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Contents Preface Getting Started 7 For More Information 8 1 Installing Your Software 9 Minimum System Requirements 9 Server 9 Administration Workstation 9 Client Computer 10 Getting the Most Performance From Your Server 10 Protecting Your Server 11 Backing Up Files Before You Install 11 What You Need Before You Install 11 Gathering Information 11 Setting Up Control Panels 12 Installing AppleShare IP Software 12 Installing Mac OS Server Admin on an Administration Workstation (Optional) 13 Installing App
Built-in Users 18 Registering a New User 18 Creating a Group 19 Setting Up Shared Users and Groups 20 Creating Share Points 20 Setting Access Privileges to the Web Folder 21 Setting Up Windows File Sharing 22 Turning On Mail Services 24 Additional Setup for Multiple Mail Servers 25 Creating Print Queues 26 Enabling Web-Based Remote Admin 27 Setting Up Domain Name System (DNS) Services 27 3 About Administration Software 29 AppleShare IP Easy Setup 29 Mac OS Server Admin 30 How Mac OS Server Admin Works 30
Appendix A Transferring Share Points and Updating the Mail Database 37 Transferring Share Points and Access Privileges 37 Updating the Mail Database 38 Appendix B Changing the Startup Disk 39 If You Plan to Continue Using the Old Disk 39 If You Don’t Plan to Continue Using the Old Disk 40 Appendix C Using AppleShare IP Services From a Client Computer 43 Using AppleShare IP Services From a Macintosh Computer 43 Using File Services 43 Using FTP Services 43 Using Web Services 43 Using Mail Services 44 Usin
P R E F A C E Getting Started Follow the instructions in this section to install AppleShare IP for the first time, or to upgrade an existing AppleShare server. To set up your AppleShare IP server, follow these steps: 1 If you are upgrading AppleShare IP, back up your server (page 11). 2 If you are currently using AppleShare IP 5, make sure your mail server users download all their mail before you proceed. Otherwise, you’ll need to update the mail database later. 3 If you need to, install Mac OS 9.
For More Information m AppleShare IP Help: Provides instructions and troubleshooting information for managing all AppleShare IP services. You can access AppleShare IP Help in several ways: m In the Finder, open the Help menu and choose Help Center, then select AppleShare IP Help. m In Mac OS Server Admin, click the button for the service you are administering and choose Help for that service. m In AppleShare IP Print Admin or TCP Filter Admin, open the Help menu and choose AppleShare IP Help.
C H A P T E R 1 1 Installing Your Software Minimum System Requirements Server m Any Power Macintosh computer with a PowerPC™ G4, G3, 604e, 604, or 601 microprocessor (includes iMac and Macintosh Server G3 computers), or a Power Macintosh 6500 series computer with a 603e microprocessor m Mac OS 9 installed m Ethernet networking and TCP/IP set up with a static IP address m 75 megabytes (MB) of free hard disk space m 64 MB of random-access memory (RAM) with virtual memory turned on; 80 MB of RAM with virtua
Minimum Requirements for Web-Based Remote Administration m Any computer that has Internet Explorer version 4.5 or later, or Netscape Communicator version 4.5 or later installed m Ethernet networking and TCP/IP set up Client Computer m Any Macintosh computer with Mac OS 7.
Protecting Your Server AppleShare IP uses share points, user authentication, and access privileges to protect data from unauthorized access over a network. It also provides TCP Filter Admin software, which creates a software-based firewall to block server access from computers with IP addresses you define. However, someone with physical access to your computer can bypass this protection.
m What types of client computers are on your network—Mac OS, Windows, UNIX®? m What types of physical connections (for example, Ethernet or LocalTalk) does your AppleShare IP server have to your intranet or the Internet? m What is your server’s IP address, subnet mask, router address, and name server address? You must assign the server a static IP address.
Installing Mac OS Server Admin on an Administration Workstation (Optional) Mac OS Server Admin software is new with this version of AppleShare IP. (For more information, see page 30.) If you want to use Mac OS Server Admin to administer AppleShare IP services remotely, you can install it on any computer that meets the minimum system requirements for an administration workstation (see page 9).
Note: The print driver installed with each version of the Mac OS provides slightly different functionality. To print over TCP/IP, you must use Mac OS 8.1 or later and you must set up your desktop printer with the Desktop Printer Utility (DPU). To use a printer that is password-protected, you must use Mac OS 8.6 or later. To ensure consistent print services, it’s best to upgrade all Mac OS clients on your network to the same version of the Mac OS. Installing AppleShare Client 3.8.
C H A P T E R 2 2 Setting Up AppleShare IP Services Setting Up Your Server to Run AppleShare IP You need to run AppleShare IP Easy Setup to set up your server. Before you run Easy Setup, have your AppleShare IP serial number handy. You can find your serial number on the label of your AppleShare IP CD holder or on the sheet you received when purchasing a new serial number. Be sure to store the serial number in a safe place. You may also want to keep a photocopy of the number in another location.
4 Enter the owner password for the server. This is the password you entered in the Network Identity section of the File Sharing control panel (page 12). 5 Click Connect. Follow the instructions in the next section for configuring AppleShare IP services. Configuring Your AppleShare IP Services Immediately after you run AppleShare IP Easy Setup, you need to complete a number of tasks to configure the services you want to use.
m m m m configuring Web services setting up a TCP filter list setting access privileges configuring users and groups To get the most from your AppleShare IP software, you should familiarize yourself with the settings available to you for each service. AppleShare IP Help has reference sections that provide details about the settings. Registering Users and Creating Groups If this is the first time you’ve used AppleShare IP on your computer, you need to register the users who will have access to your server.
Built-in Users When you open the Users & Groups List, you’ll find these users listed: m Owner: The owner is the user whose name has been entered in the File Sharing control panel of the server. (There is only one owner for a computer.) When the owner logs on to the server from a workstation, he or she has unrestricted access to everything on the server. (Other users only see the folders or disks that have been made share points.
If this user will connect to the file server for Windows file sharing services, enter the name that the user enters to log on to his or her Windows computer. 5 Type a password for the user. For each character that you type, a bullet appears, so it is important to record what you type. (Be sure to note whether the Caps Lock key is pressed.) For increased security, use eightcharacter passwords with a combination of letters and numbers.
6 Drag users from the Users & Groups List window to the Group Members list in the group window. 7 Click Save. Setting Up Shared Users and Groups If you’ve installed AppleShare IP on multiple servers and you want to administer user and group information from one server, you can set up secondary servers to get the latest user and group information from a primary server.
5 Select “Share this item and its contents.” If “Share this item and its contents” is unavailable, the item may be inside a share point. Press the Privileges button and choose Show Disks & Shared Items to see if the item is already in a share point. 6 Set access privileges to the share point for the Everyone category. As the owner of the server computer, you are the default owner of all volumes and the folders the volumes contain. By default, the owner has Read & Write access privileges.
To set access privileges to the Web folder, follow these steps: 1 Open Mac OS Server Admin. 2 Press the Web Services button and choose Start Web Server. If file services aren’t running, click OK to start them. 3 Press the Privileges button and choose Set Privileges. 4 Locate the Web folder, then click Choose. 5 Click “Share this item and its contents.” 6 Choose Read Only from the Everyone pop-up menu, and make sure Read & Write is selected for the Owner category.
If you decide to change the server name, it must be a valid Windows host name with 13 or fewer characters and no special characters or punctuation (such as /\[]:+”|<>=;,*? or space). 6 Type the workgroup name for your server in the Workgroup text field. Windows computers use the workgroup name to describe their local group of computers on the network. 7 If you like, type a description for the server in the Description text box. You can enter up to 43 characters.
Note: If you don’t see the icon, try connecting to the server later. It may take a short while for the icon to appear after you’ve set up file sharing. Users in a different workgroup need to double-click the Entire Network icon, double-click the correct workgroup icon, and double-click the file server icon. Turning On Mail Services For users to send and receive e-mail messages via TCP or AppleTalk, you need to enable mail service for each user.
5 Choose Mail Services from the pop-up menu in the user window. The user’s e-mail address appears below the pop-up menu. If the user has an Internet alias, the mail server uses it in the e-mail address. The address in the user window is the address that others should use to send mail to this user. Be sure to tell the user to enter this address as the return address when setting up his or her mail application.
Creating Print Queues Print queues allow users to work while waiting for documents to print. A queue contains a list of print jobs that are being stored on the print server. The queue also attaches printers to those jobs and sends the jobs through one at a time. If you attach multiple printers to a queue, several documents can print at the same time on different printers, which reduces the wait time for printing.
The queue appears in the Print Server Activity window. When the status line indicates that it is operating normally, the queue is ready to use. Enabling Web-Based Remote Admin You can perform many server administration tasks from a Macintosh or Windows computer using a Web browser (Internet Explorer 4.5 or later, or Netscape Communicator 4.5 or later). Before you use Web-based Remote Admin, you should make sure it is enabled.
You can either contact a service provider to register your server’s domain name, or you can set up your own domain name server. You can use any standard DNS server software on your network. If you don’t have DNS server software, you can use MacDNS, an application that comes with AppleShare IP. (If you plan to use MacDNS, for best performance you should consider installing it on a computer other than the AppleShare IP server.
C H A P T E R 3 3 About Administration Software AppleShare IP comes with these tools to help you set up and manage a variety of services: m AppleShare IP Easy Setup m Mac OS Server Admin m AppleShare IP Print Admin m TCP Filter Admin m AppleShare IP Advanced Setup m AppleShare IP First Aid m Web-based Remote Admin m Control Strip AppleShare IP Easy Setup AppleShare IP Easy Setup sets up your server to run the AppleShare IP services you need, based on answers you supply.
Mac OS Server Admin Mac OS Server Admin replaces the AppleShare IP Manager software that was used with previous versions of AppleShare IP. The software consists of server and client models and an “agent.” Mac OS Server Admin Agent and the server modules are installed in the System Folder on your server. Mac OS Server Admin (which is the client software) and the client modules are installed in the Mac OS Server Admin folder in the AppleShare IP folder on your server.
1 Open the Extensions folder in the System Folder on your server. 2 Double-click the Mac OS Server Admin Agent icon. Opening Mac OS Server Admin To open Mac OS Server Admin, do this: 1 Open the Mac OS Server Admin folder and double-click the Mac OS Server Admin icon. On the server, you can open the Apple menu and choose AppleShare IP Admin, then choose Mac OS Server Admin from the submenu. 2 Make sure the server address shown in the log on window is the correct address for your server.
AppleShare IP Print Admin You use AppleShare IP Print Admin for setting up and managing print services, including m setting up AppleTalk and TCP print queues m controlling access to printers m monitoring printer activity AppleShare IP Print Admin is located in the Print Server folder in the AppleShare IP folder on your server. You must use this software on the server.
You must be an AppleShare administrator to use TCP Filter Admin. AppleShare IP Advanced Setup AppleShare IP Advanced Setup lets you set advanced options that aren’t available in any of the other AppleShare IP administration programs, such as m HTTP connections for Web services m FTP timeout values for file services m SMB port and timeout values for Windows file sharing AppleShare IP Advanced Setup is located in the Web & File Server folder in the AppleShare IP folder on your server.
Web-Based Remote Admin Web-based Remote Admin lets you manage many AppleShare IP services through a Web browser. You turn on access to Web-based Remote Admin through Mac OS Server Admin (See page 27). Opening Web-Based Remote Admin To open Web-based Remote Admin, do this: 1 Open your Web browser. Apple recommends you use Internet Explorer 4.5 or later, or Netscape Communicator 4.5 or later. ( Your Web browser must support JavaTM.
To reset the cache, do this: 1 Click the Web & File portion of the Control Strip. 2 Choose Reset Cache from the pop-up menu. For more information about the Control Strip (including showing or hidng it), open Mac Help (available in the Help menu on any computer with Mac OS 9 installed) and type “Control Strip” in the Search field. Administration Software You Might Need There are a number of third-party software tools that are useful for troubleshooting problems or checking network performance.
A P P E N D I X A A Transferring Share Points and Updating the Mail Database Transferring Share Points and Access Privileges If you have an old server running AppleShare version 3 or 4, you can transfer shared folders to the new server while retaining access privileges and passwords.. The instructions below are for transferring share points and access privileges from one hard disk to another.
5 Turn off and disconnect the external hard disk, then connect it to the new computer and start up the new computer. 6 On the new computer, drag the Users & Groups Data File (in the Preferences folder in the System Folder) to the Trash. 7 Drag the old computer’s Users & Groups Data File (the one you backed up in step 1) to the System Folder on the new computer. 8 Open AppleShare IP Easy Setup (see page 15) and follow the instructions on the screen.
A P P E N D I X B B Changing the Startup Disk AppleShare IP uses several files located in the System Folder of your startup disk. If you change your startup disk after you install any of the AppleShare IP server programs, you need to install AppleShare IP on the new startup disk and copy certain files and folders from the old startup disk to the new startup disk. When you change the startup disk, you may plan to continue using the old disk, or you may remove the old disk from your system.
8 Choose Restart from the Special menu. The disk that you selected in the previous step becomes the startup disk. After the computer has restarted, run AppleShare IP Easy Setup on the new startup disk. Note: If you previously had services set to start automatically at startup, they will not start until after you have run AppleShare IP Easy Setup, unless your Users & Groups Data File is already updated.
9 If your computer is being used to run the mail server, copy the AppleShare IP Mail Folder from your startup disk to the new hard disk. This step is not necessary if the AppleShare IP Mail Folder is not on your startup disk. For information on determining the location of the AppleShare IP Mail Folder, see the Mail Services section of AppleShare IP Help.
18 42 Appendix B Stop each AppleShare IP service and shut down your computer. Remove the former startup disk (if it uses a SCSI connection, make sure the SCSI chain is terminated correctly) and restart your computer.
A P P E N D I X C Using AppleShare IP Services C From a Client Computer Using AppleShare IP Services From a Macintosh Computer You can use AppleShare IP file sharing, FTP, Web, mail, and print services from any computer that has Mac OS 7.6 or later installed. (Older versions of the AppleShare client software will work, but many AppleShare features will not be available, such as IP.) For more information, see www.info.apple.com/support/appleshareip/.
Using Mail Services To connect to the mail server, you can use any Internet client mail application that supports SMTP, POP, IMAP, Finger, or PASS protocols. Your e-mail program needs to be configured with your account name, password, and e-mail address. Be sure to use the new password and e-mail address provided by your network administrator. Using Print Services m To use the print server over AppleTalk, you must have version 8 of the LaserWriter printer driver installed.
Using Web Services To connect to the server’s Web site, enter the Web server’s uniform resource locator (URL) into any standard Web browser. The URL is as follows: http:/// “DNS name” is replaced by the DNS name of the server (for example, “myserver.company.com”). Alternatively, you can type the IP address of the server (for example, 192.168.55.44).
