AppleShare Client User’s Manual How to use this manual This manual describes how to upgrade your system software and AppleShare Client software and also provides instructions on how to use your AppleShare Client software. Print a copy of this manual so that it is available for easy reference.
Updating your system software To take advantage of performance improvements and new AppleShare IP features, you need to upgrade your system software. You should upgrade to system software version 7.5.3 or later. To determine the version of system software your computer is running, choose About This Macintosh from the Apple (K) menu. Contact your AppleShare administrator for more information about upgrading your system software. After you upgrade to System 7.5.
Updating your AppleShare Client software After you have upgraded to system software version 7.5.3 or later and Open Transport 1.1.2 or later, you are ready to update your AppleShare Client software by installing AppleShare Client 3.7. You can perform the update by logging on to a file server that is sharing the folder that contains the AppleShare Client 3.7 software. To install AppleShare Client 3.
3 Click OK. A dialog box similar to the following appears. 4 If you have a password, type it in the Password box. 5 Click OK. A dialog box similar to the following appears. 6 Select the volume that contains the AppleShare Client 3.7 software and click OK. Your network administrator should tell you the name of the volume to select. The icon for the selected volume appears on your desktop.
7 Double-click the icon for the volume you selected in step 6 and open the AppleShare Client 3.7 folder. 8 Double-click the Installer icon. A dialog box containing a license appears. 9 10 To display the license agreement in the language that is appropriate for you, select a language from the pop-up menu. Read the license agreement and if you agree to its terms, click Agree. The following dialog box appears.
AppleShare Client quick reference This quick reference provides at-a-glance directions for the most common AppleShare tasks. Connecting to a server 1 Choose the Chooser from the Apple (K) menu. 2 Select the AppleShare icon in the upper-left corner of the window. If your network contains zones, they are listed in the lower-left corner of the window. When you select a zone, AppleShare file servers in that zone are listed in the upper-right portion of the window.
If your computer is set up for TCP and if the file server you selected is set up for TCP, the connection is made over TCP automatically. Otherwise, the connection is made over AppleTalk. Note: If AppleTalk is not active or if you are trying to connect to a file server over a network segment on which AppleTalk is not active, the server you want to connect to may not appear in the “Select a file server” list.
6 Click OK. 7 In the window that appears, select the name of the volume or volumes you want to use. If you click the checkbox next to the name of a volume, you can connect to the volume automatically the next time (and any time) you start up your computer. WARNING Be especially cautious when connecting to volumes with the same name in different zones; the volumes may actually represent the same volume that is located on a server that can be accessed in several zones.
Selecting a print server 1 Choose the Chooser from the Apple (K) menu. 2 Make sure that AppleTalk is active (the Active button should be selected). 3 Select a LaserWriter icon in the upper-left corner of the window. You can select the LaserWriter or the LaserWriter 8 icon. If your network contains zones, they are listed in the lower-left corner of the window. When you select a zone, available printers in that zone are listed in the upper-right portion of the window.
About access privileges Access privileges govern what you and other users of a file server can see or alter.
Locked folder—You do not have any access privileges to the folder. Locked folder with arrow—You only have the Make Changes privilege to the folder. m Look at the access privilege icons in the top-left corner of the directory window of a folder. They can tell you what privileges you do not have. A crossed-out file icon—You can’t see files. A crossed-out folder icon—You can’t see folders. A crossed-out pencil—You can’t make changes.
m Select a folder and choose Sharing from the File menu of the Finder. A window similar to the following one appears, showing you who owns the folder and what privileges you have for the folder. Setting access privileges 1 Select a folder that you own on the file server and choose Sharing from the File menu. 2 In the window that appears, click the checkboxes of the privileges you want to assign. When a checkbox has an X in it, that privilege is selected.
