Site Hosting Overview - Alcatel-Lucent Extended Communication Server Installation & Configuration Manual

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After reading this chapter, you will have an overview of the Web hosting service the Extended
Communication Server offers and you will be able to create an Extended Communication
Server hosted website.
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Site Hosting Overview

The Extended Communication Server can be used to host one or several websites such as:
- An Intranet site, for sharing and distributing internal information. An Intranet site is
associated with a private network interface (LAN).
- An Extranet site, for providing external users (authorized customers, suppliers or partners)
with access to a part of internal information. An Extranet site is associated with a public
network interface (WAN). The visitor must authenticate to access the site content.
- An Internet site, for a large distribution of information and to extend the enterprise visibility.
An Internet site is associated with a public network interface (WAN). No authentication is
required.
With such a solution the enterprise holds its own data rather than with a third party, which
significantly reduces both costs and risks of piracy.
Note:
Hosting an Internet or an Extranet sites requires that the Internet access bandwidth supports the number
of connections expected on the website.
Creating a locally hosted site requires that you follow the procedures described in next
sections in this order.
Figure 12.1: An Intranet Site Hosted locally
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