We always seems to have people asking us how to configure or setup the DNN Search core module. Here are some resources that may help:

Introduction To Search Admin Introduction to the Search Admin page.   more...

Set Maximum Word Length Set the default maximum word length for searches across all sites.   more...

Set Minimum Word Length Set the default minimum word length across all sites. This function is available to Host administrators only.   more...

Set Searches To Include Common Words Set searches to include common words.   more...

Set Searches To Include Numbers Set all searches to include numbers.   more...

Re-Index The Searching Content Re-Index the search content for maximum efficiency.   more...

Increase Search Effectiveness Increases the effectiveness of searches.   more...

Add Search Summary To A Module Add a search summary to a module to help Search Engines index the content of the page.   more... How DNN Search Module Works A lot of information about the core module.  more.... Commercial Search Engine Module Last but not least, an alternative to DNN Search module. This module is faster and provides better search results than the core module or the one built on the DotLucene Engine.