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Summary of miscellaneous parameters<br/> </h1></div><div id="content"><!----><div xml:lang="" class="section" title="19. Summary of miscellaneous parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="misc-params"><!----></a>19. Summary of miscellaneous parameters</h2></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-summary.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="misc-params-pa1"><!----></a>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 <span class="guibutton">Configure</span>.</p><div class="section" title="19.1. System parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="misc-params-system"><!----></a>19.1. System parameters</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa2"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Timezone</span></p><p><a id="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="19.5. Configure your Timezone">Section 19.5, “Configure your Timezone”</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa3"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Country / Region</span></p><p><a id="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="19.6. Select your Country / Region">Section 19.6, “Select your Country / Region”</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Bootloader</span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4a"><!----></a>DrakX has made good choices for the bootloader setting.</p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4b"><!----></a>Do not change anything, unless you know how to configure Grub and/or Lilo</p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa4c"><!----></a>For more information, see <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html" title="17. Bootloader main options">Section 17, “Bootloader main options”</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa5"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">User management</span></p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa5a"><!----></a>You can add extra users here. They will each get their own <code class="literal">/home</code> directories.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa6"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Services</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa6a"><!----></a>System services refer to those small programs which run the background (daemons). This tool allows you to enable or disable certain tasks.</p><p><a id="misc-params-system-pa6b"><!----></a>You should check carefully before changing anything here - a mistake may prevent your computer from operating correctly.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="19.2. Hardware parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="misc-params-hardware"><!----></a>19.2. Hardware parameters</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa1"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Keyboard</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa1a"><!----></a>This is where you setup or change your keyboard layout which will depend on your location, language or type of keyboard.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa2"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Mouse</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa2a"><!----></a>Here you can add or configure other pointing devices, tablets, trackballs etc.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa3"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Sound card</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa3a"><!----></a>This section allows you to fine tune your sound card. In most cases the options selected will work with your computer.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa4"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Graphical interface</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa4a"><!----></a>This section allows you to configure your graphic card(s) and displays.</p><p><a id="misc-params-hardware-pa4b"><!----></a>For more information, see <a class="xref" href="setupX.html" title="16. Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration">Section 16, “Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration”</a>.</p></li></ul></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-summaryBottom.png" align="middle"/></div></div><div class="section" title="19.3. Network and Internet parameters"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="misc-params-network"><!----></a>19.3. Network and Internet parameters</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa1"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Network</span>:</p><p><a id="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 media repositories.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Warning"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Warning]" src="./warning.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa3"><!----></a>When you add a network card, do not forget to set your firewall to watch that interface as well.</p></td></tr></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa4"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Proxies</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa4a"><!----></a>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.</p><p><a id="misc-params-network-pa4b"><!----></a>You may need to consult your systems administrator to get the parameters you need to enter here</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="19.4. Security"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="misc-params-security"><!----></a>19.4. Security</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa1"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Security Level</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa1a"><!----></a>Here you set the Security level for your computer, in most cases the default setting (Standard) is adequate for general use.</p><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa1b"><!----></a>Check the option which best suits your usage.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2"><!----></a><span class="guilabel">Firewall</span>:</p><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2a"><!----></a>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.</p><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2b"><!----></a>Select the services that you wish to have access to your system. Your selections will depend on what you use your computer for.</p><div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Warning"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Warning]" src="./warning.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="misc-params-security-pa2c"><!----></a>Bear in mind that allowing everything (no firewall) may be very risky.</p></td></tr></table></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="19.5. Configure your Timezone"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT"><!----></a>19.5. Configure your Timezone</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="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 id="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.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Note]" src="./note.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="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></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" title="19.6. Select your Country / Region"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="drakxid-selectCountry"><!----></a>19.6. Select your Country / Region</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="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 a Wireless network.</p><p><a id="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;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Note]" src="./note.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="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></table></div><div class="section" title="19.6.1. Input method"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="inputMethod"><!----></a>19.6.1. Input method</h4></div></div></div><p><a id="drakxid-selectCountry-pa4"><!----></a>In the <span class="guilabel">Other Countries</span> screen you can also select an input method (at the bottom of the list). Input methods allow users to input multilingual characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc). IBus is the default input method in Mageia DVDs, Africa/India and Asia/no-India Live-CDs. For Asian and African locales, IBus will be set as default input method so users should not need to configure it manually. Other input methods(SCIM, GCIN, HIME, etc) also provide similar functions and can be installed if you added HTTP/FTP media before package selection.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Note]" src="./note.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p><a id="drakxid-selectCountry-pa5"><!----></a>If you missed the input method setup during installation, you can access it after you boot your installed system via "Configure your Computer" -> "System", or by running localedrake as root.</p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="section" title="19.7. Configure your Services"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="drakxid-configureServices"><!----></a>19.7. Configure your Services</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="drakxid-configureServices-pa1"><!----></a>Here you can set which services should (not) start when you boot your system.</p><p><a id="drakxid-configureServices-pa2"><!----></a>There are four groups, click on the triangle before a group to expand it and see all services in it.</p><p><a id="drakxid-configureServices-pa3"><!----></a>The setting DrakX chose are usually good.</p><p><a id="drakxid-configureServices-pa4"><!----></a>If you highlight a service, some information about it is shown in the info box below.</p><p><a id="drakxid-configureServices-pa5"><!----></a>Only change things when you know very well what you are doing.</p></div><div class="section" title="19.8. Security Level"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="draxid-miscellaneous"><!----></a>19.8. Security Level</h3></div></div></div><p><a id="draxid-miscellaneous-pa1"><!----></a>You can adjust your security level here.</p><p><a id="draxid-miscellaneous-pa2"><!----></a>Leave the default settings as they are, if you don't know what to choose.</p><p><a id="draxid-miscellaneous-pa3"><!----></a>After install, it will always be possible to adjust your security settings in the <span class="guilabel">Security</span> part of the Mageia Control Center.</p></div><div class="section" title="19.9. Summary - Links"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="misc-paramsLinks"><!----></a>19.9. Summary - Links</h3></div></div></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="40"><img alt="[Note]" src="./note.png"/></td><th align="left"/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="admon-content"><p>Clicking the help button may have led you to a wrong section of this page. Please click on the relevant link below to go to the correct section, or scroll up to see it.</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Configure your Timezone</em></span>:</p><p><a class="xref" href="misc-params.html#drakxid-configureTimezoneGMT" title="19.5. 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