Manage farm administration settings (SharePoint Server 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010

After the initial installation of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, you can configure the default farm settings. The configuration of these settings is optional, but some key features are not available unless these settings are configured.

In this section:

• Configure diagnostic logging (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article describes how to configure diagnostic loggings settings after initial deployment or upgrade and lists guidelines that can help you implement best practices for the specific environment.

• E-mail integration (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article describes how to configure incoming e-mail settings and outgoing e-mail settings.

• Configure a mobile account (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article discusses how to configure and manage a mobile account to let users subscribe to alerts that are sent by using the Short Message Service (SMS) protocol.

• Change the default content access account (SharePoint Server 2010)

  This article describes how to change the default content access account.

• Change the Central Administration Web site port number (SharePoint Server 2010)

  During the installation of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, the Central Administration Web site is established on a randomly-assigned TCP port, or on a port that you select when you create the farm. This article describes how to change the port number for the Central Administration Web site.