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updated: 6/17/98

 

 

 

Installation & Use

Installation & Setup

This section will walk you through the installation and initial setup of AppleShare IP server. (Details on how to configure the individual services in ASIP are provided in the section on that service.)

For this walkthrough, all the services will be installed on the same server, but note that you can separate certain services for optimal performance.

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Installing ASIP

If desired, review the Pre-Installation Tips before following the steps here.

  • Insert ASIP CD.



  • Launch the ASIP Installer

  • Click "Continue" at the Welcome screen

  • Read/accept the license agreement.

  • Choose between "Easy Install" (will install all services on one machine) or "Custom Install" (select which services you would like installed on each machine).

 

 

  • Verify that correct disk is selected for installation. Because ASIP requires system extensions to operate, whatever disk you select should ultimately be the startup disk.

  • After the installation, click "Restart" to restart the computer.

  • Remove the ASIP CD, and store it in its jacket in a safe place. The serial number adhesive can be attached to the manual cover for easy access.

ASIP Files installed

ASIP 6.0 installs the following folders and files:

  • The AppleShare IP 6.0 folder

    This folder is installed at the root level of your startup volume, and contains the following:

    • AppleShare IP 6.0 Read Me, which contains late-breaking information that could not be included in the AppleShare IP Getting Started manual or the onscreen AppleShare IP Help.

    • SimpleText, a simple word-processing program that opens Read Me files

    • AppleShare IP Easy Setup, a program that you use after installing AppleShare IP 6.0 to do first-time setup of the installed servers

    • AppleShare IP Manager, a program that provides an easy way to access the AppleShare IP 6.0 administration programs

    • AppleShare IP Help, an HTML document that explains how to administer the AppleShare IP 6.0 servers. The guide can also be opened when any AppleShare IP administration program is open, by choosing Help from the Help menu.

    • The AppleShare IP Web & File Server folder, which contains the Web & File Admin program and an alias to the AppleShare IP Web & File Server.

    • The Mail Server folder, which contains the Mail Admin program, the AppleShare IP Mail Tool, and an alias to the Mail Server application.

    • The AppleShare IP Print Server folder, which contains the Print Server Admin program

    • The MacDNS folder, which contains a Read Me file for MacDNS, the MacDNS program, and the MacDNS Administrator’s Guide.



  • The Client Software 3.8 folder is placed on your startup disk. This folder contains an Installer program, the AppleShare IP Client 3.8 Users Manual, and the AppleShare Chooser extension

  • The Web Folder is placed on your startup disk. This folder contains a file named Default.html that the AppleShare IP Web & File Server uses as your default home page, and plug-ins.

  • The AppleShare IP Mail Folder is placed on your startup disk. This folder contains the mail database and indexes used by the mail server to locate mail messages within the database.

  • In the System Folder, ASIP installs the following extensions:

    • AppleShare IP Libraries
    • AppleShare IP Mail Config
    • AppleShare IP Mail Server
    • AppleShare IP Print Config
    • AppleShare IP Print Server
    • AppleShare IP UAM
    • AppleShare IP Registry
    • AppleShare IP Registry API
    • AppleShare IP Web & File
    • AppleShare IP Web & File Config
    • AppleShare IP Web & File Server
    • ASIP Help Launcher Guide
    • PC Net Exchange, an extension that helps users of Macintosh computers share DOS and Windows files over an AppleTalk network.

  • These preferences and logs are also created within the Preferences folder.

    Some preferences are stored in the Users and Groups data file, such as:

    • usernames, passwords
    • groups
    • user settings
    • serial number
    • server's auto-startup settings.

    The Users & Groups Data File is modified by AppleShare IP, and is no longer compatible with Personal File Sharing, nor can it be opened by the Users & Groups control panel. In the process, a backup of the original Users & Groups Data File is stored in a file named "Users & Groups Data File Backup", also in the Preferences folder. This file may be used to revert back to Personal File Sharing at a later date.

 

If you use the Custom Install procedure, a subset of these files and folders are installed on your startup disk.

 

ASIP Easy SetUp

ASIP Easy Setup is an application that prompts the server administrator for information, and configures the servers. Easy Setup also performs an initialization sequence that must be completed before you can start Web & File Services.

You can use the ASIP easy setup at any time and it will save any information you've entered. You can also change the information yourself within the ASIP administration programs.

If you plan to use IP services (HTTP, FTP, Mail Services), be sure that the TCP/IP control panel has been configured before using Easy Setup; otherwise, Easy Setup will ask you to quit, configure TCP/IP, then return to Easy Setup.

Easy Setup requests, or notifies you, of the following information:

  • What services Easy Setup will configure; this is based on what software has been installed. If an Easy Install was performance, Web & File, Mail, and Print services can be configured with Easy Setup.

  • Whether DNS services are available elsewhere ("Normal"), or if they need to be setup with MacDNS ("Custom").

  • Whether you want to configure services for TCP and AppleTalk, or only AppleTalk.

  • Prompts for serial number, if none is present (from previous version).

  • If you selected "Custom", you'll be prompted for the following information so that Easy Setup can create a zone file for you in MacDNS:

    • your domain name (ex: acme.com),
    • the server's DNS name (ex: asip.acme.com),
    • the email address of the administrator (ex: rbrown@acme.com).
      Note that this may not be a functioning e-mail address yet (if it is depending on the ASIP mail server that has not yet been configured), but that's okay.

  • Set Up and start the servers

  • Start the ASIP Manager, which gives convenient access to all the administrator programs in ASIP. From the ASIP Manager, you can determine what services are running, see your Network Identify (host name/IP address) and easily open the various administrator's programs.

 

Related Topics

For supplemental information on specific topics, follow the links below, which will open the article in a new browser window. When ready to proceed with the details on how to set up each server, click the right arrow.