Online Help / Configuration Tool

The configuration tool is used to configure high level setting pertaining to your website. This should be the first tool you use when setting up a new website.

General Settings

Registration Key:
When registering Tandem Server you will receive a "Registration Key". Enter you registration key in the "Registration Key" text box.

Remove Powered By Link:
This feature will only work with a valid registration key. Please show your support for Tandem Server and leave this box unchecked.

File Not Found Page:
Selecting a page here will display that page as your File Not Found page instead of a generic error page. Tandem Server users commonly use a sitemap page as their file not found page to direct visitors to a related page.

Enable Friendly URLs:
Before enabling Friendly URLs you must configure your server to redirect 404 (file not found) website errors to the "FileNotFound.aspx" page in the root of your website. If you do not set this up properly, the links on your website will not work. Contact your hosting company on how to configure your 404 error handling to point to the "FileNotFound.aspx" page.

Use SSL for Secure Pages:
When using secure pages you have the option to make them more secure by using a Secure Socets Layer (SSL) to access them.

Before enabling Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) i.e. "https" for Secure Content Pages you must have SSL setup for your website or you will not be able to access your pages. Contact your hosting company on how to setup SSL for your website.

SSL is a security protocol that provides communication privacy which enables client and server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery.

UI Settings

Website Name:

Name of your website (used in the meta title element).

Date Format:

This date format will be used when displaying dates on your website. i.e. Newsletters and Articles

Website Search Control

Use Bing.com Search Control:

This feature will enable a Bing Search control above your vertical navigation so visitors can search your site for specific content.

Note: Search results depend on the Bing Search for content so if your site has not been crawled and indexed there will be no results, it is best to leave this option off until your site has been fully indexed.

Navigation

Hide Top Navigation:

Checking this box will hide the top navigation bar on your site for all pages.

Center Top Navigation:

Checking this box will center the links in your top navigation, by default they are left aligned.

Hide Vertical Navigation:

Checking this box will hide the vertical navigation from your site for all pages.

Enable Breadcrumb Navigation:

Checking this box will enable breadcrumbs on your site. Breadcrumbs are displayed just below the page title. Each page has the ability to hide the breadcrumb navigation, this is configured in the page details of each page.

Favorites Icon

Icon URL (.ico):

This is a nice feature for a website to have, a favorites icon is used for when visitors bookmark your site (add your site to their favorites menu). Having a custom icon is nice to allow visitors to quickly identify your site in their favorites menu. This icon also displays in the address bar of your browser.

Note: This image must be an .ico file type to function properly.

Website Dimensions

Width:
Here you can choose how wide you want your website to display 800 pixels, 1024 pixels, 100% or a custom width.

Side Bar

Position:

Here you can position your vertical navigation on the right or left side of your website. Note: Positioning the navigation on the right side is slightly better for search engine rankings as it will position your content higher on your page.

Backlink

This feature refers to the black footer link at the bottom of your website that points to TandemServer.org

Remove Backlink:

If you have registered your website then you have the option of removing the backlink to TandemServer.org from your website.However, it is encouraged that you leave link on your site to show support for Tandem Server CMS.

Backlink Text:

The text of the backlink is auto configured for your site but you can choose to display an alternate text version if you like.

Newsletter Settings
E-Mail Throttling: Some hosting companies put a limit on the number of E-Mails your website can send per minute. If you have a limit then you are strongly advised to set your limit with this setting so Tandem Server CMS knows how many E-Mails to send. Otherwise E-Mails can be lost.

E-Mail Settings

Before you can send e-mails from Tandem Server CMS you must configure your email settings. Tandem Server CMS will be unable to send e-mails if these settings are not configured properly. Consult your hosting company if you are not sure about a setting here.

SMTP Server:
This is the Simple Mail Transfer Protocal (SMTP) server used to send e-mails out from Tandem Server.

SMPT Port:
Most hosting companies require that you define a specific port when sending email.

User Name:
This is your login name for your mail server.

Password:
This is your login password for your mail server.

E-Mail To Address:
When users submit forms on your website you will receive their submissions via e-mail, this is the email address that will receive those e-mails.

E-Mail From Address:
When sending emails from Tandem Server (like newsletters), this will be the "from" e-mail address receipients will see.

Send Test E-mail:
To verify that your e-mail settings are configured properly click the "Send Test E-mail" button to send an email using your settings. If you get an e-mail then your setting are configured properly.