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+ <title>Summary of miscellaneous parameters</title>
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+ <div lang="" class="section" title="Summary of miscellaneous parameters">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="misc-params"></a>Summary of miscellaneous
+ parameters
+ </h2>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
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+
+
+ <p><a name="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="System parameters">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-system"></a>System parameters
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <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>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <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>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4"></a><span class="guilabel">Bootloader</span></p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4a"></a>DrakX has made
+ good choices for the bootloader setting.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4b"></a>Do not change
+ anything, unless you know how to configure Grub and/or Lilo
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa4c"></a>For more information, see <a class="xref" href="setupBootloaderBeginner.html" title="Bootloader main options">the section called &#8220;Bootloader main
+ options&#8221;</a></p>
+
+ </li>
+ <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 each 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.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-system-pa6"></a><span class="guilabel">Services</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="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="Hardware parameters">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-hardware"></a>Hardware parameters
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa1"></a><span class="guilabel">Keyboard</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="misc-params-hardware-pa2"></a><span class="guilabel">Mouse</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa2a"></a>Here you can add
+ or configure other pointing devices, tablets, trackballs etc.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa3"></a><span class="guilabel">Sound
+ card</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="misc-params-hardware-pa4"></a><span class="guilabel">Graphical
+ interface</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa4a"></a>This section
+ allows you to configure your graphic card(s) and displays.
+ </p>
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-hardware-pa4b"></a>For more information, see <a class="xref" href="setupX.html" title="Set up X, graphic card and monitor configuration">the section called &#8220;Set up X, graphic card and monitor
+ configuration&#8221;</a>.
+ </p>
+
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+
+
+
+
+ <div class="section" title="Network and Internet parameters">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-network"></a>Network and Internet
+ parameters
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <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 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="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Warning</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <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 as well.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-network-pa4"></a><span class="guilabel">Proxies</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="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="Security">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-params-security"></a>Security
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-security-pa1"></a><span class="guilabel">Security
+ Level</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="misc-params-security-pa1b"></a>Check the option
+ which best suits your usage.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="misc-params-security-pa2"></a><span class="guilabel">Firewall</span>:
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="misc-params-security-pa2b"></a>Select the
+ services that you wish to have access to your system. You 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="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Warning</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="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="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.
+ </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="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Note</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <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>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+
+
+ <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 a Wireless network.
+ </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;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <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>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section" title="Input method">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h4 class="title"><a name="inputMethod"></a>Input method
+ </h4>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Note</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="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" -&gt; "System", or by running localedrake as root.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <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>Here you can set which services should (not) start when you boot your system.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="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 name="drakxid-configureServices-pa3"></a>The setting DrakX chose are usually good.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="drakxid-configureServices-pa4"></a>If you highlight a service, some information about it is shown in the info box below.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="drakxid-configureServices-pa5"></a>Only change things when you know very well what you are doing.
+ </p>
+
+
+
+ </div>
+
+
+ <div class="section" title="Security Level">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="draxid-miscellaneous"></a>Security Level
+ </h3>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="draxid-miscellaneous-pa1"></a>You can adjust your security level here.
+ </p>
+
+ <p><a name="draxid-miscellaneous-pa2"></a>Leave the default settings as they are, if you don't know what to choose.
+ </p>
+
+ <p><a name="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="Summary - Links">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h3 class="title"><a name="misc-paramsLinks"></a>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="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Note</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+ <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">
+ <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="Configure your Timezone">the section called &#8220;Configure your
+ Timezone&#8221;</a></p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Select your Country / Region</em></span>:
+ </p>
+
+ <p><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>
+
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Configure your Services</em></span>:
+ </p>
+
+ <p><a class="xref" href="misc-params.html#drakxid-configureServices" title="Configure your Services">the section called &#8220;Configure your
+ Services&#8221;</a></p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Security Level</em></span>:
+ </p>
+
+ <p><a class="xref" href="misc-params.html#draxid-miscellaneous" title="Security Level">the section called &#8220;Security Level&#8221;</a></p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+ </body>
+</html>