Webmin GUI (On-Premise)

Webmin GUI

For an on-premise installationFileWave of FileWaveServer, the Webmin GUI can help you set some options on theconfigure Debian operating system.system Notesettings thatsuch as time, networking, DNS, routing, and passwords. FileWave-hosted servers do not expose this doesWebmin notinterface. exist for servers hosted by FileWave. It’s especially important to setSet the root password asduring seenappliance below.setup and store it in your organization's approved credential system.

For Webmin on Debian know that you will need toDebian, go to Webmin -> Webmin Configuration -> Operating System and Environment and makeconfirm surethat it'sthe setoperating tosystem version matches the Debian 12.4 (Or whatever version weinstalled areon atthe when you set up your system.server. You can seecheck thisthe Debian version with cat /etc/debian_version on the server..

1. At the login screenscreen, note the URL used to remotely manage the server, ex:for example https://myorg.filwave.filewave.net:10000.

   • If there is no IP address specified because DHCP is not available on the subnet for your FileWave Linux Appliance,appliance, loginlog in with the username "fwadmin" withand password "filewave". Note that olderOlder appliances used athe username of "root", but sineFileWave 15.5.0 thisand haslater notuse beenfwadmin thefor casefirst login. 

   • Run "nmtui"nmtui at the command prompt to launch the NetworkNetworkManager Manager Texttext UI so you canand configure the networking for the FileWave VM appliance. You'll need to reloadReload the IP stack with "service network restart"restart. SkipIf you configure networking this way, skip the network configuration steps later in the Webmin.

2. Browse to thisthe Webmin URL and log in with username "fwadmin" and password "filewave". WeYou will change this password later.

3. Browse to Hardware > System Time on the left, pickselect the Change timezone tab on the right, pickchoose your time zonezone, and click Save. North American time zones all start with "America".

4. Switch to the the Time server sync tab, enter "pool.ntp.org" in the Timeserver hostnames or addresses field, set Synchronize on schedule? to "Yes, at times below", and click the Sync and Apply button..

5. Go to System > Change Passwords on the left and select the "root" account on the right from the list of usernames. Enter a new root password, confirm it, and click Change. NoteThis that this will changechanges the default password for the root account used to log into the serverpassword from "filewave" to whateverthe value you choosechoose, so enteruse a secure password that isyour easyorganization forcan yourecover towhen remember.needed.

6. Choose Networking > Network Configuration on the left, andthen Network Interfaces on the right. Click the blue link labeled "ens160" or "ens32" for the Ethernet adapter. Change the IPv4 address settingssetting to "Static configuration", enter athe static IP,IP enter aand subnet mask, andthen click Save and Apply at the bottom_._bottom.

7. You will no longer be able to access the Webmin UI forthrough the FileWave servers via its old DHCP IP address. Change the address in your browser's address bar to use the new static IP address for the FileWave serverserver, thatthen you configured in the previous step. Browsebrowse to Networking > Network Configuration on the left,left and Hostname and DNS Client on the right. Enter the IP address for your DNS server and click Save.

8. Select Networking > Network Configuration on the left, andthen Routing and Gateways on the right. Pick "ens160" or "ens32" from the Default routes pull-down,menu, enter the default gateway address for the subnet hosting the FileWave server is hosted on,server, and click Save.

9. Go to S_ystemSystem > Bootup and Shutdown_Shutdown on the left, scroll to the bottom on the right, and click the Reboot System button.. When askedWebmin asks you to confirm if you want to reboot the system with "shutdown -r now", click the Reboot System button again.

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