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LANTASTIC® FOR WINDOWS® 3.X USER`S MANUAL

1. CHAPTER 7 SETTING UP AND MANAGING YOUR SERVERS 40 m 2 Move the button on the horizontal scale by dragging it with your mouse or pressing the arrow keys until the desired value is displayed in the box in the bottom of the console Hint To automatically set the server speed each time Windows is launched drag the Server Speed icon into your Windows startup group Control directories are used to store all of the accounts resources and server startup parameters that you create using the Network Manager program When you change one of those settings you re editing the control directory In most cases a server has only one network control directory the default LANTASTI NET But LANtastic gives you the option of creating multiple control directories on your hard disk This means you can have more than one network configuration saved You can then switch control directories whenever your current network situation warrants The LANtastic Network Manager online Help tells you all about control directories Search for these topics Creating a New Control Directory Selecting a Control Directory Deleting a Control Directory Backing up a Control Directory Restoring a Control Directory Resetting a Control Directory Password Protecting a 9 6 Control Directory Changing a Control Directory Password and Disabling Password Protection for a Control Directory
2. If youll be using the LANtastic Remote Print Server program RPS EXE to pull print jobs from the server s queue and send them to other printers on the network select Remote and click OK If you re creating this resource for use with an HP JetDirect printer choose HP JetDirect enter the requested information and click OK If you re creating this resource for use with a printer attached to a Central Station choose CSPrint enter the requested information and click OK The new printer resource now appears on the list of shared resources LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL Important E 33 8 8 Click OK The resource is now created If you want to specify print parameters complete the steps below Open the Edit menu and click Modify The Resource Parameters window appears For descriptions of the options in the Resource Parameters window search for Options in the Resource Parameters Window in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help If you selected a COM port as the output device click the Serial Device Parameters option in the Resource Parameters window For descriptions of the options in the Serial Device Parameters window search for Options in the Serial Device Parameters Window in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Set the parameters to the correct configuration for your printer then click OK Consult your printer manual for information If you selected Remote
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4. Using audit trails Audit trails enhance security by providing a log of what server disk drives and printers have been accessed by network users and what types of access were allowed or denied With audit trails you can See how many users are making simultaneous requests to a server This can help you set appropriate values for several server startup parameters Determine how well you ve distributed the network workload among your servers Keep records for billing if you charge for network services LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL a 41 m WARNING While auditing is a powerful feature if it s used improperly it can slow down server performance To avoid this carefully select the types of user activity you want audited It s also important to regularly clear and delete old audit trails Setting up an audit trail 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Server The LANtastic Server Control Panel appears 2 Make sure the Server Auditing module is located in the Configured Modules list If it isn t drag it into this list 3 Click the Server Auditing icon A window appears with various auditing options For a descriptive listing of these options search for Server Auditing Settings in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help 4 Enable the types of activities you want audited 5 Exit Windows then press Ctrl Alt Del at the DOS prompt In the screen that appears make sure there
5. 1 From the LANtastic Net window open the Net menu and choose Set Printer Timeout 2 Type in a timeout value from O to 3600 seconds and click OK The timeout value specified will be used until you reboot the computer or specify a new timeout value CHAPTER 8 MANAGING PRINTING m 50 E Using despooling options LANtastic offers several options for enhanced despooling speed and efficiency For example you can Move the printer spool area This is a good idea if you d like to use a larger or faster disk for despooling Search for Moving the Printer Spool Area in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Clear the entire spool area without deleting each entry individually Search for Clearing the Spool Area in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Set up immediate despooling so a server can immediately begin to despool and print a job before all the information has been written to its disk The job will print faster because you don t have to wait for it to be completely written from a network computer before printing begins Search for Setting Up Immediate Despooling in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on managing your printing operations see the LANtastic Net and Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL CHAPTER 9 EXPANDING AND CHANGING YOUR NETWORK If everyone is automatically lo
6. changing to a workstation 54 changing to client 54 configuring software settings 37 45 control directories 40 See also Net Mgr Help disabling logins See Net Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL explained 6 flushing caches 43 logging in 8 logging out 8 See also Net Help memory use improving 57 multiple print tasks on 55 multiple printers on 49 performance improving 57 personality list 57 remote booting 43 controlling 43 shutting down 44 spooled keyboard 44 sending jobs to printer 16 setting parameters 37 shutting down 9 canceling See Net Help remote server 44 speed controlling 39 User Statistics window 42 Server Auditing server startup parameter 38 Server Control Panel 37 38 server control panel improving server performance and memory use 57 Server Control Panel window 37 server management Printer Speed console 48 updating display 42 User Statistics screen 42 Server Management user statistics window 42 Server Management window 42 updating 42 Server option 37 41 51 55 Server Performance startup parameters 38 Server Speed Console 57 Server Speed console and Run Burst 39 server speed setting Server Speed Console 39 server startup parameters configuring 37 40 General Server Attributes module 38 Operator Notification module 38 Printing and Despooling module 38 Security Control module 38 Server Auditing module 38 Server Performance module 38 setti
7. multiple adapters See Multi_dw pdf 2 multiple printers controlling and using 49 My Connections field in Printer Connections window 11 My Print Jobs window 15 N NBSETUP See Nbset_dw pdf 2 NCP support See Clent_dw pdf 2 NDIS support See Ndis_dw pdf 2 Net program disabling your account 28 disconnecting a printer 56 icon 5 main window options Account 27 Printers 56 making drive connections 6 user account options account status checking 27 disabling user account 28 password changing 28 window 5 Net window 5 NETBIOS IPX routable See Indir_dw pdf 2 NetWare server printer resources 11 network changing 51 58 computers adding or removing 52 expanding 51 58 increasing number of users 51 installing See Installation and Setup Manual network control directory See control directories Network Manager program configuring server software settings 37 45 icon 5 increasing printer tasks 55 main menu options Accounts 25 Audit Trail 41 Resources 31 32 Server 37 41 55 setting server startup parameters 37 m 61 m setting up an audit trail 41 viewing the audit trail file 41 window 5 working with accounts 21 28 with shared resources 29 35 Network Manager window 5 networking beginner s guide to 2 O Online 2 online Help using 3 4 See also Installation and Setup Manual Online Library 1 See also Installation and Setup Manual online manual 2 Operator Notification opti
8. HP JetDirect or CSPrint go to the Server Control Panel window in LANtastic Network Manager and enable the corresponding support option under Printing and Despooling 9 Shut down and restart your server Follow the instructions under Shutting down your server that begin on page 9 To restart the SERVER program go to the DOS prompt and type SERVER lt Enter gt This makes your new resource available for sharing After you ve created your new printer resource go to each computer that will regularly use the new printer and make a new permanent printer connection See Adding or removing a printer on page 55 In order to send jobs to an HP JetDirect printer resource you must have an NDIS driver for the network adapter in your computer Instructions for checking your adapter driver and performing other steps to add a new HP JetDirect printer appear in the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual CHAPTER 6 SETTING UP SHARED RESOURCES a 34 E Printer initialization strings and files Creating other types of shared resources SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on working with shared resources see the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The printer setup string lets you specify a group of control characters to initialize a printer for a specific mode of printing Consult your printer manual for the character options for your printer For instructions on creating a printer setup s
9. if only one of your computers has a printer you can turn off the Printing module on all of your other computers saving valuable application memory You can also use the Server Control Panel to fine tune server performance and set up security features 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Server 2 You ll be prompted to specify the path to the copy of SERVER EXE that your computer uses Usually this will be C LANTASTI SERVER EXE The Server Control Panel appears LANtastic Server Control Panel File View Window Help C LANTASTI NET C LANTASTI Total Memory 78 KB Available Modules Size Configured Modules FA Operator Notification pm General Server Attributes a Server Performance a Printing and Despooling Security Control Zi Server Auditing 3 Enable the server modules you d like the server to use by dragging them from the Available Modules list into the Configured Modules list Your current server memory usage appears to the right of each module in the Size field Hint To make server configuration easy click the down arrow next to the Total Memory field and choose one of the server personalities from the scroll down list that appears 37 a 38 Hint Exit Windows and press Ctrl Alt Del at the DOS prompt In the screen that appears make certain that there are no open network files and press S The parameters you set are used the next time you run LA
10. the NBSETUP program Nbset_dw pdf NDIS driver support Ndis_dw pdf LANCHECK Lncheck pdf and remote booting Rboot_dw pdf For a complete listing of the contents of the Online Library see the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual Hint If you re new to computer networks check the beginner s guide to networking Beginner pdf and the comprehensive glossary of terms Glossary pdf in the Online Library LANtastic for Windows Online Manual If you need detailed information about LANtastic s more advanced management features you can use the LANtastic for Windows Online Manual instead of opening the PDF files described above if you find it more convenient to use All of the topics mentioned above are covered in the Online Manual LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL The information in the Online Manual is intended for Windows and DOS users and is provided in an easily searchable Windows 3 x Help system that s accessible from the main LANtastic for Windows Help systems To use the manual run the LANtastic Net or Network Manager Help Then click the green jump text at the bottom of the Contents page LANtastic 8 0 Readme file The Readme file contains instructions that became available after this manual the Online Library and the online Help were completed Read this file by clicking the Readme Viewer icon in the LANtastic program group Using the online Help TIP You can browse through the Hel
11. 48 CPS rate 48 despooling See Net Mgr Help managing 47 50 moving spool area 50 notification enabling and disabling 49 other information using the text editor from Print Jobs window delaying multiple printers printer streams settings setup string See Net Mgr Help and Net Help print job status options 15 print jobs controlling 15 Print Notification option 49 Printer Connections window 11 printer setup string See Net Mgr Help speed controlling 48 troubleshooting See Troubleshooting Manual under Windows 3 x 14 Printing and Despooling server startup parameter 38 problems solving See Troubleshooting Manual R Readme file 3 See also Installation and Setup Manual remote booting See Rboot_dw pdf 2 remote keyboard controlling 43 Remote Server Control option See Net Mgr online Help removing a printer 56 resources 29 35 copying See Net Mgr Help drives and directories 31 network control directory See control directories planning See Net Mgr Help printer creating 32 shared 29 35 sharing 29 31 spooled keyboard 44 Resources option 31 32 Run Burst and Server Speed console 39 S Save Settings Now option 7 security file level See Net Mgr Help guidelines 40 using login accounts 21 Security Control server startup parameter 38 server 37 45 adding new 52 audit trail clearing entries 42 copying 42 saving as a file 42 Audit Trail window 41 audit trails 40
12. The printer initialization strings and files functions in LANtastic Network Manager are useful when you want to print a job with unique specifications For an overview of these functions see page 34 For full setup instructions search for Using the Printer Setup String and Using Setup and Cleanup Files in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The LANtastic Remote Printer Server program RPS EXE in LANtastic for DOS lets you share a printer connected to a client without setting it up as a file server After your RPS setup is complete go to the Server Control Panel window and toggle the Remote Print Server Support option to Enabled For instructions on setting up and using RPS see Mngprt_d pdf in the Online Library Additional print control functions are discussed in the rest of this chapter 47 a 48 m Controlling printing speed Note Hint Important The LANtastic Printer Speed Console lets you set the amount of CPU time that a server will dedicate to printing This allows you to increase the speed of printing while running Windows or you can lower the setting to provide more CPU time for local applications For example if a person has a large file to print and you ll be away from your desk you can increase the CPS characters per second rate to help speed printing When you return you can set a lower CPS so your local applications such as Word for Windows or Excel will run faster The LANtas
13. When youre finished click Close User Statistics ESERVER Username Machine 10 B TANLANMAN 74971K HICKMAN_S 429104 WORD_SERVER LABELLE_2 MIKEE _ CHASH3UA RATH_A PLUMLEY_J TONY LANDAU CHASH TCS ROBERTB SCHTO Viewing the other windows 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Manage If you re prompted to select a server or if you d like to specify a different server refer to step 1 on page 42 Privs L QMU L Command Close file Find Next Get Login Get Account Find First Find Next Find First Get Queue Find First Find First Open file Find First Find Next Get Account 2 From the User Statistics window open the View menu and choose Throughput Statistics Status Information or Performance Statistics For a description of the fields in each window search for Viewing the windowname Window in the LANtastic Net online Help Flushing a server s caches If you have the S System Manager privilege you can cause a server to clear and update its account and resource information If the LANcache program is running you can save its information to disk Search for Flushing a Server s Caches in the LANtastic Net online Help Controlling a remote server LANtastic lets you control another server s keyboard from your local computer This is useful if you want to issue a command on a server and see the results on your own screen Search for
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15. are no open network files and press S Viewing the audit trail file 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Audit Trail You ll see a window similar to the one shown Audit Trail C LANTASTI NET Q RI Server is shutting down IQBU RWCML N P i use exceeded 987 use exceeded 987 use exceeded 987 use exceeded 987 use exceeded 987 use exceeded 987 use exceeded 98 Server is shutting down Hint To make the Audit Trail window easier to read choose from four font options under the Display menu 2 View the Audit Trail window For a descriptive listing of its fields search for Audit Trail Window Fields Explained in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help 3 After you re finished viewing the window open the File menu and click Exit CHAPTER 7 SETTING UP AND MANAGING YOUR SERVERS m 42 E Copying saving and clearing the audit trail The Copy option lets you copy any portion of the audit trail file and paste it into any application that supports the Windows clipboard To do this select the desired portion of the audit trail and choose Edit then choose Copy Paste the audit trail text from the clipboard into the desired window The Save As File option lets you copy the audit trail to a file then delete the original audit trail To do this choose File then choose Save As File Enter the name of the file to which you d like to copy the audit trail and click OK Th
16. re prompted to select a server If you re not already connected to the server you want choose the Connections button and log in as instructed in Chapter 2 Click OK The Account Management window appears Account Management CHASH3UA a Username CORINNE Using Account Description Date Last Logged In January 22 1994 Account Expiration Date none Password Expiration Date none Renew Password Every 1 Days Privileges Number Concurrent Logins 255 Time of Day Logins Allowed Login Allowed Not Allowed If you d like to see the Account Management window for a different server choose Computers select a name from the list and choose OK If you want to select a server that doesn t appear on the list choose the Connections button and log in as instructed in Chapter 2 The Account Management window gives you detailed information about your account including your username your account privileges if any and any expiration restrictions it may have CHAPTER 5 USING LOGIN ACCOUNTS FOR SECURITY a 28 m Changing your password and disabling your account To perform these operations you must have an account with the Allow User to Modify Account option enabled 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Accounts 2 If you re prompted to select a server or if the selected server isn t the one with the account you wa
17. shared resource as described in Chapter 6 You can also set up each printer to print in various modes Each print mode can then be set up as a separate network resource To use simultaneous despooling make sure you allow a printer task for each printer on the server For instructions on specifying the number of printer tasks search for Printing and Despooling Settings in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Enabling print notification You can use the Print Notification option in LANtastic Net to send yourself a print notification message When the option is active checked LANtastic will beep and send you a message whenever a job has finished printing Another type of print notification is available from the Operator Notification module in the Server Control Panel If you toggle the Print Job Start and Print Job Finish options to Enabled users with the O Operator privilege will receive a pop up message when a print job starts and ends For more information see Printing and Despooling Settings in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Setting the printer timeout The LANtastic Net program allows you to specify the length of time that LANtastic will wait to close print jobs after print characters have stopped coming A confirming beep informs you when the print job has been closed You may choose a timeout period from zero to an hour but ten seconds the default value set in STARTNET BAT is usually adequate
18. shared resources choose Resources from the LANtastic Network Manager window Each shared resource in the list has the same name that it uses on your system for example C DRIVE For a typical list of shared resources see the Resources window shown under Creating a shared drive or directory resource on page 31 If the default resources listed in the server s Resources window are all you want to share on the network you don t have to create any more resources However if you want to limit access to certain directories on the server s hard disk you ll need to use LANtastic to set up each directory as a separately named shared resource You ll also have to set up a new resource if you buy a new printer or CD ROM drive that you want to share or if a server has more than one printer attached Resource security features Shared resources can be security features in their own right since you can give them access restrictions that allow only authorized people to use them in designated ways 29 m 30 Important For example Access Control List ACL rights can be assigned to one or more login accounts that use the resource ACL rights give common access rights to a shared resource such as a disk drive or directory Search for Setting ACL Rights for a Drive Resource Placing an Account in an Existing ACL Group and Working with ACL Templates in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Secu
19. ANtastic for Windows Online Manual see page 2 click the green jump text in the Net or Network Manager Help Contents window CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X Note If you re not familiar with jumps pop up boxes and other features of Windows Help you may want to take a short guided tour before you start working with LANtastic To start your tour select the Using Help option from the Help menu in the LANtastic Net or LANtastic Network Manager window Where to go for technical support A variety of award winning technical support services is available for Artisoft products For complete instructions on using these services worldwide see the Directory of Support Services that s included in your package LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL CHAPTER 2 USING SHARED DRIVES Using the LANtastic Net window Hint The LANtastic Net window is your main tool _ SESS for working with the LANtastic for Windows user interface To go to the LANtastic Net window click the LANtastic Net icon in the LANtastic program group in Windows Program Manager Some of the buttons in the LANtastic Net window bring up displays on which you drag and drop icons to make network connections But if you prefer to work from a menu go to the Net menu in the upper left corner of the LANtastic Net window Click the menu title to pull down the list of options then move the mouse Modems pointer and click the optio
20. Articn ft LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X 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 3 xX sssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnn L Welcome to LANtastic 8 0 cccccceeeteceeeeeeeecee settee eeeeaeeeetecaeeeeteeeeeteaeeeete 1 Finding the information you need cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeteeaeeseeaeeeeteaaes 1 LAN tastic 8 0 printed manual ee ee eee eeeeeeeee ects eeaeetaeeeeeeeteeeenaees 1 LANtastic 8 0 Online LIDrary eee eecee cence teeeeeeeeeesaeeaeeseeeeteeeeneeeaaes 1 Topics covered in the Online Library files eeceee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 LANtastic for Windows Online M anual cccceeeceeeeeeeeee eee eteeteeeeteaeees 2 LANtastic 8 0 Readme file eee ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeesaeeeaeeseeeeteeeeneaeenaaee 3 Using the online Help eeceeeeeeeee cence eeeeceeeeeeecaeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeneaeeeecaeeeeeeaes 3 Where to go for technical SUDPOMT eect eeceeeeeeneeeeteeeeeeeeeaaeesenaeeeeeeeaaeees 4 Chapter 2 Using Shared DriveS sssssssssssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna D Using the LANtastic Net WiINdOW cecceeeee cent eeeeeeeeteaeeeeteeaaeeeeaeeeeteaaes 5 Making a new drive Connection 0 0 c cece eee ee teeeeee
21. CHAPTER 4 UsING LANTASTIC MAIL AND CHAT Choosing a post office server Important Creating and sending a new message With LANtastic mail everyone sends messages to one or more post office servers where they re stored in a resource called MAIL In order to read the messages everyone logs in to the post office server and reads the messages that have been addressed to his or her account or machine name You can have only one mail resource per server and it must be called MAIL Since LANtastic created a mail resource on each server during installation you ll have to create a new one only if you ve deleted your mail resource For instructions search for Creating a Mail Resource in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help You can send mail and chat messages among DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 98 and Windows NT computers All of them can get their mail from the same DOS or Windows post office server Note however that a Windows 95 98 or Windows NT server can t function as a post office server 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Mail 2 If this is the first time you ve used Mail during this work session the Select Computer window appears Select the name of the post office server from the list and click OK Ifits name doesn t appear click Connections and proceed as described in Chapter 2 From the Mail menu click Send Click Use Editor Type in your message ou Pw Choose Send from
22. Controlling a Remote Server in the LANtastic Net online Help CHAPTER 7 SETTING UP AND MANAGING YOUR SERVERS 44 E Using a spooled keyboard resource WARNING A spooled keyboard resource allows you to send a batch file of commands to a remote server The server then executes these commands locally You can even specify the time at which the spooled commands will be executed During software installation the Setup program created the default BATCH spooled keyboard resource for you But if you ve deleted this resource you ll have to create another one Search for Creating Keyboard and Screen Resources in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help If you have the S System Manager privilege you can shut down and or reboot a remote server without leaving your desk Users who are logged in to the server can receive notice of the pending shutdown so they can save their work and close any open files You can specify the number of minutes before the shutdown and customize the pop up notification that you send For instructions see Shutting Down a Remote Server in the LANtastic Net online Help If you think other people may be using the server you want to shut down you can log one or more of them out or even prevent further logins Search for Logging a User Out of a Server and Disabling Logins to a Server in the LANtastic Net online Help Once you ve scheduled a shutdown you can cancel it as long as
23. NFILE INI file 57 WNET INI file 57 workstation changing to server 54 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL
24. Ntastic on this server You can view multiple servers software settings by opening the File menu choosing Open Server and specifying the path to another server s control directory For convenience the last few servers on which you ve adjusted settings are listed in a menu in the upper left corner of the Server Control Panel Modules in the Server Control Panel Important Here are descriptions of the Server Control Panel modules For detailed descriptions of the options within each module search for the name of each module for example General Server Attributes in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help General Server Sets the maximum number of users that can access the Attributes server the number of network adapters installed in the computer the number of open files the server can support the type of memory that LANtastic s file system features will use and advanced options This module can t be disabled Note For more information about the file system memory option see the next section Server Sets performance options such as the network buffer size Performance and the number of simultaneous tasks the server can perform for network users Printing and Sets options such as the number of shared printers that Despooling network users can simultaneously print to and the size of the printer buffers used Also lets you manage direct network printing such as HP JetDirect and Central Station
25. Security Control Enables server security functions such as sending the server s name to network computers user accounts and Access Control Lists Server Auditing Sets up a log of server events you want audited such as when users log in or are denied access to a shared drive or printer Operator Specifies the types of events for which you want to receive Notification notification For example you can set up the server to send you a pop up message whenever the amount of free disk space drops below 1MB To ensure that unauthorized people don t change the parameters in the Server Control Panel create a password for the control directory Search for Password Protecting a Control Directory in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL a 39 New File System Memory option In LANtastic 8 0 the General Server Attributes module of the Server Control Panel includes a new File System Memory option This option allows you to load the file system components of the LANtastic SERVER program into EMS or XMS expanded memory thus saving conventional memory for DOS application programs and other uses Here are your file system memory choices Conventional This is the default memory setting which you should retain if this server isn t using the Maximum Open Files Cached Resources and Internal SHARE features of the Server program EMS paged You can choose this
26. WNET INI and WINFILE INI Delete the pertinent printer connection line from those files and reboot your computer Improving server performance and memory use For normal network use LANtastic s default server configurations provide good network throughput and response times However if your network is exceptionally large or bears a lot of traffic you may want to fine tune some elements For example The Server Control Panel lets you optimize your memory usage by loading only the modules that you need For example if a server isn t sharing a printer you can disable all the printing modules The File System Memory option in the Server Control Panel allows you to load the file system components of the LANtastic Server program into EMS or XMS expanded memory thus saving conventional memory for DOS application programs and other uses The Server Personality List in the Server Control Panel lets you choose preset options for print and file servers In many cases using these pre sets can significantly enhance server performance The Server Speed Console allows you to quickly change the amount of time the server dedicates to processing network requests before it returns to doing local tasks The LANcache disk caching utility can improve the performance of a file server For instructions see the file called Lcach_dw pdf in the LANtastic 8 0 Online Library LANtastic s DOS based ALONE program can increase the speed of a dedicated f
27. YBACKDRAFTIC DRIVE RWCMLDKNI Shiites Eq Drive C Hard Disk on BACKDRAFT E om a eT gt Selected Path Selected Drive Nothing C Note If you re in Windows File Manager you can select the LANtastic pull down menu to bring up the Drive Connections window The left pane of the Drive Connections window shows the names of the computers with drives that are available to connect to The right pane shows your own drives except for A B and C these aren t actual physical drives and the connections that are already set up There are also a number of available drive boxes that you can drag other computers drives into Hint If you ve already set up some drive connections and need to remind yourself what they are complete step 1 Check the list in the right pane of the window then click Close 2 If the computer with the drive you d like to use is listed in the left pane of the window skip to step 4 If it isn t listed Click the Computers button at the top of the window The Computer Connections window appears LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL Hint Making your drive connections permanent Hint Select the desired computer from the list on the left If the computer that you want isn t listed type in its name in the Computer field and click the Connect button You ll have to use this method to connect to servers running other networks such as Novel
28. a server s name before he can log in Search for Setting the Server Startup Parameters in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The Logins and Logouts optionscan be enabled so people with the O Operator privilege will get pop up messages whenever someone logs in or out of a server Search for Setting the Server Startup Parameters in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The Logins and Logouts auditing optionscan be enabled so an entry is made in the server s audit trail whenever someone logs in or out Search for Setting the Server Startup Parameters in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help CHAPTER 5 USING LOGIN ACCOUNTS FOR SECURITY a 24 E How to create modify and manage accounts LANtastic gives you several ways to perform these activities on both accounts and ACL groups For example you can Create a separate set of accounts on each server By this method you go to each server and create a separate set of login accounts See Creating a new Login account on page 25 Create one set of accounts on a central account server to be shared by all your other servers This makes maintaining individual wildcard and ACL group accounts simple because they re all stored in one place Search for Setting Up a Central Account Server in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Copy and paste existing accounts to another server s disk Once you ve created one set of accounts you ca
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30. and out of servers If your network is set up to use LANtastic s security features you may need to log in to a server before you can use its drives Logging in is the process of identifying yourself with a pre assigned username and password To log in to a server using the Computer Connections window follow steps 1 3 under Making a new drive connection beginning on page 6 As you use your network the Computer Connections window may appear at other times when you must select a computer When this occurs follow the same login procedures that are described beginning on page 6 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL Note Shutting down your server SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on sharing disk drives see the LANtastic Net Help To learn how to set up your computer so you can log in to more than ten servers at once search for Specifying the Number of Servers You Can Log in To in the LANtastic Net online Help To learn how to set up a server to allow more than five logins at a time search for Setting the Server Startup Parameters in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Sometimes you may receive a message that a server is shutting down as described in the next section When this occurs you may want to log out of that server to avoid loss of data or other problems To log out of a server 1 From the Already Connected list in the Computer Connections window click the com
31. as Windows for Workgroups or Windows NT you can see all jobs but you can control only those that you ve sent If you work at a server that shares its printer you ll have to send your own print jobs through the network To do this you need to make a LANtastic connection for your own printer as explained under Making a new printer connection on page 11 If you don t do this any print jobs that you send locally may not print correctly or may not print at all if a network print job is sent After you make a LANtastic connection to your own printer be sure to follow the steps under Setting up your computer for Windows printing beginning on page 14 If you don t want to set up a network connection to your printer but still want to print locally halt your server s printer queue as described under Viewing and controlling print jobs on page 15 To do this you must have the Q Super Queue or S privilege Alternatively go to a DOS prompt and type NET UNUSE LPTn lt Enter gt where n is the number of the LPT port being used by your printer Your printer LPTn will now print only your own local jobs If you want to stop printing permanently and remove your server s printers from the list of shared resources disable the Printing Module in the Server Control Panel For instructions see Printing and Despooling Settings in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL
32. batch files on other computers or commented out of their STARTNET BAT files until the computer is reinstalled on the network To change the name of a network computer 1 Use a text editor such as Windows Notepad to open the STARTNET BAT file Change the computer name in the REDIR line and any other lines where the name appears Save the changes and exit the editor CHAPTER 9 EXPANDING AND CHANGING YOUR NETWORK a 54 E 4 Make sure the STARTNET BAT files at any other computers with connections to the renamed computer are edited to reflect the new name To change a client to a server 1 Reinstall the LANtastic software Make sure that there s a check mark in the box next to Do you want to share this Computer s Drives and Printers Tell your co workers the new server s computer name so they can begin to make connections to its drives and printers To change a server to a client 1 Use a text editor such as Windows Notepad to open the server s STARTNET BAT file Remove the SERVER command 3 Save the changes and exit the editor 4 Reboot the computer It now will operate as a client only and cannot share its resources Note Any NET LOGIN or NET USE commands that reference this computer should be removed from all batch files on other computers Adding a CD ROM drive 1 Install the CD ROM drive and support software as instructed in the manufacturer s manual Use a text e
33. convenient to view on your computer screen because they have Go to Page and Find functions In many cases they also include hypertext links that allow you to jump quickly from place to place And with book page formatting they re easy to print and keep in a binder To view a file in the OnLine Library follow the steps for installing the Adobe Acrobat reader in the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual or in the Readme file Instructions for navigating and printing PDF files appear there too Important If you have LANtastic 8 0 on diskettes you can obtain the information in these Online Library files in two ways From Artisoft s FTP server see your LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual for detailed information All PDF version files in the Online Library are available here From the LANtastic for Windows Online Manual which is a part of your online Help system see LANtastic for Windows Online Manual on page 2 Topics covered in the Online Library files The PDF files available on the CD and from electronic support services cover such topics as LANtastic s DOS commands Commd_dw pdf and LANtastic error messages Errs_dw pdf The Windows section of the library also covers the following advanced network topics SMB NCP support Clent_dw pdf indirect files Indir_dw pdf IPX routable NETBIOS Ipx_dw pdf LANcache Lcach_dw pdf memory management features Memry_dw pdf multiple adapters Multi_dw pdf
34. d To field To send a message to all users on the network type in the wildcard character To send a message to a group of users type in the group name followed by 3 Type your message up to 79 characters in the Message field 4 Click the Send button SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on managing your servers see the LANtastic Net and Network Manager online Help CHAPTER 7 SETTING UP AND MANAGING YOUR SERVERS CHAPTER 8 MANAGING PRINTING Using the Print Jobs window Chapter 3 explains how to view and control jobs in the LANtastic Net Print Jobs window For other activities that you can perform from that window search for the following topics in the LANtastic Net online Help Creating a Print Item Using the Text Editor Printing from the Print Jobs Window Delayed Printing Controlling Multiple Printers and Creating and Controlling Logical Printer Streams LANtastic provides print control functions in places other than the Print Jobs window For example The Printing and Despooling module in the Server Control Panel provides options that allow you to improve printer performance You can also enable or disable many despooling and automatic disk space saving functions For an overview of this module see Chapter 7 For a descriptive listing of its options search for Printing and Despooling Settings in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help
35. d forth From the Options menu in the LANtastic Net window select Print Notification A check mark appears next to the option LANtastic will now beep and send you a message whenever a job has finished printing CHAPTER 3 USING SHARED PRINTERS u 14 m Setting up your computer for Windows printing If you re going to use a printer that s attached to another computer or if your own computer is a server and you want to use its attached network printer you must perform these steps on your computer before you can print under Windows 3 x 1 2 3 From the Windows Main group choose Control Panel Choose Printers Make sure the Use Print Manager option is turned off If the box is checked click to disable it Under the List of Printers select the type of printer that s attached to the server to which you ve made your LANtastic printer connection If you don t see the server s printer under the Installed Printers list choose Add gt gt for a complete list of available printers Select the printer that s attached to the server and click Install If you re prompted to insert a Windows diskette do so Then follow the instructions on the screen By default Windows connects the selected printer to LPT1 If you want to change this connection do so by performing steps 7 10 7 Click the Connect button 10 11 12 13 14 From the list of ports select the one into which you dragged the p
36. ding to network new computer 52 new network user 51 new server 52 Adobe Acrobat PDF files 1 See also Installation and Setup Manual AILANBIO switches 58 ALONE program 57 Audit Trail 41 audit trail clearing 42 precautions 41 setting up 41 audit trail file copying 42 deleting 42 viewing 41 Audit Trail option See Net Mgr Help auditing 40 42 advantages 40 precautions 41 record keeping for billing 40 server startup parameters See Net Mgr Help Available for Connection field Printer Connections window 11 B billing using auditing for 40 BUFFERS switch 58 C cabling See Hardware pdf caches flushing 43 See also Net Help CD ROM drive adding new to network 54 creating shared resource for new 35 Central Station creating resource 32 changing account password 28 network 51 58 server to workstation 54 workstation to server 54 Characters per Second option 57 Chat feature 19 See also Net and Net Mgr Help clearing the audit trail 42 client changing to server 54 commands and switches list See Cmmd_dw pdf 2 computer adding a new 52 name changing 53 removing 52 53 configuring server software settings 37 45 CONNECT BAT file using for drive connections 53 connections drive 8 checking 6 making new 6 making permanent 7 saving 7 printer 13 checking 11 making permanent 13 using existing 13 console Printer Speed 48 Contents window Windows Help 3 59 60 m control direc
37. ditor such as Windows Notepad to open the server s STARTNET BAT file in the LANTASTI directory Add the command that executes the CD ROM software This is an example MSCDEX EXE D MSCD004 L F To find the exact command you need to use refer to your CD ROM drive documentation Delete the command that executes the CD ROM software from your AUTOEXEC BAT or CONFIG SYS file Set up the CD ROM drive as a shared resource For instructions search for Creating a CD ROM or Other Non DOS Drive Resource in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL Adding or removing a printer WARNING 55 m To add a printer after LANtastic has been installed 1 2 Connect it to a server as instructed in your printer manual If the server hasn t yet been set up for network printing do so according to the instructions that follow 3 Set up the printer as a shared resource 4 Go to each computer that will regularly use the new printer and make a new permanent printer connection If the server has more than one printer attached or if the new printer is attached to a port other than LPT1 follow the instructions under To increase the number of printer tasks on page 55 To set up a server to support network printing 1 At the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Server The Select Control Directory window appears Select the control directory you want to modify a
38. e Clear Audit Trail option lets you delete all entries from the audit trail To do this choose File then choose Clear Audit Trail and click Yes Note that this option deletes ALL the entries Viewing the Server Management window The LANtastic Net program s Server Management window lets you monitor user activity on a server as well as data throughput status information and performance statistics Updating a window By default the Server Management window and all of its associated windows update themselves every five seconds If you d like to change this rate or update a window immediately choose the Update Rate option from the Options menu Using the mouse or arrow keys move the box on the Update Rate scale to the desired setting and click OK To update a window immediately choose Options then choose Update Now Viewing the User Statistics window 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Manage If you re prompted to select a server or if you d like to specify a different server click the Computers button and select a computer as described in Chapter 2 If the computer you want to connect to isn t on the list click the Connections button and proceed as described in Chapter 2 2 View the User Statistics window which is similar to the one shown For descriptions of its fields search for Viewing the User Statistics Window in the LANtastic Net online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL 43 3
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41. em Memory option 57 file level security See Net Mgr Help files indirect See Indir_dw pdf 2 PDF reference files 1 sharing 8 13 Flush Server Caches option 43 flushing caches 43 G General Server Attributes 38 glossary of terms See Glossary padf 2 H hardware See Hardware padf Help online Readme file 3 using 3 4 HP JetDirect printer creating a resource for 32 setup steps See Installation and Setup Manual l increasing number of network users 51 52 number of printer tasks 55 indirect files See Indir_dw pdf 2 individual accounts planning 22 28 installing adapters hardware See Hardware pdf software See Installation and Setup Manual IPX routable NETBIOS See Indir_dw pdf 2 L LANcache 57 LANcache See Lcach_dw pdf 2 LANCHECK See Troubleshooting Manual See also Lncheck pdf LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL LANtastic Net See Net program LANtastic Network Manager See Network Manager program LANtastic Online Library 1 See also Installation and Setup Manual LANtastic Online Manual 2 List of Printers option 14 logging in to a server 8 logging out of a server 8 login accounts See accounts login procedures 8 M Mail feature 17 18 creating resources See Net Mgr Help sending 17 setting up 17 using 17 18 manual printed 1 memory management advanced See Memry_dw pdf 2 conventional 39 EMS copied 39 EMS paged 39 XMS 39 MSCDEX command 54
42. estore Settings on Startup option isn t already checked select that option now CHAPTER 2 USING SHARED DRIVES Using an existing drive connection When you turn on your computer LANtastic automatically makes any computer and drive connections that you ve already set up and made permanent as described in the previous two sections So if you want to use a file on another computer all you have to do is go into File Manager or an application program and open the file Here s how to use an existing drive connection using File Manager 1 From the Main program group choose File Manager The File Manager window appears File Manager File Disk Tree View Options Window Help CAWINDOWS Drives on your Ja E i C M5 D05_6 computer have F Eacin2s6c exe these types of i E 256color bmp ICONS i L accessor grp E adlago brap H E cetdir iki applica grp Drives on other j eemal P A applicat sip m mapp Ci applicat grp computers that L C system F_detaut pif E apps hip you ve connected to have this type of icon C 1 774KB free 102 190KB total Total 202 file s 2 Click the icons for your own drives or drives on other computers Both types of drives behave the same You can copy files between drives double click program files to run applications and perform any other File Manager operations Logging in
43. gging in to all servers with no restrictions you can add or delete a user without taking any action at all The user simply starts or stops using the network If adding a new user requires a server to allow more than ten users at the same time complete the instructions in the next section In a network that uses security you ll also have to add or delete accounts and resources Increasing the maximum number of users After the LANtastic software is installed each of your servers lets up to ten people use its drives and printers at once If you want a server to allow more people to use it at the same time 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Server The Select Control Directory window appears Select the control directory you want to modify and click OK The Select Loadable Server window appears Specify the full path to the directory containing the SERVER EXE file that you ll use with the control directory you re modifying Click OK The LANtastic Server Control Panel appears Click the General Server Attributes icon in the Configured Modules field In the Maximum Number of Users field of the dialog box type in the number of simultaneous users that you want this server to allow Click OK then exit Windows Press Ctrl Alt Del then press the S key To restart your system press Ctrl Alt Del again 51 m 52 E Note To obtain faster response time on a server that has many simultaneous users you may a
44. he buttons in the tool bar or options in the Mail menu Here s how to perform the various mail functions To read a message click it To forward a message select it and click Forward Address it as described above then click Send To delete a message select it and click Delete To edit or print a message save it as a text or application program file You can then run that text editor or application and edit or print the message LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL Using Chat SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on using Mail and Chat see the LANtastic Net and Net Manager online Help m 19 m LANtastic s Chat feature allows two or more people to conduct a real time on screen conversation 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Chat The Chat window appears Click the Call button enter the account or computer name you d like to call then click OK A pop up message informs the person on the computer you re calling that you want to chat To complete the connection that person must choose the Go To Chat button The Chat window then appears on his or her computer screen Once you see the message 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 youre calling Type in the message you want to send in the Local Machine field The responses appear in the Remote Mach
45. he window The Computer Connections window appears Select the computer with the printer you d like to use from the list on the left If the computer that you want isn t listed type in its name in the Computer field and click the Connect button You ll have to use this method to connect to servers running other networks such as Novell NetWare Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Ifthe Connect to Computer window appears type in your username and password and click OK m Click Close Note To use a printer attached to a NetWare server you must use the Specify button instead of the Computers button to specify the NetWare server and its resources 3 At the Printer Connections window drag the printer you want to use into an available port box in the right pane of the window You can also create a connection by highlighting the printer and port box you d like to use and clicking the Connect button Hint To cancel a printer connection drag the printer icon out of the port box in the right pane of the window Alternatively you can select the printer icon and click the Disconnect button Click Close 5 Make sure your Windows printer driver matches the type of printer you re using For instructions about setting up your computer to print under Windows see Setting up your computer for Windows printing beginning on page 14 You can now start using your new printer connection For instructions on doing th
46. ile or print server For instructions see your LANtastic for DOS User s Manual The Characters per Second option in the LANtastic Network Manager Resource Parameters window lets you control printing speed CHAPTER 9 EXPANDING AND CHANGING YOUR NETWORK m OS m The SIZE and BUFFERS REDIR switchescan speed up client access to a file server Instructions appear in the file called Cmmd_dw pdf in the LANtastic Online Library The AILANBIO switchesin your STARTNET BAT file can increase the speed at which clients can access a server Instructions appear in the file named Cmmd_dw pdf in the LANtastic Online Library SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on managing expanding changing and improving your network see the LANtastic Net and Network M anager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL INDEX A Account Management window 27 accounts 21 28 creating 25 26 deleting 26 disabling 28 editing 25 26 individual creating 25 managing with LANtastic Net 27 modifying 24 planning 24 status checking 27 wildcard 25 other account information copying and pasting expiration date ACL groups file formats guest user privileges re enabling See Net Mgr Help Accounts option 25 28 Accounts window 25 ACL groups copying and pasting See Net Mgr Help deleting 26 ACLs access control lists 30 See also Net Mgr Help adapters multiple See Multi_dw pdf 2 ad
47. ine field You may both type at the same time If you type more text than will fit in the screen the display scrolls up to give you more space The options under the Edit menu allow you to copy text from the Chat window to the Windows 3 x clipboard or paste text from the Windows clipboard to a Chat window Hint LANtastic Net allows you to have multiple Chat windows open and link the chat sessions together Once this is done the text you type appears in all the Chat windows you ve linked To use this feature complete the steps above In each Chat window check the Link option in the Chat menu The text you type now appears in the Remote Machine field of all the linked Chat windows Other people can also link their Chat windows to create a conference call When you ve finished chatting click Hang Up to break your connection then click Close CHAPTER 4 USING LANTasTIC MAIL AND CHAT CHAPTER 5 USING LOGIN ACCOUNTS FOR SECURITY Using the LANtastic Network Manager window The Network Manager window is your main tool for customizing LANtastic to fit your network needs It works much the same as the LANtastic Net menu which is explained in Chapter 2 In this chapter you ll use the Accounts button on the LANtastic Network Manager window to create a set of Login accounts ES LANtastic Network Manager BA Manage Options Help Accounts Resources Control Dir CALANTASTI NET About the default wildcard account During i
48. is see Using an existing printer connection on page 13 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL Making your printer connections permanent Important Using an existing printer connection Hint 1368 The printer connections that you made in the previous section will disappear whenever you exit Windows or restart your computer To make your connections permanent so they appear every time you turn on your computer follow the steps under Making your drive connections permanent on page 7 For each permanent printer connection that you make be sure to follow the steps under Setting up your computer for Windows printing below When you turn on your computer LANtastic automatically makes any computer and printer connections that you ve already set up and made permanent as described in the previous two sections So if you want to use a printer on another computer all you have to do is issue a print command from within a Windows 3 x and DOS application or from the DOS prompt Here are the basic steps 1 Run your application program 2 Open the file you want to print 3 Issue your application program s print command Your job now goes to the port that was specified in the program s print setup routine It s printed on the printer that you connected to that port using LANtastic Suppose you regularly send jobs to a printer located in another office Here s how to minimize running back an
49. l NetWare Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Ifthe Connect to Computer window appears type in your username and password and click OK This procedure is known as logging in to a server m Click Close 3 At the Drive Connections window drag the drive you want to use into an available drive box in the right pane of the window You can also create a connection by highlighting the drive and drive box you d like to use and clicking the Connect button To cancel a drive connection drag the drive icon out of the drive box in the right pane of the window Alternatively select the drive icon and click the Disconnect button 4 Click Close You can now start using your new drive connection For instructions on doing this with File Manager see Using an existing drive connection on page 8 Unless you make your drive connections permanent the connections that you made in the previous section will disappear whenever you exit Windows or restart your computer The steps here create permanent connections that are available only when you run Windows To make permanent connections that will be available whether you re running DOS only or both DOS and Windows use the SETNET command as described in your LANtastic for DOS User s Manual 1 Make a computer or drive connection as instructed in the previous section 2 From the LANtastic Net window choose the Options menu 3 Choose Save Settings Now 4 If the R
50. lso want to increase the Network Task Buffer Size and Maximum Concurrent Network Tasks parameters in the LANtastic Server Control Panel s Server Performance module To add a computer after LANtastic is installed 1 Install a network adapter in your new computer 2 Turn off all network computers and cable the new computer to your network according to the instructions in your adapter documentation 3 Install the LANtastic software on the new computer If desired use the single disk add on installation described in the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual 4 Go to each computer that will regularly use the new computer s disk drive and make a new permanent drive connection 5 If appropriate take one or more of these steps Ifthe new computer is a server and you want to allow more than ten users at one time increase the maximum number of users Ifthe new computer is a server with more than one printer attached create a shared printer resource and increase the number of printer tasks Ifthe new computer is a server and you want to set it up with account and resource security features use the LANtastic Network Manager program to do so To physically disconnect a computer 1 Turn off all your network computers then disconnect the network cable from the computer you want to remove If you have coaxial cable attach the cable to the next computer and if the computer you removed was an end node move the
51. monitoring print queues Search for Setting Privileges for an Account in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Access Control List ACL rights can be given to one or more individual accounts wildcard accounts ACL groups or templates ACL rights give common access rights to a shared resource such as a disk drive or directory Search the LANtastic Network Manager online Help for Placing an Account in an ACL Group Setting Access Control Lists for Drive Resources Copying and Pasting Accounts and ACL Groups Copying All Account and ACL Group Information and Deleting an Account or ACL Group Expiration options can be added to an account These include an account expiration date a password expiration date and limited login hours Search for Setting an Account Expiration Date Setting a Password Expiration Date and Setting Time of Day Logins in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The Disable Account option can be applied to an account if it won t be used for an extended period or if you d like to deny access to a user or group For instructions on disabling your own account see Changing your password and disabling your account on page 28 For instructions on disabling someone else s account search for Disabling a Login Account in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The Broadcast Server ID to all Network Users option can be turned off so a user must know
52. n copy them to another server and modify them as desired Search for Copying and Pasting Accounts and ACL groups in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Copy all the accounts on one server to a local control directory or to one on another server This allows you to quickly set up the accounts for a new server or back up the account information for a control directory Search for Copying All Account and ACL Group Information in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Export and import account files After you ve created your accounts you can export the file to a text editor or database program You can then copy and edit the account file and use it on multiple servers Search for Importing and Exporting Accounts Files in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Manage accounts using LANtastic Network Manager You can change the name password privileges and other account parameters from LANtastic Network Manager Click Accounts select an account click Edit and Modify You can also disable and delete accounts For extra convenience you can manage accounts on remote servers from the keyboard of your own server Search for Controlling a Remote Server in the LANtastic Net online Help Manage accounts using LANtastic Net Anyone on the network can view the Account Status window using LANtastic Net However you must have an account with the Allow User Modify option enabled in order to change your password o
53. n the LANtastic Network Manager online Help A shared keyboard or screen resource allows you to view a remote server s screen from your own computer and send commands to be run on that server Although LANtastic created a shared keyboard and screen resource for each computer during installation you ll need to create new ones if you ve deleted these resources Search for Creating Keyboard and Screen Resources in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL a 35 E A spooled keyboard resource allows you to send a server a batch file that will be executed at a time you specify Although LANtastic created a spooled keyboard resource for each computer during installation you ll need to create a new one if you ve deleted this resource Search for Creating Spooled Keyboard Resources in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help A CD ROM or other non DOS drive resource will be necessary if you attach a CD ROM after installing LANtastic or if you want to share a WORM or other type of non DOS drive Search for Creating a CD ROM or Other Non DOS Drive Resource in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help CHAPTER 6 SETTING UP SHARED RESOURCES CHAPTER 7 SETTING UP AND MANAGING YOUR SERVERS Setting parameters in the Server Control Panel The Server Control Panel allows you to turn off the sharing functions that you don t need on each computer For example
54. n you want Server WIN 3xX Most of the options on the Net menu are also available on the LANtastic pull down menu in Windows File Manager After you select an option and perform your operation click anywhere on the File Manager screen to bring it back to the foreground If you make a computer or drive connection select the Refresh All Windows option on the LANtastic menu after going back to File Manager This makes your new connection appear on the File Manager screen If you don t have a mouse you can use the standard Windows keyboard conventions to select and choose options on any menu Making a new drive connection You can connect to the disk drive of any computer that was set up for sharing during LANtastic software installation Such a computer is called a server Only a server can share its resources on the network Note For a practical example of the steps below search for Making a Drive Connection an Easy Example in the LANtastic Net Help 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Drives The Drive Connections window appears rive Connections Available for Connection My Connections BACKDRAFT _ Floppy Drive a WBACKDRAFT RLE Floppy Drive E Network directory z E YBACKDRAFTADRIVE RWCMLDENI E Drive A Floppy Disk on BACKDRAFT BACKDRAFTB DRIVE RWCMLDKNI Available gt E Drive B Fionpy Disk on BACKORAFT D
55. nd click OK The Select Loadable Server window appears Specify the full path to the directory containing the SERVER EXE file that you ll use with the control directory you re modifying Click OK The LANtastic Server Control Panel appears Drag the Printing and Despooling icon from the Available Modules list into the Configured Modules list 5 Create a shared printer resource for the server s printer 6 Exit Windows Press Ctrl Alt Del then press the S key To 1 restart your system press Ctrl Alt Del again To increase the number of printer tasks Increasing the number of printer tasks may slow down local processing of the computer during printing However you must do this in order to print simultaneously on two or more printers that are connected to the same server Go to the server with multiple printers From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Server The Select Loadable Server window appears CHAPTER 9 EXPANDING AND CHANGING YOUR NETWORK m 560 m Specify the full path to the directory containing the SERVER EXE file that you ll use with the control directory you re modifying Click OK The LANtastic Server Control Panel appears Make sure that the icon for the Printing and Despooling module is in the Configured Modules list If it isn t drag it there Double click the Printing and Despooling icon in the Configured Modules list In the Maximum Active Printer Tasks field in the dialog box ty
56. ng 37 See also Server Control Panel Set As Default Printer option 14 SETNET command using to make permanent drive connections 53 setting printer timeout 49 server startup parameters 37 setting up audit trail 41 shared resources explained 29 sharing disk or directory resources 31 drives 8 31 See also Net Help files 8 13 printers 11 32 See also Net Help resources 29 35 status changing 53 shutdown server 9 SIZE switch 58 63 m SMB NCP support See Clent_dw pdf 2 software settings configuring server 37 45 software See Installation and Setup Manual spool area moving 50 spooled keyboard resource 44 STARTNET BAT file editing to add CD ROM drive 54 status account 27 print job 15 support technical See Directory of Support Services T technical support See Directory of Support Services timeout setting printer 49 troubleshooting See Troubleshooting Manual U Update Now option 42 Use Print Manager option 14 user accounts See accounts adding or deleting 51 User Statistics window 42 using LANtastic Chat 19 LANtastic Mail 17 LANtastic Windows interface 5 V viewing audit trail file 41 INDEX 64 m WwW wildcard accounts creating 25 default 21 placement order 26 planning 22 WIN INI file 57 Windows applications printing from 14 Windows Help Back option 3 Browsing 3 Contents window 3 Guided tour 4 History option 3 Search option 3 Windows interface 5 WI
57. nstallation LANtastic automatically created a wildcard account named on every server This default wildcard account allows up to 255 people on the LANtastic network to share all disk drives and printers on a server without typing in a username or password This makes things easy if you aren t concerned about network security You can start sharing disk drives and printers as soon as LANtastic is installed without setting up any login accounts 21 mg 22 E Account security features Note The default account comes with the S System manager account privilege that gives everyone the right to manage your network servers To avoid unauthorized or inadvertent changes to your servers software settings you may want todelete the wildcard account Alternatively you can give it special privileges that allow only certain people to perform network management activities If you opt to keep the default wildcard account and don t want to set up any login accounts go to the Server Control Panel and disable all options in the Security Control module except the Individual and Wildcard Accounts option This frees up memory on the server Instructions appear under Setting the Server Startup Parameters in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help If you decide to keep the default wildcard account and don t care about network security you don t have to create any login accounts But if network security becomes impor
58. nt to modify refer to steps 1 and 2 in the previous section 3 From the Account Management window perform one of these functions Click Password and type in your old password Then type in the new password and click OK Click Disable type in your password and click OK CAUTION To re enable your account you must have adequate privileges on the server concerned To re enable it go to the server and from Network Manager choose Accounts Select your account open the Edit menu and choose Modify Click the Account Enabled box to turn the option back on then click OK SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on working with accounts see the LANtastic Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL CHAPTER 6 SETTING UP SHARED RESOURCES About shared resources Shared resources are the disk drives CD ROM drives printers and other devices attached to a server All of these devices have the potential of being shared on the network You just have to give them a network name so LANtastic can identify them and make connections among them Giving a device a network name is known as creating a shared resource When you installed the LANtastic software a printer resource named PRINTER was automatically created on each server A named resource was also created for every hard disk floppy drive disk partition and CD ROM that LANtastic detected To see a list of these default
59. nts listed after it You must also make sure that any other wildcard account names appear below those of matching entries in the list For example an entry called S listed above SALES would match the username SALES JOEL and any other accounts that begin with the letter S To place a wildcard account at the bottom of the list select the empty position at the end of it then create the account If you place the selection bar on a wildcard account the new account will be placed before the original highlighted account 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Accounts 2 Select the desired individual account wildcard account ACL group or ACL group member To delete all the individual or wildcard accounts select the Individual Accounts or Wildcard Accounts icon To remove a member from an ACL group click the ACL group s icon and select the desired member To delete an entire ACL group select the group s icon 3 Open the Edit menu and click Delete LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL Managing an account with LANtastic Net a 2 7 m LANtastic Net includes options that let users manage their own accounts While they can t create or delete accounts they can check their account status and privileges change their passwords and disable their accounts Checking your account status 1 2 From the LANtastic Net main window choose Account The first time you use a network option you
60. on 38 P password changing 28 PDF files 1 2 See also Installation and Setup Manual performance parameters server startup 38 pop up messages sending 45 print jobs controlling 15 status options listed 15 viewing 15 Print Notification option 13 49 print notification timeout 49 printer connections making permanent 13 using existing 13 Printer Connections window 11 printer files setup and cleanup See Net Mgr Help printer pool resource See Net Mgr Help INDEX m 62 m printer resources creating shared 32 printer setup string 34 See also Net Mgr Help Printer Speed window 48 printer tasks increasing number 55 printers adding new 55 checking connections 11 controlling CPS rate 48 print jobs 15 remote keyboard 43 remote server 43 speed 48 deleted connections reappear 57 deleting connections 56 despooling options 50 See also Net Mgr Help increasing number of tasks 55 local use 16 multiple printers on one server 49 multiple tasks on same server 55 periodic server queue maintenance option 48 Printer Connections window 11 printer pool resource See Net Mgr Help removed connections reappear 57 removing from network permanently 56 removing from network temporarily 56 setup for Windows applications 14 shared printer resource creating 32 33 sharing 32 timeout setting 49 using your own 16 See also Net Help Printers option 56 printing controlling speed
61. option if this server is using one or more of the Maximum Open Files Cached Resources or Internal SHARE features and you want to save conventional memory To use this option you need to have an EMS memory manager version 3 2 or above such as EMM 386 EXE EMS copied If you re having trouble with the EMS paged option above you can choose this option in its place although you ll sacrifice some speed To use this option you need to have an EMS memory manager version 4 0 such as EMM 386 EXE XMS If you don t have an EMS driver you can choose this option in place of one of the EMS options above To use this option you need to have an XMS memory manager such as HIM EM SYS Controlling LANtastic server speed SEE ONLINE HELP To view detailed How Do I instructions for setting up your server search under Setting the Server Startup Parameters in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help The LANtastic Server Speed Console allows you to quickly change the amount of time a server dedicates to processing network requests before it returns to doing local tasks This is similar to setting the Background CPU Usage value in the Server Performance Module except you can change the setting without restarting the server 1 From the LANtastic program group in Windows Program Manager choose the LANtastic Server Speed icon The LANtastic Server Speed Console appears LANtastic Server Speed gt
62. p before you start working with LANtastic From the LANtastic Net or Network Manager windows click the Help pull down menu If you pull down the Help menu in either the LANtastic Net or Network Manager window and select Quick Help you ll see an interactive window that pops up instant Help information on each part of the window you click using the left mouse button At any time when you re using LANtastic you can press F1 to see context sensitive online Help In addition to the Search Back and History buttons you can use the Browse Forward gt gt or Browse Backward lt lt buttons Key words and phrases on many Help windows are highlighted in green You can click these topics to jump to another window or to bring up a pop up box containing more Help information You can also view other Help windows by using the Search Back or History button at the top of each window To learn how to perform a specific task at the LANtastic Net Connections window or the LANtastic Network Manager window choose How Do I from the Help pull down menu You can also choose the How Do I option from the Help Contents window Scroll down the How Do I topic list until you find the activity you want to learn about You ll see that the Help pull down menu also includes a Quick Help option Quick Help allows you to view brief explanations of each of the main functions on the LANtastic Net window or the LANtastic Network Manager window To view the L
63. pe in the number of printers attached to this server Click OK 5 Exit Windows 6 Press Ctrl Alt Del then press the S key To restart your system press Ctrl Alt Del again Run your LANtastic software To add an HP JetDirect printer To do this you must first set up a resource for the HP JetDirect printer and make some configuration changes on a server in your network Complete steps appear in the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual To temporarily remove a printer 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Printers The Printer Connections window appears In the My Connections list select the printer you want to remove then click Disconnect Click Close To permanently remove a printer 1 On each computer that uses this printer use a text editor such as Windows Notepad to open the STARTNET BAT or CONNECT BAT file in the C LANTASTI directory Remove the NET USE command for the server s printer from the STARTNET BAT or CONNECT BAT file The command will look similar to this NET USE LPT1 OFFICE_SERVER PRINTER Save the changes to the STARTNET BAT or CONNECT BAT file and exit the editor LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL a 5 7 E 4 Reboot the computer 5 Repeat these steps on each computer that has been using the printer you ve removed Note If the printer connection reappears look for additional connection information in the C WINDOWS directory in the files WIN INI
64. puter you want to log out of 2 Click Disconnect So far this chapter has focused on ways that you can use other people s servers But what if your computer is a server that other people frequently access and you have to shut it down in the middle of a work day Before you reboot or turn off your computer it s a good idea to follow the guidelines in this section That way people who are using files on your disk won t lose any work they haven t saved 1 Exit Windows 2 At the DOS prompt press Ctrl Alt Del The Server Shutdown screen appears 3 Check the Open Network Files field in the Server Shutdown screen Ifthe Server Shutdown screen shows zero files open press S for Shutdown Wait for the notification that shutdown is complete then turn off your computer Ifthe Server Shutdown screen shows one or more files open check with your colleagues to see if they want you to keep your computer on until they ve finished using your drive If your LANtastic account has the S System manager privilege you can schedule your server shutdown in advance and even send people a pop up notification message For more information type NET HELP SHUTDOWN lt Enter gt at the DOS prompt CHAPTER 2 USING SHARED DRIVES CHAPTER 3 USING SHARED PRINTERS Making a new printer connection Hint SEE ONLINE HELP If you re in Windows File Manager you can select the LANtastic pull down menu to bring
65. r disable your account See Managing an account with LANtastic Net on page 27 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 x USER S MANUAL Creating a new Login account 1 3 a 25 Check to make sure that the Individual and Wildcard Accounts option is enabled in the Server Control Panel of the LANtastic Network Manager program If it isn t toggle this option to Enabled Instructions appear in Chapter 7 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Accounts The Accounts window appears If the Modify on Double click option on the Options menu is enabled you can also get to this window by clicking an account Accounts C LANTASTI NET Accounts ACL Groups fe Individual Accounts Wildcard Accounts Specify the type of account you want to create Definitions of individual and wildcard accounts appear on page 22 To create an individual account select the Individual Accounts icon then open the Edit menu and click Add The New Individual Account window appears To set up a wildcard account select the Wildcard Accounts icon then open the Edit menu and click Add The New Wildcard Account window appears If you ve already created some wildcard accounts click the Wildcard Accounts icon You must then place the selection bar on the account you d like the new account to appear before The order in which you place the wildcard accounts is important For guidelines see Placement order of wildca
66. rd accounts on page 26 Enter the account name and description Click Set Password if you want to require a password for logins with this account You must then type in a password If you want to create the account but not enable it yet click in the Enabled box so it isn t checked CHAPTER 5 USING LOGIN ACCOUNTS FOR SECURITY m 26 E Deleting an account or ACL group Note 6 In the Concurrent Logins field enter the number of people that you d like to allow to log in to this server at once For wildcard accounts allow at least one concurrent login for each user who ll log in using that account For individual accounts you may want to add extra logins to let the user access the server from more than one computer 7 Click OK The Allow User to Modify Account option lets you allow or disallow a user or group member to change her password or disable her account To use it go to the Accounts window and click Edit then Modify Placement order of wildcard accounts If you haven t deleted LANtastic s default wildcard account always select it first when you re determining the placement order of your other wildcard accounts This ensures that the account stays at the bottom of the list This is important because when a person attempts to log in the server scans the list from top to bottom and uses the first match it finds Since the account matches any username LANtastic ignores any wildcard accou
67. re directories can be created to organize a drive resource into areas containing data files and shared applications Search for Planning Your Drive Resources in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help File level security can be set up to restrict access to an individual file within a shared drive resource Search for Setting File Level Security in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Control directory protection can be set up by restricting access to any resource that contains a control directory Security rights on a disk resource are applied downward through the entire directory For example if you define C DRIVE as pointing to C and give full rights to that resource a person keeps those rights at all levels within that drive unless file level security is applied Resource and ACL shortcuts When you re creating shared resources and ACLs you can save time with a few simple tricks For example you can Copy the information from an existing resource and paste it to create another one Search for Copying Resources in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Copy and paste an ACL to any shared resource For example you can copy an ACL to a resource in another control directory even it s located on another server Search for Copying and Pasting an ACL in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Create an ACL template that allows you to set access rights for an entire group of user
68. rinter icon when you made your LANtastic printer connection In the Timeouts seconds box change Device Not Selected to 900 Change Transmission Retry to 950 Device Not Selected isn t available if you ve chosen a COM port Be sure the Fast Printing Direct to Port option is turned off If the box is checked click to disable it Click OK If you want this printer to be the one to which all of your jobs are automatically sent choose Set As Default Printer The name of the default printer appears at the top of the window Click Close Repeat steps 4 12 for each network printer to which you want to send jobs under Windows 3 x Click Close and exit the Control Panel LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL Viewing and controlling print jobs m 15 When you send a job to a printer on another computer the job waits in line until the printer becomes available While it s waiting you can view the status of your print job or even cancel it 1 2 From the LANtastic Net window click Jobs If the Select Computer window appears choose the name of the computer you sent the print job to and click OK If the desired computer s name isn t listed click the Connections button and follow the procedures under step 3 on page 12 The My Print Jobs window appears showing all the print jobs that you ve sent to the selected computer My Print Jobs WIN 3X HE Jobs View Options Comment The M
69. s Search for Working with ACL Templates in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL a 31 Creating a shared drive or directory resource 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window choose Resources A window similar to the one shown appears Resources C LANTASTI NET Resources ADRIVE A C DRIVE Drive C Hard Disk Drive 4 Floppy Disk CD ROM Internal CD ROM drive Se D DRIVE Drive D Hard Disk D LANTASTI SHR Keyboard Control on WORDMAN C LANTASTI NETSLANTASTI SHR WORDDRY SWORD_SERVER C DRIVE Open the Edit menu and choose Add or press Ins 3 Select Shared Drive Make sure the Local Resource option is selected 4 Type in the name of the new drive resource in the Resource Name field The name must follow DOS conventions for naming a file It can be up to eight characters long with a three character extension 5 If desired type in a description up to 64 characters for the new drive resource 6 In the Local Path field type in the actual local path for this resource on the server For example to set up your C drive as a shared resource you d type C or to set up your C APPS directory as a shared resource you d type C APPS 7 Click Icon to bring up a window that shows you the shared drive resource icons available Select an appropriate icon for the new resource and click OK This is the icon
70. tant you ll want to create login accounts on every server Once you ve done this only a person with a valid username and password can log in to a server There are two types of login accounts An individual account allows an individual user to log in to a server Whenever you log in you re prompted to type in your username and password if a password has been set up for your account A wildcard account allows multiple users to log in to a server using the same prefix This makes it easy to create one set of accounts with a common set of features For example you might set up the wildcard account SALES for everyone in your sales department Wildcard account names must end in an asterisk To log in with a wildcard account you simply add any name in place of the Log in accounts are security features in their own right since they allow you to restrict the use of a server to people who have an authorized account on it But once you ve created a set of login accounts you can use them as the basis for many other security features LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL SEE ONLINE HELP You can browse through the Help to learn more about working with accounts Double click the Network M anager Help icon in the LANtastic program group E 23 8 For example Account privileges can be assigned to the accounts of the people who manage your network These privileges will allow them to perform operations like
71. teeesesesenaaees 56 Improving server performance ANd Memory USE cccccceessessssteeeessesssteees 57 PENN wap E T E E E A E E A AE CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X Welcome to LANtastic 8 0 Congratulations on your purchase of the LANtastic 8 0 local area network software To protect your current computer investment LANtastic gives you complete DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 support To learn about all of the features of LANtastic 8 0 see Chapter 1 of the LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual Finding the information you need This manual provides instructions for day to day use and management of LANtastic for Windows 3 x LANtastic 8 0 manuals You get these manuals with LANtastic 8 0 LANtastic Installation and Setup Manual printed LANtastic Troubleshooting Manual Trouble pdf LANtastic for DOS User s Manual Dos_um pdf LANtastic for Windows 3 x User s Manual this manual LANtastic for Windows 95 98 User s Manual 9x_um pdf LANtastic for Windows NT User s Manual L4nt_um pdf LANtastic 8 0 Online Library Your printed manuals are supplemented by the Online Library on the LANtastic 8 0 CD ROM This library includes comprehensive information about using LANtastic whether you re running Windows 3 x Windows 95 98 or DOS The Online Library presents information in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format PDF files These files are
72. terminator to the new end node 2 Turn on the remaining network computers 3 Ifthe computer you just removed was a server go to each computer that has been using its disk drives and printers LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL 53 E Use a text editor such as Windows Notepad to edit its STARTNET BAT file Delete the NET LOGIN and NET USE command lines for the server you just removed Save the changes to the STARTNET BAT file and exit the editor At the DOS prompt type SETNET lt Enter gt to update drive and printer connection information in your CONNECT BAT file From the LANtastic Net window choose Computers If the computer you removed is still on the list of those you re connected to select it and click Disconnect Then pull down the Options menu and choose Save Settings Now Reboot this computer 7 Repeat steps 3 6 for each computer that has been using the server you disconnected To temporarily remove a computer from the network 1 Use a text editor such as Windows Notepad to open the AUTOEXEC BAT file Remove or comment out the STARTNET command from the AUTOEXEC BAT file 3 Save the changes and exit the editor Reboot the computer To put the computer back in the network add the STARTNET command to the AUTOEXEC BAT file Note This computer and its resources won t be available to the network Any NET LOGIN or NET USE commands that reference this computer should be removed from all
73. that users will see in the window when they attempt to connect a local drive to this shared resource 8 Click OK The new resource now appears on the list of shared resources for that server CHAPTER 6 SETTING UP SHARED RESOURCES a 32 E Creating a shared printer resource This section tells you how to set up a single printer resource To set up a printer pool resource search for Creating a Printer Pool Resource in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help 1 From the LANtastic Network Manager window click Resources Open the Edit menu and click Add Click Shared Device from the Resource Type field and type in the name for the new resource An sign must precede the name The name including the sign may be up to eight characters long and include a three character extension For example PRINTER PRN Click Icon to bring up a window that shows you the available printer resource icons Select an appropriate icon for the new resource This is the icon that users will see in the Printer Connections window when they attempt to connect a local printer port to this device Click OK 5 Make sure the Local Resource option is selected 6 Ifyou like type in a description for the new resource 7 Click Device If the printer is attached to this network server select the port in the Spooled Device section where the printer is attached and click OK Generally this will be an LPT or a COM port
74. the amount of time specified in the Computer Shutdown window hasn t expired Search for Canceling a Server Shutdown in the LANtastic Net online Help Remotely shutting down a server that s running an application under Windows may cause lockups and unpredictable behavior Don t schedule a shutdown unless you can exit any application running on that computer before the shutdown occurs LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL m 45 m Sending a pop up message LANtastic for DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 98 and Windows NT users can send each other single line pop up messages Procedures differ slightly in each interface as explained in their respective user s manuals Important Before you complete the steps in this section make sure the NET MESSAGE command is enabled on all computers to which you want to send a message To determine if it is type NET SHOW at the DOS prompt If you see Unsolicited messages will BEEP POP UP and SPEAK you know that the NET MESSAGE command is enabled If it isn t type NET MESSAGE ENABLE ALL at the DOS prompt To send a pop up message from LANtastic for Windows complete these steps 1 From the pull down menu in the LANtastic Net window choose Pop Up Messages The Pop Up Messages window appears For a description of the options in this window see Options in the Pop up Messages Window in the LANtastic Net online Help 2 Type the name of the destination computer in the Sen
75. the File menu 17 m 18 m 7 On the Select Recipients display address the message as follows To send a message to an individual or ACL group type in the account or computer name and click Send If you don t know the account or computer name scroll though the list and select it To select more than one name hold down the Shift key as you click When you re finished addressing the message click Send To send a global message to everyone on the network type in an asterisk and click Send 8 If desired type in a comment subject and click Send Performing other mail functions 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Mail If this is the first time you ve used mail during this work session the Select Computer window appears Select the name of the post office server from the list and click OK If its name doesn t appear click Connections and proceed as described in Chapter 2 In the Incoming Mail box of the Mail window you ll see a list of the messages addressed to your account or computer name The Outgoing Mail box shows messages you ve sent to others The mail envelope icons become darker as they wait longer in the mail queue By default the Mail window updates itself every 21 seconds To change this choose Options then click Update Now or Update Rate If you click Update Rate drag the box to the desired setting then click OK 2 Select an item in the mail queue then choose one of t
76. tic Printer Speed setting overrides any Characters Per Second values set for your individual resources See Chapter 6 for more information on setting parameters for shared printer resources 1 From the LANtastic program group in Windows Program Manager click the LANtastic Printer Speed icon The LANtastic Printer Speed Console appears 2 Move the button on the horizontal scale by dragging it with your mouse or pressing the arrow keys until the desired CPS characters per second speed is displayed in the box in the bottom of the window 3 Press Alt F4 to exit the screen Print jobs will now be sent to the printer through Windows at the speed set in step 2 To automatically use the printer speed settings made with the LANtastic Printer Speed Console whenever you run Windows drag the LANtastic Printer Speed icon into the Windows Startup group If you have a printer server that runs for days at a time without shutting down go to the Server Control Panel s Printing Parameters Module and toggle the Periodic Server Queue Maintenance option to Enabled The next time the server runs it will start periodically rebuilding its control file to save disk space and improve performance LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 3 X USER S MANUAL 49 m Using multiple printers on one server If a server has more than one printer attached LANtastic can simultaneously send jobs to each of them To use this feature you must first set up each printer as a
77. tories backing up changing creating deleting disabling password protecting resetting restoring selecting See Net Mgr Help copying ACL groups See Net Mgr Help audit trail file 42 resources See Net Mgr Help CPS characters per second rate controlling 48 CPU Utilization window 39 creating accounts 25 26 Mail resources 17 shared resource directory 31 disk 31 printer 32 D default wildcard account 21 deleting account 26 ACL group 26 audit trail file 42 network user 51 wildcard account 22 despooling simultaneous 49 directories control backing up changing creating deleting disabling password protecting resetting restoring selecting See Net Mgr Help disabling account with LANtastic Net 28 disk caching 57 DOS commands and switches list See Cmmd_dw pdf 2 DOS See LANtastic for DOS User s Manual drive connections making 6 using 8 drives CD ROM 35 See also Net Mgr Help global resources 34 See also Net Mgr Help making connections an easy example See Net Help checking 6 new 6 permanent 7 13 temporary 6 organizing directories 29 sharing 8 31 See also Net Help error messages install and lockup See Troubleshooting Manual other See Errs_dw pdf 2 expanded memory using 39 expanding a network 51 55 F Fast Printing Direct to Port option Windows 14 features of LANtastic 1 File System Memory EMS copied 39 EMS paged 39 XMS 39 File Syst
78. tring search for Using the Printer Setup String in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help Setup and cleanup files allow you to include more control codes than the 64 character limit for the printer setup string First the setup file initializes the printer for a specific mode of printing After the job is printed the cleanup file resets the printer usually to its original mode of printing For instructions see Using Setup and Cleanup files in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help In addition to resources for drives and printers LANtastic allows you to create several other types of shared resources For example A printer pool resource consists of a list of printers Instead of waiting in a line for a single printer your jobs are printed on the first available printer in the pool Search for Creating a Printer Pool Resource in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help A global resource is defined on one server but points to remote resources that physically exist on another server That way users can log in to only one server to use multiple servers resources Search for Creating Global Drive Resources in the LANtastic Network Manager online Help A mail resource allows you to send e mail across the network Although LANtastic created a mail resource on each server during installation you ll have to create a new one if you ve deleted your mail resource Search for Creating a Mail Resource i
79. up the Printer Connections window Note If you ve already set up some printer connections and need to remind yourself what they are complete steps 1 and 2 below Check the list in the left pane of the Printer Connections window then click Close 1 From the LANtastic Net window choose Printers The Printer Connections window appears Printer Connections e e Available for Connection N WANUS PRINTER RWCL a sous D Server s parallel printer LPT1 WJANUSS PRINTER RWCL N PI wl SWANS SCO LD ORE HWEL Server s parallel printer LPT1 Z WANUSSY PRINTER RWCL Server s parallel printer LPT1 WANUS POSTSCR RWCL ZL JANUS PRINTER RWCL Server s parallel printer LPT1 Available Selected Path Selected Printer Port Nothing LPT4 Hint IThe left pane of the Printer Connections window Available for Connection shows the names of the computers with printers that are available to connect to The right pane My Connections shows your own printer ports and the connections that are already set up There are also a number of available port boxes that you can drag other computers printers into A NetWare server s printers won t appear in the Printer Connections window 11 m 12 m 2 Ifthe computer with the printer you d like to useis listed in the left pane of the window skip to step 4 If it isn t listed Click the Computers button at the top of t
80. y Print Jobs window shows you the sequence number the printer to which the job was sent the status of the job the name of the computer the job came from and any comment you included when you sent the file usually this is the name of the file The status of your print job can be Printing Waiting Held or Rush For definitions of these designations search for Print Jobs Window Status Field in the LANtastic Net online Help Select the print job you d like to control and choose Detail Delete Hold Release Rush or Contents For definitions of these choices search for Print Jobs Window Options in the LANtastic Net online Help 4 When you re finished click Close CHAPTER 3 USING SHARED PRINTERS m 16 m Viewing the All Jobs window Using your own printer Important Note SEE ONLINE HELP For more detailed instructions on sharing printers see the LANtastic Net Help If you have the Q Super Queue or S account privilege you can change the My Print Jobs window to the All Print Jobs window This shows a list of everyone s jobs that have been sent to this server To do this select the All Jobs option on the View menu If a server shares many printers and you want to look only at jobs intended for a specific one open the Options menu and choose Printer Filter Specify the names of the printers you want to see print jobs for Note that if you re using a printer attached to an SMB server such

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