Web Hosting 101 - Getting Started with Your New Account

Welcome, now what's next?
Okay, you've just signed up for an account at EZ2ba.com. Now you have several options. We're going to assume that you have little experience with the process of web site hosting. The point of this document is to give you guidance on what you should do first with your new account, not necessarily how to do it. Much of the how to’s are available in the Command Center manual.

Let's start with you account management tool, the Command Center. The Command Center is a simple web based interface between you and your account features. The welcome letter explained how to get onto the Command Center (http://YourIPNumber/menu) and the online documentation tells you how to use each feature. Let's discuss about where to begin.

First off, we've put together a fairly in-depth set of instruction manuals to help you find answers quickly. This manual will take you through our Command Center tools with step by step instructions. Please investigate our entire help section.

Within the welcome letted was a computer-generated password. It might be a good idea to change the password to something a little easier to remember. Use the Change Password icon in the Command Center to make this change.

It is important to make your password as secure as possible by choosing a password that is impossible to guess. The weakest link in any security system is the people using it. People tend to choose passwords that can be guessed, or they write them down near the computer. Then they're surprised that a hacker intent on breaking into and tresspassing on their system would stoop so low as to steal this information. Here are some guidelines to follow.

	Choose a password that: is at least 6 to 8 characters long is not a word in the dictionary (a favorite hacker tool) is not a name has numbers or symbols as well as letters in it has cap and lower case characters for extra security

When you first sign up for EZ2ba.com, the server creates an email box using your User ID. You can delete this email box if you don’t wish to use it and add more email boxes using the Email Manager icon in your Command Center. Due to the many different email programs out there we cannot document how to install each one, but we do include the information that you'll need to set up your email in the welcome letter and a brief tutorial on setting up email in our help section.

Included in each account is a very basic web site builder tool. This tool will allow even the most novice user to create a multi page web site. You can upload your logo and edit the copy to market your company. If you have the need for a more professional looking web site with more features than available with this tool there are a variety of web page design tools on the market that will work with our servers.

If you’re need advanced services and features, you can use any commercial web design software such as Microsoft FrontPage, NetObjects Fusion, Macromedia Dreamweaver or Flash, etc.

Once you’ve created your site, you can upload it to our server using the software your page was designed in. A note of caution, make sure your site is uploaded ot the www directory or it will not show up on the internet. Also, never delete any files or directories that you find in your account. Our system has many automated features that utilize these directories.

The Account Management and Billing tools in the Command Center will keep you informed on your billing and enable you to keep us up-to-date on your contact information. It's always a good idea to periodically confirm that the information within these two sections are up to date and accurate. If there are any problems or questions that you have, please let us know so that we can correct this information for you.

That about wraps up the beginning of your online to do list.

You should check out our How To Guides for Webmasters. There is a lot of information on some important topics that should interest you.

Depending on which package you've signed up for, there are many items within your Command Center that you can discover. We truly hope that you will continue to explore and enjoy the hosting services which we provide. If you have any questions, please drop line: Ask A Question.

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