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LANTASTIC® FOR WINDOWS® 95/98 USER`S MANUAL

1. Use this window to assign file exceptions to the group to modify the access rights the group has to the files or to remove a file exception from the group To learn how to do this refer to the online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL 45 m 9 To specify the access rights see page 45 for more information that you want the group to have to a specified resource go to the Resource List window Click a resource name then click Rights The Set Access Rights window appears In this window Click Set All to grant all possible access rights to this resource Click Clear All to remove all access rights to this resource Click the Rights check boxes to select the ones you want When you re finished setting access rights click OK to go back to the Resource List window 10 If you re finished setting up or modifying the group s security click OK twice to return to the Group page on the main Create Modify window Then click Create or Modify Creating a new account template Setting up an account template makes it easier to create new accounts in the future because you can base them on the information in this template This saves you from having to re enter the same information in every account you create For instructions on creating account templates 1 Open the Help menu to Help Topics 2 Click the Contents page then double click the How To book icon 3 Double click the use acco
2. LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 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 95 98 w scsssssseeeeee L Welcome to LANtaStiC 8 0 cceceeeeeeeceeeetecnee settee eeeeaeeeetetaeeeeteneeeeteaeeeetea 1 Differences from previous versions Of LANtastiC cceceeceeeeeeeeteeeeeseeeeeteeaes 1 Finding the information you need cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeaeeetenaeeeeeeaes 2 LAN tastic 8 0 Online LIDPary e eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tees eeeee seas eeaeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 About the LANtastic 8 0 Readme file eececcccceeeeeceeesneeteeeteeeteneeeneees 3 Using the Online Help cee ceececeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeesecaeeeaeesaaeseeeeneaeee 3 Where to go for technical SUPPOMT ccecceceeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeetecaeeeeteeeeeettaeeeetea 7 Chapter 2 Basic Networking ccccc eee eeeeeeee ee D Learning the basics of LANtastic for Windows 95 98 sssscessssssssteeeeeees 9 Servers clients and FESOUMCES eeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeteeeeeeeeseaaesaeeseeeeteeeseeeesaaee 9 Using security features to restrict ACCESS eeeeeeeeeseeeeteeeseeeeeeeteteeetaeeeaaes 10 Getting to know the LANtastic Custom Control Panel ccscsseseeees 10 Using network drives a
3. With the exception of user defined buttons even if you delete a button from a page it will still be available on the Add page of the Add Remove Buttons window You can also restore all the default buttons by following the steps under Restoring the LANtastic Custom Control Panel default settings on page 25 Changing button names icons and descriptions Right click the button you want to change then click Properties The Button Properties window appears You can Edit the Title field to change the button name Edit the Description field to change the text that appears when you call up balloon Help for the button Click Change Icon to choose a different icon for the button Click the left and right arrows to view the icons available To locate an icon somewhere else on your system click Browse or type in the path to the icon if you know it Click OK when you ve specified the icon you want Click Apply to check out your changes If they re correct click OK LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 25 E Restoring the LANtastic Custom Control Panel default settings If you accidentally delete a button or page that came with LANtastic for Windows 95 98 or if you want to restore the default LANtastic Custom Control Panel for any reason follow these steps 1 Close LANtastic for Windows 95 98 2 Click Start Programs MS DOS Prompt to open a DOS box 3 Change to the Windows directory if necessary
4. To re establish network communication connect the computers that were on either side of the computer you just removed Attach the free end of the thin coaxial cable to the open end of the T connector If the computer you removed was at the end of the network move its terminator to the computer that s now at the end of the line 4 Turn on the remaining network computers 5 Ifthe computer you removed was a server go to each computer that used the server s drives and printers and cancel the drive connection to the server From the Use Network page click Assign Drives and then click the Drives and or Printers check boxes depending on the type of connection you want to cancel Click the connection you want to cancel Then click Disconnect Close Adding and disconnecting network printers Adding If you purchase a new printer after LANtastic has been installed 1 Connect it to a server as instructed in your printer manual 2 Set up the printer as a shared resource as described under Creating shared resources on page 29 3 Go to each computer that will regularly use the new printer and make a new permanent printer connection See Using network drives and printers on page 11 Disconnecting First disconnect the printer cable from the computer s port Your next step is to remove the printer from the network If the computer to which the printer was attached is a client NOT a server 1 Go to the LA
5. 7 Click Modify to make your changes take effect then click Close It s always a good idea to log out of the Supervisor account when you re finished using it To do this follow steps 2 and 3 under Managing a server using the default Supervisor account on page 38 If you change the Supervisor account password don t forget it if you do you may have to reinstall LANtastic for Windows 95 98 Disabling the default Supervisor account If you log in to a server with an account that has the Supervisor MSL you can modify that server s default Supervisor account the one that has Supervisor as both its user name and password You can neither delete nor disable any Supervisor account But if you want to virtually disable it first create a new account for yourself as described under Hints for managing Supervisor accounts on page 39 Then follow any or all of these steps on every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server Change the default Supervisor account password to one only you know Delete all resources including file exceptions from its resource list Remove its access and notification privileges Under Restrictions change its concurrent logins to zero LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 41 m You can make your accounts as simple or complex as you like The following steps will show you how to set up or modify a basic account When your re doing this consider By default the Everyon
6. s _ROOT_ Double click the drive letter under it to get to the drive you want Though you can t delete a server s _ROOT_ resource you can change its description LANtastic for Windows 95 98 provides multiple levels of network security from none at all to security that s fine tuned enough to limit access to a single file You can also monitor network activity with the auditing options Security is important in network situations when you need to allow selective access to privileged information For example you ll probably want to let only your accounting staff have access to your company s payroll files or allow only your software developers access to the drives where program code is stored LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL E 33 8 LANtastic s basic unsecured network When the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 software is installed a Guest account and an Everyone group are created on each computer Both allow everyone on the network full access to every shared drive and printer resource If you retain these default accounts and don t modify them your network will have no security To learn more about the Guest and Everyone accounts see Understanding the default accounts on page 36 Choosing your network security strategies If you want to add security you can choose from the following strategies Account related security strategies see below Drive and folder access security strategies see pag
7. Click OK For complete instructions on setting security restrictions on this basic account refer to the online Help LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 43 m Creating a new group account 1 Log in to the server for which you want to set up or modify groups using an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account on page 37 2 Go to the Manage Servers page then click Manage Accounts 3 Click Add or Modify then click the Group tab The Group page appears EL Create New Account Group or Template Account Group Template Group Information jame Description p Privileges Current No Privileges Members Resources 4 Type in a group name along with a description of the group 5 Click Privileges to set group privileges The Use the Set Group Privileges window appears In this window m Click the Set All or Clear All button to enable disable all the privileges Click OK when you ve set all of the privileges you need Note See page 47 for more information about group privileges 6 Click Members to specify the accounts you want included in this group The Set Group Members window appears FA Set Group Members Marketing x Available Accounts Accounts in Group GUES Beth Rhonda zZ OK or EFAULT CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING 44 E In this window
8. Click to open the main LANtastic Help Topics window You can also get to this window by clicking Help Topics in the Help menu CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 Using the Help Topics window Each of the three pages in the Help Topics window gives you a different way to find the information you need The Contents page shows the main books in the Help system Click the page tabs to change pages Contents Index Find Click a topic and then click Display Or click another tab such as Index Double click a book to 2 Welcome to LANtastic 2 Using LANtastic s online Help view its contents which irod LANtzas may be other books or How To separate topics as shown Double click the topic you here Double click the Stopping sharing shutting down safely l need When you re finished h 2 Using applications on a network general guidelines rea ding the topic you can open book to close it 3 Using LANtastic s LNET program d 2 Controlling monitoring and optimizing your server click the Help Topics button 2 Checking out the Artisoft Home Page in the topic toolbar to return 2 Restoring the LANtastic Custom Control Panel s default settings Troubleshooting to the Contents page Tip The main books listed correspond to buttons on the Online Information page shown on page 5 The Index page lets you quickly find topics from an alphabetized list Help Topics LA
9. Create unique accounts that let people on your network log in to the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 servers Every account is assigned a Management Security Level and account privileges You can also set password and time of day account restrictions Set up specific network resources such as a computer s C drive or another computer s CD ROM drive printer or specific folder on the hard drive Accounts are then assigned access rights to these resources With the Configure Server button you can implement additional options that further secure your network such as setting up audit trails Complete instructions on setting up security features appear in Chapter 3 Getting to know the LANtastic Custom Control Panel There are four pages in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Use Network Manage Servers Online Information and Accessories The control panel shown on the next page is fully customizable You can change the text on the tabs add new pages and buttons change colors and more Take a look at Customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel on page 20 to learn how you can personalize LANtastic for Windows 95 98 to suit your day to day networking needs LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a lls m gs LANtastic Custom Control Panel Iof x Customize View Help Use Network wo gt e z eaz Use Network Online Information Preferred Assign Printers Sae i Connect to Chang
10. You can click the Configure Server button on the Manage Servers page to customize some server settings A few additional NET functions that aren t supported by the LNET program are explained in the online Help Finding the information you need LANtastic 8 0 printed manuals You get these manuals in your LANtastic 8 0 package 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 8x_um pdf LANtastic for Windows 95 98 User s Manual this manual LANtastic for Windows NT User s Manual L4nt_um pdf This manual provides brief instructions for day to day use of LANtastic for Windows 95 98 For comprehensive instructions that explain each feature of the software refer to the online Help system The online Help is essential to learning how to use the full range of networking functions offered by LANtastic for Windows 95 98 For further details see Using the online Help on page 2 About the LANtastic 8 0 Readme file The LANtastic 8 0 Readme file contains instructions that are convenient to have on your hard disk along with information that became available after this manual and the online Help were completed To read this file click the View Readme button on the Online Information page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Using the online Help The most important so
11. to those resources Your network drives can be represented by most of the drive letters from D through Z CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 12 m Permanently assigning your computer s drives to network resources makes it faster and easier to use them This is because you can set up LANtastic to log you into these resources automatically every time you start up your computer Printers are assigned ports such as LPT1 and LPT2 instead of drive letters Complete details on assigning drives appear in the next section Printer connections are described starting on page 14 Connecting to a drive on another computer TIP If you re already in the Assign Printers window you can click the Drives check box The window title bar will change to Assign Drives and Printers You can use the hard drives on any of the computers on your network as long as Those computers were installed as servers the option to share drives and printers was selected during Setup The servers drives have been set up as shared resources see Creating shared resources on page 29 No one has set up security options that limit your access to the servers You can also connect to other types of drives on servers such as CD ROM drives For example your network may have only one CD ROM device If it s attached to a server you can easily use it while sitting at your computer by following the steps in this section Note that
12. your account on that server has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account below For general instructions on modifying groups see the online Help Supervisor account Every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server comes with a Supervisor account This default account lets you log in to a server with the user name of Supervisor and password of Supervisor Because this account has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL when you log in with it you can Set up or modify shared resources on that server Set up or modify accounts that have access to that server Change access rights to that server s shared resources For more information about the Supervisor account see Using Management Security Levels MSLs on page 35 and also the next section which describes how to log in to servers with the Supervisor account change its password and more CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 38 Managing a server using the default Supervisor account This Server isthe computer at which you re now sitting If you ve specified that your computer will share resources on the network be a server LANtastic will automatically log you into your computer displayed in the LANtastic resource lists as This Server with the Supervisor Account which has a username of SUPERVISOR and a password of SUPERVISOR While this feature makes it convenient for you to manage your own computer other LANtasti
13. Everyone account on the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL 49 m All migrated account privileges except the System Manager privilege default to the Logged In Management Security Level MSL under LANtastic for Windows 95 98 The Logged In MSL has the lowest management capabilities MIGRATE converts the System Manager privilege to the Supervisor MSL which has the highest account management capabilities The chart below shows the results of converting account privileges from earlier versions of LANtastic to LANtastic for Windows 95 98 LANtastic 7 0 LANtastic for Windows 95 98 A Super ACL F Super File amp D Super Disk Q Super Queue Q Super Queue If user has A amp Q A Super Access M Super Mail No equivalent S System Manager Supervisor MSL U Audit Logging U Audit Logging O Operator Messages O Operator Messages D Remote Despool O Operator Messages N Net Manager No equivalent Using MIGRATE over your LANtastic network It s a good idea to frequently back up your LDB using the Archive Configuration button on your LANtastic Custom Control panel For additional information on backups click the Archive Configuration button and click Help To convert your LANtastic 7 0 accounts and groups to LANtastic for Windows 95 98 equivalents over the network follow these steps at a LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server
14. Hardware pdf software See Installation and Setup Manual J J access right 46 K K access right 46 L LANtastic computers managing remotely with LNET_MGR 54 LANtastic Connections window 25 LANtastic Custom Control Panel adding buttons that launch applications 23 adding buttons that open files and folders 23 customizing 20 25 deleting buttons 24 described and shown 10 Manage Servers page 11 Online Information page 11 restoring defaults buttons and pages 25 Use Network page 11 LANtastic Database LDB backing up 49 converting LANtastic control directory settings to 47 LANtastic for Windows 95 adding or removing software components 56 disconnecting network computer 57 learning the basics 9 27 LANtastic for Windows 95 98 adding an item to network network printer 58 network user 55 new computer 57 new server 57 deleting network user 55 differences from previous versions of LANtastic 1 launch buttons creating 23 launching applications from LANtastic Custom Control Panel 23 LCF files 25 LNET program commands and switches 2 described 1 making quick launch button for 53 online Help using 53 overview 1 using 52 53 using online Help 52 LNET_MGR program commands and switches 2 described 1 making quick launch button for 53 using 52 54 using to remotely manage other LANtastic servers 54 LNET32 LCF file 52 Logged In MSL 35 logging in instructions 25 26 logging o
15. My Computer field 6 When you ve made all the connections you need click Close Canceling a drive connection To cancel a connection to another computer s drive 1 Go to the Use Network page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click Assign Drives 2 In the My Computer field click the connection you want to cancel To view all the existing connections click the plus sign next to My Drives 3 Click Disconnect then click Close Note that there s a Printers check box at the bottom of the Assign Drives window You can click this box to connect to or cancel a connection to a printer or use the instructions in the next section CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING u 14 m Connecting to a printer attached to another computer TIP If you re already in the AssignDrives window you can click the Printers check box The window title bar will change to Assign Drives and Printers Note Connecting to printers is just as easy as connecting to drives 1 Go to the Use Network page and click Assign Printers The Assign Printers window appears L Assign Printers x Network Resources My Computer B Entire Network Gp My Printers TERRI a BREESE aE TSMITH H E USABILITY X Close gt Help ai Remember Next Last Connection Made K Connection Made Resource In the Network Resources field you ll need to locate the name of the server that has a printer atta
16. T access right 46 technical support See Directory of Support Services template creating new 45 troubleshooting Chat feature 19 See Troubleshooting Manual turning off servers 26 U Use Network page described 11 user adding or deleting 55 user defined buttons 23 Username Password option 38 39 utility buttons 23 V View Server Logs button See the online Help virtual drives 11 WwW W access right 46 WAIT switch 1 wildcard account equivalent 36 workstations See clients Y Y access right 46 Z Z access right 46 m 65 m INDEX
17. by typing CD WINDOWS lt Enter gt 4 Type DEL LCF lt Enter gt then type EXIT lt Enter gt 5 Open LANtastic for Windows 95 98 again The default LANtastic Custom Control Panel settings will be restored Logging in to other computers You must log in to a computer before you can use its drives and printers Logging in is the process of identifying yourself as a valid user with a pre assigned user name and password For information about setting up security features such as access rights to resources refer to Chapter 4 If you set up such features logging in may involve steps beyond the basic ones described below For complete instructions on logging in and out of servers see the online Help To log in to a server 1 From the Use Network page click Connect to Computers The LANtastic Connections window appears EL LANtastic Connections Already Connected Entire Network D This Server E This Server TERRI 5 usau E USABILITY X Cose Help Disconnect I Ask for User Name Password First Computer X i a CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 26 E Note Logging out of other computers From the Use Network page click Connect to Computers Shutting down servers If your computer is set up to share drives and printers it s a good idea to follow the guidelines in this section before shutting down your computer If other people are using files on your comput
18. migrating accounts As described above MIGRATE will convert and move accounts to the Windows 95 98 computer where you type the MIGRATE command line However you can also migrate accounts to any remote LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server on the network by following these steps 1 Log in to the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server for which you want to set up migrated accounts Your account must have a high enough MSL typically Supervisor to create other LANtastic accounts Use Assign Drives to connect one of your local virtual drives such as G to the resource on the LANtastic 5 x or 6 x server that gives you access to that server s control directory For example if the path to the control directory is C LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET then assign the resource that has access to this path usually C DRIVE On any networked LANtastic for Windows 95 98 computer open a DOS box Type the MIGRATE command and specify the name of the target LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server as the second parameter For example MIGRATE G LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET SERVERI gt MIGRATE LST LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a Ol m Using the Mizer feature Mizer is an advanced LANtastic Custom Control Panel configuration tool that lets you lock the pages of the Control Panel so that buttons can t be added or deleted customize the splash screen that appears when LANtastic is launched add information to the Abo
19. much faster than configuring and locking the Control Panel on each network computer Changing the About window To add information to the About window 1 2 Click the Mizer button then click the Strings page Type in any information you want For example if you re a reseller you might want to type in your name and company information 3 Click Apply then close the window 4 Inthe Custom Control Panel click Help in the menu bar then click About LANtastic Your information will appear in this window Displaying or suppressing a splash screen When you launch LANtastic a default splash screen appears with product information With Mizer you can display your own logo or favorite image instead or prevent any splash screen from appearing 1 Click the Mizer button then click the Bitmaps page 2 Type in a path to the bitmap image you want to display or click Browse to locate the file If you don t want to display any splash screens clear the check box next to Display Logo 3 Click Apply To view the splash screen quit LANtastic then reopen it Using LANtastic s DOS based LNET and LNET MGR programs LANtastic for Windows 95 98 comes with the LNET and LNET_MGR programs You can use these programs by choosing options from a Main Functions menu or by typing commands and LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL 53 E options at a DOS command line in a DOS box But the easiest way to use these pr
20. on which you want to set up resources and log into This Server 7zo the computer s name using Supervisor as the user name and also as the password A more detailed explanation of logging in as Supervisor begins under Managing a server using the default Supervisor account on page 38 2 Go to the Manage Servers page and click Share Drives and Printers At the bottom of the window make sure Drives is checked if you re adding a drive resource or Printers is checked if you re adding a printer resource 3 Click Select In the Select LANtastic for Windows 95 98 Computer window make sure there s a check mark in the Ask for User Name Password First check box This ensures that you ll be able to log in to that server with an account that has the Supervisor MSL LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 31 Double click the name of the server that has the resource In the User Name field type Supervisor or the name of another account you have on this server that has the Supervisor MSL Press the Tab key then type Supervisor or the appropriate password in the Password field Press Enter The server s name appears in the Current Server list box Click Add The Add Resource window appears 6 Type the name you want to give the new resource then a 10 11 description For example if its a server s C drive you could name the resource C DRIVE and in the description say which computer it s on e g Em
21. responses appear in the Remote Machine field You may both type at the same time using the following functions Backspace Deletes the character to the left of the cursor Home Erases the screen Enter Takes you to the next line down If you type more text than will fit in the screen the display scrolls up to give you more space You can copy text from the Chat window to the Windows 95 98 clipboard or paste text from the clipboard to a Chat window When you ve finished chatting click the Hangup button To exit Chat click Close LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL m 19 m Troubleshooting Chat 1 If you attempt to send a NET CHAT message from a DOS computer that s running an older version of LANtastic to a Windows 95 98 LANtastic 8 0 computer you may see the error message Name not found on the network If this occurs it s because the Windows 95 98 computer doesn t have a Chat window open 2 If you have difficulty using Chat follow these steps Right click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop then click Properties The Network dialog box appears Double click Artisoft LANtastic NetBIOS on the Configuration page then click the Advanced tab At the bottom of this page there s a check box that lets you set this protocol to be the default protocol Select this check box make sure it contains a check mark Click OK then click OK again at the Network dialog
22. the Server Control Panel and click Cancel Shutdown CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING Creating shared resources The topics in this chapter pertain to server management and network administration matters For basic user information see Chapter 2 If you want other people to be able to use your computer s hard drives or other resources over the network you made your computer a server by selecting share this computer s drives and printers during installation This section applies only to servers not client computers which don t share their own drives Automatic resource setup If your computer is a server the first time you started up LANtastic for Windows 95 98 you saw another message that asked whether you wanted Setup to add resources that will allow this computer to share its drives and printers If you clicked Yes your computer s resources are already set up to be shared over the network In that case you can ignore this section unless you want to create additional resources that others can use If you clicked No on the option mentioned above you or the system administrator will need to set up each drive on your computer that you want to let people use You can set up your C DRIVE D DRIVE CD ROM and printers to be shared You can also set up folders or specific files as separately named shared resources see Drive and folder access security strategies on page 34 Addin
23. when you want to connect to a CD ROM drive you must first turn on the device and put a CD in it These steps are applicable for all types of drives 1 Go to the Use Network page and click Assign Drives The Assign Drives window appears My Computer Network Resources m Entire Network fH TERRI gE TSMITH fy USABILITY a r Benere Last Connoeton Made Connection Made I Resource M Drives x T Printers LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL 1308 2 In the Network Resources field click the plus sign next to Entire Network to view all servers Then click the plus sign next to a server s name to view all of its shared resources C drive and printers 3 Click the plus sign next to Available Drives in the My Computer field then click the drive letter you want to use for this connection 4 Ifyou want to make this connection permanent so that you ll connect to it automatically every time you restart your computer click Remember Next Connection Made before you make the connection 5 Go back to the Network Resources field and double click the drive you want to connect to This connects it to the drive you selected Alternatively you can click the drive you want to connect to then click Connect The Last Connection Made field immediately shows that your connection was successful You can also check all your drive letter assignments by clicking the plus sign next to My Drives in the
24. 1 Log in to the server This Server for which you want to set up migrated accounts Your account must have a high enough MSL typically Supervisor to create other LANtastic accounts 2 Use Assign Drives to connect one of your local virtual drives such as G to the resource on the LANtastic 7 0 server that gives you access to that server s control directory For example if the path to the control directory is C LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET then assign the resource that has access to this path usually C DRIVE CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 50 E MIGRATE needs three files from LANtastic 7 0 to convert accounts ACCOUNTS ALIASES and ACLGROUP Connect to the resource that has these files usually C DRIVE Open a DOS box on the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server and change to the LANTASTI WIN95 directory Type MIGRATE and the path to the redirected control directory or other directory that contains the ACCOUNTS ALIASES and ACLGROUFP files For example MIGRATE G LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET When you enter the MIGRATE command you ll see a series of messages on your screen as accounts are converted Save this information to a file by adding gt filename space greater than symbol space and the name of the file to the end of the command line For example MIGRATE G LANTASTI NET SYSTEM NET gt MIGRATE LST All accounts and groups will be migrated directly into your LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server Remotely
25. 32 drive and printer resources planning and setting up 30 drives accessing resources from ROOT directory 32 connecting to another computer s 12 connections canceling 13 permanent 12 using existing 16 D through Z 11 described 11 mapping described 11 network 11 physical 11 virtual 11 drives and printers using 11 16 E E access right 46 Entire Network 26 error messages can t verify path 31 complete list of most common 2 installation related See Troubleshooting Manual Everyone group described 37 expanding your network 54 60 F features basic networking 9 features of LANtastic 1 file exceptions 34 file level security 30 34 files extensions LCF 25 opening from button on LANtastic Custom Control Panel 23 Find page in online Help how to use 6 For Account field 39 G Getting 10 glossary in Online Library 2 group accounts adding accounts to groups 43 creating new 43 Group page 43 Guest account Auto guest login option 37 described 36 how to log in with 37 H hardware See Hardware pdf Help online finding information that is in PDF files 2 for LNET program 52 Help Topics window using 5 6 Online Information page using 5 printing topics 6 Readme file 3 searching for topics 6 using 3 6 l increasing number of network users 54 Index page in online Help how to use 6 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL installing adapters hardware See
26. Important If other people are using files on your computer and you shut it down without warning they may lose any work they haven t saved Refer to Shutting down servers on page 26 Changing a client to a server 1 From the Windows 95 98 desktop click Start Settings Control Panel then double click Network 2 Click Add The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears 3 Click Service then click Add Wait a few moments while Windows 95 98 builds a driver database The Select Network Service window appears 4 In the Manufacturers field click Artisoft CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING 60 m 5 In the Network Services field click File and printer sharing for LANtastic networks 6 Click the Have disk button The Install from Disk dialog box appears 7 Enter the path to C LANTASTI WIN9S INSTALL and click OK A new dialog box appears displaying the Artisoft server component 8 Click OK then click OK again to exit the Network window 9 Click Yes to restart your computer LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL INDEX Symbols symbol using in printer names 31 A A access right 46 access restricting 32 restricting brief overview 10 access rights described 45 for printers 46 Account List modifying 31 window 31 account list creating 34 Account page 41 accounts adding to groups 43 copying from LANtastic computers 47 creating or modifying 41 default 36 Everyone gro
27. Installation and Setup Manual 3 Go to each computer that will regularly use the new computer s disk drive and make a new permanent drive connection See Using network drives and printers on page 11 4 If appropriate follow one or more of these steps Ifthe new computer is a server and you want to allow more or less than ten users at one time follow the steps for increasing the maximum number of users on page 54 If the new computer is a server with one or more printers attached see Connecting to a printer attached to another computer on page 14 Ifthe new computer is a server and you want to set it up with account and resource restrictions refer to Creating or modifying accounts and templates on page 41 Removing You can either physically disconnect a computer or simply remove the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 network components on that computer For instructions on removing network components see Adding or removing LANtastic for Windows 95 98 software components on page 56 Physical disconnection 1 1f the computer is a server shut it down according to the instructions on page 26 Then turn off the computer and any attached peripheral devices 2 Disconnect the network cable segment from the computer youre removing If you re using thin coaxial 10Base2 cable you ll also need to disconnect the cable from the T connector on the next computer CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m OS m
28. LANtastic s drag and drop capabilities make it easy to set up quick launch buttons in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel When you ve set up these buttons you can run your favorite applications and open files that you use every day with just a click of the mouse To add buttons that launch your favorite applications or that open the files and windows you frequently use 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page you want to modify is active CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING a 24 E Note 2 Open Windows 95 98 Explorer and locate the application folder or file for which you want to create a button This can be on your computer s hard drive or a drive on someone else s computer Drag and drop the icon for the application file or folder onto your Custom Control Panel page The new button appears automatically with the same application name or filename If the application file or folder resides on another server that server must be running for your button to work Deleting buttons Note 1 3 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page that has the buttons you want to delete is active Right click the button you want to remove then click Remove If you re prompted to confirm the deletion click OK again If you don t want to be prompted to confirm a deletion from the Customize menu click Add Remove buttons Click the Remove page and clear the Confirm Delete check box
29. Make sure the Ask for User Name Password First option is checked Then in the Available for Connection field double click This Server The Enter Access Information dialog box appears 6 Type Supervisor in the user name field Press Tab and type Supervisor in the password field then click OK and click Close 7 To confirm that you re logged in to This Server with a Supervisor account click the Change Password button Scroll through the Computer drop down list box until you see This Server then click it 8 The Password Status box at the top of the window contains a For Account listing It should say SUPERVISOR in this field If it doesn t you may have misspelled the user name or password 9 Click Cancel If For Account didn t say SUPERVISOR repeat these steps Hint It s always a good idea to log out of the Supervisor account when your re finished managing servers To do this follow steps 3 and 4 above Hints for managing Supervisor accounts If you re the system administrator you may want to go to every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server and change the default Supervisor account password to something only you will know If you do this no one but you will be able to manage accounts and resources from that point on Instructions appear in the next section Changing the Supervisor account password on page 40 Alternatively you can go to every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server and virtually disable its default
30. Ntastic Custom Control Panel and click the Use Network page Click Assign Printers In the My Computer field click the connection you want to cancel To view the existing connections click the plus sign next to My Printers Click Disconnect LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 59 E If the computer to which the printer was attached is a server 1 Go to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click the Manage Server page 2 Click Share Drives and Printers Click the printer you just physically disconnected and click Delete Changing a server to a client If you d like to conserve memory and processor time you can permanently remove the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server program To do this refer to the instructions regarding adding or removing network components on page 56 However if you simply want to temporarily disable the sharing server feature and continue working at your computer as a client log in with an account that has the Supervisor MSL and follow these steps 1 In the LANtastic Custom Control Panel go to the Manage Servers page 2 Click Server Control Panel then click the Server menu 3 Select Shutdown Server The Shutdown Server window appears By default the Shutdown Now option is selected If you d prefer to shut the server down within a specific amount of time uncheck the Shutdown Now box and type in the number of minutes 4 Click OK Now your computer will be a client
31. Ntastic Help 20x Type in the first few letters of the topic you re looking for 1 Type the first few letters of the word you re looking for gt fhasew 2 Click the index entry you want and then click Display Contents Index Find l The main list will show the topics that might be most useful Options Assign Drives and Printers window P field password changing setting expiration Status Field Double click the topic you passwords changing for Supervisor accounts K e enabling password modification need When you re finished pop up messages disabling K enabling and viewing reading the topic you can click Preferred Servers window printer connections canceling lt 4 the Help Topics button in the printers adding for sharing canceling connections topic toolbar to return to the setting up for sharing Index page privileges setting for accounts groups and templates Readme file Receive Operator Messages privilege zl LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL The Find page gives you powerful word search capabilities You can click the Options button to define the search parameters you prefer Help Topics LANtastic Help 71x Type in the word or Contents Index Find phrase you re 1 Type the word s you want to find interested in p 2 Select some matching words to narrow your search Narrow the search by clicking one of passwords g z i th
32. Security page 35 drive and folder access strategies 34 features overview 32 files restricting access to 30 first step to setting up 37 folders restricting access to 30 high security options disabling Supervisor account 40 modifying MSL management tasks on a server 35 setting up with accounts and resources 36 types of strategies 33 35 why use it 10 Select LANtastic for Windows 95 98 Computer window 30 server settings controlling 1 servers adding new 57 changing to clients 59 defined 9 difference between clients and 9 logging in to 25 managing LANtastic from LNET_MGR 54 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL modifying MSL management tasks 35 shutting down 26 27 Set Group Members window 43 Set Password Expiration window 42 share files and printers option 9 shared drive and printer resources setting up 30 shared resources creating new 29 sharing disabling 26 59 drives 11 16 files drives and printers 25 stop sharing a server 26 27 software See Installation and Setup Manual Super Access A privilege 47 Super Disk D privilege 47 Super File F privilege 47 Super Queue Q privilege 47 Super User MSL 35 Supervisor account changing password to increase security 40 creating new 39 description of defaults 37 disabling or deleting 40 hints for managing 39 modifying 39 restricting 40 Supervisor MSL 35 support technical See Directory of Support Services T
33. Supervisor account For instructions see Disabling the default Supervisor account on page 40 But you shouldn t do this until you ve created a new account for yourself that has a user name other than Supervisor a password only you know the Supervisor MSL assigned all privileges assigned concurrent logins set to 10 or more recommended CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING 40 m Hint CAUTION TIP It s possible that anyone else whose account on this server has the Supervisor MSL can undo your changes Changing the Supervisor account password After installation it s wise to change your Supervisor account password so that no one else will be able to use it To do this 1 Log in to the server with the Supervisor account whose password you want to change by following the steps under Managing a server using the default Supervisor account on page 38 2 From the Manage Servers page click Manage Accounts The Manage Accounts and Groups window appears 3 Scroll through the Current Server drop down list box until you see the server you logged in to in step 1 then click it 4 In the Accounts field you should see the Supervisor account Double click it The Modify Account window appears 5 Click Set Password Make sure the Ignore Password option is unchecked then click Modify Password 6 Click in the Modify Password field and type in the new password Now click OK
34. To add an individual account to the group double click the account in the Available Accounts field or click the account then click Add The account will appear in the Accounts in Group field To remove an account from the Accounts in Group field double click it or click it once then click Remove When you ve finished adding and removing accounts click OK Note You can click and drag the mouse over several groups to select them then click Add or Remove 7 Click Resources to set up the group s resource list In the Resource List window that appears click Add The Edit Resource List window appears In this window To add a resource double click a resource name in the Available Resources field The resource then appears in the Member Resources field If you want to add a series of resources you can click and drag to select them then click Add To remove a resource from the group s resource list double click the resource name in the Member Resources field or click the resource name then click Remove The resource then appears the Available Resources field When you re finished making changes click OK to return to the Resource List window 8 Ifyou want to assign file exceptions to this group click Files The File Exceptions List window appears FA File Exceptions List New Group File Exception _ _Access Rights lt Not Member gt WUNK X Cancel gt Help Flee
35. a Custom Control Panel page page 22 Delete buttons on a Custom Control Panel page page 24 Change button names icons and descriptions page 24 Start an application or open a file from a button on the Custom Control Panel page 23 You can also use the View menu options to hide the toolbar and page tabs and switch between large and small icon only buttons Hint If you make a mistake when you re customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel you can restore its default appearance pages buttons and other settings See page 25 Note Information on using the Mizer tool to customize and lock LANtastic for Windows 95 98 splash screens and the Custom Control Panel appears on page 51 Adding a new page From the Customize menu click New Page The New Page Information window appears EL New Page Information x 1 Type in the page name 2 Click the down arrows and click the color you want for the page tab and the tab text If you want to use different colors for the page and its tab click to clear the Use Tab Color check box If you want to use the same color for the page and tab make sure the box is checked 3 Click OK CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING mg 22 E Note You can have up to 16 pages in the Custom Control Panel If you have a large number of pages and can t see all their tabs or if you prefer to hide the tabs you can click the down arrow next to the field on the left side of the toolba
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37. aging or modifying its drive resources Who can set up accounts System administrators Many networks have a system administrator who creates and maintains all accounts and shared resources The system administrator s account has the Supervisor MSL see Using Management Security Levels MSLs on page 35 He or she will probably want to restrict most network users ability to create or modify accounts or resources to keep the network resource organization simple and controlled Every network user If everyone on your network is allowed to manage accounts and modify resources you re ready to get started now because every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server comes with its own Supervisor account that anyone can use when sitting at each server s keyboard Use of the default Supervisor account can be restricted see Hints for managing Supervisor accounts on page 39 The first step to enhancing security If you do want to enhance security your top priorities should be to modify each LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server s default Supervisor account Guest account and the Everyone group to restrict access These three accounts are fully described in the next section on default accounts Understanding the default accounts Every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 computer comes with the following accounts Guest Everyone and Supervisor Guest account The Guest account is similar to LANtastic s wildcard account Unles
38. at if you select Send to User the person whose name you type in the User Name field must be logged in to any LANtastic server on the network at the time you send a message in order to receive it 3 Type in a name and a brief message Note that the name field changes according to your choice in step 2 4 Click Send Disabling pop up messages To disable these messages click the Pop up Messages button in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Accessories page Clear the check box that s next to the Allow messages to pop up field Important Ifyou disable pop up messages you won t be notified that a server you re using is shutting down and you may not have a chance to save your work Customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel The LANtastic Custom Control Panel is fully customizable As well as sizing the panel just like any other Windows 95 98 window you can quickly add buttons that make your day to day work even easier For example you might want to create a new button that starts your favorite application whether the application resides on your computer or someone else s Or you could create a new button that automatically opens a file you use every day on someone else s computer LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 21 m The following options are explained in this section Add new pages below Delete pages page 22 Change the names and colors of existing pages page 22 Add buttons on
39. box to exit You must reboot the computer before your changes will take effect Receiving and sending pop up messages Pop up messages are enabled by default so that you ll automatically receive notification when a server is shutting down someone wants to initiate a Chat session or you ve received a mail message Receiving a pop up message You don t have to do anything special to receive a pop up message When a server shutdown notice is sent or someone who wants to Chat initiates a call the LANtastic Pop up Message window appears The To and From fields show the computer user or server names of the recipient and sender of the message The Messages waiting line below the message field shows how many if any messages you have waiting Click the Show Next button to see the next message If you have no messages waiting Show Next is grayed out can t be activated You ll get a reminder that you have unread messages when you close the Pop up Message window You can either read them now or discard them CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING 20 m Sending a pop up message Use pop up messages to send brief 80 character notices to any network computer server or user 1 Click Pop up Messages in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Accessories page 2 Click Send Pop up gt gt You can send a message to a computer all users connected to a particular server or to a user Select one of these options Note Keep in mind th
40. c users can also use the default Supervisor Supervisor combination to log in to your computer and change your server settings If this doesn t concern you leave the Supervisor password as is However if you d rather have more security follow the steps under Changing the Supervisor account password on page 40 To log in to a server that has a non default Supervisor account password 1 Run the LANtastic Custom Control Panel 2 From the Use Network page click Connect to Computers 3 Select the computer you want to manage If this is the computer at which youre sitting select This Server Then click Connect Close Available for Connection Already Connected EX CCMAIL_ EV ESERVER EX ESERVER_4 E JANUS EALT PLANNING1 gt Help T Ask for User Name Password First LANtastic Already Connected list shows computers that you re already logged in to Entire Network S JANU Computer Ask for Username Password First checkbox Note If you want to manage This Server and you re already logged into it under another username and password it appears in the Already Connected box you ll also need to complete steps 4 9 LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 39 4 If either the computer name of the computer youre sitting at or This Server appears in the Already Connected box double click it to disconnect it and click Yes at the Confirm Disconnect box 5
41. ched You can click the plus sign next to Entire Network to view all servers Click the plus sign next to the server s name to view its shared printers 4 Click the printer you need 5 In the My Computer field click the LPT printer port number you want to assign to the printer If you want the new connection to be reestablished automatically every time you start your computer click the Remember Next Connection Made check box Do this before you make the connection 6 Click Connect 7 When you ve made all the connections you need click Close Canceling a printer connection To cancel a connection to a printer on another computer 1 Go to the Use Network page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click Assign Printers In the My Computer field click the connection you want to cancel To view the existing connections click the plus sign next to My Printers LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL 3 um 15 m Click Disconnect Note that there s a Drives check box at the bottom of the Assign Printers window You can click this box to connect to or cancel a connection to a drive Connecting to drives and printers from the same window Ifyou want to always make connections to drives and printers from the same window you can combine the Assign Drives and Assign Printers buttons in the Custom Control Panel 1 On the Use Network page right click either the Assign Drives or Assi
42. cting to a printer attached to another computer on page 14 CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 32 E Using the new _ROOT_ directory resource Important Note LANtastic for Windows 95 98 now offers the _ROOT_ directory option which is like the dot directory in LANtastic for Windows 3 x and DOS Client computers can assign a single drive letter to a server s _ROOT_ directory to access all of the shared drives on the server Using a single drive letter for access to all disk resources on a server avoids running out of drive letters on clients and allows more flexibility in adding new resources Before you assign a client s drive letter to the server s RROOT_ resource make sure the drives on that server have been set up for sharing see Automatic resource setup on page 29 All the accounts access rights and privileges that were assigned to each drive on the server will apply for each drive even when accessed from the computer s _ROOT_ resource You can also assign a drive letter from a LANtastic for Windows 95 98 client to a LANtastic for DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 or Windows NT server s _ROOT_ directory ROOT_ is an alias for the dot directory that s needed to accommodate the Windows 95 98 shell interfaces To use or view drive resources available from a ROOT_ connection you can open Windows 95 98 Explorer and click the plus sign next to the drive letter that s assigned to the server
43. dify is active From the Customize menu click Add Remove Buttons The Add Remove Buttons window appears LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 23 8 3 With the Add page active use the Category pull down list to display the type of button you want to add 4 Click the button you want to add or click and drag to select multiple buttons then click Apply 5 Click OK when you re finished adding buttons Creating a user defined button Utility buttons If you want to add buttons that let you perform tasks such as change your computer name or display pop up messages 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 under Adding new buttons on page 22 2 With the Add page active click the Category list and select Utilities 3 Click the button you need then click OK to add the button to the active page Mizer button If you want to add the Mizer button 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 under Adding new buttons on page 22 2 With the Add page active click the Category list and select User Defined Applications then click Create 3 In the Create User Defined Entry window click in the Command Line field then click Browse 4 In the Win95 98 category click Mizer exe then click Open 5 Click OK at the Create User Defined Entry window The Add Remove Buttons window appears 6 Make sure Mizer is highlighted in the Available Applications field and click OK Creating a launch button for applications folders or files
44. dividual account has an MSL even the default Guest account You can determine which MSL each account has when you re creating or modifying accounts as explained under Setting up security with accounts on page 36 The hierarchy of the four MSLs that can be assigned to accounts is shown in this diagram Supervisor Lm anager L Super User Ba Logged In By default the Supervisor MSL is the only MSL that allows the account holder to perform all four management tasks on LANtastic for Windows 95 98 servers manage the server its accounts drive resources and print resources The Logged In MSL allows people only to log in to servers but not to manage them or create and modify their accounts and resources If you log in to a server with an account that has the Supervisor MSL you can modify which will be the lowest level MSL that an account must have to be able to perform each of the four management tasks on that server For details on changing this setting in the Configure Server window Security page open that window and page then press F1 or click Help to see the online Help CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 36 m Setting up security with accounts If you want security on your LANtastic network it s a good idea to limit access to drives and printers by setting up individual accounts with user names and passwords Accounts prevent unauthorized people from using a server s drives over the network or man
45. e Computers Password Use Network page The buttons in Use Network control your day to day network use You can set up your computer to automatically connect to a series of computers and printers Manage Servers page The buttons in Manage Servers are for system administrators or anyone who can set up login accounts resources and their access rights You can also configure the server back up your account information and manage print jobs Online Information The buttons in Online Information lead you to all page forms of online Help available in LANtastic for Windows 95 98 For example Introducing LANtastic explains networking basics How To explains how to perform a series of specific tasks Help Topics and Index take you to Contents Find and Index for the online Help Troubleshooting offers solutions to possible problems Accessories page The buttons in Accessories include options such as Pop up Messages Chat Browse Network and Change Computer Name For complete descriptions of what each of the buttons on each page does press F1 at the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Using network drives and printers Your computer has physical drives such as your hard drive usually the C drive and floppy diskette drives usually the A and B drives When you use LANtastic for Windows 95 98 to connect to other computers drives you assign or map your own computer s non physical virtual drives or network drives
46. e 34 Configure Server security strategies see page 34 Account related security strategies Accounts allow you to set up selected access rights to resources and account privileges for a person or group of people on the network Account related security strategies include Restricting the access rights to resources and the account privileges that come with the default Guest account and Everyone group See Guest account on page 36 and Everyone group on page 37 Creating unique individual login accounts for higher security You can set up one or more individual accounts for everyone on the network and customize their access rights to each shared drive or printer resource Each person will be prompted to type in a user name and password log in before he or she can connect to a server Accounts are also assigned different Management Security Levels MSLs privileges and access rights MSLs are described on page 35 Access rights and privileges are described beginning on page 45 Setting up group accounts that consist of several individual accounts This can make it easier to keep track of who has which access rights to a resource and it allows you to make changes that affect every account in the group at once Setting time of day login restrictions and password expiration dates on accounts CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 34 E For detailed instructions on setting up account related secur
47. e change won t take effect until you restart the computer Click OK again Increasing the number of login locations If you think you might need to log in to a computer from different locations from computers other than yours follow these steps 1 Go to the computer that you may need to log in to from more than one location 2 From the LANtastic Custom Control Panel on the Manage Servers page click Manage Accounts 3 Double click your account The Modify Account window appears 4 Click Restrictions 5 Type a new number in the Concurrent logins field and click OK Any number from 1 to 255 is acceptable In the Modify Account window click Modify then click Close CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 560 m Adding or removing LANtastic for Windows 95 98 software components There may be times when you want to uninstall LANtastic for Windows 95 98 remove some of its components or add components For example If your computer was installed as a client but now you want it to be a server you ll need to add the server program If your computer was installed as a server but now you want it to be a client you ll need to remove the server program If you re troubleshooting the source of a problem you might want to remove components to help narrow down the possible sources Then you ll want to add them back in when youre finished diagnosing a problem Which of the three methods listed below you ll use dep
48. e group gives everyone on the network full access to all resources If you don t plan to restrict or disable the Everyone group you don t need to set up this account with access to any specific resources If resources haven t yet been set up you can specify them later by modifying this account When your re creating your first few accounts you may want to do so by creating a template This could save time when you create accounts in the future because you won t have to enter the same information each time you can just modify the existing template Basic account setup 1 Log in to the server for which you want to set up accounts with an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account on page 37 2 Go to the Manage Servers page click Manage Accounts then click Add or Modify Make sure you re on the Account page EL Create New Account Group or Template x Account Group Template User Information Account Name Information r Password Expiration M Ignore Password Groups Resources Security ii M Ene Current Privileges Security Level Q LOGGED IN x Privileges Account Restrictions I Disable Account Restrictions I Allow User to Modify Account Template DEFAULT X CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 42 E Type in an account name You can also c
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50. each time you want to use LANtastic Mail as described here 1 Click the LANtastic Mail button you added to the Custom Control Panel The Select LANtastic Computer window appears Select the mail computer from the Available Computers field If you don t see it listed click the plus sign next to Entire Network to reveal all active network computers After you select the mail computer click OK In the LANtastic Mail window click Mail then New Message A submenu appears from which you can select Use Editor or Send File If you select Use Editor type your message in the Mail Message window Click File then Send Message Ifyou select Send File an Open window appears Find and click the file you want to send then click Open Select a mail recipient You can choose to list recipients by account names or connected users Click OK Your message or file is on its way Now you can save or print your message if you like Reading your mail 1 2 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above to connect a mail computer Messages sent to you are listed by date and time sent recipient and sender You might need to click View then Refresh to see the message list There are several ways to view the message click the message under the Sent On field then click the open folder icon in the toolbar click the message click Mail then Open right click the message to reveal a menu then click Open Note If y
51. eeeeeees 57 Adding and disconnecting network printerS c ccceeeeeeseeeeteeeeeeeteees 58 Changing a server to a ClIOQN eee eect cee eeteeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeaeeenaeeeaaeeeaeetee 59 Changing a client to a SCPVED eeceetceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeetaeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeetaeeeneeete 59 DG OX ia niacasaed scadtccssuwntesniauaededvenasuandtieasuncansnidsindedsunsdaadaciassdivaanssv veatsnns OL CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 Welcome to LANtastic 8 0 LANtastic for Windows 95 98 is an easy affordable local area network for small and growing businesses LANtastic for Windows 95 98 makes it simple to share files printers and other network resources Differences from previous versions of LANtastic LANtastic for Windows 95 98 has a feature set that s equivalent to the features of LANtastic 7 0 for Windows 95 If you don t see a familiar feature on the Control Panel look for it in the DOS based LNET and LNET_MGR programs included with your LANtastic for Windows 95 98 software For example LNET gives you the LNET LOGIN and LNET USE commands that you can use to create batch files to connect to servers and redirect drives With the DEFERRED and WAIT switches that work with these commands you can establish connections to servers that aren t yet online or force a wait for a server to become available In LANtastic for Windows 95 98 many server settings are controlled automatically for optimal performance
52. ends on your situation If you want to add another network adapter to your computer you ll need to add another NetBIOS to enable the adapter to communicate on the network There are three easy ways to uninstall or add remove components Completely removing LANtastic for Windows 95 98 uninstalling Adding or removing selected LANtastic for Windows 95 98 components Removing and then reinstalling all LANtastic for Windows 95 98 components Steps for each of these options are described in the online Help To locate them 1 From the Help menu select Help Topics then 2 On the Contents page in the window that appears double click the How To book icon 3 Double click the Expand and change your network book icon 4 Then double click the Adding or removing LANtastic for Windows 95 98 components question mark icon 5 Use the jumps that appear in green to find the information you need Click Print if you want a hard copy to work from LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 5 7 E Adding or removing a Windows 95 98 computer Adding If you purchase a new Windows 95 98 computer you can easily add it to the network 1 If your new computer doesn t have a preinstalled network adapter install one and cable it to the network according to the instructions in the Z4aswic Installation arid Setup Manual 2 Install the LANtastic 8 0 software according to the instructions in the ZAWNtasti e
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54. er and you shut it down without warning they may lose any work they haven t saved Note 2 Use one of these methods to select the computer you want to use m Click it in the Available for Connection list m Click the plus sign next to Entire Network then click the computer Type the computer s name in the Computer field m Click the scroll arrow on the Computer list box to see a list of the computers you connected to most recently then click the one you want If you want to connect to the computer using a non default user name and password make sure the Ask for User Name Password First box is checked Click Connect You re automatically logged into a server when you connect to it providing you have rights on that computer Repeat these steps for each computer you want to use then click Close To perform server management functions you must log in toa server with an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL See page 37 to learn how to do this In the Already Connected list click the computer you want to log out of Click Disconnect then click Yes to confirm the disconnection You can disable sharing on a server only if you logged into that server using an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 2 7 It s a good idea to use these shutdown guidelines when you re planning to stop s
55. ese options erie Double click the topic piere you need 3 Click a topic then click Display When you re finished niet ee reading the topic you Changing your usemame and password lt Crete New Account can click the Help Creating s new individual account zl Topics button in the ZETA TEA topic toolbar to return to the Find page Bir Cancel Printing Help topics It s easy to print out the Help topic youre currently viewing Depending on the type of Help window your re looking at you ll find a Print Topic option in the File or Options menu Some Help windows also include a Print button Where to get technical support Avariety of award winning technical support services are available for Artisoft products For complete instructions on using these services worldwide refer to the Directory of Support Services that you received with this product CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 CHAPTER 2 Basic NETWORKING The topics in this chapter explain the everyday use of LANtastic for Windows 95 98 For server management information see Chapter 3 Learning the basics of LANtastic for Windows 95 98 If you ve used LANtastic for Windows 3 x or DOS you ll notice a few differences in LANtastic for Windows 95 98 aside from the new interface Many of the management functions are behind the scenes you won t see the familiar Network Manager control directories or access control lists Furthermore
56. g new resources If you buy a new printer or CD ROM drive that you want to share you ll need to set it up as a shared resource by following the steps under Setting up shared drive and printer resources on page 30 29 m 30 Planning your drive resources Its a good idea to make a list of which printers drives and other resources you want to make available for use over the network before you begin setting them up Many network administrators decide to set up folders and subfolders as resources as opposed to entire hard drives LANtastic for Windows 95 98 also lets you control access to individual files For details on restricting access to folders subfolders and files look in the online Help under the topic File level security Setting up shared drive and printer resources Note You can set up any server to share its drives and other resources as long as you have an account for that server that has the Supervisor Management Security Level MSL Alternatively you can use the server s default Supervisor account that allows anyone sitting at the keyboard to modify the server setup unless someone has already restricted that default account For complete information on the ranges of network security strategies that LANtastic for Windows 95 98 offers see LANtastic s optional security features on page 32 If you want to get started setting up resources now follow these steps 1 Go to the server
57. g server 1 permanent drive connections 12 physical drives 11 pop up messages receiving and sending 19 20 ports described 12 post office mail computer designating 16 print jobs managing 46 printer access rights 46 printers adding to network 58 connecting to 14 connections canceling 14 disconnecting 58 naming the network printer resource 31 ports described 12 setting access rights for managing print jobs 46 printing Help topics 6 privileges access and notification described 47 described 45 notification 47 problems solving See Troubleshooting Manual protocol setting default 19 R R access right 46 Readme file using 3 Receive Operator Messages O privilege 47 remotely managing LANtastic computers 54 removing computer 57 resources access rights to 46 accessing from ROOT directory 32 automatically set up during installation 29 creating new 29 creating shared 29 modifying account lists for 31 setting up 30 restoring LANtastic Custom Control Panel defaults 25 restricting access to network resources brief overview 10 security features overview 32 restricting Supervisor account 40 rights access described 45 ROOT directory feature using 32 S searching for topics in online Help 6 security account related strategies 33 audit trail option 34 brief overview 10 Broadcast Server ID option 35 Configure Server options 10 34 See also the online Help Configure Server window
58. gn Printers button Click Properties then Options The Options Assign Drives and Printers window appears Make sure both the Drives and Printers boxes are checked Then click OK to return to the Button Properties window In the Title field type in a new name for the button Assign Drives and Printers or Network Connection Setup for example Click Apply to view your changes 6 When the button setup is correct click OK From now on whenever you click this button the Assign Drives and Printers window will appear E1 Assign Drives and Printers x Network Resources My Computer a Entire Network F E My Drives amp Printers mE TERRI B E Available Drives H E TSMITH Available Printer Por aE USABILITY scree Remember Next Last Connection Made Connection Made Resource I Drives bd I Printers To rename the button right click it and click Properties then type the new name in the Title field To delete the other Assign button right click it and click Remove CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 16 m Using an existing drive connection Sending and receiving LANtastic Mail LANtastic Mail is an electronic mail e mail program that allows you to send and receive messages across your LANtastic network If you re already using e mail software you may not want to use LANtastic Mail Note Once you ve set up your drive connections you can use the connections from the Windows 95 98 Exp
59. haring your drives by using the Shutdown Server option on the Server Control Panel Server menu then continue to work on your computer These same guidelines are recommended when youre going to shut down the computer completely by clicking Shut Down from the Windows 95 98 Start menu 1 From the Manage Servers page click Server Control Panel and check the Server Statistics field to see whether other people are using files on your computer Ifno one is using your files go ahead and shut down in the normal way Note that to stop sharing you must log in to your computer using an account with the Supervisor security level If people are using your files Specify a delay time before the shutdown To do this when you click Shutdown Server from the Server Control Panel s Server menu clear the Shutdown Now check box and specify the number of minutes before the shutdown This way a series of pop up messages will warn everyone who is logged into your computer of the pending shutdown providing they have pop up messages enabled Once sharing is no longer active you can turn off your computer Ifyou see that your printer or plotter is busy check with your colleagues before scheduling a shutdown If someone is sending a job to your printer you ll want to keep your computer turned on until the job is done 2 If you need to cancel the scheduled shutdown before the specified delay time has expired open the Server menu from
60. he Online Information page on page 5 By bringing up the Help Topics window You can do this from the LANtastic Custom Control Panel click Help Topics in the Help menu or the Help Topics button on the Online Information page or from any Help topic window click the Help Topics button CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 r Prompts Ce Ask for User Name Password First If you need help using any LANtastic window click r Det E pe Default User Name Password the Help button if User Name available or press F1 The supervisor Help window appears mA LANtastic explaining how to use all T its features and options r Password Cache IV Save Password for Remembered Connection Click this button to LANtastic Help ol view the main Help HelpTopies Geo Pit Options int any Cases Topics window Lagin Settings z i you can also click green underlined text to see more related Help information see page 6 41 Ifyou want ta sutomatics defaulGser r whenever pou TS computer click Try Using Defaults First 2 Ifyou want to be prompted for a user name and password every time you try to log in to another computer click Ask for User Name Password First 3 Ifyou want to change the default user name and or password click the Modify default user name Password check box then type in the new user name and or password 4 If you want t
61. ily s Pentium If it s a printer resource the first character in the name must be If this is a drive resource on This Server you re sitting at the server that has the resource you can click Browse to locate and specify the path to the resource If the drive is on another server you must type the path If this is a printer resource click the arrow on the Local Printer drop down list box and click the printer name Click Accounts if you want to set up the account list for this resource you don t have to because the Everyone account is automatically added to the list In the Account List window you can also modify the access rights each account will have to this resource Click Help for more information about this window Access rights are described on page 45 Click OK when you re finished making changes in the Account List Back at the Add Resource window click Create If this isn t the local server you may see a message that it can t verify the path Just click Yes if you re sure it s the right path and the resource will be created Click Close Back at the Share Drives and Printers window note that you can double click any resource to make changes to itsAccount List Click Close when youre finished creating resources If you want to assign the new drive or printer resource to a drive letter on this computer see the instructions under Connecting to a drive on another computer on page 12 or Conne
62. ity see Setting up security with accounts on page 36 or the online Help Drive and folder access security strategies To use your LANtastic for Windows 95 98 network you must have shared disk resources such as drives and folders You also need to set up shared peripheral resources such as printers and CD ROM drives This may already be done as mentioned under Automatic resource setup on page 29 You can enhance resource security by Dividing a server s hard disk into separate well organized folder resources For example if you know that most people who want read and write access to Russell s server use only one folder on his C drive it s safer to make that folder the shared resource instead of the entire drive Creating an Account List for every resource This list contains all individual and group accounts you want to allow access to the resource It allows you to specify special access rights to that resource that override any general access rights the accounts were given Setting up file level security to restrict or expand access to specific files or folders on a shared resource This feature is known as file exceptions For instructions on setting up drive and folder access security see Creating shared resources on page 29 or the online Help Configure Server security strategies When you click the Configure Server button on the Manage Servers page of the LANtastic Custom Control Pa
63. lick Information to add or change contact information about the person associated with this account When you ve typed in the information you want click OK If you re creating a new account and want to base it on an existing template scroll through the Template list box at the bottom of the page and click the template you want By default all new accounts are based on the Default template If you re creating a new account and don t want to assign it a password make sure Ignore Password is checked If you do want to require a password Uncheck the Ignore Password box and type in a password If you re modifying an existing account you can click Set Password to modify an existing password When you re finished click OK Click Expiration to specify a password expiration date The Set Password Expiration window appears This option isn t available for Supervisor accounts zz zs Set Ferd Expiration New Account x f Ta rd Expiration x i Date w OK After Interval Pez eee X Cancel Boies Dsena j LANtastic o favs Click Disabled if you don t want to use the password expiration feature Click On Date if you want the password to expire on a certain date Type an expiration date in the Expires On field Click After Interval if you want the password to expire after a specified time interval Specify this time interval in the Renew every __ days field
64. lorer 1 Click My Computer then click the drive you want to use 2 Click the plus sign next to the drive name to show its subfolders You can double click a folder to display its files in the Contents field on the right side of the Explorer window Double click a file and it will either open in the application in which it was created or you ll see the Open With window This window gives you a choice of applications from which to open the file With LANtastic Mail you send messages to a computer that s been designated as your network s mail computer The mail computer must be a Windows 3 x or DOS LANtastic server on which you ve created a mail resource Setting up LANtastic Mail 1 First you must create the mail resource Go to the LANtastic for Windows 3 x or DOS computer that will serve as your mail computer In Windows open LANtastic Network Manager and search the online Help for the topic Creating a Mail Resource For DOS press F1 in the Shared Resources Management screen of the LANtastic Network Manager or see the file Micht_d pdf in the Online Library Now you ll need to add a mail button to the Custom Control Panel on your LANtastic for Windows 95 98 computer See page 22 for instructions on adding a new button Now youre ready to send and receive messages LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 17 m Sending a mail message To use the mail computer you need to specify its name
65. many network performance settings are adjusted automatically Servers clients and resources During installation if you selected the option to share this computer s drives and printers you made your computer a server Unless you set up security options everyone on the network has access to the applications and files on your server s hard drive If you decided not to share this computer s drives and printers during installation your computer is a client It can use other computers servers drives but no one has access to its drives other than the person sitting at its keyboard In networking you can set up various types of resources for use over the network Resources include printers and hard drives and can even be narrowed down to specific folders or files on hard drives m 10 m Using security features to restrict access LANtastic for Windows 95 98 offers more security features than Microsoft Windows 95 98 Networking or Windows for Workgroups Network users who require a tight multi level security system often assume they must purchase a more costly complex network Although LANtastic s security features are optional they re useful in today s business world because they help protect proprietary information and allow selective access to privileged information For example you can keep everyone but your payroll accountant out of your payroll files To implement basic network security you would
66. mber other than zero in the Renew Password Every X days field for an account that time interval will migrate to LANtastic for Windows 95 98 and reset beginning with the day you migrated the account Any expiration date you may have entered for that account will be overwritten For example suppose you set a renewal period of two days on a LANtastic 7 0 account and you migrated it on January Ist Regardless of the original password expiration date the new expiration date will be January 3rd If however you didn t specify a renewal period in the original account but you did have a password expiration date the expiration date will migrate to the LANtastic for Windows 95 98 account You can migrate most of your accounts and all access control list ACL groups but resources can t be converted Likewise wildcard accounts accounts containing or characters and expired accounts won t be converted MIGRATE moves your ACL groups to LANtastic for Windows 95 98 group accounts Any individual accounts that were members of a group also migrate to the appropriate group If you want to move LANtastic 7 0 accounts into a LANtastic 8 0 for Windows 95 98 Everyone group you can create an Everyone group on the LANtastic 7 0 server and add the accounts you want MIGRATE will automatically convert it into a LANtastic for Windows 95 98 Everyone group move the older accounts individually and after migrating them add them to an existing
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68. ne the function of every command and associated switch available under LNET and LNET_MGR Your ZAWaswc Installation and Setup Maniualexpiains how to use the PDF files that are on your LANtastic 8 0 CD ROM CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 54 E Remotely managing other LANtastic computers with LNET MGR Note Expanding and changing your network Using LNET_MGR LANtastic for Windows 95 98 users can manage the control directories of LANtastic 7 0 for DOS and Windows 3 x servers LNET_MGR is a version of the DOS NET_MGR program that runs in a Windows 95 98 DOS box To use this feature type LANTASTI WIN95 LNET_MGR lt Enter gt at the DOS prompt then select the Change Control Directory menu item in the Control Directory Maintenance screen and enter the server name with two backslashes in front for example PRINTSRV LANtastic for Windows 95 98 servers are managed from the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Instead of typing this path at the DOS prompt you can easily make a quick launch button for LNET_MGR as described under Using LANtastic s DOS based LNET and LNET_MGR programs on page 52 Changing the maximum number of users Note By default every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server lets up to ten people use its drives and printers at the same time If you want to allow more or less than ten people to use a server at the same time log in on an account that has the Supervisor MSL and follow these ste
69. nel the Configure Server window appears The window s six pages allow you to set security and auditing options on the specified server such as Setting up an audit trail that records every user attempt to log in to a server and many other user activities such as opening files editing files and deleting folders This lets the network supervisor monitor network use and determine who wants access to specific resources and at what time The audit trail can help you identify and track suspicious user activity LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 35 E Disabling the Broadcast Server ID to All Network Users option This option is enabled by default so that your server name is broadcast over the network Disabling it enhances security because people won t be able to log in to the server unless they already know its name Controlling which Management Security Level has the highest level of server management ability in certain categories For example you can allow the Manager MSL to manage print resources but allow only the Supervisor MSL to manage drive resources servers and accounts Important For complete information about all of the Configure Server security options open the Configure Server window click each of the six tabs and press F1 in each to see context specific online Help Using Management Security Levels M SLs MSLs are the first tier of LANtastic for Windows 95 98 s network security Every in
70. nnection requirements 12 Central Station not supported under LANtastic for Windows NT Change LANtastic Computer Name window 55 Change Password button using to see which account you re logged in with 39 changing page names colors in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 changing your network 54 60 Chat feature troubleshooting 19 Chat feature using 18 clients defined 9 difference between servers and 9 commands and switches list in Online Library documents 2 61 m 62 m computer adding a new 57 changing name 55 drives described 11 removing 57 concurrent logins increasing 55 Configure Server button 1 Configure Server button using 10 34 Configure Server window using 34 35 connecting to CD ROM drives 12 13 to drives and printers from the same window 15 to network drives 12 13 to network printers 14 connections to CD ROM drives 12 to drives canceling 13 to printers canceling 14 using existing drive connections 16 Contents page in online Help how to use 5 Create Audit U privilege 47 Create New Account Group or Template window 41 creating shared resources 29 D D access right 46 default protocol setting 19 defaults restoring in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 25 DEFERRED switch 1 deleting network user 55 disabling sharing 26 59 Supervisor account 40 disconnecting computer 57 DOS how to open a DOS box 25 LNET program described 1 dot ROOT directory using
71. o set up extra security on your permanent drive and printer connections uncheck the Save Password for Remembered Connection check box If pou do this when you restart your computer you ll have to type in a password for each permanent connection that requires one no matter which of the Prompts options you selected step 2 above See the Tip below LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL 1 2 gt E Tips and Tricks 3 View Readme gt paT Introducing Using the Online Information page The Online Information page is an easy starting point for most online Help functions Sa LANtastic Custom Control Panel Customize View Help Onine Information Help Topics Use Network About LANtastic isk HowTo a F Help Topics iia LANtastic Click to learn more about the main features and functions of LANtastic Click for a list of tips and tricks that can help you make the most of LANtastic Click to view the Readme file s updated tips for using LANtastic Click for step by step instructions for all networking tasks Click to enable or disable tooltips pop up Help for buttons and fields in this window Click to get detailed Help information about all the pages and options on the Custom Control Panel Click to use LANtastic troubleshooters to solve common networking problems Click to view the Index page on the Help Topics window
72. ograms is to make buttons for them on the LANtastic Custom Control Panel To do this 1 Open the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click the page on which you want the LNET and LNET_MGR buttons to appear 2 Open Windows 95 98 Explorer and locate the LANTASTI folder on your hard drive 3 Double click the Win95 98 folder that s inside the LANTASTI folder and locate LNET EXE and LNET_MGR EXE 4 Click and drag each program onto the Custom Control Panel page where you want these launch buttons to appear When you click the new LNET button the LNET Main Functions menu appears in a DOS box You can expand the DOS box to full screen and close it when you re done If you prefer to type commands at the DOS prompt change to the LANTASTI WIN95 directory before typing LNET or LNET_MGR LNET Help The LANtastic for Windows 95 98 online Help contains extensive information about these programs go to Help Topics on the Online Information page If you re working from the LNET or LNET_MGR Main Functions menu and you need help press the F1 key F1 Help is available for all LNET and LNET_MGR screens If you re working with LNET or LVNET_MGR commands and options type the Help or switch after the command you want to know about Reference files If you d like detailed information about either program either use the online Help or refer to the Lnet_95 pdf or Lnetm_95 pdf file in the LANtastic Online Library The Help and these files outli
73. ou receive a file that can t be read such as an executable file right click the message then click Save As Save the file on your hard drive then open it using the appropriate application CHAPTER 2 BASIC NETWORKING m 18 m 4 When you ve finished viewing your message click File to save it print it or see its properties From the LANtastic Mail window you can delete multiple messages by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting the messages you want to remove After they re all selected click Delete Using LANtastic Chat LANtastic s Chat feature allows two people to conduct a real time on screen conversation Chatting with someone on your network 1 From the LANtastic Custom Control Panel click the Chat button The Chat window appears Click the Call button The Call dialog box appears Type the name of the computer you d like to call then click OK This computer must be connected to the network 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 click the Chat button in the Custom Control Panel The Chat window then appears on his screen Once you see lt Connect gt on your computer screen the two of you can begin to type messages to each other The field at the bottom of your screen shows the name of the computer you re calling Type in the message you want to send in the Local Machine field The
74. ps 1 Go to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel and click Manage Servers 2 Click Configure Server then click the Options tab 3 Choose the server you want to modify by scrolling through the Current Server window or click Select to find it 4 In the Maximum number of logins field type in the number of simultaneous users that you want this server to allow You can choose any number from 2 to 500 5 Click OK To obtain faster response time on a server that has many simultaneous users you may want to use the Server Performance slide bar in the Server Control Panel Drag the lever to the right to speed up a server s performance LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL m 55 m Adding or deleting a network user If adding a new user requires a server to allow access to more than ten users at the same time complete the above instructions for increasing the maximum number of users In a network that uses security you ll also have to add or delete accounts and resources See Setting up security with accounts on page 36 Changing your computer name You can change the computer name that LANtastic for Windows 95 98 uses to identify your computer on the network To do this 1 From the Accessories page click Change Computer Name The Change LANtastic Computer Name window appears 2 Click the check box in this window then type in the new computer name 3 Click OK You ll see a message informing you that th
75. r to view a pull down list of all pages Then click in the list to switch to the page you want to use Deleting a page 1 Click the page you want to delete 2 From the Customize menu click Delete Current Page 3 Click Yes to confirm the deletion Note When you delete a page it disappears along with all the buttons on it However those buttons will still be available for adding to other pages Use the Add Remove Buttons menu option to locate the buttons on the Add page of the Add Remove Buttons window Changing page names and colors 1 2 Make sure the page you want to change is active From the Customize menu click Page Name Color Or with the cursor pointing to the page and not a button right click and select Name Color from the pop up menu The Page Name Color window appears 3 To change the page name edit the Page Name field 4 To change the color of the page its tab or the tab text click the required down arrow and click the color you want 5 Click Apply to view your choice 6 When your changes are correct click OK 7 Ifyou want to use different colors for the page and its tab click to clear the Use Tab Color check box If you want to use the same color for the page and tab make sure the box is checked Adding new buttons These are general steps for adding any new button Specific types of new buttons are described next 1 Make sure the LANtastic Custom Control Panel page you want to mo
76. rol the extent to which users can monitor or manage printers T Submit and manage own jobs Allows you to start pause resume or cancel your own print jobs Y View any job Allows you to check the status of a print job Manage any job Allows you to pause resume or cancel any print jobs LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL Privileges a 47 E Every account group or template can be assigned any of the account access privileges shown in the table below There are five access privileges A F D Q U and one notification privilege O Super Access A Grants the person using the account full access to every shared resource regardless of any access right restrictions that have been set on a resource to restrict access If you have the A privilege you also have the F D Q and U privileges Super File F Grants the person using the account full access to any file or folder regardless of whether access restrictions have been placed on the files or folders Super Disk D Grants the person using the account full access to any disk drive regardless of whether access restrictions have been placed on that drive Super Queue Q Allows the person using the account to control all jobs in the print queue regardless of who sent them When the Q privilege is disabled you can view cancel pause and restart only your own print jobs Create Audit U Allows the per
77. s you ve previously created an individual account to use a LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server s resources any time you attempt to log in to a LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server you ll LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL a 3 7 E automatically be logged in with its Guest account This is because the Auto guest login option is enabled by default For details on Auto guest login see the online Help Even if Auto guest login is disabled on a server you can still log in with its Guest account When logging in just type guest in the user name field and click OK By default no password is necessary If you want to tighten network security go to every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server and either disable the Guest account or delete the Everyone group from the Guest account s group membership You can do this only if you log in to the server using its default Supervisor account or using an account that has the Supervisor Management Security Level see Supervisor account below Everyone group Every LANtastic for Windows 95 98 server has its own Everyone group account Every individual account that has access to a server is by default made a member of that server s Everyone group Unless the Everyone group has been modified it grants complete access rights to the resources on that server You can modify the Everyone group s default access rights to the resources on each server to suit your security needs providing
78. son using the account to make a User Audit entry into a server s audit log file Receive Operator Messages 0 This notification privilege allows the person using the account to receive operator messages This means you ll be notified when someone logs in to or out of a server when print jobs are queued when the maximum disk space threshold is reached and when the maximum CPU usage threshold is reached Converting LANtastic account information with MIGRATE MIGRATE is a command line program that lets you copy and convert accounts and groups from a computer that s running an earlier version of LANtastic to a LANtastic for Windows 95 98 computer With this easy to use utility you can convert the account settings in the control directory of an earlier version of LANtastic into LANtastic for Windows 95 98 Database LDB entries MIGRATE will convert accounts from LANtastic 7 0 for Windows 3 x and DOS LANtastic 7 0 for Windows 95 or LANtastic for Windows NT accounts don t need to be converted CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING a 48 m Account and group conversion Note Note MIGRATE maintains and preserves account privileges modifications and expiration dates time of day login schedules and settings group accounts single user accounts number of concurrent logins for each account passwords including password renewal and expiration dates If you entered a nu
79. unts for security book icon then double click the creating an account template question mark icon You can print the Help topics by clicking Print Access rights to resources and account privileges are important parts of LANtastic security You can determine which access rights and privileges accounts and groups will have to the shared drives folders files and printers you ve set up on your network CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 46 m Access rights to resources You can grant an account group or account template any combination of these ten access rights to control exactly what users are allowed to do when they access a shared resource R Read Access Open files for reading Ww Write Access Edit files and save their changes Create File Create new files Note that if you grant the C Create File privilege you must also grant the W Write Access privilege or the user won t be able to save changes to the files Make Folder Create new subfolders Delete File Delete a file Remove Folder Delete a folder Rename File Rename a file Execute Program Run programs gt m Z A o Z Change File Folder Attribute Change file or folder attributes on a shared drive Rename Folder Change a folder s name Printer access rights You can grant an account group or account template any combination of these three access rights This will cont
80. up described 37 finding out which one you re logged in with 39 group creating new 43 Guest 36 hints for managing Supervisor account 39 managing with Supervisor account 39 modifying See the online Help Supervisor account 39 template creating new 45 Add Resource window 31 adding buttons to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 adding to network new computer 57 new network printer 58 new network user 55 new server 57 Already Connected list box 38 39 application programs launching from LANtastic Custom Control Panel 20 23 applications launching from LANtastic Custom Control Panel 23 archiving the database See the online Help Ask for User Name Password First option 30 Ask for Username Password First option 38 39 Assign Printers window 12 14 audit trails setting up 34 View Server Logs button 34 viewing the audit log 34 auditing Create Audit privilege 47 Auto guest login option 37 Available for Connection list 25 B basic networking 9 27 batch files creating 1 beginner pdf file described 2 beginner s guide to networking 2 books online Help term 5 Broadcast Server ID 35 Browse button 31 Button Properties window 15 buttons on LANtastic Custom Control Panel adding new 22 deleting 24 modifying 24 user defined 23 buttons restoring defaults in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 25 C C access right 46 canceling connections drive 13 printer 14 CD ROM drives connecting to 12 13 co
81. urce of information for learning how to make the most of LANtastic for Windows 95 98 is the online Help You can access the online Help and all other LANtastic for Windows 95 98 functions from the LANtastic Custom Control Panel which you can customize to fit your unique computing needs LANTASTIC FOR WINDOWS 95 98 USER S MANUAL The LANtastic for Windows 95 98 Help system consists of Screen by screen Help This type of Help explains the LANtastic window you re working on Click the Help button or press F1 How To Help This type of Help provides steps for performing specific tasks In addition the Help system includes Overview information about LANtastic s main features Online troubleshooters to help you solve common networking problems Tips and tricks you can use to make the most of your LANtastic for Windows 95 98 software Getting the Help you need If you get stuck when you re working in a specific window click the Help button or press the F1 key A Help topic appears describing all the features and functions of that window an example appears page 3 In many cases you ll be able to click green underlined text to see additional Help information If you want to use the How To Help or any other type of LANtastic Help you can easily find the topics you need in either of two ways By clicking the buttons on the Online Information page in the LANtastic Custom Control Panel See Using t
82. ut of computers 26 of Supervisor account 38 39 login Auto guest login option 37 locations increasing number of 55 procedures 25 26 LPT ports described 12 63 m M M access right 46 Mail feature reading your mail messages 17 sending a message 17 using 16 18 Manage Servers page 11 Management Security Levels MSLs configuring 35 described 35 hierarchy of 35 Supervisor 37 Manager MSL 35 managing accounts with Supervisor account 39 managing print jobs 46 messages pop up 19 20 MIGRATE feature using 47 Mizer feature adding button to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 23 using 51 52 MSLs See Management Security Levels N N access right 46 name changing computer s 55 network drives and printers using 11 16 expanding and changing 54 60 installing See Installation and Setup Manual learning the basics 9 networking beginner s guide to 2 new pages adding to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 21 notification privilege 47 INDEX 64 m O online Help finding information that is in PDF files 2 searching for topics 6 online Help See Help online Online Information page described 11 using 5 P pages adding new to LANtastic Custom Control Panel 21 changing colors names in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 deleting in LANtastic Custom Control Panel 22 Password Status box 39 password for supervisor account 40 path typing 31 performance controllin
83. ut window under Help suppress all splash screens First step Adding a Mizer button Add a new button called Mizer to the LANtastic Custom Control Panel as described under Adding new buttons on page 22 Locking the Control Panel on one computer After you re finished customizing the LANtastic Custom Control Panel pages by adding and modifying buttons or changing colors for example you can follow these steps to lock the tabs 1 Click the Mizer button then click the Lock Tabs page 2 Select a page to lock To lock all the pages in the Custom Control Panel select any page then click Lock All 3 Enter and verify a password Click OK Don t forget your password 4 The next time you want to make changes or unlock the Control Panel you ll need to use this password Configuring and locking the Control Panel on several computers There s a shortcut for configuring and locking LANtastic Custom Control Panel pages on more than one computer 1 Go to a LANtastic 8 0 computer and configure the Custom Control Panel the way you want it for all computers on the network 2 Follow the steps above for locking the Control Panel CHAPTER 3 BEYOND BASIC NETWORKING m 52 E 3 The file LNET32 LCF located in the Windows folder by default contains the settings for the LANtastic Custom Control Panel Replace the LNET32 LCF files on the other computers with the one containing the new configuration This method is

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