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# Initial configuration

Log in to the Storware Backup & Recovery WebUI and in the Endpoints tab enter the default username and password for the global Admin

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If you are asked to accept the temporary certificate, do it by clicking on the link displayed

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1. Go to the **Settings\Endpoints instance settings** menu and in the **General** tab. Enter the **Deployment server name** (it is the Storware Endpoints server IP address with the 8181 port added).

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. Next, go to the **Email** tab and complete the email settings. Provide the necessary information for the e-mail server configuration:

* **E-mail address** – the address used to send e-mails from the Storware Endpoints server
* **Login** – the user name used to login to the e-mail server (optional if the server requires authentication)
* **Server address** - IP or DNS name of the e-mail server
* **Port** - the e-mail server port
* **Use SSL** - check the box if SSL communication is required
* **SSL Port** - TCP Port number used by the SSL SMTP server
* **Require Authentication** - check the box if the server requires authentication
* **Set Email Server Password**- set the password for the user in the **Login** field

3\. Save the settings and send a test email using **Send Test Email** button.

4\. Go to the **License** tab and upload a valid Storware Endpoints license (the `license.key` file). If you don't have one, you can contact the Storware team.

5\. Go to the **IBM Spectrum Protect** tab. Check if there's a connection with the IBM server (the status should be **Connected**).

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If **IBM Spectrum Protect** is not connected please \*\*\*\* enter the following settings:

* **Server address -** enter the server address (**don't use** `localhost,` \*\*\*\* enter the IP address where \*\*\*\* Storware Endpoints server with IBM Spectrum Protect is located)
* **Port** - set the number at 1502
* **Administrative Port** - set the number at 1503
* **Node name** - it's the node name you've configured in the previous section

6\. In the **SET IBM SPECTRUM PROTECT PASSWORD** field, enter the password you've set in the previous section. Click the **Update Password** button to save it. The **Server Connection Status** should be changed to **Connected** (it may take a while). If the status is **Not connected**, please refresh the web browser site.

7\. Go to the DB Backup, to configure **MariaDB** backup. It can be set to be triggered once a day at a given time. The files in the format "**db\_date\_time*****.*****sql***"* are stored in the folder **/opt/StorwareData/db\_backup**. You can also set the number of stored backups.

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Go to the [Client deployment section](/70/deployment/endpoints-how-to-install/client-deployment.md) to get to know how to deploy the Storware Endpoints client application on the endpoints.