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-<html><center><b>January 26th, 2023 - Rev 1.1</b></center></html>+<html><center><b>May 10th, 2023 - Rev 1.2</b></center></html>
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 December 12th, 2022 - Rev 1.0 Links to the Utilities and Maintenance doc, updated links, various minor revisions and edits. Removed 3rd party translation links.\\ December 12th, 2022 - Rev 1.0 Links to the Utilities and Maintenance doc, updated links, various minor revisions and edits. Removed 3rd party translation links.\\
 January 26th, 2023 - Rev 1.1 Updated multiple screen shots to reflect changes in the top menu of the GUI.\\ January 26th, 2023 - Rev 1.1 Updated multiple screen shots to reflect changes in the top menu of the GUI.\\
 +May 10th, 2023 - Rev 1.2  Note on OMV-Extras config, various minor formatting changes.\\
  
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 The user name is ''admin'' and default password is ''openmediavault'' \\ The user name is ''admin'' and default password is ''openmediavault'' \\
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-(In the following, by clicking on the **eye icon** , the default password would  +<html><center>(In the following, by clicking on the <b>eye icon</b> , the default password would be shown unmasked.)</center></html>
-be shown unmasked.) \\+
  
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-After the first successful logon, the following prompt is displayed: \\+<html><center>After the first successful logon, the following prompt is displayed:</center></html>
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 <html><center>Click in the area shown by the <html><span style="color:#CC0000;font-size:110%;">red box</span></center></html> <html><center>Click in the area shown by the <html><span style="color:#CC0000;font-size:110%;">red box</span></center></html>
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-<html><center>This will bring up Dashboard settings. Select the statistics desired for the server's home page.</center></html>+<html><center>This will bring up Dashboard settings.</center></html> 
 +<html><center>Select the statistics desired for the server's home page.</center></html>
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-  * In the left hand column, start at the top with System, and work your way down,  +  * In the left hand column, start at the top with System, and work your way down, choosing and activating the services and features needed for your use case. 
-choosing and activating the services and features needed for your use case. +  *SBC users, see the section, [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:new_user_guide#network_interfaces_sbc_users|Network Interfaces – SBC Users]].*) 
-  * For amd64 and i386 users, a static address for the openmediavault server and setting the address of a [[https://wiki.ipfire.org/dns/public-servers|public DNS server]] is recommended.   +  * Amd64 and i386 users; a static address for the openmediavault server and setting the address of a [[https://wiki.ipfire.org/dns/public-servers|public DNS server]] is recommended. 
-(*SBC users, see the section,  +As an example:  Googles servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 support DNSSEC for better security, and ANYCAST which will direct DNS queries to a nearby server with low network latency.  There are several choices for Public servers that support these features. [[https://wiki.ipfire.org/dns/public-servers|List of Public DNS Servers.]] 
-[[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:new_user_guide#network_interfaces_sbc_users|Network Interfaces – SBC Users]].*)  +  * For a browseable network share, a minimum of one shared folder would need to be configured and that folder would need to be added to SMB/CIF to be visible on the network.  NFS is also available.
-As an example:  Googles servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 support DNSSEC for better  +
-security, and ANYCAST which will direct DNS queries to a nearby server with low  +
-network latency.  There are several choices for Public servers that support these  +
-features. [[https://wiki.ipfire.org/dns/public-servers|List of Public DNS Servers.]] +
-  * For a browseable network share, a minimum of one shared folder would need to be configured and that folder would need to be added to SMB/CIF to be visible on the network.+
  
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 <html><center><strong>Fill in <font color="red">*</font color="red"> fields with user E-mail settings</strong></center></html> <html><center><strong>Fill in <font color="red">*</font color="red"> fields with user E-mail settings</strong></center></html>
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 resources would eliminate excess E-mails, while maintaining **Storage reports** on hard  resources would eliminate excess E-mails, while maintaining **Storage reports** on hard 
 drive health and file system errors.\\ drive health and file system errors.\\
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 **Domain name:** \\ **Domain name:** \\
-The default is fine.  If needed, the Domain suffix can be changed here.  (Very few users will use Fully Qualified Domain Names.)   +The default is fine.  If needed, the Domain suffix can be changed here.  (Very few users will use Fully Qualified Domain Names.)  \\ 
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 Part of the SBC installation process was setting the wired interface to DHCP.  SBC  Part of the SBC installation process was setting the wired interface to DHCP.  SBC 
-users should consider leaving their wired network interface set to DHCP, until [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:utilities_maint_backup#installing_docker|Docker]] and [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:utilities_maint_backup#installing_portainer|Portainer]] are installed.\\+users should consider leaving their wired network interface set to DHCP, until [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:docker_in_omv|Docker]] is installed.\\
  
 If a static IP address is needed: \\ If a static IP address is needed: \\
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 click the **Edit** button.  Use the first interface line/name found.  \\ click the **Edit** button.  Use the first interface line/name found.  \\
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-(The interface name may not be the traditional Linux eth0.  A variety of different  +<html><center>The interface name may not be the traditional Linux eth0.</center></html>   
-names may be found, such as **eno1** or others.) \\+<html><center>A variety of different names may be found, such as <b>eno1</b> or others.)</center></html> 
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-The following is an example only.  If users are unsure of the entries needed for  +<html><center>The following is an example only.  If users are unsure of the entries needed for</center></html>  
-the following screen, leave **IPv4** set to **DHCP** and skip **Network****Interfaces** settings. *+<html><center>the following screen, leave <b>IPv4</b> set to <b>DHCP</b> and skip <b>Network</b><b>Interfaces</b> settings.</center></html> 
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 When the **Install** button is clicked, all applicable upgrades will be installed.   When the **Install** button is clicked, all applicable upgrades will be installed.  
 (Recommended for beginners.) \\ (Recommended for beginners.) \\
-** *Note* ** that it is possible to “selectively” upgrade by highlighting a single  
-package and clicking the **Install** button.  
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 (**Optional**) \\ (**Optional**) \\
-Under **System**, **OMV-Extras**, **Settings**:+Under **System**, **OMV-Extras**, **Settings**:\\
 In **Settings**, check the box for the **Testing repo** and click **Save**. \\ In **Settings**, check the box for the **Testing repo** and click **Save**. \\
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