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updated: 6/17/98

 

 

 

Installation & Use

Appleshare IP Client Software

This section includes information on AppleShare Client 3.8, which ships with ASIP 6.0. The AppleShare Client Software (a Chooser Extension) is used to access File Sharing (AFP) services, whether it be an AppleShare or ASIP File Server, a machine running Personal File Sharing, or a third-party server that offers AFP services.

Other types of ASIP services (FTP, SMB, Mail, Web), may involve third party client software (not supported by Apple). This section contains what information is required from the server administrator in order to configure the client software.

 

  • Appleshare Client 3.8
    • What's new in 3.8
    • System Requirements
    • Logging in to an ASIP file server
    • Changing privileges from a workstation

  • Other Clients
    • Web Services
    • FTP Services
    • Mail Services
    • Print Services

  • Related Topics
    • AppleShare Client SetUp Utility
    • What is LPR?
    • Configuring LPR Clients on a Macintosh

[Basic/Advanced]

AppleShare Client 3.8

An Easy Install of AppleShare IP 6.0 will place the new version of the AppleShare Client at the root level of the server's startup disk. If the Server Administrator makes this folder a share point with read access for everyone, users can log in over the network, mount that volume, and run the client installer over the network.

AppleShare Client Software can also be drag-installed; simply drag the Chooser extension called "AppleShare" onto the closed System Folder, then reboot.

The AppleShare Chooser extension has also been a part of the Mac OS since System 7. Historically, newer versions of "AppleShare" Chooser extension have been introduced with AppleShare Server software (AppleShare 3.x, 4.x and ASIP 5.x and 6) to support new server features, and then the new version is rolled into the next version of the operating system.

What's New in 3.8

Version 3.8 of the Appleshare Client software includes these new features:

  • Asynchronous Login: the client software has been rewritten to provide an asynchronous login. The main dialogs are moveable modal dialog boxes, and the user can cancel lookups and pending connections.
  • New UAM interface (User Authentication Method) that supports TCP: There are no human interface changes to the client in connection with this change; it will simply allow support for third-parties who develop AFP over TCP servers.
  • AppleShare Client Setup Application 1.0, an UNsupported utility, is also provided with the Server software. (It is also downloadable from Apple SW Updates). This utility allows the end user to change defaults for AppleShare connections, such as displaying messages, dismissing messages, altering network time-outs, and adjusting cache settings at the client.

    Support Issue: If a particular client is experiencing unexpected behavior when accessing a file server, it may be because they customized their settings using the AppleShare Client Setup Application. Check the modification date of the AppleShare Chooser Extension to see if it has been modified. If there's any doubt, try tossing their AppleShare Chooser Extension and replacing it with a known good version. See the Related Topic on the Appleshare Client Setup Application for more information on the types of things it allows users to change.

Earlier versions of the AppleShare Workstation Software (as it was formerly known) will still enable users to log in to an Appleshare IP 6.0 file server, but they may find some services/features unavailable to them. For example, support for AFP over TCP was first provided in AppleShare Client software 3.7. Messaging --the ability for the client to receive messages or greetings from the server-- was first included in version 3.0.

To determine the version of AppleShare Chooser Extension, select it in the System Folder: Extensions folder, and choose "Get Info" from the file menu.

 

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for AppleShare Client 3.8 are

  • System Software 7.6
  • Open Transport 1.1.2.

MacOS 8.1 and Open Transport 1.3 or higher is recommended.

 

Logging on to the file server

Here are the steps to logging on to an AppleShare IP file server.

  • Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu.



  • Select the zone in which the server resides, if zones have been configured for your network (zones are created by AppleTalk routers).

  • Select the AppleShare icon in the upper-left-hand window of the Chooser. If no Appleshare icon appears in the Chooser, check your Extensions manager to see if it has been inadvertently disabled or removed. Re-install the Appleshare client software if needed.
  • Select the server name from the list of servers that will appear on the right hand side of the Chooser window.
    • Selecting the Appleshare Chooser Extension invokes an Appletalk protocol called an NBP-Lookup, to locate the servers in that AppleTalk zone. The server passes back to the client its IP address if it has been configured for AFP over TCP. If the client has also been configured for TCP/IP, then it will attempt to make the connection using AFP over TCP/IP, instead of AppleTalk. This is done behind the scenes.
    • TIP: If you want to force an AppleTalk connection to the server, hold down the Option Key while selecting the file server in the Chooser.
    • Server IP Address... button is another method of accessing an AppleShare IP server that has been enabled for AFP over TCP/IP. You simply enter the Server's IP address. This method is necessary when there is no AppleTalk connectivity between client and server. (AppleTalk protocols are used to display file server names in the Chooser window, so if there is not an Appletalk connection between client and server, the file server's name will not appear there.)

      The Server IP Address button cannot be used to log into a Macintosh running Personal File Sharing under Mac OS 8.1 or earlier. Mac OS Personal File Sharing supports only AppleTalk connections; it does not support AFP over TCP/IP.

  • Enter your Registered Username & Password at the login screen. The default is the name you've set up in the File Sharing control panel, as "owner" of the computer, but you can change this if needed, using information given to you by the server administrator; alternatively, you may be able to log in as "guest", if the administrator has allowed guest access.

 

    When "Guest" is grayed out, it indicates that guest login has been disabled at the server. The server administrator must configure user "Guest" to log into the File Server.

    TIP: You can also detect the version of AppleShare client software running from this screen. Version 3.7.4 (lower right-hand corner) is shown above.

  • Select the shared volumes you would like to mount on your desktop from the volume list. Shift-click to select multiple.

 

    If one or more volumes in the list are grayed out, it's because you don't have sufficient access privileges to see those volumes; you need at least "read-only" access to the share point.

    The volumes listed in this window are usually share points set up by the server administrator. However, users logging in as the administrator, or as a user with administrative privileges, will see the actual server volumes in this window, such as the hard disk names and the names of a mounted CD.

  • Automatic Login

    If the server administrator has enabled automatic login, you can set up your client to automatically log into the server volume at system startup time.

    • Check the box in the volume list (as shown above)
    • Select "Save My Name Only" or "Save My Name and Password".

    If options are grayed out, it's because the server administrator has disabled these settings, possibly because auto-logins can pose security risks.

    The information required to login at startup is stored in the Appleshare Prep file in the System Folder:Preferences folder. If you need to turn off the autologin feature, you can do so by one of these two methods:

    • UNcheck the box in the Chooser's volume list,

      or
    • Toss the AppleShare Prep file from the client's Preferences folder.

  • Click OK to close the Chooser, and locate the volumes on your desktop.

 

Changing default settings

Appleshare Client Setup, version 1.0, is an UNsupported application which ships with the AppleShare IP 6.0 server software. This application gives the client computer some control over certain settings and features such as:

  • To enable/disable dialogs/greetings/messages
  • To automatically dismiss dialogs and messages after a user-defined period of time.
  • To adjust various network timeouts
  • To adjust read ahead/write behind caches on the client.

See the Related Topic on this utility for more information.

 

Changing Privileges on the Server

Access privileges to folders on the file server can be changed from the workstation if you are either

  • the folder's owner,

    or

  • a server administrator.

This would be based on the name you used to log into the server.

To change privileges to a folder on the server from a client workstation:

  • Select the folder whose privileges you'd like to change in the Finder

  • Select "Sharing" from the File Menu.

  • Make changes as appropriate. You will need to type in the User and Group names correctly; see the server administrator if you need a list. Then select the appropriate level of privileges from the popup list:

 

Other Clients

Other software, most of it third-party software and not supported by Apple, is used to access the other services ASIP offers. The table below gives some examples of client software that can be used (not an exhaustive list), and what information will be needed from the server administrator.

Service Examples of client software Info needed from server administrator
Web Web browsers such as Netscape or Internet Explorer.
  • URL (server's host name)
  • Name/password, if guest access not available

    For guest access, the URL would be something like: http://host.domain.com

    If name and password are required, add that to the URL, for example:

    http://username:password@host.domain.com

FTP FTP client such as Fetch, or a Web browser
  • Server's host name
  • Name/Password, if guest access not available

    If using a Web browser which supports FTP, you would use the URL:

    ftp://host.domain.com (for anonymous FTP access) or ftp://username:password@host.domain.com

SMB Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, DAVE, Samba
  • Name of Server
  • Workgroup of Server
  • User Login Name & Password
Mail Eudora, Claris Emailer, MS Outlook Express, Mullberry
  • Type of account: POP or IMAP
  • User's email address
  • User's email account
  • SMTP Server
  • IMAP Server

    The SMTP and IMAP servers may be the host name of the ASIP server.

Print Apple LW driver, Desktop Printer Utility, Other print drivers that support AppleTalk or LPR.
  • For AppleTalk printing: zonename and print queue name.
  • For IP printing, host name or IP address of printer and (optional) queue name. Note that queue names are case sensitive. If no queue name is given, the print job will print to the default queue specified by the server administrator.

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