Smart Technologies Smart Bridgit 4.5 - Manual (Page 12)

Private local area network (LAN) use
If your SMART Bridgit server will be used only in a private LAN, you need access to the following
components of your LAN infrastructure:
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An administrator login account with installation rights for the server computer you’ll install
SMART Bridgit server software on.
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Physical or remote login access, and an administrator login account with configuration rights,
for your network’s DHCP and DNS servers.
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You could also need physical or remote login access to, and an administrator login account
with configuration rights for, your network’s domain server which controls the software firewall
configurations for all of your network's client computers. This is dependent on your local
network’s domain policies.
Use by different networks connected to a wide area network (WAN)
If your SMART Bridgit server will be used by different networks connected to a WAN, you’ll need
access to the following components of your LAN or WAN infrastructure:
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Physical or remote login access to, and an administrator login account with configuration rights
for, the routers, WAN firewalls, and proxy servers between different segments of your WAN.
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Physical or remote login access to, and an administrator login account with configuration rights
for, all DNS servers in each segment of your WAN.
Use by clients with an Internet connection
If your SMART Bridgit server will be accessible to clients via the Internet, you need access to the
following components:
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Physical or remote login access to, and an administrator login account with configuration rights
for, the routers, firewalls and proxy servers between your network and the Internet.
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Login access with configuration rights to the Internet registrar which controls your company's
public Internet DNS records.
Use of SMART Scheduler
If you want to use the SMART Bridgit Outlook add-in and SMART Scheduler integration with
Microsoft Exchange, you need physical or remote login access to, and an administrator login account
with configuration rights for, your company's domain server. This server is used to create user
accounts for use on your Microsoft Exchange server.
C H A P T E R 2
Installing SMART Bridgit software
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