DAF Configuration Tool Overview

DAF Users Databases and Web Host are created and configured with the DAF Configuration Tool.

To launch DAF Configuration Tool:

• <Start Button/Programs/Dynamic Authentication Filter/DAF Configuration Tool>
• Or, on the Desktop Task bar click on the DAF Icon  and choose "DAF Configuration Tool"
• Or,  run CONFIG.EXE in directory "<DAF Directory>\bin"

The main window of the DAF Configuration Tool looks like this:

Add User DB: Create a new DAF database
Remove User DB: Remove an existing DAF database
Web Hosts: Define Web Host
Main Log File: Configure the main log parameters
Live Log: Display the live log window. With this option, you can visualize all information reported in real time by DAF.
Setup Summary: Display a summary of the DAF configuration listed by IP address.
Installation Tool: Launch the DAF Installation Tool.
Manager: Launch the DAF Manager application.
Data Sources: Reports the number of data source available, used and free.
Register: To be used to enter your registration information.
Help: Launch the default browser with the DAF documentation.
Database Button Bar: To be used to select existing DAF databases.
Database Configuration Tab Bar: Refers to the selected DAF database. To be used to configure the type (Text or ODBC), to attach an IP address to a DAF database, and to set the Log options.

Main DAF Configuration Tool features

1) Web Hosts Configuration

2) DAF User Database and Web Host Configuration

• With an ODBC Source
• With a TEXT File

3) DAF User Database Advanced Settings

4) Cookies & Authentication Dialog Type Settings (standard popup or HTML form)

5) Concurrent Access Control Settings

6) E-mail Notification Settings

7) Logs Settings

8) (Re)Start the DAF User database to activate the new database or new settings

To activate new settings for a DAF User Database, it is necessary to (Re)Start a DAF User Database.

Last update: Saturday, April 03, 1999 03:44