  To set up FCDS, you will need to:
• install FCDS
• configure FCDS
• update the shipped settings file for FCDS to use when connecting to your FirstClass server
• register FCDS as a Windows server.
FCDS installation
To download FCDS:
1 Log into FirstClass Online (FCOL) using your registered account.
2 Go to the software downloads area.
3 Download the FCDS installer.
FCDS installation creates the following objects:
• a DS Deleted group
• a DS Admin group
• a Directory Services folder on the administrator's Desktop
This folder contains the Directory Setup and Directory Monitor forms, plus a link to the SSL Certificates folder.
• a FirstClassDS folder located in FCServer.
This folder contains the executable, settings file, ReadMe, lang.rez, license, and .fcp files.
Configuring FCDS
Next, you need to provide FCDS with the information it needs to operate. To do this:
1 Open the DS Admin form in the Groups folder.
2 Select "Subadministrator" on the Features tab.
 CautionBecause the FCDS account has subadministrator privileges, and will be using the FirstClass scripting password to connect to the FirstClass server, you must take the same security precautions regarding inappropriate use of this account as you would for any other FirstClass administrator or subadministrator account.
3 Open the Directory gateway form in the Gateways and Services folder.
4 Click Directory Information.
 NoteDon't touch anything else on the Directory gateway form, and don't update the gateway permissions.
5 Enter your FirstClass scripting password at "Password" on the Gateway Directory Information form.
6 Update the Directory Setup form in the Directory Services folder.
7 Enable FirstClass Provisioning Protocol (FPP) on the FirstClass server.
Use a text editor to uncomment and update the TCPFPPPORT statement in the Netinfo file located in ..\FCNS\SERVER. The FPP port number is the number you specified when you updated the Directory Setup form.
Additional configuration for Sun Microsystems iPlanet Directory Server
To replicate to FCDS, set up a Replication Agreement on the Configuration tab of the Directory Server administrator console. Specify the following:
• replica type is "Master replica"
• schedule is "Always keep in sync".
You can also improve replication performance by defining the replicated attributes and setting them to the FCDS-supported set of attributes.
Additional configuration for OpenLDAP (SLAPD) Directory Server
To replicate to FCDS, use the OpenLDAP SLURPD daemon. In the slapd.conf file, specify these parameters:
• replogfile - activates replication log file creation
• replica parameter block, with these values:
• uir/host - point to FCDS
• binddn - the FCDS administrator's DN
• bindmethod - simple
• credentials - the FCDS administrator's password.
Generate an LDIF file of the OpenLDAP directory. You will need this file later to get FCDS and OpenLDAP into sync for the first time.
On FCDS' Directory Setup form, choose slave mode, and Generic for the external LDAP server type.
Updating the FCDS settings file
FCDS ships with a settings file (fcds.fc) that FCDS uses to connect to the FirstClass server. This settings file is located in the FirstClassDS folder.
Update this settings file just as you would any other settings file.
Save both the user ID and password in the settings file, using these values:
• user ID - 400000000 (included in the shipped settings file)
• password - your FirstClass scripting password.
Registering FCDS as a Windows server
You can either register FCDS as a Windows server, or register it as a Windows server and set it up to run as a Windows service. Running as a Windows service is described in our server administration help.
To register FCDS as a Windows server:
1 Open the DOS command prompt window.
2 Navigate to the FirstClassDS folder.
3 Enter one of the following commands:
• fcds/RegServer
Registers FCDS as a Windows server.
• fcds/Service
Registers FCDS as a Windows server and sets it up to run as a Windows service. As part of this setup, you specify the startup parameters, and can tell it to start automatically.
 NoteIf you ever want to unregister FCDS, type
fcds/UnregServer
Running FCDS in another language
If you want FCDS to run in a language other than English:
1 Use FirstClass Designer to open the lang.rez file located in the FirstClassDS folder.
2 Replace the object names in FOLDER_NAMES with the translated object names.
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