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Collax Business Server


The Collax Business Server is an ideal ‘all-rounder’.

It is the perfect place to start when trying to introduce IT to a business. It provides a complete computer infrastructure to a small company, branch office or department.

It deliver all the important business applications such as E-Mail, data storage, Internet, internal network communication, fax, SMS etc. all in a reliably and securely way. It also provides essential security functions such as firewall, virus and spam filtering so as to protect against hacker attacks, viruses or unsolicited E-Mails.

An all-round business solution for your businesses.  

Now available free for commercial and private use. More information.....

 

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Note that you are downloading software that conforms to the terms and conditions stated by Collax and its AGBs. The key points being:

 

  • The software is for Commercial and Private use
  • The software is for a maximum of 5 users
  • The software is for a period of 1 year
  • The software is for a maximum of 1 E-Mail domain
  • The software is for a maximum of 5 links (networks)
  • Support is not uncluded with this license

 

The license key is valid for one year. After that you will have to download a fresh key from this site and re-enter it to the administration interface.

 
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The Collax Business Server is the Jack-of-all-Trades for IT infrastructure and perfectly designed for small businesses and branch offices.

The Collax Business Server is a smart collection of IT functions is packaged together to provide a complete IT infrastructure in one box. With this server your business can get up and running in one installation. At a high level it contains:

 

  • Email server
  • File and Web server
  • Network Server
  • Security (Firewall, VPN, Anti-Spam, Antivirus etc.)
  • Internet Gateway
  • Backup
  • Fax/SMS
  • MySQL data base

 

All this makes the Collax Business Server the prefect all-round solution for businesses on a budget.

 

With security in mind the Collax Business Server contains a built-in IPSec VPN enabling both branch offices and remote workers can gain secure access to your over the Internet. It also features a very easy to use Stateful Inspection Firewall, anti-virus and the multi-level Spam protection system. All this gives you complete confidence against hacking, viruses and unwanted Spam.

 

The Collax Business Server provides all necessary protocols for both Internet and LAN connectivity. This means that the Collax Business Server can work simultaneously as an E-Mail server, a Firewall and Router. This results in keeps your costs down.

 

Along side basic functionality like DNS server, DHCP server etc. the Collax Business Server also provides full monitoring of the server, the system environment and the backup system.

 

With the central remote administration interface (browser driven from any machine with no client software requirements) it is simple to setup and administer your user access rights. In addition, with your authorization, the server keeps up-to-date with automatic updates from Collax keeping your server safe and always up-to-date.

 

Note: Click on "Functions" in the left hand pane to find a detailed description of the Collax Business Server.

E-Mail Server
At the heart of the Collax Business Server is a fully integrated E-Mail server. The E-Mail server can either function as a stand alone E-Mail server with its own MX record or retrieve E-Mail from a remote server using various protocols such as POP3 or multidrop. The retrieval intervals can be customized. During the mail communication process the server, by default, checks the E-Mail traffic for spam, thereby eliminating the need for an E-Mail filter on the end user's PC. Optionally, two different professional virus protection solutions are available for the Collax Business Server.
  • Protocols:
    • POP3, IMAP, SMTP, ESMTP
    • Multidrop, SMTP-AUTH, TLS
  • Spam filter
    • SpamAssassin
    • Whitelists, blacklists, online blacklists
    • Bayes filter
    • MIME filter
    • Header filter
  • Quotas
  • Attachment filter
  • E-Mail relaying
  • Administration of several mail domains from one server
  • Flexible E-Mail retrieval (time, protocol)
  • E-Mail distribution list functions
  • Optional:
    • Collax Mail Security module for advanced spam and virus protection
    • Avira AntiVir virus protection
    • Collax Virus Protection (Kaspersky engine)
 
File Server
The built-in file server provides users with personal storage space on the server. Also department, team or company-wide shares can be set up within seconds. The storage space can be accessed as either network share or via Web based access. The data contained in these shared can then be included in the standard backup process of the Collax Business Server or be synchronized with other network storage units.
  • Windows file shares (SMB)
  • FTP
  • NFS
  • User and group management
  • Quotas
  • Virus protection (optional)
  • Data synchronization
  • LVM
 
 
Networking
In addition to the standard local network infrastructure functions the Collax Business Server also features protocols and functions that are usually provided by high ranges external routers and firewalls. The Collax Business Server can serve as your central Internet access router. This includes features such as NAT, automatic failover of the Internet connection and ISDN backup lines.
  • xDSL (PPPoE, PPTP) support
  • ISDN support
  • ISDN channel bundling 
  • Analog modem support
  • Link failover 
  • Traffic shaping 
  • Tagged VLAN support 
  • RAS 
  • RAS callback
  • DNS 
  • NTP time server or client
  • DHCP server
 
 
VPN
The Collax Business Server enables the configuration of virtual company networks for remote or field workers. Based on the PPTP and IPsec protocols, you can grant external employees, field staff or the entire network of a branch office access to your local network. You can determine who may read and write to your network and who can not.
  • IPsec with X.509 or PSK support
  • PPTP
  • DynVPN
  • CA for PKI
  • CRL
 
Web Proxy
The Web proxy controls the Internet access and access behavior of your users – serving as your security filter with integrated cache for your data traffic to the Internet. It provides protection from risks while surfing and prevents access to illegal or undesirable contents, such as violence, drugs, pornography etc. As an application proxy for the browser services it raises the security level and accelerates the loading of Web pages by means of integrated caching technology.
  • User authentication or transparent proxy
  • Group, user and time management
  • URL filter
    • Blacklists
    • Whitelists
    • DansGuardian
  • Cache, up to 8 GB
  • Logging
  • Optional:
    • CVP
    • Avira AntiVir for virus protection while surfing
    • Cobion Dynamic Content Filter
 
 
Web Server
The integrated Web server provides you with a complete basis for internal Web applications such as CRM, Wiki or intranet server.
  • HTTP and HTTPS
  • WebDAV
  • Virtual hosts
  • mySQL
  • Scripting: PHP5, CGI, Perl
 
Firewall
Due to the growing number of attacks on IT systems, reliable protection of your IT infrastructure is vital. The features contained in the Collax Business Server protect your system against attacks launched from the Internet. The configuration enables easy system setup and maintenance.
  • Stateful inspection firewall
  • IP masquerading
  • NAT
  • DMZ
  • Graphical network matrix
  • Connection tracking
 
 
Fax Server
Apart from the exchange of messages via E-Mail fax messages still play an important role in commercial communication. The integrated fax server enables your employees to handle their fax communication with their familiar E-Mail client. Incoming fax messages are delivered by E-Mail in the form of PDF attachments. The fax messages can be accessed by individuals, groups or entire departments, e.g. for the management of incoming orders in the sales department. It is also possible to set up separate fax numbers for every employee. The built-in ISDN card enables the transmission of fax messages as well as SMS. For example, messages can easily and quickly be sent by E-Mail to the mobile phones of field staff members or truck drivers.
  • Reception and transmission on multiple MSNs
  • Mail to fax and fax to mail
  • Fax client
  • Spam protection for fax
  • SMS transmission from E-Mail system
 
 
User Page
The CBS provides a user page that can be accessed from the internet. This lets users securely access internal services otherwise not normally accessible:
  • Web mailer
    • Extensive filters
    • Absence notification
    • Contacts
    • Calendar
  • Access to file server (also via WebDAV)
 
 
User Management
The Collax Business Server provides administrators with various user management tools. With the Collax Business Server users can be managed either directly or simply be integrated in an existing Windows domain in order to avoid redundant user management. As an autonomous server, the Collax Business Server can operate as a primary domain controller for user authentication.
  • Central user and rights management in LDAP
  • Central LDAP address book
  • LDAP proxy
  • LDAP replica
  • PDC
  • ADS connection
  • Kerberos
 
 
Backup
Apart from protecting the system from attacks, it is also important to regularly back up your data. On the Collax Business Server Collax provides various backup methods, e.g. to other hard disks or to tape-based storage units. It is possible to back up the configuration data of the server, the payload data of individual users or the entire server.
  • Support of disk and tape-based backups via
    • SMB
    • NFS
    • Tape
    • USB
  • Different backup intervals
    • Daily backup
    • Weekly backup
  • Predefined backup strategies:
    • "Grandfather, father, son"
    • "Towers of Hanoi"
    • Daily rotation
  • Backup: incremental or full, timer-controlled
  • Restore: full or individual files
 
 
Server Management
In terms of the server administration the Collax Business Server  helps in every way. It has tools from fine-tuned administration profiles for various permission levels to automatically generated configuration reports. The server can be integrated in to a network monitoring array or other network components can be monitored by the Collax Business Server.
  • Active system monitoring
  • Multi-level administration
  • Automated admin notification by means of system monitoring
  • Configuration database containing various configurations
  • Configuration report – structured, human-readable configuration report
  • Firewall report
  • Event log
  • Remote administration via HTTPS
  • Online help
 
 
Additional Software Options
By default, the Collax Business Server provides virtually all necessary functions; nevertheless, more functions can be added to the Collax Business Server by means of modules.
  • Virus protection (mail, file, and Web protection):
    • Collax Virus Protection
    • Avira AntiVir
  • Surf protection (extension of the Web proxy)
    • Cobion Dynamic Content FilterExtends surf protection
  • Security modules:
    • Collax Net Security                              Extension for SSL, IDS/IPS, application FW
    • Collax Mail Security                             Tarpit emulation, graylisting, ClamAV
    • Collax Web Security                             Virus protection while surfing, CalmAV
  • Productivity extensions:
    • Collax Mail Archive                              Audit-proof E-Mail system
    • Zarafa                                                    Groupware extension
    • Collax Net Backup                               Extends backup functionality to other servers
  • Intel Pentium or compatible
  • Bootable CD-ROM drive
  • Hard drive: 8 GB
  • A network interface (Recommended: two network interfaces)
  • User memory: 512 MB
  • For installation: VGA graphic card, keyboard, monitor
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