This guide is a condensed version of the manual and is recommended for first time users. We recommend first reading through this page, then browse through the rest of the manual.

• If port 8000 was available at start up time, your Manager address will be http://your.server.address:8000
• If not, the Manager will choose an available port automatically. In this case, the Marratech Meetings shortcut file will help you find it easily.

1. Under the Details section of the Network settings panel, fill in the Extra Address #1 field in the Session Engine section with the external IP address your server is accessed from.
   
2. In your NAT, you will need to setup the proper port forwarding for external connections to reach the internal address. HTTP (TCP) and HTTPS (TCP) ports, as well as the UDP ports must be properly configured.

1. Add a self signed or official certificate for secure web and meeting access.
   
2. Change the http port to port 80 for reaching the Manager without the need for a :8000 in the URL. (be sure this port is not used by Apache or IIS etc.)
   
3. Enter the external IP address used to access the Manager if it is being used behind NAT.
   
4. If you have many Network Interfaces (i.e. many IP addresses) you will need to bind the Manager to the proper interface.
   
5. The Manager's interface is created using Cascading Style Sheets and JSP (Java Server Pages). These are found in the installation directory. This interface can be fully customized (logos, fonts, name, etc…)
   
6. The Manager can use an LDAP server, e.g. Active Directory, for managing user and group accounts. This is activated in the Users section.
7. Add a SIP and or H.323 Dial Out gateway.

Once your Manager is running and you completed the previous steps, you will want to setup user groups, users and e-meeting rooms.

Setting up users Setting up a user is done from the administration pages, under the Users section. Users can be assigned a name, password, location, etc… as well as the group they belong in. Any user can be given administrator access by placing it in the Manager-admin group.

Setting up user groups Room membership can be controlled by which group a user belongs too. Setting up a group is done from the administration pages, under the Users section.

Setting up e-meeting rooms Setting up a room is done from the administration pages, under the E-meetings section. Setting up a room involves a few simple steps. We recommend using the built-in default templates.These will help you easily define rooms for basic DSL usage, premium (faster) DSL usage and broadband usage.

You can also define the maximum amount of seats a room may take as well as which users will have access to it.

An e-meeting room may also be defined as open or private. A private room requires the user to log in while an open room requires no username / password to participate.

Ports
If placed behind a firewall, port configuration in your firewall may be needed for access by external IP addresses.

The Marratech Manager uses the following ports by default:

Item	Default value
http for viewing web pages*	TCP 8000
https for viewing secure web pages*	TCP 8001
Ports for meeting traffic	UDP 52000 - 52999
Ports for SIP and H.323 call connections**	UDP 5060 to 5160 and UDP 53000 to 53099

*the default http and https port may change if they are already used by another process. Look at the Marratech Meetings shortcut to know what ports you are using.

**Select a unique span of ports for each SIP and H.323 line you create.

Easy troubleshooting

• Double check to see if the Windows service is properly started. This is done from the Administration tools in the Windows Control Panel. Once you have identified the Manager service, you can see if it is started or not.
  
• If you changed http and or https ports, are there any conflicts with Apache or IIS?
  
• When your Manager is being used, you can get an approximate bandwidth value in the Status page. Please ensure that it does not go over your network limit.
  
• Never move a license.kit file manually. Always use the web interface to upgrade or add a license file.
  
• The templates provided are made for creating "seat" based rooms. If you have an auditorium license and you create an auditorium with the provided seat based template, you will get a "Room is full" error message. Simply edit the room and modify it to be an auditorium.
  
• If someone has a lot of packet loss and very long delays, ask that user to set their bandwidth limit in their Marratech client options to the one matching their setup.
  
  This is not a Manager issue and may be because the user's DSL / Cable modem is buffering data when the uplink capacity is overloaded.