====== Feng Office Configuration ======

On the Administration Panel, you have a **//Configurations//** option.

See [[:administration_panel|here to learn how to access the Administration Panel]].

Once you click on the Configuration option, you will be presented with the following sections:

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The configuration section consists of the following subsections:

===== General Settings =====

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The general settings apply to all users.

  * **File storage:** Let's you choose between storing your documents in the file system or in the database.
  * **Theme:** Let's you switch [[:themes]] (if installed).
  * **Days on trash:** .
  * **Checkout notification dialog:** .
  * **File revisions comments required:** .
  * **Currency:** .
  * **Automatically checkout when editing online:** .
  * **Use time in task dates:** Allows managers to input due time and start time with due date and start date.
    * This options makes for a more detailed time management
    * Tasks appear in the weekly and daily calendar view with the exact time, instead of the standard view at the top of the day.


===== Mailing Settings =====

The mailing settings let you control how Feng Office is sending notification mails. These seetings are global as well. (Don't mix up these mailing seetings with the settings for [[:e-mails|individual e-mail accounts]].)

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Options in the mailing settings:
  * Microsoft Exchange compatibility mode: If you're using a Microsoft Exchange Server, this should help to prevent some problems.
  * Mail transport: Lets you choose the method how mails are beeing sent - by the mailing functions of PHP (requires no further configuration) or by a SMTP server (to be specified below).

===== Module Settings =====

In this subsection you can enable or disable each Feng Office module.

PLEASE NOTE: Disabling a module only hides it from the graphical interface. It doesn't remove permissions from users to create or edit content objects.

PLEASE NOTE: Disabling a module will hide any corresponding [[:dashboard]] widget automatically.

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===== Password Settings =====

In this subsection - introduced in Feng Office 1.4 - you can define the requirements for valid passwords chosen by the users and control some other security related features.

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  * **Minimum password length:** Minimum number of characters required for the password.
  * **Password numbers:** Amount of numerical characters required for the password.
  * **Password uppercase characters:** Amount of uppercase characters required for the password.
  * **Password metacharacters:** Amount of metacharacters required for the password (e.g.: ., $, *).
  * **Password expiration (days):** Number of days in which a new password is valid (0 to disable this option).
  * **Password expiration notification (days before):** Number of days to notifify user before password expiration (0 to disable this option).
  * **Block account on password expiration:** Block user account when password expires (requires admin to enable user account again) - Yes/No.
  * **Validate new password character difference against history:** Validate that a new password differs in at least 3 characters against the last 10 passwords used by the user - Yes/No.
  * **Validate password history:** Validate that a new password doesn't match any of the last 10 passwords used by the user - Yes/No.
  * **Block login after 5 wrong tries.** If a user tries to login 5 times without success in the last 10 minutes, then the account will be blocked for 10 minutes.