User guide

Introduction
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Introduction
Introducing DiscView
®
PRO
The DiscView PRO software, which comes with Microtest
CD-ROM networking products, drives the CD-ROM network-
ing product. DiscView PRO contains two components:
• A Windows CD-ROM management interface: This
Microsoft Windows program allows you to see your
CD-ROM network devices. You use simple menu options
or drag and drop operations to configure the devices, re-
gardless of where they are physically located in your net-
work environment. It provides an easy, convenient way to
manage your network CD-ROMs, without having to go to
a fileserver console to issue cryptic server commands.
• The DiscView PRO Server Components: These load on
the server and integrate the CD-ROMs with NetWare
®
or
Windows NT™ so that the CD-ROM information appears
as network volume information to your network users.
The Server Components are generally transparent. You
will use the DiscView PRO management interface to in-
stall, configure, and manage the CD-ROMs, and to man-
age all the Microtest CD-ROM products. Users benefit by
having comparable access to CD-ROMs from all products,
regardless of type or physical location.