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LANtastic for Windows NT User`s Manual

1. Ifthe new computer is a server and you want to set it up with account and resource restrictions refer to Creating or modifying accounts and templates on page 41 Removing a Windows NT computer You can either physically disconnect a computer or simply remove the LANtastic for Windows NT network components on that computer For instructions on removing network components see Getting Help on uninstalling or adding removing components on page 55 Physical disconnection 1 If the computer you re removing is a server go to each computer that s using the server s drives and printers and cancel the drive connection to the server From the Use Network page click Assign Drives and then click the Drives and or Printers check boxes depending on the type of connection you want to cancel Click the connection you want to cancel Then click Disconnect Close If the computer is a server shut it down according to the instructions on page 26 Then turn off the computer and any attached peripheral devices Disconnect the network cable LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 5 7 E Adding a network printer If you purchase a new printer after LANtastic has been installed 1 Connect it to a server as instructed in your printer manual 2 Set up the printer as a shared resource as described under Creating shared resources on page 31 3 Go to each computer that will regularly use the new printer
2. s account has the Supervisor MSL see Using Management Security Levels MSLs on page 37 He or she will probably want to restrict most network users ability to create or modify accounts or resources to keep the network resource organization simple and controlled Every network user If everyone on your network is allowed to manage accounts and modify resources you re ready to get started now because every LANtastic for Windows NT server comes with its own Supervisor account that anyone can use when sitting at each server s keyboard Use of the default Supervisor account can be restricted see Hints for managing Supervisor accounts on page 40 The first step to enhancing security If you do want to enhance security your top priorities should be to modify each LANtastic for Windows NT server s default Supervisor account Guest account and the Everyone group to restrict access These three accounts are fully described in the next section on default accounts Understanding the default accounts Every LANtastic for Windows NT computer comes with the following accounts Guest Everyone and Supervisor Guest account The Guest account is similar to the wildcard account in LANtastic for DOS and Windows 3 x Unless you ve previously created an individual account to use a LANtastic for Windows NT server s resources any time you attempt to log into a LANtastic for Windows NT server you ll automatically be logged i
3. and make a new permanent printer connection See Using network drives and printers on page 10 Disconnecting a network printer First disconnect the printer cable from the computer s port Your next step is to remove the printer from the network If the computer to which the printer was attached is a client 1 Go to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click the Use Network page 2 Click Assign Printers In the My Computer field click the connection you want to cancel To view the existing connections click the plus sign next to My Printers 3 Click Disconnect If the computer to which the printer was attached is a server 1 Go to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click the Manage Server page 2 Click Share Drives and Printers Click the printer you just physically disconnected and click Delete Adding server capability to a client computer 1 From the Windows NT desktop click Start Settings Control Panel then double click Network TIP 2 Click the Services tab You must be logged in 3 Click Add with the Windows NT Administrator user The Select Network Service dialog box appears name and password to 4 Choose LANtastic Server add or remove the LANtastic for Windows NT server 6 Click Yes to restart your computer 5 Click OK then click OK again to exit the Network window CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m OS m Removing server capability from a computer 1 oP WON Fr
4. click the Archive Configuration button and click Help To convert your LANtastic 7 0 accounts and groups to LANtastic for Windows NT equivalents over the network follow these steps at a LANtastic for Windows NT server 1 Log into the server This Server for which you want to set up migrated accounts Your account must have a high enough MSL typically Supervisor to create other LANtastic accounts LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a Ol m 2 Use Assign Drives to connect one of your local virtual drives such as G to the resource on the LANtastic 7 0 server that gives you access to that server s control directory For example if the path to the control directory is C LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET then assign the resource that has access to this path usually the C DRIVE Note MIGRATE needs three files from LANtastic 7 0 for DOS and Windows 3 x to convert accounts ACCOUNTS ALIASES and ACLGROUP Connect to the resource that contains these files which is usually C DRIVE 3 Open a DOS box on the LANtastic for Windows NT server and change to the LANTASTI WINNT directory Type MIGRATE and the path to the redirected control directory or other directory that contains the ACCOUNTS ALIASES and ACLGROUP files For example MIGRATE G LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET When you enter the MIGRATE command you ll see a series of messages on your screen as accounts are converted Save this information to a file by adding gt file
5. Back at the Add Resource window click Create If this isn t the local server you may see a message that it can t verify the path Just click Yes if you re sure it s the right path and the resource will be created Click Close 10 Back at the Share Drives and Printers window note that you can double click any resource to make changes to itsAccount List Click Close when yourre finished creating resources 11 If you want to assign the new drive or printer resource to a drive letter on this computer see the instructions under Connecting to a drive on another computer on page 11 or Connecting to a printer attached to another computer on page 13 Using the ROOT directory resource LANtastic for Windows NT offers the ROOT _ROOT_ directory option which is like the dot directory in LANtastic for Windows 3 x and DOS Client computers can assign a single drive letter to a server s ROOT directory to access all of the shared drives on the server Using a single drive letter for access to all disk resources on a server avoids running out of drive letters on clients and allows more flexibility in adding new resources Before you assign a client s drive letter to the server s ROOT resource make sure the drives on that server have been set up for sharing see Automatic resource setup on page 31 CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 34 E Important Note Note All the accounts access r
6. Control Panel you ll need to use this password Configuring and locking the Control Panel on several computers There s a shortcut for configuring and locking LANtastic Custom Control Panel pages on more than one computer 1 Go to a LANtastic for Windows NT computer and configure the Custom Control Panel the way you want it for all computers on the network Follow the steps above for locking the Control Panel The file LNET32 LCF located in the WINNT folder by default contains the settings for the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Replace the LNET32 LCF files on the other computers with the one containing the new configuration This method is much faster than configuring and locking the Control Panel on each network computer Changing the About window To add information to the About window 1 Click the Mizer button then click the Strings page 2 Type in any information you want to appear 3 4 In the Custom Control Panel click Help in the menu bar then Click Apply then close the window click About LANtastic Your information will appear in this window CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 26 E Shutting down servers Note Displaying or suppressing a splash screen When you launch LANtastic a default splash screen appears with product information With Mizer you can display your own logo or favorite image instead or prevent any splash screen from appearing 1 Click the Mizer button then cli
7. Create New Account Group or Template window 42 creating shared resources 31 D D access right 47 defaults restoring in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 24 DEFERRED switch 1 disabling sharing 26 Supervisor account 41 disconnecting computer 56 DOS how to open a DOS box 24 LNET program described 1 dot ROOT directory using 33 drive and printer resources planning and setting up 32 drives accessing resources from ROOT directory 33 connecting to another computer s 11 connections canceling 13 14 permanent 11 using existing 15 D through Z 10 described 10 mapping described 10 network 10 physical 10 using an existing connection 15 virtual 10 drives and printers using 10 15 E access right 47 Entire Network 11 error messages can t verify path 33 Everyone group described 39 expanding your network 53 58 F features basic networking 7 file exceptions 36 file level security 31 36 files extensions LCF 24 opening from button on LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 Find page in online Help how to use 6 For Account field 30 G group accounts adding accounts to groups 44 creating new 43 Group page 44 Guest account Auto guest login option 38 described 38 how to log in with 39 H Help online for LNET program 52 Help Topics window using 5 6 Online Information page using 4 printing topics 6 Readme file 2 searching for topics 5 using 2 6 increasing number of network us
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9. First option 29 30 Assign Printers window 12 13 audit trails setting up 36 View Server Logs button 36 viewing the audit log 36 auditing Create Audit privilege 48 Auto guest login option 38 Available for Connection list 10 basic networking 7 27 batch files creating 1 books online Help term 5 Broadcast Server ID 36 Browse button 33 buttons on LANtastic Custom Control Panel adding new 21 deleting 23 modifying 23 restoring defaults 24 user defined 22 C C access right 47 canceling connections drive 13 printer 14 CD ROM drives connection requirements 12 Central Station not supported under LANtastic for Windows NT Change LANtastic Computer Name window 54 Change Password button using to see which account you re logged in with 30 changing page names colors in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 21 changing your network 53 58 Chat feature using 17 clients defined 7 difference between servers and 7 computer adding a new 55 changing name 54 drives described 10 concurrent logins increasing 54 Configure Server button 1 using 8 36 59 60 m Configure Server window using 36 37 connecting to CD ROM drives 12 to drives and printers from the same window 14 to network drives 11 12 to network printers 13 using existing drive connections 15 connections to drives canceling 13 to printers canceling 14 using existing 15 Contents page in online Help how to use 5 Create Audit U privilege 48
10. LANtastic Networking logins These security settings do not control user logins to the local NT desktop or any network access via Microsoft Networking All Windows NT desktop and Microsoft Networking access and security is controlled by the Windows NT User Manager LANtastic s basic unsecured network When the LANtastic for Windows NT software is installed a Guest account and an Everyone group are created on each computer Both allow everyone on the network full access to every shared drive and printer resource If you retain these default accounts and don t modify them your network will have no security To learn more about the Guest and Everyone accounts see Understanding the default accounts on page 38 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 35 E Choosing your network security strategies If you want to add security you can choose from the following strategies Account related security strategies see Drive and folder access security strategies below Drive and folder access security strategies see Drive and folder access security strategies below Configure Server security strategies see page 36 Account related security strategies Accounts allow you to set up selected access rights to resources and account privileges for a person or group of people on the network Account related security strategies include Restricting the access rights to resources and the account priv
11. MSL management tasks on a server 37 setting up with accounts and resources 37 types of strategies 35 37 why use it 8 Select LANtastic for Windows NT Computer window 32 server settings controlling 1 servers adding new 55 defined 7 difference between clients and 7 logging in to 10 managing LANtastic from LNET_MGR 53 modifying MSL management tasks 37 shutting down 26 27 Set Group Members window 44 Set Password Expiration window 43 share files and printers option 7 shared drive and printer resources setting up 32 shared resources creating new 31 sharing disabling 26 drives 10 15 files drives and printers 10 stop sharing a server 26 27 Super Access A privilege 48 Super Disk D privilege 48 Super File F privilege 48 Super Queue Q privilege 48 Super User MSL 37 Supervisor account changing password to increase security 40 creating new 40 description of defaults 39 disabling or deleting 41 hints for managing 40 modifying 40 restricting 41 Supervisor MSL 37 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL T T access right 47 template creating new 46 turning off servers 26 U Use Network page described 9 user defined buttons 22 Username Password option 29 30 utility buttons 22 V View Server Logs button See the online Help virtual drives 10 WwW W access right 47 WAIT switch 1 wildcard account equivalent 38 workstations See clients Y Y access right 47 Z Z access
12. Supervisor account 29 30 login Auto guest login option 38 locations increasing number of 54 procedures 10 11 LPT ports described 10 M M access right 47 Mail feature reading your mail messages 16 sending a message 16 using 15 17 Manage Servers page described 9 Management Security Levels MSLs configuring 36 described 37 hierarchy of 37 Supervisor 39 Manager MSL 37 managing accounts with Supervisor account 40 managing print jobs 47 messages pop up 18 19 MIGRATE feature using 48 Mizer button 22 6l m Mizer feature adding button to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 using 24 26 MSLs See Management Security Levels N access right 47 name changing computer s 54 network drives and printers using 10 15 expanding and changing 53 58 learning the basics 7 new pages adding to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 20 notification privilege 48 O online Help searching for topics 5 online Help See Help online Online Information page described 9 using 4 P pages adding new to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 20 changing colors names in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 21 deleting from LANtastic Custom Control Panel 20 Password Status box 30 password for supervisor account 40 41 path typing 33 performance controlling server 1 INDEX m 62 m permanent drive connections 11 physical drives 10 pop up messages receiving and sending 18 19 ports described 1
13. TSMITH X Cho USABILITY I Ask for User Name Password First Computer LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a ll m TIP 2 Use one of the following four methods to find the computer eee you want to use You can also make m Click it in the Available for Connection list drive and printer connectionsfrom the m Click the plus sign next to Entire Network then click the desktop See your computer Windows NT Type the computer s name in the Computer field documentation for m Click the scroll arrow on the Computer list box to see a list of the computers you connected to most recently then click the one you want details 3 Ifyou want to connect to the computer using a non default user name and password make sure the Ask for User Name Password First check box is selected 4 Click Connect You re automatically logged into a server when you connect to it providing you have access rights on that computer 5 Repeat these steps for each computer you want to use then click Close Note To perform server management functions you must log in toa server with an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL See page 29 to learn how to do this Logging out of other computers 1 From the Use Network page click Connect to Computers 2 In the Already Connected list click the computer you want to log out of 3 Click Disconnect then click Yes t
14. account privileges You can also set password and time of day account restrictions Assign access rights to the resources that were created With the Configure Server button you can implement additional options that further secure your network such as setting up audit trails Complete instructions on setting up security appear in Chapter 3 Important You must create accounts and set up security for LANtastic for Windows NT even if you already have accounts and security set up for Microsoft NT Networking LANtastic for Windows NT can t use Microsoft NT Networking s accounts or security information LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL Getting to know the LANtastic Custom Control Panel There are four pages in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Use Network Manage Servers Accessories and Online Information The control panel is fully customizable You can change the text on the tabs add new pages and buttons change colors and more TIP For complete descriptions of what each of the buttons on each page does press F1 at the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Take a look at Customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel on page 19 to learn how you can personalize LANtastic for Windows NT to suit your day to day networking needs Customize View Help LANtastic Custom Control Panel ioj x Change 3 Password Use Network gt 2 H 2 Use Network Online Information Ass
15. aren t supported by the LNET program are explained in the online Help Finding the information you need This manual provides brief instructions for day to day use of LANtastic for Windows NT For comprehensive instructions that explain each feature of the software refer to the online Help system The online Help is essential to learning how to use the full range of networking functions offered by LANtastic for Windows NT For further details see Using the online Help on page 2 About the LANtastic 8 0 Readme file The LANtastic 8 0 Readme file contains instructions that are convenient to have on your hard disk along with information that became available after this manual and the online Help were completed To read this file click the View Readme button on the Online Information page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Using the online Help The most important source of information for learning how to make the most of LANtastic for Windows NT is the online Help You can access the online Help and all other LANtastic for Windows NT functions from the LANtastic Custom Control Panel which you can customize to fit your unique computing needs The LANtastic for Windows NT Help system consists of Screen by screen Help This type of Help explains the LANtastic window you re working on Click the Help button or press F1 How To Help This type of Help provides steps for performing specific tasks In addition t
16. printer attached You can click the plus sign next to Entire Network to view all servers Click the plus sign next to the server s name to view its shared printers then click the printer you need In the My Computer field click the LPT printer port number you want to assign to the printer Note Alternatively you can click the printer you need then drag and drop it onto the LPT port you want to assign it to Click Connect then when you ve made all the connections you need click Close CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING u 14 m Canceling a printer connection To cancel a connection to a printer on another computer TIP 1 You can select the Drives check box to make or cancel a connection to a drive Go to the Use Network page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click Assign Printers In the My Computer field click the connection you want to cancel To view the existing connections click the plus sign next to My Printers Click Disconnect or double click the printer you no longer want to use Connecting to drives and printers from the same window If you want to always make connections to drives and printers from the same window you can combine the Assign Drives and Assign Printers buttons in the Custom Control Panel 1 On the Use Network page right click either the Assign Drives or Assign Printers button Click Properties then Options The Options Assign Drives and Printers win
17. send a message in order to receive it 3 Type in a name and a brief message Note that the name field changes according to your choice in step 2 4 Click Send Disabling pop up messages Important Customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel TIP Information on using Mizer to customize LANtastic for Windows NT s splash screens and Custom Control Panel buttons appears on page 24 To disable these messages click the Pop up Messages button in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Accessories page Clear the check box that s next to the Allow messages to pop up field If you disable pop up messages you won t receive chat requests or new mail notification More importantly you won t be notified that a server youre using is shutting down and you may not have a chance to save your work The LANtastic Custom Control Panel is fully customizable As well as sizing the panel just like any other Windows NT window you can quickly add buttons that make your day to day work even easier For example you might want to create a new button that starts your favorite application whether the application resides on your computer or someone else s Or you could create a new button that automatically opens a file you use every day The following options are explained in this section Adding new pages page 20 Deleting pages page 20 Changing the names and colors of existing pages page 21 Adding buttons o
18. so that you ll automatically receive notification when a server is shutting down someone wants to initiate a Chat session or you ve received a mail message Receiving a pop up message You don t have to do anything special to receive a pop up message When a server shutdown notice is sent or someone who wants to Chat initiates a call the LANtastic Pop up Message window appears The To and From fields show the computer user or server names of the recipient and sender of the message The Messages waiting line below the message field shows how many if any messages you have waiting Click the Show Next button to see the next message If you have no messages waiting Show Next is grayed out can t be activated You ll get a reminder that you have unread messages when you close the Pop up Message window You can either read them now or discard them Sending a pop up message Use pop up messages to send brief 80 character notices to any network computer server or user 1 Click Pop up Messages in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Accessories page LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 19 m 2 Click Send Pop up gt gt You can send a message to a computer all users connected to a particular server or to a user Select one of these options Note Keep in mind that if you select Send to User the person whose name you type in the User Name field must be logged in to any LANtastic server on the network at the time you
19. the online Help CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 46 m 9 To specify the access rights see Setting access rights and privileges below that you want the group to have to a specified resource go to the Resource List window Click a resource name then click Rights The Set Access Rights window appears In this window Click Set All to grant all possible access rights to this resource Click Clear All to remove all access rights to this resource Click the Rights check boxes to select the ones you want When you re finished setting access rights click OK to go back to the Resource List window 10 If you re finished setting up or modifying the group s security click OK twice to go back to the Group page on the main Create Modify window Then click Create or Modify Creating a new account template Setting up an account template makes it easier to create new accounts in the future because you can base them on the information in this template This saves you from having to re enter the same information in every account you create For instructions on creating account templates 1 Open the Help menu to Help Topics 2 Click the Contents page then double click the How To book icon 3 Double click the use accounts for security book icon then double click the creating an account template question mark icon You can print the Help topics by clicking Print Setting access rights and privilege
20. use the mail computer you need to specify its name each time you want to use LANtastic Mail as described here 1 Click the LANtastic Mail button you added to the Custom Control Panel The Select LANtastic Computer window appears From the Available Computers field select the mail computer s name If you don t see it listed click the plus sign next to Entire Network to reveal all active network computers After you select the mail computer click OK In the LANtastic Mail window click Mail then New Message A submenu appears from which you can select Use Editor or Send File If you select Use Editor type your message in the Mail Message window Click File then Send Message Ifyou select Send File an Open window appears Find and click the file you want to send then click Open Select a mail recipient You can choose to list recipients by account names or connected users Click OK Your message or file is on its way Now you can save or print your message if you like Reading your mail 1 Click the LANtastic Mail button you added to the Custom Control Panel The Select LANtastic Computer window appears Select the mail computer from the Available Computers field If you don t see it listed click the plus sign next to Entire Network to reveal all active network computers After you select the mail computer click OK Messages sent to you are listed by date and time sent recipient and sender
21. want to remove then click Remove 3 If you re prompted to confirm the deletion click OK again If you don t want to be prompted to confirm a deletion from the Customize menu click Add Remove buttons Click the Remove page and clear the Confirm Delete check box With the exception of user defined buttons even if you delete a button from a page it will still be available on the Add page of the Add Remove Buttons window You can also restore all the default buttons by following the steps under Restoring the LANtastic Custom Control Panel default settings on page 24 Changing button names icons and descriptions Right click the button you want to change then click Properties The Button Properties window appears You can Edit the Title field to change the button name Edit the Description field to change the text that appears when you call up balloon Help for the button CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING a 24 E Click Change Icon to choose a different icon for the button Click the left and right arrows to view the icons available To locate an icon somewhere else on your system click Browse or type in the path to the icon if you know it Click OK when you ve specified the icon you want Click Apply to review your changes If they re correct click OK Restoring the LANtastic Custom Control Panel default settings If you accidentally delete a button or page that came with LANtastic for Windows NT or if
22. you want to restore the default LANtastic Custom Control Panel for any reason follow these steps 1 2 3 Close LANtastic for Windows NT Click Start Programs Command Prompt to open a DOS box Change to the Windows NT directory typically WINNT and Type DEL LCF lt Enter gt then type EXIT lt Enter gt Open LANtastic for Windows NT again The default LANtastic Custom Control Panel settings will be restored Mizer is an advanced LANtastic Custom Control Panel configuration tool that lets you Lock the pages of the Control Panel so that buttons can t be added or deleted Customize the splash screen that appears when LANtastic is launched Add information to the About window under Help Suppress all splash screens Adding a Mizer button Add a new button called Mizer to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel as described under Adding new buttons on page 21 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 25 E Locking the Control Panel on one computer After you re finished customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel pages by adding and modifying buttons or changing colors for example you can follow these steps to lock the tabs 1 2 Click the Mizer button then click the Lock Tabs page Select a page to lock To lock all the pages in the Custom Control Panel select any page then click Lock All Enter and verify a password Click OK The next time you want to make changes or unlock the
23. 0 post office mail computer designating 15 print jobs managing 47 printer access rights 47 printers adding to network 57 connecting to 13 connections canceling 14 disconnecting 57 naming the network printer resource 32 ports described 10 setting access rights for managing print jobs 47 printing Help topics 6 privileges access and notification described 48 described 46 notification 48 R R access right 47 Readme file using 2 Receive Operator Messages O privilege 48 remotely managing LANtastic computers 53 resources access rights to 47 accessing from ROOT directory 33 automatically set up during installation 31 creating new 31 creating shared 31 modifying account lists for 33 setting up 32 restoring LANtastic Custom Control Panel defaults 24 restricting access to network resources brief overview 8 security features overview 34 restricting Supervisor account 41 rights access described 46 ROOT directory feature using 33 S searching for topics in online Help 5 security account related strategies 35 audit trail option 36 brief overview 8 Broadcast Server ID option 36 Configure Server options 8 36 See also the online Help Configure Server window Security page 37 drive and folder access strategies 36 features overview 34 files restricting access to 31 first step to setting up 39 folders restricting access to 31 high security options disabling Supervisor account 41 modifying
24. 4 If you re creating a new account and want to base it on an existing template scroll through the Template list box at the bottom of the page and click the template you want By default all new accounts are based on the Default template 5 If you re creating a new account and don t want to assign it a password make sure Ignore Password is checked 6 If you do want to require a password Uncheck the Ignore Password box and type in a password If you re modifying an existing account you can click Set Password to modify an existing password When you re finished click OK LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL 7 u 43 m Click Expiration to specify a password expiration date The Set Password Expiration window appears This option isn t available for Supervisor accounts E Set Pwd Expiration New Account x C On Date w Ok C After Interval _ cancel a X Cancel Cancel Expires On ee for 0 4 Renew every LANtastic l 30 iays Click Disabled if you don t want to use the password expiration feature Click On Date if you want the password to expire on a certain date Type an expiration date in the Expires On field Click After Interval if you want the password to expire after a specified time interval Specify this time interval in the Renew every __ days field Click OK For complete instructions on setting security restrictions on this basic account re
25. Articn ft LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL Instructions for basic networking and day to day use 9860 Edition 2_pdf 1 14 00 RK Manual Writers Editors Rhonda Knotts m Elizabeth Kane Online Writers Editors Rhonda Knotts m Elizabeth Kane Designer Rhonda Knotts CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introducing LANtastic for Windows NT sssssssssssssnsnnnnnn L Welcome to LANtastic for Windows NT ecccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeteeeeeeteaeeeenee 1 Differences from previous versions Of LANtastiC ceeceeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeaes 1 Finding the information you need ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetecaeeeeteeaeeeteiaeeeeneaaes 1 About the LANtastic 8 0 Readme file eececcecceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneeeseeeteneeeeaeee 2 Using the Online Help cece eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeeeesecaeeeaeesaaeeeeeeneaeee 2 Where to get technical SUPPOIE eceeeeeeeee cette ee eeeteeeeetecaeeeettneeeeteaeeeene 6 Chapter 2 Basic Networking ccccc eee eee A Learning the basics of LANtasticfor Windows NT ccsceeeeeeteeeeeseeeeeetaes 7 Servers clients and FESOUMCES eeeeeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaaesaeeseeeeteeeeeeeesaaes 7 Using security features to restrict ACCOSS eeceeeeeeeeeeeee eect eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 8 Getting to know the LANtastic Custom Control Panel ccccscsssseeeen 9 Using network drives and Printers ccceceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeetenaeeeeeeaaes 10 Logging in to other COMPULELS
26. DOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 41 m CAUTION Ifyou change the Supervisor account password don t forget it if you do you ll have to uninstall and reinstall LANtastic for Windows NT Disabling the default Supervisor account If you log into a server with an account that has the Supervisor MSL you can modify that server s default Supervisor account the one that has Supervisor as both its user name and password You can neither delete nor disable any Supervisor account But if you want to virtually disable it first create a new account for yourself as described under Hints for managing Supervisor accounts on page 40 Then follow any or all of these steps on every LANtastic for Windows NT server Change the default Supervisor account password to one only you know Delete all resources including file exceptions from its resource list Remove its access and notification privileges Under Restrictions change its concurrent logins to zero Important It s possible that anyone else whose account on this server has the Supervisor MSL can undo your changes Creating or modifying accounts and templates You can make your accounts as simple or as complex as you like The following steps will show you how to set up or modify a basic account When you re doing this consider By default the Everyone group gives everyone on the network full access to all resources If you don t plan to restrict or disable the Ever
27. OWS NT USER S MANUAL 53 E Remotely managing LANtastic computers with LNET MGR Using LNET_MGR LANtastic for Windows NT users can now manage the control directories of LANtastic for DOS or Windows 3 x servers LNET_MGR is a version of the DOS NET_MGR program that runs in a Windows NT DOS box To use this feature 1 Log into the computer with an account that has the Supervisor privilege 2 Type LANTASTI WINNT LNET_MGR lt Enter gt at the DOS prompt 3 Select the Change Control Directory menu item in the Control Directory Maintenance screen and enter the server name with two backslashes in front for example PRINTSRV LANtastic for Windows NT servers are managed from the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Note Instead of typing this path at the DOS prompt you can easily make a quick launch button for LNET_MGR as described under Using LANtastic s DOS based LNET and LNET_MGR programs on page 52 Expanding and changing your network _ __ _ Changing the maximum number of users By default every LANtastic for Windows NT server lets up to ten people use its drives and printers at the same time To allow more or fewer than ten people to use a server at the same time log in on an account that has the Supervisor MSL and follow these steps 1 Go to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click Manage Servers 2 Click Configure Server then click the Options tab 3 Choose the server you want to modify b
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29. USER S MANUAL m 45 m To remove an account from the Accounts in Group field double click it or click it once then click Remove When you ve finished adding and removing accounts click OK Note You can click and drag the mouse over several groups to select them then click Add or Remove 7 Click Resources to set up the group s resource list In the Resource List window that appears click Add The Edit Resource List window appears In this window To add a resource double click a resource name in the Available Resources field The resource then appears in the Member Resources field If you want to add a series of resources you can click and drag to select them then click Add To remove a resource from the group s resource list double click the resource name in the Member Resources field or click the resource name then click Remove The resource then appears in the Available Resources field When you re finished making changes click OK to go back to the Resource List window 8 Ifyou want to assign file exceptions to this group click Files The File Exceptions List window appears EL File Exceptions List New Group Drive Resource File Exception _ Access Rights WUNKS lt Not Member gt Use this window to assign file exceptions to the group to modify the access rights the group has to the files or to remove a file exception from the group To learn how to do this refer to
30. You might need to click View then Refresh to see the message list 4 There are several ways to view the message Click the message under the Sent On field then click the open folder icon in the toolbar Click the message click Mail then Open Right click the message to reveal a menu then click Open LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL 5 a 17 m Note If you receive a file that can t be read such as an executable file right click the message then click Save As Save the file on your hard drive then open it using the appropriate application When you ve finished viewing your message click File to save it print it or see its properties From the LANtastic Mail window you can delete multiple messages by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting the messages you want to remove After they re all selected click Delete Using LANtastic Chat The LANtastic Chat feature allows two people to conduct a real time on screen conversation Preparing your LANtastic for DOS computers to Chat LANtastic for DOS computers that are running a version of LANtastic earlier than 7 0 can chat with LANtastic for Windows NT computers However the LANtastic for DOS computers won t be able to send pop up messages to the LANtastic for Windows NT computers For more about pop up messages see Receiving and sending pop up messages on page 18 Chatting with someone on your network 1 From the LANtastic C
31. ady set up to be shared over the network In that case you can ignore this section unless you want to create additional resources that others can use If you clicked No on the message mentioned above you or the system administrator will need to set up each drive on your computer that you want to let people use You can set up your C Drive D Drive CD ROM and printers to be shared You can also set up folders or specific files as separately named shared resources see Drive and folder access security strategies on page 36 Planning your drive resources It s a good idea to make a list of which printers drives and other resources you want to make available for use over the network before you begin setting them up Many network administrators decide to set up folders and subfolders as resources as opposed to entire hard drives LANtastic for Windows NT also lets you control access to individual files For details on restricting access to folders subfolders and files look in the online Help under the topic File level security Adding new resources If you install a new printer or CD ROM drive that you want to share you ll need to set it up as a shared resource by following the steps under Setting up shared drive and printer resources on page 32 CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 32 E Setting up shared drive and printer resources You can set up any server to share its drives and other resources as lon
32. astic for Windows NT comes with the LNET and LNET_MGR programs described on page 1 You can use these programs by choosing options from a Main Functions menu or by typing commands and options at a DOS command line in a DOS box But the easiest way to use these programs is to make buttons for them on the LANtastic Custom Control Panel To do this 1 Open the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click the page where you want the LNET and LNET_MGR buttons to appear 2 Open Windows NT Explorer and locate the LANTASTI folder on your hard drive 3 Double click the WinNT folder that s inside the LANTASTI folder and locate LNET EXE and LNET_MGR EXE 4 Click and drag each program onto the Custom Control Panel page where you want these launch buttons to appear When you click the new LNET button the LNET Main Functions menu appears in a DOS box You can expand the DOS box to full screen and close it when you re done If you prefer to type commands at the DOS prompt change to the LANTASTI WINNT directory before typing LNET or LNET_MGR LNET Help If you re working from the LNET or LNET_MGR Main Functions menu and you need help press the F1 key Context sensitive Help is available for all LNET and LNET_MGR screens If you re working with LNET or LNET_MGR commands and options type the Help or switch after the command you want to know about For detailed information about either program see the online Help LANTASTIC FOR WIND
33. c Mail LANtastic Mail is an electronic mail program that lets you send and receive messages across your LANtastic network If you re already using e mail software you may not want to use LANtastic Mail With LANtastic Mail you send messages to a computer that s been designated as your network s mail computer Setting up LANtastic Mail 1 First you must create the mail resource You can have only one mail resource per server and it must use the name MAIL Go to the LANtastic for Windows 3 x or DOS computer that will serve as your mail computer then TIP In Windows Open LANtastic Network Manager and search The mail computer must the online Help for the topic Creating a Mail Resource be running LANtastic for In DOS At the DOS prompt type NET_MGR lt Enter gt Select DOS Shared Resources Management lt Enter gt Also on that computer Press Ins then type MAIL lt Enter gt Press Esc to return to you must have the Main Functions menu Vv Created an MAIL Press Esc Users can now send and receive e mail using resource LANtastic Mail v Enabled printing 2 Add a mail button to the Custom Control Panel on your under Server LANtastic for Windows NT computer See page 21 for Startup Parameters instructions on adding a new button Vv Created individual Now youre ready to connect to the Mail server and send and accounts receive messages CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 16 m Sending a mail message To
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35. ck the Bitmaps page 2 Type in a path to the bitmap image you want to display or click Browse to locate the file If you don t want to display any splash screens clear the check box next to Display Logo 3 Click Apply To view the splash screen quit LANtastic then reopen it If your computer is a server it s a good idea to follow the guidelines in this section before shutting it down If other people are using files on your computer and you shut it down without warning they may lose any work they haven t saved You can disable sharing on a server only if you logged into that server using an account that has the Supervisor MSL Follow the steps below if you want to Stop sharing files but continue to work at your computer Shut down your computer completely 1 From the Manage Servers page click Server Control Panel and check the Server Statistics field to see whether other people are using files on your computer Ifno one is using your files go ahead and shut down in the normal way Note that to stop sharing you must log in to your computer using an account with the Supervisor MSL If people are using your files Specify a delay time before the shutdown To do this when you click Shutdown Server from the Server Control Panel s Server menu clear the Shutdown Now check box and specify the number of minutes before the shutdown LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 2 7 m This way a ser
36. d server such as Setting up an audit trail that records every user attempt to log into a server and many other user activities such as opening files editing files and deleting folders This lets the network supervisor monitor network use and determine who wants access to specific resources and at what time The audit trail can help you identify and track suspicious user activity Note The audit trail log file can become very large and reduce server performance Use this option with caution Disabling the Broadcast Server ID to All Network Users option This option is enabled by default so that your server LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 3 7 E name is broadcast over the network Disabling it enhances security because people won t be able to log into the server unless they already know its name Controlling which Management Security Level has the highest level of server management ability in certain categories For example you can allow the Manager MSL to manage print resources but allow only the Supervisor MSL to manage drive resources servers and accounts Using Management Security Levels M SLs MSLs are the first tier of LANtastic for Windows NT s network security Every individual account has an MSL even the default Guest account You can determine which MSL each account has when you re creating or modifying accounts as explained under Setting up security with accounts on page 37 The hi
37. der accounts individually and after migrating them add them to an existing Everyone account on the LANtastic for Windows NT server CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 50 E Important All migrated account privileges except the System Manager privilege default to the Logged In Management Security Level MSL under LANtastic for Windows NT The Logged In MSL has the lowest management capabilities MIGRATE converts the System Manager privilege to the Supervisor MSL which has the highest account management capabilities MSLs are explained under Using Management Security Levels MSLs on page 37 The chart below shows the result of converting account privileges from LANtastic 7 0 to LANtastic for Windows NT LANteSHe 79 for DOS LANtastic for Windows NT and Windows 3 x A Super ACL F Super File amp D Super Disk Q Super Queue Q Super Queue If user has A amp Q A Super Access M Super Mail No equivalent S System Manager Supervisor MSL U Audit Logging U Audit Logging O Operator Messages O Operator Messages D Remote Despool O Operator Messages N Net Manager No equivalent Account privileges are outlined in the table on page 48 Using MIGRATE over your LANtastic network It s a good idea to frequently back up your LANtastic Database LDB using the Archive Configuration button on your LANtastic Custom Control panel For additional information on backups
38. dow see page 5 LANtastic Help Login Settings 4 Ifyou wanttas cranather computer click Try Using Defaults First If you want to be prompted for a user name and password every time you try to log in to another computer click Ask for User Name Password First If you want to change the default user name and or password click the Modify default user name Password check box then type in the new user name and or password If you want to setup extra security on your permanent drive and printer connections uncheck the Save Password for Remembered Connection check box If you do this when you restart your computer you ll have to type in a password for each permanent connection that requires one no matter which of the Prompts options you selected step 2 above See the Tip below PIES Help Topics Ear Pit Options If you need help using any LANtastic window click the Help button if available or press F1 The Help window appears explaining how to use all its features and options In many cases you can also click green underlined text to see more related Help information CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT Using the Online Information page The Online Information page is an easy starting point for most online Help functions Sa LANtastic Custom Control Panel Customize View Help Onine Information Help Topics Use Network About LANtastic i
39. dow appears Make sure both the Drives and Printers check boxes are selected then click OK In the Title field type in a new name for the button Assign Drives and Printers or Network Connection Setup for example Click Apply to view your changes When the button setup is correct click OK From now on whenever you click this button the Assign Drives and Printers window will appear Network Resources H Entire Network H E TERRI H E TSMITH aE USABILITY My Computer Last Connection Made conned coer onnect Resource F Drives ad I Printers To rename the button right click it and click Properties then type the new name in the Title field To delete the other Assign button right click it and click Remove LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL m 15 m Using an existing drive connection Once you ve set up your drive connections you can use them from the Windows NT Explorer or your My Computer icon 1 Click My Computer then click the drive you want to use 2 Click the plus sign next to the drive name to show its subfolders You can double click a folder to display its files in the Contents field on the right side of the Explorer window 3 Double click a file and it will either open in the application in which it was created or you ll see the Open With window This window gives you a choice of applications from which to open the file Sending and receiving LANtasti
40. e Available for Connection field double click This Server The Enter Access Information dialog box appears Type Supervisor in the user name field Press Tab and type Supervisor in the password field then click OK and click Close To confirm that you re logged in to This Server with a Supervisor account click the Change Password button Scroll through the Computer drop down list box until you see This Server then click it The Password Status box at the top of the window contains a For Account listing It should say SUPERVISOR in this field If it doesn t you may have misspelled the user name or password Click Cancel If For Account didn t say SUPERVISOR repeat these steps LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 31 Creating shared resources If you wanted other people to be able to use your computer s hard drives or other resources over the network you made your computer a server by selecting the option to Share This Computer s Drives and Printers during the LANtastic for Windows NT installation This section applies only to servers not client computers which don t share their own resources Automatic resource setup If your computer is a server the first time you started up LANtastic for Windows NT you saw a message that asked whether you wanted Setup to add resources that will allow this computer to share its drives and printers If you clicked Yes your computer s resources are alre
41. ed select the page you want to see Deleting a page 1 Click the page you want to delete 2 From the Customize menu click Delete Current Page 3 Click Yes to confirm the deletion LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 21 Note When you delete a page it disappears along with all the buttons on it However those buttons will still be available for adding to other pages Use the Add Remove Buttons menu option to locate the buttons on the Add page of the Add Remove Buttons window Changing page names and colors 1 2 Make sure the page you want to change is active From the Customize menu click Page Name Color Or with the cursor pointing to the page and not a button right click and select Name Color from the pop up menu The Page Name Color window appears To change the page name edit the Page Name field To change the color of the page its tab or the tab text click the required down arrow and click the color you want 5 Click Apply to view your choice 6 When your changes are correct click OK To use different colors for the page and its tab click to clear the Use Tab Color check box To use the same color for the page and tab make sure the box is selected Adding new buttons These are general steps for adding any new button Specific types of new buttons are described in the following sections 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page you want to modify is active F
42. ee 57 Adding server capability to a client COMPUTE 0 0 ee eee teeter eeees 57 Removing server capability from a COMPUEL cece eee eeeeeeeeeeteees 58 a A A E tuvcecacuusacahcdsusnuccdeacatuascabawdsaudadadoagdscanacatuececburetand OO CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT Welcome to LANtastic for Windows NT LANtastic for Windows NT 4 0 is an easy affordable local area network for small and growing businesses LANtastic for Windows NT makes it simple to share files printers and other network resources Differences from previous versions of LANtastic LANtastic for Windows NT has a feature set that s equivalent to the features of LANtastic 7 0 for Windows 95 If you don t see a familiar feature on the Control Panel look for it in the DOS based LNET and LNET_MGR programs included with your LANtastic for Windows NT software For example LNET gives you the LNET LOGIN and LNET USE commands that you can use to create batch files to connect to servers and redirect drives With the DEFERRED and WAIT switches that work with these commands you can establish connections to servers that aren t yet online or force a wait for a server to become available In LANtastic for Windows NT many server settings are controlled automatically for optimal performance You can click the Configure Server button on the Manage Servers page to customize some server settings A few additional NET functions that
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44. er settings If this doesn t concern you leave the Supervisor password as is However if you d rather have more security follow the steps under Changing the Supervisor account password on page 40 To log in to a server that has a non default Supervisor account password 1 Run the LANtastic Custom Control Panel 2 From the Use Network page click Connect to Computers 3 Select the computer you want to manage If this is the computer at which youre sitting select This Server Then click Connect Close Note If you want to manage This Server and you re already logged into it under another username and password it appears in the Already Connected box you ll also need to complete steps 4 9 29 30 lt LANtastic Connections xj This Server Available for Connection is the computer Entire Network at which you re now sitting g ANU Computer Already Connected E CCMAIL_7 E ESERVER E ESERVER_4 E JANUS I Ask for User Name Password First Ask for Username Password First checkbox EALT PLANNING1 File Already Connected list shows computers that you re already logged in to If either the computer name of the computer youre sitting at or This Server appears in the Already Connected box double click it to disconnect it and click Yes at the Confirm Disconnect box Make sure the Ask for User Name Password First option is checked Then in th
45. erarchy of the four MSLs that can be assigned to accounts is shown in the Supervisor diagram on the right By default the Lm anager Supervisor MSL is the only MSL that allows the account holder to perform all sie pa Use four management tasks on LANtastic for Logged In Windows NT servers manage the server its accounts drive resources and print resources The Logged In MSL allows people only to log into servers but not to manage them or create and modify their accounts and resources If you log into a server with an account that has the Supervisor MSL you can modify which will be the lowest level MSL that an account must have to be able to perform each of the four management tasks on that server For details on changing this setting in the Configure Server window Security page open that window and page then press F1 or click Help to see the online Help Setting up security with accounts If you want security on your LANtastic for Windows NT network it s a good idea to limit access to drives and printers by setting up individual accounts with user names and passwords Accounts prevent unauthorized people from using a server s drives over the network or managing or modifying its drive resources CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 38 Who can set up accounts System administrators Many networks have a system administrator who creates and maintains all accounts and shared resources The system administrator
46. ers 53 Index page in online Help how to use 5 J J access right 47 K K access right 47 L LANtastic computers managing remotely with LNET_MGR 53 LANtastic Connections window 10 LANtastic Custom Control Panel Accessories page 9 adding buttons that launch applications 22 adding buttons that open files and folders 22 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL customizing 19 24 deleting buttons 23 described 9 Manage Servers page 9 Online Information page 9 restoring defaults buttons and pages 24 Use Network page 9 9 LANtastic Database LDB backing up 50 converting LANtastic control directory settings to 48 LANtastic for Windows NT adding an item to network network printer 57 new computer 55 new server 55 adding or removing software components 55 differences from previous versions of LANtastic 1 getting Help on adding or removing software components 55 learning the basics 7 27 LANtastic for Windows NT Help system how to Help 2 screen by screen Help 2 Setup Help 2 launch buttons creating 22 LCF files 24 LNET program described 1 making quick launch button for 52 online Help using 52 overview 1 using 52 using online Help 52 LNET_MGR program described 1 making quick launch button for 52 using 52 53 using to remotely manage other LANtastic servers 53 LNET32 LCF file 25 Logged In MSL 37 logging in to other computers 10 logging in instructions 10 11 logging out of computers 11 of
47. fer to the online Help Creating a new group account 1 Log into the server for which you want to set up or modify groups using an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account on page 39 Go to the Manage Servers page then click Manage Accounts Click Add or Modify then click the Group tab CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING 44 E The Group page appears EL Create New Account Group or Template x Account Group Template Group Information Description r Privileges Current No Privileges Privileges Members Resources 4 Type in a group name along with a description of the group 5 Click Privileges to set group privileges see page 48 for more information The Set Group Privileges window appears Click the Set All or Clear All button to enable disable all the privileges Click OK when you ve set all of the privileges you need 6 Click Members to specify the accounts you want included in this group The Set Group Members window appears EL Set Group Members Marketing x Available Accounts Accounts in Group Beth Rhonda X Cancel gt Help a ee To add an individual account to the group double click the account in the Available Accounts field or click the account then click Add The account will appear in the Accounts in Group field LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT
48. g as you have an account for that server that has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL Alternatively you can use the server s default Supervisor account that allows anyone sitting at the keyboard to modify the server setup unless someone has already restricted that default account Note For complete information on the ranges of network security strategies that LANtastic for Windows NT offers see LANtastic s optional security features on page 34 To get started setting up resources now follow these steps 1 Log into the server on which you want to set up resources using an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level See Managing a server using the default Supervisor account on page 29 if you need help Go to the Manage Servers page and click Share Drives and Printers At the top of the window make sure Drives is checked if you re adding a drive resource or Printers is checked if you re adding a printer resource Click Select In the Select LANtastic for Windows NT Computer window make sure there s a check mark in the Ask for User Name Password First check box This ensures that you ll be able to log into that server with an account that has the Supervisor MSL Double click the name of the server that has the resource Or if the server on which you want to set up resources is the server you re sitting at double click This Server In the User Name field type Supervi
49. ge pages Contents Index Find Click a topic and then click Display Or click another tab such as Index 2 Welcome to LANtastic 2 Using LANtastic s online Help Introducing LANtastic Stopping sharing shutting down safely Using applications on a network general guidelines Using LANtastic s LNET program Controlling monitoring and optimizing your server Checking out the Artisoft Home Page Restoring the LANtastic Custom Control Panel s default settings e Troubleshooting Double click the topic you need When you re finished reading the topic you can click the Help Topics button in the topic toolbar to return to the Contents page Tip The main books listed correspond to buttons on the Online Information page shown on page 4 The Index page lets you quickly find topics from an alphabetized list HEI Help Topics LANtastic Help Contents Index Find 1 Type the first few letters of the word you re looking for passw 2 Click the index entry you want and then click Display Options Assign Drives and Printers window a P eld fielc password changing setting expiration Status Field passwords changing for Supervisor accounts enabling password modification pop up messages disabling enabling and viewing Preferred Servers window printer connections canceling printers adding for sharing canceling connections setting up for sharing privi
50. he Help system includes Overview information about LANtastic s main features Online troubleshooters to help you solve common networking problems Tips and tricks you can use to make the most of your LANtastic for Windows NT software Getting the Help you need If you get stuck when you re working in a specific window click the Help button or press the F1 key A Help topic appears describing all the features and functions of that window an example appears page 3 In many cases you ll be able to click green underlined text to see additional Help information If you want to use the How To Help or any other type of LANtastic Help you can easily find the topics you need in either of two ways LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL By clicking the buttons on the Online Information page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel See Using the Online Information page on page 4 By bringing up the Help Topics window You can do this from the LANtastic Custom Control Panel click Help Topics in the Help menu or the Help Topics button on the Online Information page or from any Help topic window click the Help Topics button EL Login Settings x r Prompts C Ask for User Name Password First Defauts Username T Modify Default User Name Password p Password Cache a IV Save Password for Remembered Connection Click this button to view the main Helo p Topics win
51. ies To use your LANtastic for Windows NT network you must have shared disk resources such as drives and folders You also need to set up shared peripheral resources such as printers and CD ROM drives This may already be done as mentioned under Automatic resource setup on page 31 You can enhance resource security by Dividing a server s hard disk into separate well organized folder resources For example if you know that most people who want read and write access to Russell s server use only one folder on his C drive it s safer to make that folder the shared resource instead of the entire drive Creating an Account List for every resource This list contains all individual and group accounts you want to allow access to the resource It allows you to specify special access rights to that resource that override any general access rights the accounts were given Setting up file level security to restrict or expand access to specific files or folders on a shared resource This feature is known as file exceptions For instructions on setting up drive and folder access security see Creating shared resources on page 31 or the online Help Configure Server security strategies When you click the Configure Server button on the Manage Servers page of the LANtastic Custom Control Panel the Configure Server window appears The window s six pages allow you to set security and auditing options on the specifie
52. ies of pop up messages will warn everyone who is logged into your computer of the pending shutdown providing they have pop up messages enabled Once sharing is no longer active you can shut down Windows NT and turn off your computer Ifyou see that your printer or plotter is busy check with your colleagues before scheduling a shutdown If someone is sending a job to your printer you ll want to keep your computer turned on until the job is done 2 If you need to cancel the scheduled shutdown before the specified delay time has expired open the Server menu from the Server Control Panel and click Cancel Shutdown Note You must restart your computer to restart the LANtastic for Windows NT server CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING This chapter covers server management and network administration For basic user information see Chapter 2 Managing a server using the default Supervisor account If you ve specified that your computer will share resources on the network be a server LANtastic will automatically log you into your computer displayed in the LANtastic resource lists as This Server with the Supervisor Account which has a username of SUPERVISOR and a password of SUPERVISOR While this feature makes it convenient for you to manage your own computer other LANtastic users can also use the default Supervisor Supervisor combination to log in to your computer and change your serv
53. ights and privileges that were assigned to each drive on the server will apply for each drive even when accessed from the computer s ROOT resource You can also assign a drive letter from a LANtastic for Windows NT client to a LANtastic for Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 3 x or DOS _ROOT_ directory ROOT_ is an alias for the dot directory that s needed to accommodate the Windows NT shell interfaces To use or view drive resources available from a ROOT connection you can open Windows NT Explorer and click the plus sign next to the drive letter that s assigned to the server s ROOT Double click the drive letter under it to get to the drive you want Though you can t delete a server s ROOT resource you can change its description and disable everyone s access to it See Drive and folder access security strategies on page 36 LANtastic for Windows NT provides multiple levels of network security from none at all to security that s fine tuned enough to limit access to a single file You can also monitor network activity with the auditing options Security is important in network situations when you need to allow selective access to privileged information For example you ll probably want to allow only your accounting staff to have access to your company s payroll files or allow only your software developers access to the drives where program code resides The LANtastic for Windows NT security features apply to
54. ign Drives Assign Printers Use Network page The buttons in Use Network control your day to day network use You can set up your computer to automatically connect to a series of computers and printers Manage Servers page The buttons in Manage Servers are for system administrators or anyone who can set up login accounts resources and access rights You can also configure the server back up your account information and manage print jobs Accessories page The buttons in Accessories include options such as Pop up Messages Chat Browse Network and Change Computer Name Online Information page The buttons in Online Information lead you to all forms of online Help available in LANtastic for Windows NT For example Introducing LANtastic explains networking basics How To explains how to perform a series of specific tasks Help Topics and Index take you to Contents Find and Index for the online Help Troubleshooting offers solutions to possible problems CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 10 m Using network drives and printers Your computer has physical drives such as your hard drive usually the C drive and floppy diskette drives usually the A and B drives When you use LANtastic for Windows NT to connect to other computers drives you assign or map your own computer s non physical virtual drives or network drives to those resources Your network drives can be represented b
55. ileges that come with the default Guest account and Everyone group See Guest account on page 38 and Everyone group on page 39 Creating unique individual login accounts for higher security You can set up one or more individual accounts for everyone on the network and customize their access rights to each shared drive or printer resource Each person will be prompted to type in a user name and password log in before he or she can connect to a server Accounts are also assigned different Management Security Levels MSLs privileges and access rights MSLs are described on page 37 Access rights and privileges are described beginning on page 46 Setting up group accounts that consist of several individual accounts This can make it easier to keep track of who has which access rights to a resource and it allows you to make changes that affect every account in the group at once Setting time of day login restrictions and password expiration dates on accounts For detailed instructions on setting up account related security see Setting up security with accounts on page 37 or the online Help CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING 36 mE SEE ONLINE HELP For complete information about all of the Configure Server security options open the Configure Server window click each of the six tabs and press F1 in each to see context sensitive online Help Drive and folder access security strateg
56. indow The Add Remove Buttons window appears Make sure Mizer is highlighted in the Available Applications field and click OK Creating a launch button for applications folders or files LANtastic s drag and drop capabilities make it easy to set up quick launch buttons in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel When you ve set up these buttons you can run your favorite applications and open files that you use every day with just a click of the mouse The applications and files can reside on your computer or ona network server LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL E 23 8 To add buttons that launch your favorite applications or that open the files and windows you frequently use 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page you want to modify is active 2 Open Windows NT Explorer and locate the application folder or file for which you want to create a button This can be on your computer s hard drive or a drive on someone else s computer 3 Drag and drop the icon for the application file or folder onto your Custom Control Panel page The new button appears automatically with the same application name or filename Note If the application file or folder resides on another server that server must be running for your button to work Deleting buttons 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page that has the buttons you want to delete is active 2 Right click the button you
57. leges setting for accounts groups and templates Readme file Receive Operator Messages privilege rl Double click the topic you need When you re finished reading the topic you can click the Help Topics button in the topic toolbar to return to the Index page CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT The Find page gives you powerful word search capabilities You can click the Options button to define the search parameters you prefer Help Topics LANtastic Help 71x Type in the word or Contents nde Fid phrase you re 1 Type the word s you want to find interested in p Ejes 2 Select some matching words to narrow your search a Narrow the search z ee by clicking one of passwords asswords Find Now 5 these options gait Double click the topic Bei you need 3 Click a topic then click Display When you re finished pica eile ence reading the topic you Changing your usemame and password lt Create New Account can click the Help Creating s new indvidual account zl Topics button in the AAA A Pass topic toolbar to return to the Find page Ai Cancel Printing Help topics It s easy to print out the Help topic youre currently viewing Depending on the type of Help window youre looking at you ll find a Print Topic option in the File or Options menu Some Help windows also include a Print button Where to get technical support Avariety of award winning technical supp
58. lp Topics then 2 On the Contents page in the window that appears double click the How To book icon 3 Double click the Expand and change your network book 4 Then double click the Adding or removing LANtastic for Windows NT components question mark icon 5 Use the jumps that appear in green to find the information you need Click Print if you want a hard copy to work from Adding a Windows NT computer If you purchase a new Windows NT computer you can easily add it to your LANtastic network 1 If your new computer doesn t have a preinstalled network adapter install one and cable it to the network according to the instructions in Appendix A of the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 560 m Install the LANtastic for Windows NT software according to the instructions in Chapter 4 of the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual If appropriate follow one or more of these steps Ifthe new computer is a server and you want to allow more or fewer than ten users at one time follow the steps for increasing the maximum number of users on page 53 Go to each computer that will regularly use the new computer s disk drive and make a new permanent drive connection See Using network drives and printers on page 10 If the new computer is a server with one or more printers attached see Connecting to a printer attached to another computer on page 13
59. n a Custom Control Panel page page 21 Deleting buttons on a Custom Control Panel page page 23 Changing button names icons and descriptions page 23 Starting an application or open a file from a button on the Custom Control Panel page 22 CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING 20 m You can also use the View menu options to hide the toolbar and page tabs and switch between large and small icon only buttons Hint If you make a mistake when you re customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel you can restore its default appearance pages buttons and other settings See page 24 Adding a new page From the Customize menu click New Page The New Page Information window appears EL New Page Information x Page Name aono Cex Tab Color Text Color mi Lil j age Leaicr _ M Use Tab Color LANtastic 1 Type in the page name 2 Click the down arrows and click the color you want for the page tab and the tab text If you want to use different colors for the page and its tab click to clear the Use Tab Color check box If you want to use the same color for the page and tab make sure the check box is selected 3 Click OK Note You can have up to 16 pages in the Custom Control Panel If you have a large number of pages and can t see all their tabs or if you prefer to hide the tabs click the down arrow next to the Page Selection field to the left of the toolbar From the list display
60. n to another computer s drive 1 Go to the Use Network page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click Assign Drives In the My Computer field click the connection you want to cancel To view all existing connections click the plus sign next to My Drives Click Disconnect then click Close Note Alternatively you can double click the computer from which you want to disconnect click Yes Close In addition you can select the Printers check box to make or cancel a connection to a printer or follow the steps in the next section Connecting to a printer attached to another computer TIP Before you can print a printer driver needs to be installed in the Windows NT Printer Setup TIP If your printer is attached to your LAN tastic for Windows NT server don t self redirect the printer to that computer Connecting to printers is as easy as connecting to drives 1 Go to the Use Network page and click Assign Printers The Assign Printers window appears E Assign Printers x Ne Resous See Se ae E8 Entire Network a 5 TERRI e S TSMITH E USABILITY To auto connect to a printer each time you start ea DiE your computer select this __ _ we aC ees Femenber New gt Let Connection Made checkbox before you make T Goa Made the initial connection Reswen C ives z M Printers In the Network Resources field locate the name of the server that has a
61. n with its Guest account This is because the Auto guest login option is enabled by default In Windows NT the Guest account is disabled by default For details on Auto guest login see the online Help Even if Auto guest login is disabled on a server you can still log in with its Guest account When logging in just type guest in the user name field and click OK By default no password is necessary LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 39 If you want to tighten network security go to every LANtastic for Windows NT server and either disable the Guest account or delete the Everyone group from the Guest account s group membership You can do this only if you log into the server using its default Supervisor account or using an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account below Make sure that you create other login accounts after this or only supervisors will be able to log in Everyone group Every LANtastic for Windows NT server has its own Everyone group account Every individual account that has access to a server is by default made a member of that server s Everyone group Unless the Everyone group has been modified it grants complete access rights to the resources on that server You can modify the Everyone group s default access rights to the resources on each server to suit your security needs providing your account on that server has the Supervisor Management Securit
62. name space greater than symbol space and the name of the file to the end of the command line For example MIGRATE G LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET gt MIGRATE LST All accounts and groups will be migrated directly into your LANtastic for Windows NT server Remotely migrating accounts As described above MIGRATE will convert and move accounts to the Windows NT computer where you type the MIGRATE command line However you can also migrate accounts to any remote LANtastic for Windows NT server on the network by following these steps 1 Log into the LANtastic for Windows NT server for which you want to set up migrated accounts Your account must have a high enough MSL typically Supervisor to create other LANtastic accounts 2 Use Assign Drives to connect one of your local virtual drives such as G to the resource on the LANtastic server that gives you access to that server s control directory For example if the path to the control directory is C LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET then assign the resource that has access to this path usually C DRIVE CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 52 E 3 On any networked LANtastic for Windows NT computer open a DOS box Type the MIGRATE command and specify the name of the target LANtastic for Windows NT server as the second parameter For example MIGRATE G LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET SERVERI gt MIGRATE LST Using LANtastic s DOS based LNET and LNET_ MGR programs LANt
63. o confirm the disconnection Note Alternatively you can double click the computer you want to log out of then click Yes to confirm the disconnection Connecting to a drive on another computer You can use the hard drives on any of the computers on your network as long as Those computers are set up as Servers The servers drives have been set up as shared resources see Creating shared resources on page 31 No one has set up security options that restrict your access to the server s resources CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 12 m TIP If you re already in the Assign Printers window you can select the Drives check box The window title bar will change to Assign Drives and Printers You can also connect to other types of drives on servers such as CD CD ROM drives For example your network may have only one ROM device If it s attached to a server you can easily use it while sitting at your computer by following the steps in this section Note that when you want to connect to a CD ROM drive you must first turn it on and put a CD in the tray These steps are applicable for all types of drives 1 checkbox before you make 2 Go to the Use Network page and click Assign Drives The Assign Drives window appears Network Resources My Computer H Entire Network B E My Drives E TERRI n m e TSMITH H A USABILITY To auto connect to a drive each time you star
64. ocation From the LANtastic Custom Control Panel on the Manage Servers page click the correct server making sure you re logged in as Supervisor then click Manage Accounts Double click your account The Modify Account window appears 4 Click Restrictions 5 Type a new number from 1 to 255 in the Concurrent logins field and click OK In the Modify Account window click Modify then click Close LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL m 55 m Adding or removing LANtastic for Windows NT software components There may be times when you want to uninstall LANtastic for Windows NT remove some of its components or add components For example If your computer was installed as a client but now you want it to be a server you ll need to add the server program If you re troubleshooting the source of a problem you might want to remove components to help narrow down the possible sources Then you ll want to add them back in when youre finished diagnosing a problem Which of the three methods listed below you ll use depends on your situation There are three easy ways to uninstall or add remove components Completely removing LANtastic for Windows NT uninstalling Adding or removing selected LANtastic for Windows NT components Removing and then reinstalling all LANtastic for Windows NT components Getting Help on uninstalling or adding removing components 1 From the Help menu select He
65. om the Windows NT desktop click Start Settings Control Panel then double click Network Click the Services tab Click LANtastic Server and click Remove Click Yes then click Close to exit the Network window Click Yes to restart your computer LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL INDEX Symbols symbol using in printer names 32 A A access right 47 access restricting 34 restricting brief overview 8 access rights described 46 for printers 47 Accessories page described 9 Account List modifying 33 window 33 Account list creating 36 Account page 42 accounts adding to groups 44 copying from LANtastic computers 48 creating or modifying 41 default 38 Everyone group described 39 finding out which one you re logged in with 30 group creating new 43 Guest 38 hints for managing Supervisor account 40 managing with Supervisor account 40 modifying See the online Help Supervisor account 40 template creating new 46 Add Resource window 32 adding buttons to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 21 adding server capability to a client 57 adding to network new computer 55 new network printer 57 new server 55 Already Connected list box 29 30 application programs launching from LANtastic Custom Control Panel 19 applications launching from LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 archiving the database See the online Help Ask for User Name Password First option 32 Ask for Username Password
66. or cancel your own print jobs y View any job Allows you to check the status of a print job Manage any job Allows you to pause resume or cancel any print jobs CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 48 m Privileges Every account group or template can be assigned any of the account access privileges shown in the table below There are five access privileges A F D Q U and one notification privilege O Super Access A Grants the person using the account full access to every shared resource regardless of any access right restrictions that have been set on a resource to restrict access If you have the A privilege you also have the F D Q and U privileges Super File F Grants the person using the account full access to any file or folder regardless of whether access restrictions have been placed on the files or folders Super Disk D Grants the person using the account full access to any disk drive regardless of whether access restrictions have been placed on that drive Super Queue Q Allows the person using the account to control all jobs in the print queue regardless of who sent them When the Q privilege is disabled you can view cancel pause and restart only your own print jobs Create Audit U Allows the person using the account to make a User Audit entry into a server s audit log file Receive Operator This notification privilege allows the person using the acco
67. ort services are available for Artisoft products For complete instructions on using these services worldwide refer to the Directory of Support Services that you received with this product LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL CHAPTER 2 Basic NETWORKING This chapter explains the day to day use of LANtastic for Windows NT For server management information see Chapter 3 Learning the basics of LANtastic for Windows NT If you ve used LANtastic for Windows 95 you ll find the same familiar 32 bit interface in LANtastic for Windows NT However if you re more experienced with other versions of LANtastic you ll notice some differences in LANtastic for Windows NT Many of the management functions are behind the scenes you won t see Network Manager control directories or access control lists Furthermore many network performance settings are adjusted automatically Servers clients and resources During installation if you selected the option to share this computer s drives and printers your computer is a server Unless you set up security options everyone on the network has access to the applications and files on your server s hard drive If you decided not to share this computer s drives and printers your computer is a client It can use other server computers drives and printers but no one has access your computer s drives other than the person sitting at the keyboard In networking you can set u
68. p various types of resources for use over the network Resources include printers and hard drives and can even be narrowed down to specific folders or files on hard drives Using security features to restrict access Network users who require a tight multi level security system often assume they must purchase a more costly complex network But for less money and easier administration you can use LANtastic for Windows NT s comprehensive security features with any of your other LANtastic computers running LANtastic 7 0 or above Note If you plan to move existing LANtastic for DOS and Windows 3 x account information to LANtastic for Windows NT do so before you create new LANtastic for Windows NT accounts For more information see Converting LANtastic account information with MIGRATE on page 48 Although LANtastic s security features are optional they re useful in today s business world because they help protect proprietary information and allow selective access to privileged information For example you can keep everyone except your payroll accountant out of your payroll files To implement basic network security you would Create specific network resources such as a computer s C drive CD ROM drive printer or specific folder on the hard drive Create unique accounts that let people on your network log in to the LANtastic for Windows NT servers Every account is assigned a Management Security Level and
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70. rom the Customize menu click Add Remove Buttons The Add Remove Buttons window appears With the Add page active use the Category pull down list to display the type of button you want to add Click the button you want to add or click and drag to select multiple buttons then click Apply Click OK when you re finished adding buttons CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING mg 22 E Creating a user defined button Utility buttons If you want to add buttons that let you perform tasks such as change your computer name or display pop up messages 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page you want to modify is active From the Customize menu click Add Remove Buttons The Add Remove Buttons window appears With the Add page active click the Category list and select Utilities Click the button you need then click OK to add the button to the active page Mizer button If you want to add the Mizer button 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page you want to modify is active From the Customize menu click Add Remove Buttons The Add Remove Buttons window appears With the Add page active click the Category list and select User Defined Applications then click Create In the Create User Defined Entry window click in the Command Line field then click Browse 5 In the WINNT directory click Mizer exe then click Open 6 Click OK at the Create User Defined Entry w
71. s Access rights to resources and account privileges are important parts of LANtastic security You can determine which access rights and privileges the accounts and groups will have to the shared drives folders files and printers you ve set up on your network LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 47 E Access rights to resources You can grant an account group or account template any combination of the following ten access rights to control exactly what users are allowed to do when they access a shared resource R_ Read Access Open files for reading W Write Access Edit files and save their changes C Create File Create new files Note that if you grant the C Create File privilege you must also grant the W Write Access privilege or the user won t be able to save changes to the files Make Folder Create new directories Delete File Delete a file Remove Folder Delete a directory Rename File Rename a file Execute Program Run programs Change File Folder Attribute Change file or folder attributes on a shared drive Rename Folder Change a folder s name gt m Z A oO Z Printer access rights You can grant an account group or account template any combination of these three access rights This will control the extent to which users can monitor or manage printers T Submit and manage own jobs Allows you to start pause resume
72. s including password renewal and expiration dates If you entered a number other than zero in the Renew Password Every X days field for an account that time interval will migrate to LANtastic for Windows NT and reset beginning with the day you migrated the account Any expiration date you may have entered for that account will be overwritten For example suppose you set a renewal period of two days on an account and you migrated it on January Ist Regardless of the original password expiration date the new expiration date will be January 3rd If however you didn t specify a renewal period in the original account but you did have a password expiration date the expiration date will migrate to the LANtastic for Windows NT account You can migrate most of your accounts and all access control list ACL groups but resources can t be converted Likewise wildcard accounts accounts containing or characters and expired accounts won t be converted MIGRATE copies your ACL groups to LANtastic for Windows NT group accounts Any individual accounts that were members of a group also migrate to the appropriate group If you want to copy LANtastic for DOS or Windows 3 x accounts into a LANtastic for Windows NT Everyone group you can Create an Everyone group on the LANtastic DOS or Windows 3 x server and add the accounts you want MIGRATE will automatically convert it into a LANtastic for Windows NT Everyone group Move the ol
73. sk HowTo z 2 Help Topics 1 gt BON Introducing TA LANtastic 2 gt E Tips and Tricks 3 gt View Readme 1 Click to learn more about the main features and functions of LANtastic 2 Click for a list of tips and tricks that can help you make the most of LANtastic 3 Click to view the Readme file s updated tips for using LANtastic 4 Click for step by step instructions for all networking tasks 5 Click to enable or disable tooltips pop up Help for buttons and fields in this window 6 Click to get detailed Help information about all the pages and options on the Custom Control Panel 7 Click to use LANtastic troubleshooters to solve common networking problems 8 Click to view the Index page on the Help Topics window 9 Click to open the main LANtastic Help Topics window You can also get to this window by clicking Help Topics in the Help menu LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL Double click a book to view its contents which may be other books or separate topics as shown _ here Double click the open book to close it Type in the first few letters of the topic you re looking for The main list will show the topics that might be most useful Using the Help Topics window Each of the three pages in the Help Topics window gives you a different way to find the information you need The Contents page shows the main books in the Help system Click the page tabs to chan
74. sor or the name of another account you have on this server that has the Supervisor MSL Press the Tab key then type Supervisor or the appropriate password in the Password field Press Enter The server s name appears in the Current Server list box 5 Click Add The Add Resource window appears 6 Type the name you want to give the new resource then a description For example if it s a server s C drive you could name the resource C DRIVE and in the description say which computer it s on e g Emily s Pentium If it s a printer resource the first character in the name must be for example LASER LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL a 33 8 7 If this is a drive resource on This Server you re sitting at the server that has the resource you can click Browse to locate and specify the path to the resource If the drive is on another server you must type the path If this is a printer resource click the arrow on the Local Printer drop down list box and click the printer name 8 Click Accounts if you want to set up the account list for this resource you don t have to because the Everyone account is automatically added to the list In the Account List window you can also modify the access rights each account will have to this resource Click Help for more information about this window Access rights are described on page 46 Click OK when you re finished making changes in the Account List 9
75. t your LANtastic computer select this gt a Resource ght ae the initial connection SO ae I Printers In the Network Resources field click the plus sign next to Entire Network to view all servers Then click the plus sign next to a server s name to view all of its shared resources Inthe My Computer field click the plus sign next to Available Drives then click the drive letter on your computer typically D through Z that you want to use for this connection Note To make this connection permanent so that you ll connect to it automatically every time you restart your computer select the Remember Next Connection Made check box before you make the connection Go back to the Network Resources field and double click the shared resource you want to connect to This connects it to the drive letter you selected to use on your computer Note Alternatively you can click the drive you want to connect to then click Connect Or you can click the Network Resource you want to use then drag it onto the drive you want to connect to The Last Connection Made field immediately shows that your connection was successful You can also check all your drive letter assignments by clicking the plus sign next to My Drives in the My Computer field 5 When you ve made all the connections you need click Close LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL 1308 Canceling a drive connection To cancel a connectio
76. ult Supervisor account on page 41 But you shouldn t do this until you ve created a new account for yourself that has A user name other than Supervisor A password only you know The Supervisor MSL assigned All privileges assigned Concurrent logins set to 10 or more recommended Changing the Supervisor account password After installation it s wise to change your Supervisor account password so that no one else will be able to use it To do this 1 Log into the server with the Supervisor account whose password you want to change by following the steps under Managing a server using the default Supervisor account on page 29 2 From the Manage Servers page click Manage Accounts The Manage Accounts and Groups window appears 3 Scroll through the Current Server drop down list box until you see the server you logged in to in step 1 then click it 4 In the Accounts field you should see the Supervisor account Double click it The Modify Account window appears 5 Click Set Password Make sure the Ignore Password option is unchecked then click Modify Password 6 Click in the Modify Password field and type in the new password then click OK 7 Click Modify then click Close It s always a good idea to log out of the Supervisor account when youre finished using it To do this follow steps 2 and 3 under Managing a server using the default Supervisor account on page 29 LANTASTIC FOR WIN
77. unt Messages 0 to receive operator messages This means you ll be notified when someone logs in to or out of a server when print jobs are queued when the maximum disk space threshold is reached and when the maximum CPU usage threshold is reached Converting LANtastic account information with MIGRATE Tip MIGRATE is a command line program that lets you copy and convert accounts and groups from a computer that s running an To make sure earlier version of LANtastic to a LANtastic for Windows NT MIGRATE converts computer With this easy to use utility you can convert the the information account settings in the control directory of an earlier version of from each of your LANtastic into LANtastic for Windows NT Database LDB entries existing LAN tastic f r accounts run MIGRATE will convert accounts from LANtastic 7 0 for DOS and Windows 3 x Because they re already compatible you don t need MIGRATE befor y Y CDCP y G pele you to use MIGRATE to convert your LANtastic for Windows 95 Ser Up accounts in accounts for use with LANtastic for Windows NT LANtastic for Windows NT LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS NT USER S MANUAL 49 m Account and group conversion Note MIGRATE maintains and preserves Account privileges modifications and expiration dates Time of day login schedules and settings Group accounts Single user accounts Number of concurrent logins for each account Password
78. ustom Control Panel click the Chat button The Chat window appears Click the Call button The Call dialog box appears Type the name of the computer you d like to call then click OK Note that the computer you re calling must be connected to the network A pop up message informs the recipient that someone wants to chat To complete the connection the recipient must click the Chat button in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel The Chat window then appears on his computer screen Once you see lt Connect gt on your screen the two of you can begin to type messages to each other The field at the bottom of your screen shows the name of the computer you re calling CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 18 m 6 Type in the message you want to send in the Local Machine field The responses appear in the Remote Machine field You may both type at the same time using the following functions Backspace Deletes the character to the left of the cursor Home Erases the screen Enter Takes you to the next line down If you type more text than will fit in the screen the display scrolls up to give you more space You can copy text from the Chat window to the Windows NT clipboard or paste text from the Windows NT clipboard to a Chat window 7 When you ve finished chatting click the Hangup button To exit Chat click Close Receiving and sending pop up messages Pop up messages are enabled by default
79. y Level see Supervisor account below For general instructions on modifying groups see the online Help Supervisor account Every LANtastic for Windows NT server comes with a Supervisor account This default account lets you log into a server with the user name of Supervisor and password of Supervisor Because this account has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL when you log in with it you can Set up or modify shared resources on that server Set up or modify accounts that have access to that server Change access rights to that server s shared resources For more information about the Supervisor account see Using Management Security Levels MSLs on page 37 and also the next section which describes how to log into servers with the Supervisor account change its password and more CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING 40 m Hints for managing Supervisor accounts If you re the system administrator you may want to go to every LANtastic for Windows NT server and change the default Supervisor account password to something only you will know If you do this no one but you will be able to manage accounts and resources from that point on Instructions appear in the next section Changing the Supervisor account password on page 40 Alternatively you can go to every LANtastic for Windows NT server and virtually disable its default Supervisor account For instructions see Disabling the defa
80. y any letters not already assigned to physical drives on your computer typically D through Z Printers are assigned to ports such as LPT1 and LPT2 instead of drive letters Permanently assigning your computer s drives or ports to network resources makes it faster and easier to use them This is because you can set up LANtastic to log you into these resources automatically every time you start up your computer Complete details on assigning drives appear in the next section Printer connections are described starting on page 13 Logging in to other computers Note TIP If you try to access a computer s resources before you ve logged in awindow will appear requesting access information If you have access rights on that computer you ll be automatically logged in Logging in is the process of identifying yourself as a valid user with a pre assigned user name and password For information about setting up security features such as access rights to resources refer to Chapter 3 If you set up such features logging in may involve steps beyond the basic ones described below For complete instructions on logging in and out of servers see the online Help To log in to a server 1 From the Use Network page click Connect to Computers The LANtastic Connections window appears El LANtastic Connections x Available for Connection Already Connected Entire Network DB This Server E This Server amp TERRI S
81. y scrolling through the Current Server window or click Select to find it 4 In the Maximum number of logins field type in the number 2 to 500 of simultaneous users that this server will allow 5 Click OK 6 Ifyour network uses security you ll also have to add or delete accounts and resources See Setting up security with accounts on page 37 CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 54 E Note To obtain faster response time on a server that has many simultaneous users you may want to use the Server Performance slide bar in the Server Control Panel Drag the lever to the right to speed up a server s performance Changing your computer name You can change the computer name that LANtastic for Windows NT uses to identify your computer on the network To do this 1 From the Accessories page click Change Computer Name The Change LANtastic Computer Name window appears Click the check box in this window then type in the new computer name Click OK You ll see a message informing you that the change won t take effect until you restart the computer Click OK again Increasing the number of login locations If you re using individual account and you think you might need to log into a computer from different locations from computers other than yours while you re already logged in to your own computer follow these steps 1 Go to the computer that you may need to log into from more than one l
82. yone group you don t need to set up this account with access to any specific resources If resources haven t yet been set up you can specify them later by modifying this account When you re creating your first few accounts you may want to do so by creating a template This could save time when you create accounts in the future because you won t have to enter the same information each time you can just modify the existing template CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 42 E Basic account setup 1 Log into the server for which you want to set up accounts with an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account on page 39 2 Go to the Manage Servers page click Manage Accounts then click Add or Modify Make sure you re on the Account page EL Create New Account Group or Template x Account Group Template m User Information Account Name a Password o ieee IV Ignore Password Groups Resources r Security X Close Mensa Current Privileges Security Level Q Lorenin E p Account Restrictions gt T Disable Account VV Allow User to Modify Account Template j DEFAULT X 3 Type in an account name You can also click Information to add or change contact information about the person associated with this account When you ve typed in the information you want click OK

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