one.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa4" revision="1"><guilabel>Graphical interface</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa4a" revision="1">This section allows you to configure your graphic card(s) and displays.</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-hardware-pa4b" revision="1">For more information, see <xref linkend="configureX_chooser"/>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject> <imagedata format="PNG" xml:id="summaryBottom-im1"
align="center" fileref="dx2-summaryBottom.png" revision="1"/> </imageobject></mediaobject>
</section>
<section xml:id="misc-params-network">
<info>
<title xml:id="misc-params-network-ti4">Network and Internet parameters</title>
</info>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-network-pa1" revision="1"><guilabel>Network</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-network-pa2" revision="1">You can configure your network here, but for network cards with non-free
drivers it is better to do that after reboot, in the <application>Mageia
Control Center</application>, if you have not yet enabled the Nonfree media
repositories.</para>
<warning>
<para xml:id="misc-params-network-pa3" revision="1">When you add a network card, do not forget to set your firewall to watch
that interface as well.</para>
</warning>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-network-pa4" revision="1"><guilabel>Proxies</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-network-pa4a" revision="1">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.</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-network-pa4b" revision="1">You may need to consult your systems administrator to get the parameters you
need to enter here</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section xml:id="misc-params-security">
<info>
<title xml:id="misc-params-security-ti5">Sigurnost</title>
</info>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="misc-params-security-pa1"><guilabel>Security Level</guilabel>:</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-security-pa1a" revision="1">Here you set the Security level for your computer, in most cases the default
setting (Standard) is adequate for general use.</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-security-pa1b" revision="1">Check the option which best suits your usage.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para xml:id="misc-params-security-pa2" revision="1"><guilabel>Firewall</guilabel>:</para>
<para revision="1" xml:id="misc-params-security-pa2a">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.</para>
<para xml:id="misc-params-security-pa2b" revision="1">Select the services that you wish to have access to your system. Your
selections will depend on what you use your computer for. For more
information, see <xref linkend="firewall"/>.</para>
<warning>
<para xml:id="misc-params-security-pa2c" revision="1">Bear in mind that allowing everything (no firewall) may be very risky.</para>
</warning>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
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