Administering common areas

Administer the common areas of HCL Connections.

• Administrator checklist
  Consider tasks that you might want to complete after you install HCL Connections and before users start using it.
• Administration tools
  Use the wsadmin utility to edit configuration properties or run administrative commands.
• System maintenance
  Make sure HCL Connections works properly in your particular environment.
• Managing content
  Use superusers, moderation, and other methods to manage HCL Connections content.
• Administering the display of a site-wide banner
  Use a banner to promote your message on every page in Connections.
• Administering the Widget container
  The Widget Container is the HCL Connections-specific integration of the Common Rendering Engine, also known as the CRE.
• Managing access
  Manage roles, credentials, users, and directories, and allow third-party access to HCL Connections data.
• Managing external user access
  Manage the access that people from outside your organization (external users) have to your HCL Connections implementation.
• Customizing the deployment
  Perform optional tasks to customize your HCL Connections deployment.
• URL Preview
  URL preview allows users decide quickly whether to follow a link by displaying a thumbnail preview for URLs.

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