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The control panel is an intuitive, easy-to-use Web-based GUI that shields the user from the complexity of the underlying Linux operating system. The Plesk Control Panel provides administrators, and end users with a simple yet powerful interface to manage and modify virtual sites or user accounts.

Server Administrator

Login Add New site Site Settings
Web Server Settings Adding Client Accounts  
 

Site Administrator
Login Web Settings Add Email Accounts

End User
Login Email Options  
 
 
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Control Panel Specification



Delegated Self-Administration
One Control Panel for all users

  • Master Level: This view-from-the-top administration interface allows Sys Admins to manage multiple servers from a single console
  • Server Administrator Level: Full control over server, resellers and end-users
  • Reseller Client Level: Wide range of tools for hosting provisioning within the limits set by Server Administrator
  • Domain Owner Level: Provides full control over single domain within limits set by Reseller or Server Administrator
  • Mail User Level: Manage single mailbox reducing support from domain owner
Complete Documentation
  • Context-sensitive quick online help for all objects in control panel
  • Detailed context-sensitive online help for all pages
  • Comprehensive Users Manuals
  • Release notes with installation instructions and "what's new" section
  • Plesk 7 New Feature How-to Resources
  • Plesk 7 Custom Skins Creation Guide
  • Plesk 7 Installation Guide
  • Detailed Documentation how to create Site Applications for new Plesk 7 Application Pack
Language Support
  • Multilanguage support allows virtually unlimited languages to be installed
  • Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish language packs are available
  • Individual users can simultaneously to a single server, each using a different language. They also can change interface language at any time
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Server Administration Level
Server Management
  • NEW! Configure optional SpamAssassin SPAM Filtering Software
  • NEW! Choose between five pre-installed 'skins' or install others
  • NEW! Configure the Plesk7 "Application Pack" (Optional)
  • NEW! See server statistics (disk usage, traffic, server uptime, RAM usage)
  • NEW! Create Custom Buttons for the Interface
  • NEW! Configure ColdFusion (Optional - Requires Macromedia Coldfusion Licence)
  • NEW! Private Folder Management
  • NEW! Configure Support Trouble Ticketing System
  • Configure and manage applications such as Apache and FTP
  • Backup and restore entire server, a reseller's sites or a single site using Backup/Restore Utilities
  • Use an integrated Mail server or third-party solution
  • Use an integrated DNS or third-party solution
  • Update network settings, such as time zones
  • Reboot or shutdown server
  • Run, stop or restart services (mail, DNS, apache, tomcat etc.)
  • Brand the control panel by uploading a new logo or changing it within the skin (all logos can be changed)
  • Prevents unauthorized access of domains on a shared server using a standard Unix/Linux security scheme which is proved to be secure on thousands Unix/Linux servers all over the world
  • Flexible mail configuration (POP3, SMTP authorization, open and closed relaying, white and black lists, MAPS spam protection)
  • Create DNS template for new domains
  • Manage SSL Certificate
  • Manage Control Panel Sessions (Idle time, login attempts etc.)
  • Choose default skin and language, change Admin's skin and language
  • Manage MPC services
  • Manage Plesk notifications (choose event, select recipient, write text)
  • Create Domain Templates
  • Manage PostgresSQL Admin's password (Optional)
  • Create Client/Reseller Templates
  • Action log management
  • Server-wide and per domain Crontab management
  • Default Domain Skeleton management
  • IP access restriction management
Service Plan Management
  • NEW! Create bundles of applications and server resources for targeted customer segments
  • Automate new site deployment by defining a domain template once
  • Create domain templates and use them as default for quick domain creation
  • Track supported applications and allocated resources such as disk space, monthly bandwidth, number of webusers, mail user and other limits
  • Create an unlimited number of targeted templates for domains and clients/resellers
  • Bundle and meter top requested features such as multiple MySQL, PostgreSQL (Optional component) databases and webusers. Anonymous FTP access
  • Choose different security options during site creation (allowing SSH access, scripting, allow scripting to webusers)
Domain Management
  • Automatically create a new site with point-and-click ease, based on a domain template or custom requirements
  • Automatically create DNS and appropriate application entries, such as Apache, FTP
  • Manage IP-based (dedicated IP) and name-based (virtual, shared-IP) domains. Create standard- or frame-forwarding domains. Manage SSL Certificate for domains
  • NEW! Create sub domains
  • Upgrade a domain from name-based to IP-based and vice versa, change physical hosting to standard- or frame-forwarding hosting
  • Upgrade the resources available to an existing site, manage permissions
  • Manage all domains on the system with a single login
  • Monitor bandwidth on a per site basis by traffic type: http/https, pop3, SMTP, IMAP, ftp, anonymous ftp.
  • Webalizer is included for traffic statistics. Quick view traffic history
  • Manage multiple domain aliases pointing to a single site; e.g., www.Plesk.com and www.Plesk.net
  • Manage webusers
  • Manage multiple MySQL databases per site
  • Create email, mail groups, autoresponders
  • Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL), assign users to them
  • Log Rotation Management
  • Upload and manage site files using File-Manager
  • Manage Anonymous FTP settings (bandwidth, incoming dir, simultaneous logins)
  • Manage site using FrontPage Web-Admin
  • Switch entire domain ON/OFF
  • Create and manage Mail lists
  • Use Crontab Manager
  • Manage Domain skeleton
Reseller Management
  • Add clients/resellers with point-and-click ease, using a client template or per customer requirements
  • Upgrade the resources available to an existing client/reseller and manage their permissions
  • Limit the number of IP's and domains available for individual resellers
  • Global account management for all Resellers permissions and configurations
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Client/Reseller Level
Service Plan Management
  • Create bundles or applications and server resources for targeted customer segments
  • Automate new site deployment by defining a domain template once
  • Create an unlimited number of targeted domain templates for sites
  • Rely on default templates created by admin
  • Track supported applications and allocated resources such as disk space, monthly bandwidth and number of users
  • Choose different security options during site creation (allowing SSH access, scripting, allow scripting to webusers)
Domain Management
  • NEW! Create sub domains
  • Automatically create a new site with point-and-click ease, based on a domain template or custom requirements
  • Automatically create DNS and appropriate application entries, such as Apache, FTP
  • Manage IP-based (dedicated IP) and name-based (virtual, shared-IP) domains. Create standard- or frame-forwarding domains. Manage SSL Certificate for domains
  • Upgrade a domain from name-based to IP-based and vice versa, change physical hosting to standard- or frame-forwarding hosting
  • Upgrade the resources available to an existing site, manage permissions
  • Manage all sold domains from a single login
  • Monitor bandwidth on a per site basis by traffic type: http/https, pop3, SMTP, IMAP, ftp, anonymous ftp. Webalizer is included for traffic statistics. Quick view traffic history
  • Manage multiple domain aliases pointing to a single site; e.g., www.Plesk.com and www.Plesk.net
  • Manage webusers
  • Manage multiple MySQL databases per site
  • Create email, mail groups, autoresponders
  • Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL), assign users to them
  • Log Rotation Management
  • Upload and manage site files using File-Manager
  • Manage Anonymous FTP settings (bandwidth, incoming dir, simultaneous logins)
  • Manage site using FrontPage Web-Admin
  • Switch entire domain ON/OFF
  • Create and manage Mail lists
  • Use Crontab Manager
  • Manage Domain skeleton
  • Set Account Expirations and Notifications
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Domain Owner Level
Domain Management
  • NEW! Create sub domains
  • Configure sites and update application settings
  • Upload, manage, backup and restore site files
  • Manage multiple domain aliases pointing to a single site
  • Create webusers, allow them scripting capabilities, assign hard disk quota
  • Manage multiple MySQL databases per site
  • Monitor bandwidth on a per site basis by traffic type: http/https, pop3, SMTP, IMAP, ftp, anonymous ftp. See traffic history
  • Analyze web logs via Webalizer
  • Create protected directories (SSL and non-SSL), assign users to them
  • Log Rotation Management
  • Upload and manage site files using File-Manager
  • Manage Anonymous FTP settings (bandwidth, incoming dir, simultaneous logins)
  • Manage site using FrontPage Web-Admin
  • Create and manage Mail lists
  • Switch entire domain ON/OFF
  • Use Crontab Manager
  • Manage Domain skeleton
Mail User Support
  • NEW! OPTIONAL SpamAssassin Configuration
  • Includes email account creation, deletion, aliases, groups, redirects auto-responses, account on/off switching
  • Allows for Mail Users private secure login access
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Mail User Level
Email Management
  • Manage mail preferences
  • Set autoresponders, aliases and vacation messages
  • Receive and review email anywhere, anytime, from any Web browser
  • Change mailbox passwords
  • Create mail groups and redirects
  • Set Mailbox quotas
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Services Management
Apache Web Server
  • Supports SSI, Suexec, SSL, log files, CGI-BIN, HTAccess, Custom error documents, Web users
  • Multiple subdomain creation and types supported
FTP Server
  • NEW! Extended Anonymous FTP configuration
  • Supports anonymous FTP for name-and IP-based domains
  • FTP Traffic statistic
  • FTP limits and traffic settings
Mail Server
  • Includes and supports mail aliases, autoresponders and vacation messages, forwarding, spam filters, mailing lists, POP3/IMAP servers
  • Includes Web based email (IMP)
  • Includes SMTP, POP3 authorization and open / closed types of mail relaying
  • NEW! Includes Optional SpamAssassin anti-SPAM email filtering
Development Tools
  • Support Microsoft FrontPage, scripting languages (Perl, Python, PHP, Perl / ASP)
  • Any perl / php modules installed on server may be used for enhancing scripting capabilities
  • Cron jobs control for administrators and users
Database Management
  • Supports and manages multiple MySQL databases simultaneously
  • Support PhpMyAdmin / PhpPGAdmin (Web-based database administration)
DNS Manager
  • Automate DNS setup when creating a new site with help of server-wide DNS templates
  • Flexible editing and fine-tuning DNS records
  • Support for primary / secondary DNS servers, remote DNS servers, global access control lists for DNS zone transfers
  • Supports domain names registration
  • Quick DNS restoration supported
Quota control
  • Complete limiting parameters for disk space and traffic capabilities, number of users, mail names, databases and all other objects
  • Hard limit settings for disk quota supported
Usage Reports
  • Provides detailed disk and traffic usage information by clients or domains, traffic history
  • Provides detailed report about various objects created by administrator / client in Plesk: domains, web-users, databases, etc.
  • Provides information about system services state and problems on local and remote Plesk an PSA servers
  • Provides logging of actions performed by users in Plesk control panel and logging parameters tuning
Web and FTP Domain Statistics
  • Support file and log analysis, access to raw log files
  • Webalizer web traffic reports
  • Log files rotation
Remote Access Options
  • Supports SSH, provides shell access control and various shells
Online File Manager
  • NEW! Includes a WYSIWYG html viewer
  • Includes a graphical file editor, with upload, download and attributes managers
Backup and Restore
  • Supplies both server-wide and domain level backup and restore
  • Schedule automated backups using Crontab manager
  • Backup/Restore Utilities supports data migration between PSA servers
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Quick Start Tools
Graphical User Interface
  • Friendly and intuitive control panel interface
  • Branding and customization allowed
Online Help
  • Context-sensitive quick online help for all objects in control panel
  • Detailed context-sensitive online help for all pages
  • Comprehensive Users Manuals & Quick Start guide
  • Release notes with installation instructions and "what's new" section
  • Online Flash demonstrations walk novice users through all aspects of Plesk usage
  • Plesk 7 New Feature How-to Resources
  • Plesk 7 Custom Skins Creation Guide
  • Plesk 7 Installation Guide
  • Detailed Documentation how to create Site Applications for new Plesk 7 Application Pack
Operating System Installation
  • Standard installation (one .sh file) ensures trouble free and quick installation
  • RPM installer gives you flexible and manageable installation of PSA
  • New Auto-installer tool facilitates quick and simple installation of RPM version. Auto-Installer provides local or remote download of RPM files for hands free upgrading and installation.
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Basic and Advanced Customization Tools
Brand Identity
  • Upload individual logos to establish and strengthen the brand presence of you and your resellers. Also it's allowed to create skin with your own logos and branding colors or fonts
Custom Skins
  • Customize your control panel look and feel, including logo placement, colors, navigation, icons, fonts and more using common CSS styles
Easy Add-Ons
  • Integrate with complementary solutions from Plesk, SWsoft, as well as third-party providers
Scripting Support
  • Build new custom solutions using extensive command line interface tools and our new "Event Manager" and "Action Log" features in Plesk 7
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Plesk Control Panel User Manual
Link to Plesk Client User Manual (1.1Mb)

Animated Tutorials
Link to Plesk Tutorials
 
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Terms
The contract covers a minimum period of 12 months, and is renewable for additional years on the contract anniversary. Should this contract be cancelled prior to the end of the term, the customer will be liable for immediate payment of all outstanding charges up to the end of the term. Monthly charges are billed quarterly in advance. These are in addition to our Standard terms & Conditions.

Prices quoted are exclusive of vat at the standard rate.
Our terms and conditions of sale apply to all orders.
Payment terms strictly 7 days from date of invoice.
13/07/04 E.& O.E
Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice
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