General system settings

To update the general system settings for a Reseller

  1. Sign in to the Operator Control Panel.
  2. On the Navigation Bar, go to System Settings (see Navigation). The General tab of the System Settings page is displayed.
  3. Configure the general system settings in the following groups:
  4. Click Update to save the changes.

Secret key

Secret key — the secret key used to connect to ActivePlatform.

Name server settings

NS 1NS 4 — addresses of the DNS servers (at least two) used to connect to ActivePlatform.

Catalog settings

Catalog url — URL of the Catalog of the services available in the Customer Control Panel. When a customer clicks Buy Subscription in the Customer Control Panel, the Catalog page is displayed in the new window, if the Catalog URL is specified, or the New Subscription page for choosing a Plan and Plan Period is displayed, if the field is empty.

Legal agreements

  • Request agreement with Privacy Policy — if the checkbox is selected, during the first sign in (see Signing in to the Customer Control Panel) and new User self-registration via the Customer Control Panel (see Short and full registration), the Privacy Policy agreement is prompted for a User. The User should agree to the Privacy Policy to start using the Customer Control Panel and complete the self-registration.
  • Privacy Policy URL — URL of the Privacy Policy document displayed for familiarization with its contents.
  • Request agreement with Terms and Conditions — if the checkbox is selected, in the Customer Control Panelduring the first sign in and on the Order confirmation page for new Subscriptions (see Ordering a Subscription), the Terms and Conditions agreement is prompted for an Account. The Account should agree to the Terms and Conditions to start using the Customer Control Panel and order a new Subscription.
  • Terms and Conditions URLURL of the Terms and Conditions document displayed for familiarization with its contents.


SMTP mail server settings

  • Default mail sender — sender’s email that is used by default for sending emails.
  • Host — address of the server.
  • Port — port of the SMTP server.

    You can request the current settings of SMTP server from the provider of the mail service.

  • Domain — domain of the SMTP server.

  • Authentication — the checkbox is selected if the SMTP server requires authentication. If the Authentication checkbox is selected, the following options must be specified:

    • Authentication type — type of authentication.
    • User name — SMTP server login.
    • Password — SMTP server password.
  • Enable STARTTLS auto (check to enable TLS) — activation of STARTTLS allows using TLS (Transport Layer Security) for ordinary SMTP-connections. An encrypted TLS connection can be used to improve the security of communicating between the e-mail server and the client. 
  • Use SSLactivation of SSL for the email server.
  • Use TLSactivation of TLS for the email server.
  • OpenSSL verify mode — mode of the OpenSSL verification.

SMS settings

  • Verify phone number by SMS — if the checkbox is selected, in the Customer Control Panel, verification of new Accounts via SMS is required. 

  • SMS gate — SMS gate service used for sending SMS.

Document ID formats

Document ID formats — templates used for numbers of various documents in ActivePlatform. Any document number must include the %N mask, where N — is a number of characters (minimum 6), and may include letters (for example, SO — Sales Order, RN — Renewal Order), dashes and placeholders.

  • Invoice file name — filename template for downloadable Invoices.

Rounding settings

Rounding value — the sums of all generated payments are rounded up by the rule of multiplicity to the specified value.

Region settings

  • Countries — the list of available countries for creating and full registration of an Account (see Creating an Account and Full registration). The list is applied when the Unlimited switch is turned Off.
  • Unlimited:
    • On — for creating and full registration of an Account, all countries are available (by default). The Countries list is not available for changing.
    • Off — for creating and full registration of an Account, only countries selected in the Countries list are available.
  • Default country — default country for creating a new Account (see Creating an Account), new Reseller (see Creating a new Reseller), and the process of full registration in the Customer Control Panel (see Full registration). The default country is used when the country cannot be detected by the IP-address or the GeoIP service is not activated.

    If the Unlimited switch is turned Off, the default country must present in the Countries list.

  • Forbid changing the default country — if the checkbox is selected, changing the default country is not available while creating and editing an Account. The GeoIP service is not available in this case too.
  • Use GeoIP — if the checkbox is selected, the GeoIP service is activated. In this case, for creating a new Account, new Reseller, and the process of full registration in the Customer Control Panel, the value of the Country list box is prefilled with the country detected by the IP address. If the country cannot be detected, the Country drop-down list box is prefilled with the default value selected in the Default country list.
  • If the Unlimited switch is turned Off, during the full registration of an Account in the Customer Control Panel, the Country list box can be prefilled only with the country that presents in the Countries list.

    If the checkbox is cleared, the GeoIP service is not activated. In this case, for creating a new Account, new Reseller, and the process of full registration in Customer Control Panel, the value of the Country list is prefilled with the default value selected in the Default country list.


Date format

Date format — a mask used for formatting dates displayed in the Customer Control Panel. The mask can include:

  • %dd — 2 digits for the day of the month.
  • %mm — 2 digits for the month.
  • %yyyy — 4 digits for the year.
  • Special characters or space — the date component separators.

Default: %dd.%mm.%yyyy

MaskDisplaying the sample date of 31 May 2006

%dd %mm %yyyy

31 05 2006

%dd.%mm.%yyyy

31.05.2006

%yyyy-%mm-%dd

2006-05-31

%yyyy.%mm.%dd

2006.05.31

The current version of the Customer Control Panel does not support the date format settings. All dates are displayed in the Customer Control Panel using the fixed formatting %dd.%mm.%yyyy.