Remote Administration

The whole concept of a Virtual Server or Virtual Hosting is based on remote administration. Many small to medium sized business simply cannot afford to install a T1 into their office (let alone a DS3 or OC3) and lay down the capital, time, and human resources necessary to maintain a dedicated connection to the Internet. A Virtual Server allows you to have a dedicated presence on the Internet and maintain it remotely via a low cost dial-up connection.

There are several methods which you can use to remotely manage and administrate your Virtual Server. These methods are each presented below.

iManager/iRoot
Two web-based utilities, iManager and iRoot, which utilize your favorite browser (i.e. Netscape Communicator or MSIE) and a fill-out form interface provide one method. iManager is a web content manager and file browser which provides you with the capability of editing files, renaming files, copying files, deleting files, and even uploading files to your Virtual Server. iRoot is a collection of "wizards" which perform common administrative tasks (using your web browser) such as adding a new e-mail mailbox or adding a new e-mail alias.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
You can use FTP to upload content to or download from your Virtual Server. There are almost an inumerable amount of FTP clients available on the Internet (most are freeware or shareware) which you can use. A page devoted to describing how to use FTP is found in this Getting Started section of our web site.

Telnet or SSH
A page devoted to describing how to use telnet and SSH is found in this Getting Started section of our web site.

Windows 95/NT File Sharing
The Windows Fileshare support allows you to map your Virtual Server's home directory to your Windows 95 or NT desktop over the Internet. This is very nice interface for maintaining your Web site. After your Virtual Server's network drive is mapped, you simply need to "drag-and-drop" files to your Virtual Server. This feature also allows you to delete, copy, and move files on your Virtual Server as if it were a local drive.