Specifications

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Setting Up a Mac OS X Client to Mount a Share Point
Automatically
As an alternative to using the network mount feature of AFP or NFS, Mac OS X clients
can set their computers to mount server volumes automatically.
To set a Mac OS X version 10.2.6 or earlier client computer to mount a server
volume automatically:
1 Log in to the client computer as the user and mount the volume.
2 Open System Preferences and click Login Items.
3 Click Add, then locate the Recent Servers folder and double-click the volume you want
automatically mounted.
When the client user logs in the next time, the server, if available, will be mounted
automatically.
The client user can also add the server volume to Favorites and then use the item in
the Favorites folder in the home Library.
To set a Mac OS X version 10.3 client computer to mount a server volume
automatically:
1 Log in to the client computer as the user and mount the volume.
2 Open System Preferences and click Accounts.
3 Select the user and click Startup Items.
4 Click the add button (below the list), select the server volume, and click Add.
Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 Clients
Apple file service requires the following Mac OS 8 or 9 system software:
• Mac OS 8 (version 8.6) or Mac OS 9 (version 9.2.2)
• TCP/IP
• AppleShare Client 3.7 or later
Go to the Apple support website at www.apple/support/ to find the latest version of
AppleShare client software supported by Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.