HomeDoor 2.0 User's Guide

 

The HomeDoor(TM) Multi-domain Web Service Manager from Open Door Networks Inc. lets you serve Web sites for multiple domain names from a single Macintosh Web server. The original HomeDoor product pioneered the Macintosh multi-domain Internet services market by allowing a single Macintosh server to serve Web pages for multiple domains. HomeDoor 2.0 adds to the innovation of the original HomeDoor product with additional options for providing multi-domain Web service.

 

 

Table of Contents
Introduction
  • About HomeDoor
  • About HomeDoor Lite
  • About Other Open Door Products
Getting Started
  • System Requirements
  • Installing HomeDoor
  • Upgrading from HomeDoor 1.2
  • Which Method?
  • Anatomy of a URL
  • Pre-Configuration Tasks
  • Configuring For Browser-Independent Redirection
  • Configuring For Host Field Mapping
  • Activating HomeDoor
HomeDoor Reference
  • Common Issues
    • Memory Requirements
    • Method Tradeoffs
    • HomeDoor Log Files
    • Backing Up HomeDoor
    • Virtual Web Server Limitations
    • Where To Run HomeDoor
    • URLs Not Ending With "/"
  • Extension
    • How Browser-Independent Redirection Works
    • Browser-Independent Redirection Limitations
    • Browsers' Display of HomeDoor URLs
    • Multiple Ethernet Ports
  • Plug-in
    • How Host Field Mapping Works
    • Running On Other Ports
    • Virtual SSL Servers
    • HomeDoor Plug-in Messages
    • Activating And Deactivating HomeDoor
Admin Reference
  • Common Issues
    • HomeDoor Admin Requirements
    • Installation Options
    • Choosing a Method
    • General Operation
      • Initial Launch
      • Exporting Data
  • Browser-Independent Redirection
    • The Redirection Window
    • Configuring the Address Range
    • Adding a Virtual Server Entry
    • Editing a Virtual Server Entry
    • Removing a Virtual Server Entry
    • The Revert and Save Buttons
    • Redirection Status
  • Host Field Mapping
    • The Mapping Window
    • Selecting a Plug-in
    • Virtual Server Entries
      • Adding a Virtual Server Entry
      • Editing a Virtual Server Entry
      • Removing a Virtual Server Entry
    • The Revert Button
    • Error Configuration
      • Unsupported Browser
      • Host Not Found in Host List
Troubleshooting
  • Browser-Independent Redirection
  • Host Field Mapping
Appendixes
  • Registering Domain Names
  • Registering Virtual Server Names With Search Engines
  • Setup Examples
    • Browser-Independent Redirection
    • Host Field Mapping
    • Changing Methods
  • Log File Format
  • Browsers Not Supporting the HTTP 1.1 Host Field

This entire User's Guide is copyright (C) 1995-97 Open Door Networks, Inc. HomeDoor is a trademark of Open Door Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.