= Open-Xchange Permission Level =
Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is the only groupware specifically designed to meet the needs of SaaS providers. Provide your customers with free, attractive webmail and sell additional collaboration features through the new Open-Xchange platform.

Your customers can use E-Mail, private calendar and private adress folgers for free using the web-based user interface of Open-Xchange. Additional features such as team calendars or document management can be activated and ordered directly in the Open-Xchange user interface!

This article will show the different Permission Levels for the different modules.

= OX Permission Level Matrix=

== How to read the Matrix ==

{|
|-
! Icon !! Definition
|-
| [[File:check.gif]] || '''Mandatory''' - These options are mandatory and cannot be changed for this level
|-
| [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || '''Optional'''- These options can be changed for this level
|-
| and/or || '''Minimum one of this options need to be activated''' - These options are necessary to define the level
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" |  || '''Fields in this color define the most important differentiator to the next lower level'''
|}

==OX Permission Level Matrix - Base Levels==

{|
|-
! OX Base Levels !! Functionality !! Mandatory !! Default !! Requirements / Description !! Permission (technical)
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Webmail'''
Webmail only
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Email ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || webmail
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Contacts ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || contacts
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="5" | '''PIM''' Private use only No sharing, no group functions.
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Email ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || rowspan="3" | The absence of other features defines this level || webmail
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Contacts ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || contacts
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Calendar ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || calendar
|-
|Global Addressbook ||   || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] ||  || globaladdressbookdisabled
|-
|Tasks ||   || [[File:check.gif]] ||  || tasks
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="9" | '''PIM + Mobility''' Private use only No sharing, no group functions Enabled for mobile synchronization
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Email ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||   || webmail
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Contacts ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || contacts
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Calendar ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || calendar
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | USM ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || Technical Requirement || usm
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Active Sync ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || rowspan="3" | This defines the level At least one of these needs to be set Typically "Active Sync"|| activesync
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Mobile App ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || tbd
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | SyncML ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || syncml
|-
|Global Addressbook ||  || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] ||  || globaladdressbookdisabled
|-
|Tasks ||   || [[File:check.gif]] ||  || tasks
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="6" | '''PIM + InfoStore''' Private use only No sharing, no group functions Enabled for document storage.
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Email ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || webmail
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Contacts ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || contacts
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Calendar ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || calendar
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | InfoStore ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || This combined with the absence of other switches defines the level
|| infostore
|-
|Global Addressbook ||   || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] ||  || globaladdressbookdisabled
|-
|Tasks ||   || [[File:check.gif]] ||  || tasks
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="9" | '''Groupware Standard''' Full Groupware functionality Access restricted to Web GUI
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Email ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||   || webmail
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Contacts ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || contacts
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Calendar ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || calendar
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Tasks ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || tasks
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Shared Folders ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || rowspan="3" | This defines the level All need to be set together || readcreatesharedfolders
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Public Folders ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || editpublicfolders
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Task Delegation ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || delegatetask
|-
|Global Addressbook ||   || [[File:check.gif]] ||  || globaladdressbookdisabled
|-
|InfoStore ||   || [[File:check.gif]] ||  || infostore
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="14" | '''Groupware Premium''' Full Groupware functionality All external clients enabled (Mobility, Outlook, Mac)
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Email ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||   || webmail
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Contacts ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || contacts
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Calendar ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || calendar
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Tasks ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||  || tasks
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Shared Folders ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || Technical Requirement || readcreatesharedfolders
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Public Folders ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || Technical Requirement || editpublicfolders
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Task Delegation ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||   || delegatetask
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | Global Addressbook ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || Technical Requirement || globaladdressbookdisabled
|-
|style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | USM ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] ||style="background-color:#F0F0F0" | [[File:check.gif]] || Technical Requirement || usm
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | OLOX2 ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || rowspan="4" | This defines the level At least one of these needs to be set. Typically OLOX2 and Active Sync || olox20
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Active Sync ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || activesync
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | Mobile App ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || tbd
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | SyncML ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | and/or ||style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | [[File:check.gif]] || syncml
|-
|InfoStore ||   || [[File:check.gif]] ||  || infostore
|-
|}

==OX Permission Level Matrix - Additional Functions ==

{|
|-
! Additional Functions !! Functionality !! Mandatory !! Default !! Requirements / Description !! Permission (technical)
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Minimum Webmail'''
|Collect Emailaddresses || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || Email addresses typed into sent/reveived emails can be saved automatically in a dedicated folder || collectemailaddresses
|-
|Edit Password || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || If a plugin to change the own password is installed on the system, it will be displayed in the settings area || editpassword
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''Minimum PIM'''
|Multiple Mailaccounts || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user can use external IMAP/POP3 Mailaccounts within the OX WebGUI. Starting with 6.20 this can be configured per email service || multiplemailaccounts
|-
|Subscriptions || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user can subscribe to external/social datasources, like LinkedIN, XING, Facebook, Gmail, .... Starting with 6.20 this can be configured per subscription service || subscriptions
|-
|Publications || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user can publish his own data (contacts/documents) for other users in the internet || publication
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| '''Minimum PIM + InfoStore'''
|WebDAV || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || Allows WebDAV access to InfoStore documents; Requires InfoStore || webdav
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Minimum GW Standard'''
|Manage Resources || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user is allowed to create and manage resources for the whole company || editresource
|-
|Manage Groups || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user is allowed to create and manage groups for the whole company || editgroup
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||  
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Minimum GW Premium'''
|vCard || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user is allowed to create and manage resources for the whole company || vcard
|-
|iCal || [[File:check.gif]] || [[File:Cross_gray.gif]] || The user can download all his contacts via the iCal interface || ical
|-
|}

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=== Dovecot Setup ===

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=== Dovecot Setup ===

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[http://wiki.dovecot.org/ Dovecot documentation including a QuickConfiguration guide]

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To avoid password synchronization issues, it is recommended to use your existing email authentication mechanism within OX. Then you do not need to add user passwords to OX, you simply use a plugin to authenticate against your IMAP server.

Read more about the [[Authentication_IMAP_Plugin_description | IMAP Authentication Plugin]]

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'''You need a Control Panel to create and edit users.'''

OX is designed to integrate into every solution you may already run in your environment and also into wide spread solutions, like the Parallels Control Panels.

If you do not run hosting services today and do not have a Control Panel in place, it is recommend to use Plesk to manage OX. With that combination you will get a full functional hosting platform containing everything you need.

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Read more about: {{DocLink|docpath=SOAP/admin/OX-Admin-SOAP.html|name=Provisioning using SOAP}}

A good start to test and to understand the necessary commands are the Command Line Tools. They have exactly the same calls like the SOAP API.

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If you want to use [http://www.parallels.com/eu/products/automation/operations/ Parallels Automation (POA)] to manage your users, there is an [http://www.apsstandard.org/app/#search=open-xchange APS package] available to integrate OX into the POA system.

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= Tutorial: OX HE Setup for up to 10.000 users =

'''This article describes what you need for a typical OX HE Setup for up to 10.000 Users with minimal efforts.'''

It contains everything you need to:
* Understand the design of the OX HE setup including additional services
* Install the whole system based on the relevant articles
* Find pointers to the next steps of integration

= System Design =

[[Image:SaaS-10k.jpg]]

The system is designed to provide maximum functionality with a minimum of necessary hardware. All OX services are running on one single machine.

== Core Components for OX HE ==

* One OX HE server (HW recommendation: 16GB RAM / 4 cores)
* MySQL installed directly on this server
* Optional: NFS Server to store documents and files

== Infrastructure Components not delivered by OX ==

* An email system providing IMAP and SMTP
* A control panel for creation and administration of users

= Overview Installation Steps =

'''To deploy the described OX setup, the following steps need to be done. '''

== Mandatory Steps ==
# Initialize and configure MySQL database
# Install and configure OX service

== Steps depending on your environment ==
# Connect Control Panel
# Connect Email System

== Recommended Optional Next Steps ==
# Automated Frontend Tests
# Upsell Plugin
# Mobile Autoconfiguration
# Branding

= Mandatory Installation Steps - Instructions & Recommendations =

'''The following steps need to be done in every case to get OX up and running:'''

== Initialize and configure MySQL database ==

MySQL will be installed directly on the OX server.

LINK_TO_DOCUMENTATION

== Install and configure OX ==

OX will be installed on the server.

Optionally: The NFS server will be mounted and registered as filestore.

LINK_TO_DOCUMENTATION

You also should install and configure the OXtender for Business Mobility

LINK_TO_DOCUMENTATION

= Installation Steps depending on your environment - Instructions & Recommendations =

'''The following components need to be implemented in your environment.'''

== Connect Control Panel ==

'''You need a Control Panel to create and edit users.'''

OX is designed to integrate into every solution you may already have in place and into existing solutions, like the Parallels Control Panels

=== Integrate your own Control Panel ===

If you already have a Control Panel in production, you should integrate OX with it. It is recommended to use the SOAP provisioning Interface for that purpose.

Read more about: {{DocLink|docpath=SOAP/admin/OX-Admin-SOAP.html|name=Provisioning using SOAP}}

A good start to test and to understand the necessary commands are the Command Line Tools. They have exactly the same calls like the SOAP API.

Read more about: {{DocLink|docpath=OX6-Provisioning/|name=Open-Xchange CLT}}

=== Integrate with Plesk Panel ===

If you want to use Plesk Panel to manage your users, there is an OXtender available to integrate OX into the Plesk Panel.

Read more about the: [[Plesk_Oxtender]]

== Authentication ==

Only necessary if you do not use Plesk as Control Panel.

To avoid password synchronization issues, it is recommended to use your existing email authentication mechanism within OX. Then you do not need to add user passwords to OX, you simply use a plugin to authenticate against your IMAP server.

Read more about the [[Authentication_IMAP_Plugin_description | IMAP Authentication Plugin]]

== Connect Email System ==

Every email system providing IMAP and SMTP can be used as backend to OX. Best experiences are made with the widespread Linux based IMAP servers [http://dovecot.org/ Dovecot], [http://www.cyrusimap.org/ Cyrus] or [http://www.courier-mta.org/imap/ Courier].

Other IMAP servers need to be tested thoroughly before going into production.

There are several possibilities to implement the Email system:

# You already have an email system available: Nothing needs to be done, it just needs to be configured
# You use Plesk Panel: Nothing special needs to be done, everything you need is contained in the OXtender for Plesk
# You want to setup a new Email system: It is recommended to use Dovecot, as this is very stable, fast, feature rich and easy to scale

=== Dovecot Setup ===

If you want to setup a new Email system based on Dovecot, you can install Dovecot directly on the OX server.

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= Recommended Optional Next Steps =

You will find plenty of additional documentation for customization of OX in our knowledge base [http://oxpedia.org]

When the main setup is completed, we recommend to start with the following articles to enhance your system and to become more attractive for your users.

== Automated Frontend Tests ==

It is a good idea, to verify the functionality of your freshly set up and integrated system. Our QA department does that with tests, running automatically on the web frontend. We release this tests with every release and recommend you to use them to verify your environment with every update.

Read more about [[Automated_GUI_Tests]]

== Monitoring / Statistics ==

It is recommended to implement at least a minimal monitoring/Statistics solution to get an overview of the systems health. If you have a support contract with Open-Xchange, it is very helpful, if the support can access the monitoring graphs. There are example scripts for a basic monitoring with [[http://munin-monitoring.org/ Munin]] available.

Read more about installing and configuring [[OX_munin_scripts|Munin scripts for Open-Xchange]]

== Upsell Plugin / Webmail Replacement ==

If you want to use your OX based Webmail system to upsell premium functions like full groupware functionality or like push to mobile phones, it is strongly recommended to use the in-app sales process.

Read more about [[Upsell]]

== Mobile Autoconfiguration ==

If you have the OXtender for Business Mobility installed, it is recommended also to install the autoconfiguration plugin, to allow your users to configure their iPhones and Windows Mobile devices directly from within the OX webfrontend. All you need is to adapt the SMS interface to send autoprovisioning SMS.

Read more about WO_IST_DAS_DOKUMENTIERT

== Branding ==

If you want OX to look more like your own Corporate Identity, including your logo, product name and maybe your colors, this can be easily achieved by changing the logos and stylesheets.

Read more about: [[Gui_Theming_Description]]

Read more about: [[Gui_Plugin_Development|Gui Branding Plugins]]

== Backup ==

It is recommended to run regular backups for your OX installation. This can be done with every backup solution for Linux.

Read more about [[Open-Xchange_backup|Backup your Open-Xchange installation]]

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= Tutorial: OX HE Setup for up to 10.000 users =

'''This article describes what you need for a typical OX HE Setup for up to 10.000 Users with minimal efforts.'''

It contains everything you need to:
* Understand the design of the OX HE setup including additional services
* Install the whole system based on the relevant articles
* Find pointers to the next steps of integration

= System Design =

[[Image:SaaS-10k.jpg]]

The system is designed to provide maximum functionality with a minimum of necessary hardware. All OX services are running on one single machine.

== Core Components for OX HE ==

* One OX HE server (HW recommendation: 16GB RAM / 4 cores)
* MySQL installed directly on this server
* Optional: NFS Server to store documents and files

== Infrastructure Components not delivered by OX ==

* An email system providing IMAP and SMTP
* A control panel for creation and administration of users

= Overview Installation Steps =

'''To deploy the described OX setup, the following steps need to be done. '''

== Mandatory Steps ==
# Initialize and configure MySQL database
# Install and configure OX service

== Steps depending on your environment ==
# Connect Control Panel
# Connect Email System

== Recommended Optional Next Steps ==
# Automated Frontend Tests
# Upsell Plugin
# Mobile Autoconfiguration
# Branding

= Mandatory Installation Steps - Instructions & Recommendations =

'''The following steps need to be done in every case to get OX up and running:'''

== Initialize and configure MySQL database ==

MySQL will be installed directly on the OX server.

LINK_TO_DOCUMENTATION

== Install and configure OX ==

OX will be installed on the server.

Optionally: The NFS server will be mounted and registered as filestore.

LINK_TO_DOCUMENTATION

You also should install and configure the OXtender for Business Mobility

LINK_TO_DOCUMENTATION

= Installation Steps depending on your environment - Instructions & Recommendations =

'''The following components need to be implemented in your environment.'''

== Connect Control Panel ==

'''You need a Control Panel to create and edit users.'''

OX is designed to integrate into every solution you may already have in place and into existing solutions, like the Parallels Control Panels

=== Integrate your own Control Panel ===

If you already have a Control Panel in production, you should integrate OX with it. It is recommended to use the SOAP provisioning Interface for that purpose.

Read more about: {{DocLink|docpath=SOAP/admin/OX-Admin-SOAP.html|name=Provisioning using SOAP}}

A good start to test and to understand the necessary commands are the Command Line Tools. They have exactly the same calls like the SOAP API.

Read more about: {{DocLink|docpath=OX6-Provisioning/|name=Open-Xchange CLT}}

=== Integrate with Plesk Panel ===

If you want to use Plesk Panel to manage your users, there is an OXtender available to integrate OX into the Plesk Panel.

Read more about the: [[Plesk_Oxtender]]

== Authentication ==

To avoid password synchronization issues, it is recommended to use your existing authentication mechanism within OX. Then you do not need to add user passwords to OX, you simply use plugins to authenticate e.g. against your IMAP server.

Find your authentication [[Open-Xchange_Plugin_Overview | Authentication Plugins]]

== Connect Email System ==

Every email system providing IMAP and SMTP can be used as backend to OX. Best experiences are made with the widespread Linux based IMAP servers [http://dovecot.org/ Dovecot], [http://www.cyrusimap.org/ Cyrus] or [http://www.courier-mta.org/imap/ Courier].

Other IMAP servers need to be tested thoroughly before going into production.

There are several possibilities to implement the Email system:

# You already have an email system available: Nothing needs to be done, it just needs to be configured
# You use Plesk Panel: Nothing special needs to be done, everything you need is contained in the OXtender for Plesk
# You want to setup a new Email system: It is recommended to use Dovecot, as this is very stable, fast, feature rich and easy to scale

=== Dovecot Setup ===

If you want to setup a new Email system based on Dovecot, you can install Dovecot directly on the OX server.

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= Recommended Optional Next Steps =

You will find plenty of additional documentation for customization of OX in our knowledge base [http://oxpedia.org]

When the main setup is completed, we recommend to start with the following articles to enhance your system and to become more attractive for your users.

== Automated Frontend Tests ==

It is a good idea, to verify the functionality of your freshly set up and integrated system. Our QA department does that with tests, running automatically on the web frontend. We release this tests with every release and recommend you to use them to verify your environment with every update.

Read more about [[Automated_GUI_Tests]]

== Monitoring / Statistics ==

It is recommended to implement at least a minimal monitoring/Statistics solution to get an overview of the systems health. If you have a support contract with Open-Xchange, it is very helpful, if the support can access the monitoring graphs. There are example scripts for a basic monitoring with [[http://munin-monitoring.org/ Munin]] available.

Read more about installing and configuring [[OX_munin_scripts|Munin scripts for Open-Xchange]]

== Upsell Plugin / Webmail Replacement ==

If you want to use your OX based Webmail system to upsell premium functions like full groupware functionality or like push to mobile phones, it is strongly recommended to use the in-app sales process.

Read more about [[Upsell]]

== Mobile Autoconfiguration ==

If you have the OXtender for Business Mobility installed, it is recommended also to install the autoconfiguration plugin, to allow your users to configure their iPhones and Windows Mobile devices directly from within the OX webfrontend. All you need is to adapt the SMS interface to send autoprovisioning SMS.

Read more about WO_IST_DAS_DOKUMENTIERT

== Branding ==

If you want OX to look more like your own Corporate Identity, including your logo, product name and maybe your colors, this can be easily achieved by changing the logos and stylesheets.

Read more about: [[Gui_Theming_Description]]

Read more about: [[Gui_Plugin_Development|Gui Branding Plugins]]

== Backup ==

It is recommended to run regular backups for your OX installation. This can be done with every backup solution for Linux.

Read more about [[Open-Xchange_backup|Backup your Open-Xchange installation]]

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