AppleShare Client 3.
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1 AppleShare Client 3.8 User’s Manual How to Use This Manual This manual describes how to upgrade and use your AppleShare Client 3.8 software. Print a copy of this manual so that it is available for easy reference. System Requirements You’ll get the best performance from your AppleShare network and be able to use new features (such as being able to cancel a connection that is taking a long time to establish itself ) by installing the following software: m Mac OS 8.
Updating Your AppleShare Client Software Over a Network After you have upgraded to system software version 7.6 or later and Open Transport 1.1.2 or later, you can update your AppleShare Client software by installing AppleShare Client 3.8. If your AppleShare IP administrator has made the software available to you on the network, you can perform the update by logging on to the file server.
Click OK. A dialog box similar to the following appears. 6 Click Guest to log on as a guest user (if guest access is permitted on the file server you’re connecting to). Or click Registered User and enter your name and password (if you have one). 7 Click OK. A dialog box similar to the following appears. 8 Select the volume that contains the AppleShare Client 3.8 software and click OK. Your network administrator should tell you the name of the volume to select.
11 To display the license agreement in the language that is appropriate for you, choose a language from the pop-up menu. 12 Read the license agreement and if you agree to its terms, click Agree. The following dialog box appears. 13 Verify that your computer’s startup disk is named in the Installer window as the destination disk. If the wrong disk is shown, click Switch Disk until the name of your startup disk appears. 14 Click Install.
If your network contains zones, they are listed in the AppleTalk Zones list. When you select a zone, AppleShare file servers in that zone are listed in the upper-right portion of the window. Note: Depending on the version of system software that your computer is using, the Chooser window may look slightly different. 3 Click the zone (if any) and the file server you want to connect to. Your network administrator should tell you the name of the zone (if any) to select.
If it takes more than a few seconds to contact the server, a connection status dialog box appears. When your computer is connected to the server, a dialog box similar to the following appears. 5 Click Guest to log on as a guest user (if guest access is permitted on the file server you’re connecting to). Or click Registered User and enter your name and password (if you have one). 6 Click OK. 7 In the window that appears, click the name of the volume or volumes you want to use.
Disconnecting From a File Server To disconnect from a file server, drag the icon of the server to the Trash. (Or select the volume and choose Put Away from the File menu.) You are disconnected automatically from the server when you shut down your computer. The administrator can also disconnect you from the file server. About Access Privileges Access privileges determine what files and folders you and other users on a file server can see or change.
m See Files and Make Changes: Users can see files, open files, and save changes to files. m See Folders and Make Changes: Users can see folders, open folders, and make changes. (including deleting files from a folder and copying files or folders to the folder); also known as a drop box. To copy the privileges you selected to all folders within the selected folder, click the “Make all currently enclosed folders like this one” checkbox. If your computer is using Mac OS 8.
Finding Out What Privileges You Have There are three ways to find out what access privileges you’ve been assigned to a shared item on a volume to which you’re connected. m Look at the folder icons in the Finder; the icons show your privileges. Tabbed folder: You are the owner of the folder. Plain folder: You have some access privileges to the folder. 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.
A crossed-out pencil: You can’t make changes. m Click the folder and choose Sharing from the Finder’s File menu. A window shows you who owns the folder and what privileges you have for the folder. If you own the folder, this is also where you can change the privileges you’ve assigned. Setting Access Privileges You can change the access privileges to folders that you own on the file server.
3 If your computer is using Mac OS 8.0 or later, make sure the “Use enclosing folder’s privileges” checkbox is not checked. Then choose the Owner, User/Group, and guest privileges you want from the pop-up menus to the right. For more information on the user categories or privileges, see “About Access Privileges” on page 9. 4 Close the window and click Save.
