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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3 9 User Guide Deployment tasks checklist The following table describes the tasks you need to perform to successfully deploy Contribute. Task Description Configure network and server permissions Ensure that the network and server permissions allow read, write, and modify access so that Contribute users can connect to the site and update pages. For more information, see "Preparing your web server before you deploy" on page 11. Plan your site structure and connection path Plan your site structure, including considerations for subsites or multiple connections, and determine your connection path. For more information, see "Planning your Contribute site structure and connection path" on page 15. Install Contribute and Install Contribute on the computer from which you'll administer the site, create a create an administrative connection to the website by using Contribute, and establish yourself as the website connection Contribute administrator for the site. To learn more about creating an administrative connection, see "Installing Contribute and creating an administrative connection" on page 21. Install Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) (optional) CPS is a suite of Java server applications that lets you integrate Contribute with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Active Directory services, and implement e-mail notifications to keep Contribute users informed about the status of their drafts in progress. To use CPS, you must install and configure the server on a Java application server. For more information, see "Installing Contribute Publishing Server (Optional)" on page 23 Configure Contribute settings and roles Configure the administrative settings so that Contribute works more efficiently with your website and create Contribute roles based on the privileges and restrictions you want to place on a user's ability to access and edit pages in the site. For more information, see "Configuring Contribute" on page 31. Configure CPS user direc- If you use CPS, configure the User Directory service: you must specify the user tory service (optional) directory type, and either configure CPS to access your LDAP or Active Directory server, or enter user information into a file-based database. You can also configure other CPS services now, or you can do it later. For more information, see "Configuring Contribute Publishing Server (CPS only)" on page 37. Configure the Log and E- Configure the log file and e-mail settings that CPS should use. You can configure mail services (optional) these CPS services now, or you can do it later. For more information, see "Configuring Contribute Publishing Server (CPS only)" on page 37.

Section	Page
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Overview	4
Understanding Contribute user management models	4
Using Contribute Publishing Server with Contribute	5
Common website configurations	7
Deploying Contribute for a single website with one web server	7
Deploying Contribute for multiple websites on one web server	8
Deploying Contribute to a staging server and a live server	9
Deployment roles and responsibilities	11
Deployment tasks checklist	12
Chapter 2: Setting up your Contribute Server Environment	14
Preparing your web server before you deploy	14
Understanding network and server permissions	14
Understanding server access for connecting to CPS-managed websites	15
Restricting access to administrative folders and special file types	15
Apache web servers	15
Microsoft IIS web servers	16
Other web servers	16
Special files created by the draft review process	16
Planning your Contribute site structure and connection path	18
Understanding Contribute connection paths	18
Understanding subsites and overlapping website connections	19
Understanding Contribute network connection types	21
Network paths and web addresses (URLs)	24
Installing Contribute and creating an administrative connection	24
Preparing to connect to a website	24
Creating a Contribute website connection	25
Installing Contribute Publishing Server (Optional)	26
Software requirements	26
Installing Contribute Publishing Server using the Simple Installation	26
Installing Contribute Publishing Server by using the WAR File Installation	28
Chapter 3: Configuring Contribute	34
Configuring Contribute	34
About Contribute administrative settings	34
Configuring Contribute administrative settings	35
About Contribute user roles and settings	36
Creating Contribute roles	38
Configuring Contribute Publishing Server (CPS only)	40
Understanding Contribute user authentication models	40
About Contribute and LDAP or Active Directory	41
Authentication workflow	42
Configuring CPS User Directory and other services	43
Enabling Contribute websites to work with CPS (CPS only)	45
Adding users to your website (CPS only)	47
Deploying Contribute and website connections	49
Sending connection keys for websites	50
Sending connections for CPS managed sites	52
Deploying Contribute across an organization	52
Deploying Contribute CS3 by using Microsoft Systems Management Server	52
Uninstalling Contribute CS3	56
Index	57
A	57
about CPS 2	57
Add Users dialog box 45	57
Administer Website dialog box 43, 44	57
administration	57
settings, about 31	57
sitewide settings 32	57
administrator, responsibilities 8	57
C	57
child website 16	57
compressed WAR archive 27	57
connecting to a website that CPS manages 47, 49	57
connection key, sending 47	57
Connection Wizard 21	57
connections	57
about 18	57
child websites 16	57
creating a website 21	57
network path 22	57
overlapping 16	57
SFTP 19	57
URL 22	57
WebDAV 20	57
Contribute 45	57
Administer Website dialog box 43, 44	57
Enable Publishing Server dialog box 43	57
Log service 2	57
Publishing Server, enabling 42	57
User Directory, enabling 43	57
Contribute Publishing Server	57
about 2	57
case study 2	57
Simple Installation 23	57
using secure LDAP with User Directory 42	57
WAR File Installation 23, 25	57
CPS	57
about 2	57
Simple Installation 23	57
using secure LDAP with User Directory 42	57
WAR File Installation 23, 25	57
D	57
deploying	57
responsibilities 8	57
tasks 9	57
E	57
E-mail Notification, about 2	57
Enable Publishing Server dialog box 43	57
expanded WAR archive 27	57
F	57
FTP, connection information 22	57
I	57
installing	57
Contribute Publishing Server, Simple Installation 23	57
Contribute Publishing Server, WAR File Installation 23, 25	57
L	57
LDAP, using secure LDAP with User Directory 42	57
Log service, about 2	57
N	57
network	57
about 11	57
connection types, about 18	57
path and web addresses 21	57
O	57
overlapping, website connections 16	57
P	57
parent website 16	57
permissions, about 11	57
Publishing Server	57
enabling with Contribute 42	57
Publishing Server Console 40	57
Simple Installation 23	57
system requirements 23	57
using secure LDAP with User Directory 42	57
WAR File Installation 23, 25	57
web address 43	57
R	57
roles	57
about 33	57
Administrator 33	57
default 33	57
example of 34	57
Publisher 33	57
Writer 33	57
S	57
secure LDAP, using with User Directory 42	57
server permissions 11	57
services	57
E-mail Notification 2	57
Log 2	57
User Directory 2	57
SFTP connection information 19, 22	57
Simple Installation, Contribute Publishing Server 23	57
Sitewide Settings dialog box 32	57
staging servers, case study 6	57
system requirements 23	57
U	57
User Directory	57
about 2	57
enable 43	57
User Directory service, using secure LDAP (LDAPS) 42	57
user management	57
about 1	57
Contribute Publishing Server 1	57
manual connections 1	57
users, connecting to a website that CPS manages 47, 49	57
W	57
WAR	57
compressed archive 27	57
expanded archive 27	57
WAR File Installation, Contribute Publishing Server 23, 25	57
Web Application Archive, see WAR.	57
WebDAV connection information 20	58
website connections	58
child websites 16	58
creating 21, 22	58
overlapping 16	58
website, address (URL) 22	58

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ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3

User Guide

Deployment tasks checklist

The following table describes the tasks you need to perform to successfully deploy Contribute.

Task

Description

Configure network and

server permissions

Ensure that the network and server permissions allow read, write, and modify

access so that Contribute users can connect to the site and update pages.

For more information, see “Preparing your web server before you deploy” on

page 11.

Plan your site structure

and connection path

Plan your site structure, including considerations for subsites or multiple connec-

tions, and determine your connection path.

For more information, see “Planning your Contribute site structure and connec-

tion path” on page 15.

Install Contribute and

create an administrative

website connection

Install Contribute on the computer from which you’ll administer the site, create a

connection to the website by using Contribute, and establish yourself as the

Contribute administrator for the site.

To learn more about creating an administrative connection, see “Installing

Contribute and creating an administrative connection” on page 21.

Install Contribute

Publishing Server (CPS)

(optional)

CPS is a suite of Java server applications that lets you integrate Contribute with

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Active Directory services, and

implement e-mail notifications to keep Contribute users informed about the

status of their drafts in progress.

To use CPS, you must install and configure the server on a Java application server.

For more information, see “Installing Contribute Publishing Server (Optional)” on

page 23

Configure Contribute

settings and roles

Configure the administrative settings so that Contribute works more efficiently

with your website and create Contribute roles based on the privileges and restric-

tions you want to place on a user’s ability to access and edit pages in the site.

For more information, see “Configuring Contribute” on page 31.

Configure CPS user direc-

tory service (optional)

If you use CPS, configure the User Directory service: you must specify the user

directory type, and either configure CPS to access your LDAP or Active Directory

server, or enter user information into a file-based database. You can also configure

other CPS services now, or you can do it later.

For more information, see “Configuring Contribute Publishing Server (CPS only)”

on page 37.

Configure the Log and E-

mail services (optional)

Configure the log file and e-mail settings that CPS should use. You can configure

these CPS services now, or you can do it later.

For more information, see “Configuring Contribute Publishing Server (CPS only)”

on page 37.