The Administrator is the graphical user interface to the Server. After you install one or more Servers, configure clustering services, if used, and configure the Server to run as a Windows service, you then configure the connection to the Server in the Administrator.
The Server is configured by default to run when the operating system starts. The Administrator is used to connect to the Server to create Server Groups, Servers, and Sites, manage user accounts and permissions, set security protocols, define commands, and configure Event Rules.
The Administrator connects to the Server on either a local or remote computer. You can install the Administrator on as many computers as you like, but the Server may only be installed on computers with valid Server software licenses.
The Server employs an inheritance hierarchy to manage its Server, Site, and User settings, and Group permissions. The settings on the Server are inherited at the Site level; the settings on the Site are inherited at the User Setting Level; the settings on the User Setting Level are inherited by the users assigned to that User Setting Level. The parent settings can be overridden at each level.
The left pane of the Administrator provides a tree view of Server components, which include the Server Groups, Servers, Sites, User Setting Levels, Users, Groups, Commands, and Event Rules that are used to connect to and communicate with the Server.
The right pane of the Administrator provides tabs that contain the configuration options for the item selected in the left pane. For example, when you select a Server in the left pane, the right pane contains the configuration options for the selected Server.
To open the Administrator
Launch the Administrator by clicking the shortcut on the Start menu or the desktop (cftpsai.exe).