Netop School Advanced User's Guide
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1. Key Value Explanation Max Packet Size Number The number specifies the maximum packet size in bytes If gt you encounter communication problems try reducing the maximum packet size to the minimum 512 bytes Rev DG Threads 1 or 2 By default Netop uses 2 datagram threads Under certain circumstances 2 datagram threads cause problems and 1 can be specified Resources No particular resources are used by the NetBIOS communication device 4 4 2 NetBIOS Communication Profile Edit Below illustration is the Communication Profile Edit dialog box when Communication Device is NetBIOS Communication Profile Edit Communication Information Description of Communication Profile Communication Device Cancel NetBIOS Help NetBIOS Adapter number 0 0 255 For details about the Communication Information group refer to the Communication devices section 23 Communication devices The other dialog box options are described below Option Description Adapter number Specify the NetBIOS adapter number Click List to display available NetBIOS modes NetBIOS Adapter Numbers Number Description version Type Max packet size MAC Address 7 NetBIOS over Novell IPX 3 0 1449 0x00061BD9A4ES 3 NetBIOS over TCP IP 3 0 FE 65535 Ox00061BD944E5 Number Adapter number Description Mode description Version Software version number Type Software type Max packet size Maximum packet size in b2. lt Path gt instead of their default location 28 Advanced tools and features 5 1 5 IPX section The netop ini file optional IPX section can contain keys that modify certain IPX properties It can contain this key Max Packet Size lt Number gt A number between 512 and 5000 will specify the maximum data transmission packet size in bytes 5 1 6 NetBIOS section The netop ini file optional NetBIOS section can contain keys that modify certain NetBIOS properties It can contain these keys Max Packet Size lt Number gt A number between 512 and 5000 will specify the maximum data transmission packet size in bytes RCV DG THREADS lt 1 or 2 1 or 2 will specify the number of received datagram threads 5 1 7 DTL section The netop ini file optional DTL section can contain keys that modify certain communication properties It can contain these keys MinTimeOut lt Number gt Each of these keys will replace Netop s automatic calculation of minimum or maximum waiting time for receiving an acknowledgement of data packet reception by the specified number of tics 1 18 second MaxTimeOut lt Number gt TimeOut Times lt Number gt A number between 1 and 50 will add this number of timeout attempts to the default 10 Use these keys to overcome communication problems in crowded networks where data packets take a long time to get through or get lost 5 2 Netop configuration files The setup of Net
3. Example 4 Source policies Policy 1 Deny All Policy 2 Deny All Source exceptions Application1 Application2 Application3 Application4 Application1 Application2 Application5 Application6 Source exceptions Application1 Application2 Application3 Application4 Application1 Application2 Application5 Application6 Source exceptions Application1 Application2 Application3 Application4 Application1 Application2 Application5 Application6 Advanced tools and features Resulting policy Resulting exceptions Deny All Application3 Application4 Resulting policy Resulting exceptions Deny All Application5 Application6 Resulting policy Resulting exceptions Deny All Application1 Application2 Application3 Application4 Application5 Application6 43 Index Index N name management 36 NetBIOS 22 ios 29 NetBIOS communication profile 23 NetBIOS settings 22 COEXISTENCE 27 netop ini 25 DTL 29 P INSTALL 27 packin depioy 5 ESI a parameters for startup 10 NetBIOS 29 Bing 12 STUDENT 2 policies 40 TEACHER 28 R A remove modules 8 advanced tools 25 requirements 4 S announcement 32 sequence install 4 broadcast 32 browse 32 set up terminal server 35 setup type 4 5 C setup wizard 9 change installation 8 start 9 10 class management 37 start first time 9 combine policies 40 system info 39 communication device 11 T communication profile 11 13 19 21
4. will by default reside in a Config folder in the folder in which the Netop module is installed Alternative locations You can store Netop user configuration files and other user created files in other user individual or general locations by specifying some or all of these keys in the netop ini file TEACHER DATAPATH Path LESSONPAT H lt Path gt POLICY PAT H lt Path gt RECORDPAT H lt Path gt SNAPSHOT PAT H lt Path gt TESTPATH lt Path gt SURVEY PAT H lt Path gt and or STUDENT DATAPATH Path 31 32 Advanced tools and features where lt Path gt is the full path to the folder in which User configuration files or other user created files shall be stored In this case this is the meaning of lt Teacher gt and lt Student gt in the Netop configuration files section table 5 3 Netop School communication By default Netop School uses two different types of communication between Teachers and Students namely broadcast communication and unicast communication To optimize communication broadcast is the preferred method but NetOp School will automatically switch to direct unicast communication to a Student if it is detected to be more effective for a while If your routers are set up to use multicast Netop School can be configured to use that method as default broadcast O 9 multicast unicast Tip We have seen dramatic improvements in communication factor 5 on wireless access points using m
5. EX ea REPE kx XI RR PRO 4 28 5 1 4 STUDENT SeCtlOn iiie Rie RR xA ph ara AR Ub kx RR RXR b E REN aAA ERR RENTE RYE 28 5 1 5 IPX SOCOM iecore tuu een TRA aaa ERI RIDERE TRAN e Ra Exi ai RET PUR Ta tu 29 5 1 6 NetBIOS section Jussara vicar S edad e xr x eb x or an nd da ga E 29 5 157 DIE SCCUON i Rm 29 5 2 Netop configuration files c eee v ee ei e v e X 29 5 2 1 Location of user configuration files sess nn 31 5 3 Netop School communication ssssssseeeesssssseee seen 32 5 4 Netop School in terminal server environments ccc cceee cece eee eee eee eee eee nn 34 5 41 Installation Et 34 5 4 2 Teacher and St dent set p cene ex ERR hex xa XXX a RR Y YR d 35 5 4 3 Netop Gateway SeCtuUP cece cece cece cence eee eee nennen hannah nnn anna nan nnn 35 5 4 4 Teacher commands that work differently cccccececceeee eee eee eeee teen enaeeeees 36 5 5 Netop Name Management ccc ccic cece cece dean sehn ima dn kamera Rada dana aaa 36 Contents 5 6 Netop School Class Management 37 5 7 Syste rn Info coo E viu ae E A i ERE E dn Vado err VA 39 5 Mule cea 40 5 8 1 Principles for combining policies ssssseeessssssseeen nmm 40 Inde a vecvsnevAusuvuncusuxuxweuwur eda RR A ues DR REESE EUR ERE RR Introduction 1 Introduction The basic Netop School user documentation consists of the Netop School Quick Guide the Netop School
6. On the Setup type wizard page you can choose between these installation options Typical Custom or Complete Select Custom if hard disk space is an issue or if you want to choose a different drive and folder to install to than the default options On the Windows Firewall Configuration wizard page leave the Allow Netop School to accept incoming network connections check box selected This is necessary to set up connections without being disturbed by firewall issues On the last wizard page leave the Launch the Netop School Student product check box selected to start the Student module immediately For information on starting the Student module see Start Netop School 2 1 3 Deploying Student module from Teacher module Deploying the Student module from the Teacher module means that you go through these steps 1 Install the Student module on the same computer as the Teacher module Note e Installing the Student module on the same computer as the Teacher module is not a requirement for student deployment but it does make student deployment easier and more flexible 2 Define settings for the Student module 3 Roll out identical Student modules on all computers to be used by students Student deployment has two advantages all the computers that students are using get identical setup and you install from one central computer rather than at each individual computer Install Netop School Requirements for Student deployment e The
7. On the Tools menu click Options Double click Connection and then click New Communication Profile Edit Communication Information x O Description of Communication Profile l Communication Device TCP IP v _JUse Dial Up Networking no TCPHP Max packet size MTU 1400 512 5146 bytes Optimize For internet communication Llop IP Broadcast list Use the dialog box to create or edit a communication profile with this information Option Description Description of If you are creating a new profile the field is empty If you Communication Profile are editing an existing profile the field shows the name of the selected Communication profile Specify a profile name or edit the existing if appropriate Communication Device List of available communication devices that for Netop School including e NetBIOS e IPX e TCP IP 11 Communication devices Option Description e Terminal Server available only on Netop modules that run on a terminal server Use Dial Up Networking This field is available only if TCP IP is selected in the Communication Device list Select the check box to enable creating or editing a connection via modem to a network The lower window section will be named by the communication device selection and have different contents with different selections 4 1 TCP IP TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is a suite of widely used network communicatio
8. School defines which programs student computers can use and which Internet sites student computers are allowed to visit When two or more policies have been defined they can be applied to student computers in combination The following section described the principles for combining policies Please refer to the Netop School Help for details about defining policies 5 8 1 Principles for combining policies When policies are combined the main principle is that the most restrictive policy rule always wins Deny wins over Allow This means that if a Deny All and an Allow All policy are combined then the Deny All policy wins For example if a policy is defined as deny the use of all applications except Word Excel and PowerPoint Word Excel and PowerPoint are allowed is merged with a policy defined as allow the use of all applications except PowerPoint all are allowed PowerPoint is denied then the result is deny the use of all applications except Word and Excel Advanced tools and features Another combination principle is that negative exceptions are intersected with positive exceptions Another level of deny wins over Allow This means that if an Allow All policy with a list of exceptions is combined with a Deny All policy with a list of exceptions then first of all the policy becomes a Deny All policy according to the main principle above and secondly the resulting list of exceptions is an intersection of the tw
9. Students identify themselves to Teachers by their Student login name Windows login name and Computer name Note All Teachers and Students on a terminal server share the same computer name Terminal server client sessions identify themselves by the Windows login name of the user logged in to the terminal server Netop School Terminal Server communication identifies Teachers and Students by their names Communication problems If Netop School modules do not communicate as expected use these diagnostic tools e Read the Netop Schoolin terminal server environments section that explains the particulars of installing setting up and running Netop School on a terminal server e Read the Netop School communication section As a last resort submit a support request by using the Support for Netop Products form on the www netop com homepage Resources When Netop School is properly installed on a terminal server the required resources are available 18 Communication devices 4 2 2 Terminal Server Communication Profile Edit Below illustration is the Communication Profile Edit dialog box when Communication Device is Terminal Server Communication Profile Edit Communication Information Description of Communication Profile Cancel Communication Device Terminal Server Help Terminal Server For details about the Communication Information group refer to the Communication devices section There are no option
10. Teacher computer that you run Student deployment from must run on one of these operating systems Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT e The student computers that you deploy to must also run one of these operating systems Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT e The user who logged on to Windows on the Teacher computer that runs the Student deployment must have remote installation rights typically administrator rights on computers where the Student is deployed Student deployment 1 On the Tools tab click Student Deployment and follow the wizard instructions 2 On the Select Student Installation source MSI file for deployment wizard page click Next and then select the Student msi file that you want to install Typically you will have downloaded this file locally as described in section Install Student module but not yet run the actual installation 3 On the Create Student Settings wizard page select one of the three options The first two options require that the Student module has been installed on the computer Simplified Advanced Existing Starts the Student module and the Student Setup Wizard within the module to set up the Student module the way it should be set up on all student computers Exit the Student module when you have completed the Student Setup Wizard and continue the Student Deployment wizard Tip Select the Simplified option if you are not very familiar wit
11. The student will then connect using unicast communication When a Student changes state from being available to no longer being available the Student module will send an announcement e A Teacher module that runs a class the announcement will removed the Student from the available students pane 33 Advanced tools and features Browse E A browse is broadcast communication that requests a response from specified recipients When a Student module with the option Browse for Classes set joins a class the Student module will send a broadcast communication that requests a response from Teachers that run a class Teachers that run a class will respond by unicast communication to enable Students to build a list of available classes If the Student selects a class in the list and clicks OK the Student will join by unicast communication When a Student module with the option Connect to class class name gt set joins a class the Student module will send a broadcast communication that requests a response from the Teacher that runs the class specified by class name If the Student receives a response the Student module will connect by unicast communication If the Student does not receive a response the Student module will be in status Waiting for class name and can respond to a Teacher s announcement of the specified class Most other Netop School communication including in class communication will be by unicast communica
12. attention to the following e Set up Netop Gateway from the terminal server keyboard mouse and screen the terminal server console e Be sure to observe the Netop net number rules particularly if multiple terminal servers are connected to the same network The Netop Net number allocated to any networking communication profile using a specific communication device must be the same on all Netop Gateways in the network The Netop Net number allocated to any Terminal Server communication profile on any Netop Gateway must be different from the Netop Net number allocated to any communication profile on any Netop Gateway on the network e When installed Netop Gateway will typically specify the Netop Remote Control default port number 6502 in the Advanced TCP IP configuration window Be sure to change it to your Netop School port number typically 1971 e If Teachers and Students running on one terminal server are to communicate with Teachers and Students running on another terminal server connected to the same network add these keys to the netop ini file DTL section on both terminal servers GWRestrictedBroadcast 0 GwAllowFullBroadcast 1 Routing communication through two Netop Gateways across a network is generally disabled because in some setups it can cause an uncontrolled propagation of network traffic broadcast storm These keys will safely enable communication through two terminal server environment Netop Gateways across a netwo
13. e In the About Netop School Student or the About Netop School Teacher window Click System info System Info Advanced Display Info Communication Info Program Version Windows Version Mode Of Operation CPU Type Coprocessor Present Free Global Memory Dos Version Horizontal Resolution Vertical Resolution Number of Colors Display Driver Keyboard Driver Mouse Driver 5 50 2008023 XP Professional sp 2 Enhanced x86 Family 6 Model 9 Yes 150424 5 1 1400 1050 4294967295 vga drv keyboard drv mouse drv It shows various system information in these elements 40 Advanced tools and features e The upper section shows summary program and system information e The middle section shows summary screen information e The lower section shows summary driver information It has these menus Communication Info Basic Information Click a command to show detailed Other Information screen display information in a valide Screen info window Line Capabilities Polygonal Capabilities Text Capabilities Advanced Display Info Mets meam ne Net Addresses Click Net Addresses to show this window Net Addresses Net addresses 87 59 199 101 The list shows enabled computer network addresses Teacher network addresses will be enabled when the Teacher runs a class Student network addresses will be enabled when the Student has joined a class is communicating 5 8 Policies A policy in Netop
14. lt Path gt RECORDPATH lt Path gt SNAPSHOTPATH lt Path gt TESTPATH lt Path gt SURVEYPATH lt Path gt BLOCKPATH keyBLOCKPATH lt URL path gt Max Students lt Number gt 5 1 4 STUDENT section Teacher User configuration files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location Teacher Lesson plan files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location Teacher Policy files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location Teacher Recording files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location Teacher Print screen to file files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location Teacher Test files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location Teacher Survey files will be stored in the specified lt Path gt instead of their default location This key will store a Teacher Options window Sharing tab Blocking page specified URL path Note You can use environment variables in the lt Path gt parameter A number between 5 and 200 will specify the maximum number of Students in a Class Default is 50 The netop ini file optional STUDENT section can contain keys that modify certain Student properties It can contain this key DATAPATH lt Path gt Student User configuration files will be stored in the specified
15. to All Programs Netop School and click Teacher Start the Student module e On Windows Start menu point to All Programs Netop School and click Student 3 1 The first time you start each of the modules The first time you start each of the modules typically right after the installation the Setup Wizard starts The wizard leads you through the necessary setup options but default settings have been defined and if you have no changes just click Next to accept the default settings Student default settings Startup options for the Student e module Daily use options for the Student e module Student module communication with the Teacher module Teacher default settings Daily use options for the Teacher e module Identification settings for Student e modules The Student module automatically joins a class The Student module starts when the computer is started The Student module appears as an icon in the notification area The class the Student module should join My Class The Student module identification to the Teacher module computer name Communication profile TCP IP The class name My Class Feature set full feature set The display name used on the Teacher computer to identify each Student computer Student login name Teacher module communication Communication profile TCP IP with Student modules Start Netop School Note The Setup Wizard can be run at any time e In the Teacher
16. with sections keys and values It is a plain text file that can be opened and edited in a standard text editor 25 Advanced tools and features Netop INI Notepad EIE File Edit Format View Help INSTALL DIRECTORY2C Program Files Danware Data NetOp Remote Control FOLDER NetOp Remote Contro NSS DIRECTOR Y C Program Files Danware Data NetOp Remote ControlXSsecurityServer NNS_DIRECTORY C Program Files Danware Data NetOp Remote Control NameSerwver GW DIRECTORY C XProgram Files Danware Data NetOp Remote Control Gateway HOST DIRECTORY2C XProgram Files Danware Data NetOp Remote Control Host GUEST DIRECTORY2C Program Files Danware Data NetOp Remote Control Guest UPDATE HOST CONF NoDriverInMsi 1 TEACHER DIRECTORY Program Files Danware Data NetOp School Teacher SCHOOL DIRECTOR Y C Program Files Oanware Data NetOp School SCHOOL FOLDER NetOp School STUDENT DIRECTORY2C Program Files Danware Data NetOp School student UPDATE_STUDENT_CONF 0 BOOT_NEEDED 0 BOOT O COEXISTENCE COEXIST 2 LOAD MARNING 1 DANWARE DisplayHelpID 1 NSS DATASOURCENAME NetOp Security Evaluation HOST Licensewarning 512 ActualBufferReleaseBlock 300 4600 NoDriwver o GUEST Licensewarning 0 STUDENT Licensewarning 512 TEACHER Licensewarning 0 LESSONPATH POLICYPATH RECORDPATH SNAPSHOTPATH TESTPATH SURVEYPATH Deploy c Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Danware Data Ne
17. 23 TCP IP 12 D TCP IP communication profile 13 deploy 5 terminal server 17 34 36 documentation 3 terminal server communication profile 19 downloads section 4 terminal server environment 34 terminal server settings 18 I terminal server setup 35 Da tee terminal server install 34 install sequence 4 Fols 25 IPX 19 IPX communication profile 21 U IPX settings 19 unicast 32 user configuration files 31 M MTU 13 44
18. 9 Communication devices e Read the Finding network numbers section below and the IPX communication profile edit section to identify and specify the network numbers of modules located on remote networks e Experiment with the netop ini setting as explained below e Read the Netop School communication section As a last resort submit a support request by using the Support for Netop Products form on the www netop com homepage Finding network numbers To find the network number for a computer with a known name type one of the commands below from a command prompt nlist user Name a NetWare 4 x userlist a NetWare 3 x If you are attached to a NetWare server that recognizes the name it will respond with the network number in the address field Netop ini setting This setting can be used in a netop ini file IPX section Key Value Explanation Max Packet Siz Number The number specifies the maximum packet size in e bytes If you encounter communication problems try reducing the maximum packet size to the minimum 512 bytes Resources Netop School uses IPX socket 8641 hex when communicating between a Teacher and a Student Novell has assigned this socket to Netop 20 Communication devices 4 3 2 IPX Communication Profile Edit Below illustration is the Communication Profile Edit dialog box when Communication Device is IPX Communication Profile Edit Communication Information Description
19. Help and the corresponding Netop School User s Guide The quick guide is a brief illustrated guide that introduces basic Netop School concepts and features to teachers The guide is available in print friendly PDF format The Netop School Help aims to provide assistance with daily tasks primarily for the teacher but also for the student Help is available on the Help menu from within the Teacher and Student modules by pressing the F1 key and by clicking a Help buttons in a dialog box For users who prefer to browse or read help information in hard copy the help information is also available in PDF format entitled Netop School User s Guide The present document Netop School Advanced User s Guide provides technical guidance for the advanced user or administrator The document covers these areas e Installation e Start options e Communication devices e Advanced tools and features Install Netop School 2 Install Netop School Netop School consists of two modules The Teacher module which is installed on the teacher s or instructor s computer and the Student module which is installed on the computers that students are using Note Before you begin the installation please verify that your hardware and software meet the technical requirements Refer to http requirements netop comy Install sequence The recommended installation sequence it to first install the Teacher module and then install the Student module Also it is rec
20. ISTENCE section will contain keys that specify if different Netop programs can be loaded on the computer at the same time It can contain these keys COEXIST 0 1 or 2 This key will always be included The value O will not allow loading a Netop module if another Netop module is loaded The value 1 will allow loading a Netop module temporarily suspending a loaded different Netop module A Student connected to a Class cannot be suspended The value 2 will allow loading a Netop module while a different Netop module is loaded LOAD WARNING lt 0 or 1 gt This key is optional The value O will not show a waming message The value 1 or no key will show a waming message that enables the user to accept or deny temporarily suspending a loaded module to load another module if COEXIST has the value 1 DEBUG lt 0 or 1 This key is optional The value 0 or no key will hide a window that shows the loader program commands executing The value 1 will show a window that shows the loader program commands executing Note If two Netop modules run on a computer at the same time they must use different Communication device settings with TCP IP different port numbers 27 Advanced tools and features 5 1 3 TEACHER section The netop ini file optional TEACHER section can contain keys that modify certain Teacher properties It can contain these keys DATAPATH lt Path gt LESSONPATH lt Path gt POLICYPATH
21. TO s NETOP School6 Classroom Management Software e Advanced User s Guide Version 6 2 Netop Copyright 1981 2010 Netop Business Solutions A S All Rights Reserved Portions used under license from third parties Please send any comments to Netop Business Solutions A S Bregnerodvej 127 DK 3460 Birkerod Denmark Fax Int 45 45 90 25 26 E mail info netop com Internet www netop com Netop is a trademark of Netop Business Solutions A S All other products mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective manufacturers Netop Business Solutions A S denies any and all responsibility for damages caused directly or indirectly as a result of using this document The content of this document is subject to change without notice Netop Business Solutions A S retains the copyright to this document The document is optimized for double sided printing Contents Contents T Introductio eco o ndo ROO ia aa dA IDEO cC 2 Install Netop SchoolLl eene nn nnn G 2 1 Install Teacher and Student ccc cece eee nee eem nnns 4 2 1 1 Install Teacher module 1 oreet ee acoge eaa ob Da eg ago Lares 4 2 1 2 Install Student moder riscio reis rrera NEEE EIA EELEE NTEN nnn 5 2 1 3 Deploying Student module from Teacher module seeessseeeeseess 5 2 2 Change or remove Teacher or Student modules ssssssssssusrrrnsrrrnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre 8 3 Start Netop School ise ae
22. ace sent Receive port numbers by invalid port numbers to protect network computers against connection attempts In that case Netop Name Server will receive store and retum invalid Receive port numbers that must be replaced by valid Receive port numbers This option is available on the Teacher module only Select the Enable check box to supplement broadcast communication with unicast communication to each Student This option is available on the Teacher module only Select the Enable check box to supplement broadcast communication with multicast communication via multicast routers And then select one of these options Automatic let Netop specify a multicast IP address Specify specify a multicast IP address In the TCP IP Communication Profile Edit dialog box click IP Broadcast List to open the dialog box below 16 Communication devices IP Broadcast List IP broadcast list Disable local subnet broadcast For TCP IP broadcast communication to reach computers on remote network segments computer when Netop Name Management is not used IP addresses or DNS names must be listed the IP broadcast list Click Add to open a dialog box to add a DNS name or IP addresses IP Broadcast List Enter DNS name or IP address Specify an IP address IP address range or DNS name and click OK Note Specifying an IP address range will send individual packets to all IP addresses in the specified range To av
23. both except lists Examples 2 and 3 e When positive exceptions the exceptions in a Deny All policy are combined with positive exceptions the result is to allow all exceptions from the two lists Example 4 41 Advanced tools and features Exampl Source e policies 1 Policy 1 Allow All Policy 2 Allow All 2 Policy 1 Deny All Policy 2 Allow All 3 Policy 1 Allow All Policy 2 Deny All 4 Policy 1 Deny All Policy 2 Deny All Source exceptions Apps 1 Apps 2 Apps 1 Apps 2 Apps 1 Apps 2 Apps 1 Apps 2 Resulting policy Allow All Deny All Deny All Deny All Resulting exceptions Except all applications in Apps 1 and Apps 2 Except applications in Apps 1 if they are not in Apps 2 Except applications in Apps 2 if they are not in Apps 1 Except applications in Apps 1 and Apps 2 In the four examples below the exceptions are substituted with actual application names Example 1 42 Source policies Policy 1 Allow All Policy 2 Allow All Source exceptions Application1 Application2 Application3 Application4 Application1 Application2 Application5 Application6 Resulting policy Allow All Resulting exceptions Application1 Application2 Application3 Application4 Application5 Application6 Example 2 Source policies Policy 1 Deny All Policy 2 Allow All Example 3 Source policies Policy 1 Allow All Policy 2 Deny All
24. dows login name to initially use this name option for the Student display name because all Students in a terminal server environment share the same Computer name In the Communication profile window select Terminal server to enable communicating in the terminal server environment The Teacher user configuration files and user created files will be stored in the user s user profile folder on the terminal server to apply when loading the Teacher from the user s terminal server client session Student setup When any user in a terminal server client session loads the Student for the first time after installation the Student Setup wizard will run for the user to create an initial general Student setup In the Classroom window click the preferred class connect option and in the Identify student by list select an option that is not based on the computer name because all Students in a terminal server environment share the same computer name In the Communication profile window select Terminal server to enable communicating in the terminal server environment Note that Terminal server is available as an option only if you are running on a Terminal server The Student user configuration files will be stored in the All Users folder on the terminal server to apply when any user loads the Student from a terminal server client session Protected student setup To apply a uniform protected Student setup that will prevent Student users from changin
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26. erience communication issues review the hardware specifications to investigate whether the MTU can be increased in Netop School Generally a large packet size will improve communication If the hardware can handle only a small packet size make sure that e The packet size is larger that required for the Netop School initialization packet 8 bytes number of students If the max packet size that can be handled by the hardware is smaller than the required initialization packet either decrease the number of students or replace the hardware e The hardware is capable of splitting up large packets If the hardware cannot split up packets it might be necessary to replace the hardware Select this option to optimize MTU compression and cache memory for communicate across the Internet When the Optimize for Internet communication check box is selected MTU is set to 1028 bytes Advanced TCP IP configuration In the TCP IP Communication Profile Edit dialog box click Advanced to open the dialog box below 14 Communication devices Advanced TCP IP Configuration Specify IP Address Use all available IP addresses Ok Cancel Specify Port numbers Use default port numbers Receive Port 1971 Send Port 1971 NetOp Name Server Use NetOp Name Server Unicast Enable Multicast Enable Option Description Specify IP address Select the Use all available IP addresses check box to use all of the com
27. g the Student setup to disrupt the class environment an administrator should set up the Student with maximum Protection password protection before other users are allowed to load the Student Individual student setup In other teaching environments you may prefer to apply an individual Student setup for each user To store Student user configuration files in each user s user profile folder on the terminal server assuming that the Student is installed in its default folder add this line in the terminal server netop ini file STUDENT section DATAPATH SUSERPROFILE S Application Data Danware Data Netop School Student 5 4 3 Netop Gateway setup To enable communication between Teachers and Students that use terminal server and Teachers and Students that do not a correctly set up Netop Gateway must be running on the terminal server console 35 Advanced tools and features Netop Gateway is an extended Netop Remote Control Host with the capability to route communication between different communication devices With Netop School in a terminal server environment the task is to route between inside terminal server environment communication that uses the Terminal server Communication device and outside terminal server environment communication that uses typically the TCP IP communication device Netop Gateway setup in general is explained in the Netop Remote Control documentation that is available with Netop Gateway Pay special
28. h the Student module and would like to be guided through the setup of all the standard options Starts the Student module and opens the Options page to allow you to open the appropriate dialog boxes and make the necessary setup Exit the Student module when you have completed the setup and continue the Student Deployment wizard Tip Select the Advanced option if you have set up the Student module previously and are familiar with the setup options Allows you to select basic Student configuration files that were installed with the Teacher and use those as the basis for the deployment By default the configuration files are located here C Documents and Settings user MApplication Data Danware Data NNetop School T eacher Student NDB For additional information about configuration files see Netop School configuration files Install Netop School Once you have made your selections in the appropriate dialogs you have created the Student setup to be deployed to the computers students will be using 4 On the Start the Netop Pack n Deploy wizard page click Next to end the Student Deploy ment wizard and open the Netop Pack n Deploy that allows you to specify which computers to deploy to Netop Pack n Deploy File Help J Source Data Path C Documents and Settings cg Desktop NetopSchoolStudent_UK msi Deploy to 9 Domains BEEN v Domain computers Show all Failed Computer list Save Adminis
29. k connection elements passed by the communication responded to Netop unicast communication will unless being extended Broadcast communication request a communication receipt acknowledgement returned to the sender Netop School uses broadcast communication for these actions Announcement An announcement is broadcast communication that does not request a response When a Teacher module starts with a class name reannounces a class changes class or exits it will send an announcement e A Student module waiting for the announced class will return unicast communication to connect to the class In response to a class announcement a Student module that is available will return unicast communication stating its status which will add the Student in the available students pane If the responding Student is a member of the class the Teacher will request the Student to connect by unicast communication The student will then connect using unicast communication If a connected Student module receives an announcement that the Teacher changes class or exits the Student will disconnect When a Student module with the option Be available for any Class set becomes available the Student module will send an announcement e A Teacher module that runs a class will add the Student in the available students pane e A Teacher module that runs a class where the Student is a member will request the Student to join by unicast communication
30. ll Teachers and Students that connect by Netop Name Management must specify the same Netop Name Servers and Name space ID When you connect by a Class or Student name Netop Name Server will resolve it into its matching IP address by which you will connect Two Netop Name Servers with the DNS names nns1 netop com and nns2 netop dk run permanently on the Internet for public use Your private Name space ID will ensure full privacy Netop Name Server is also available for private installation When a Netop module that uses Netop Name Management starts communicating Teacher loads running a class Student joins class it will send its names and IP address to Netop Name Server to enable resolving names into the matching IP address To ensure that the stored information is always up to date Netop Name Server will request renewal of the information every few minutes and delete information that is not renewed For details about Netop Name Management see www netop com 1 Under Support click Knowledgebase 2 Click Documentation and then click Manuals Netop Name Management documentation is included in the Netop Remote Control Administrator s manual 5 6 Netop School Class Management Netop School Class Management provides centralized control of a teaching organization s Netop School classes Netop School Class Management consists of these elements Netop Class Server A Netop Remote Control Host with the added capability of providing class i
31. module On the Tools tab in the Teacher group click Setup Wizard e In the Student Module On the Tools menu click Run Setup Wizard 3 2 Alternative startup methods The Teacher module executable is ntchw32 exe Depending on your operating system and installation choices the file is located here C Program Files Danware DataNNetop School Teacher The Teacher module can be started by double clicking the application file To easily start up the module you can create a shortcut to the exe file on the computer s desktop If you want to start the Teacher module from another application you might want to start it with the appropriate communication profile and class name Use the following syntax lt path gt ntchw32 C lt Communication profile gt N lt Class name gt If the class name contains spaces it must be enclosed within quotation marks Example C Program Files Danware Data Netop School Teacher ntchw32 C IPX N French 7th grade spring term The student executable is nstdw32 exe Depending on your operating system and installation choices the file is located here C Program Files Danware Data Netop School Student If you want to start the Student module from another application you might want to start it with the appropriate communication profile and class name Use the following syntax lt path gt nstdw32 C lt Communication profile gt N lt Class name gt If the class name contains spaces it m
32. n protocols Netop School uses a Netop adapted version of the TCP IP suite networking protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol named TCP IP Netop School utilizes the ability of UDP to send and receive name identified by Broadcast communication on a local IP network segment UDP can also send and receive IP address and DNS name addressed by Unicast communication across large segmented IP networks including the Internet This combination of local network segment Broadcast communication and remote network segments Unicast communication enables running physical classes on a local network segment as well as virtual classes on a large network or on the Internet 4 1 1 TCP IP settings To use TCP IP communication e In the Teacher module On the Options tab in the Advanced group click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses TCP IP e In the Student module On the Tools menu click Options Double click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses TCP IP Identification Teachers identify themselves to Students by their running class name Students identify themselves to Teachers by their Student login name Windows login name and Computer name Computers identify themselves by one or multiple IP addresses and a DNS name Netop School TCP IP communication identifies Teachers and Students by their names and IP addresses Communication problems If Netop School modules do not communicate as expected
33. nformation from a central class database to Teachers and Students Class database A database server with a class information database Netop Class A database client application by which you can create and manage Manager the class database Teachers and Students interact with Netop School Class Management as illustrated in this diagram 37 Advanced tools and features Teacher PS 1a Request Class information 4 Connect Netop Class Manager manages the Class database 3a Return Class information 2 Query 1b Request Class Netop Class Server Students Diagram explanation la 1b Request class information 2 Query class database 3a 3b Retum class information 4 Connect 3b Return Class information The Class database contains Class information Scheduled or non scheduled classes When Teachers load and Students join class and after they end a class they will request class information from Netop Class Server Teacher users can request class information at any time Netop Class Server will query the class database for requesting Teacher and Student class information Netop Class Server will return this class information to requesting Teachers and Students Teacher users can select an available class to run it Students can be set up to e Connect to or wait for a running class to which they are assigned or e Enable the user to select a running upcoming o
34. nt groups stdinfo ndb Teacher Student information teachers ndb Teacher Teacher profiles log rlg lt Teacher gt DeployLog Student deployment logs xml lt Teacher gt Lessonpl Lesson plans xml lt Teacher gt Policies Policies dwr lt Teacher gt screcord Recordings ndb setup lt Teacher gt StudentND Student deployment setup files iss B nxt nxs lt Teacher gt Tests Tests surveys results xr Student file nhstconf ndb lt Student gt Student setup The meanings of lt Teacher gt and lt Student gt are explained in the Location of user configuration files section When a user changes the setup of a Netop module during use changes will be written to the User configuration files immediately or when the Netop module is unloaded When a user loads a Netop module the User configuration files will be read to re establish the setup that existed when the user last unloaded the Netop module 30 Advanced tools and features If User configuration files are write protected or access to the folders in which they reside is denied user setup changes cannot be written to files and will not be retained The setup of a Netop School module can be protected by applying a Protection password Student User configuration files can be protected when the Student is connected to a Class or has Joined class If User configuration files are deleted the user setup of deleted User configuration files will be los
35. o lists of exceptions For example if an Allow All policy is defined as allow the use of all applications except Word Excel and PowerPoint Word Excel and PowerPoint cannot be used is merged with a policy defined as deny the use of all applications except Word Excel Access and Publisher Word Excel Access and Publisher are allowed then the result is deny the use of all applications except Access and Publisher A third combination principle is that positive exceptions are combined This means that if two Deny All policies with different exceptions are combined then the resulting list of exceptions becomes the combination of the two For example if a policy is defined as deny the use of all applications except Word and Excel Word and Excel are allowed is merged with a policy defined as deny the use of all applications except PowerPoint PowerPoint is allowed then the result is deny the use of all applications except Word Excel and PowerPoint Schematic overview of combination rules The table below is a schematic overview of what happens when two policies are combined The table illustrates that e If one of the policies is a Deny All policy then the resulting policy is also Deny All Examples 1 through 4 e When negative exceptions the exceptions in an Allow All policy are combined with positive exceptions the exceptions in a Deny All policy the result to allow only the exceptions that are in
36. ode Different NetBIOS modes use different NetBIOS adapter numbers 4 4 1 NetBIOS Settings To use TCP IP communication e In the Teacher module On the Options tab in the Advanced group click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses NetBIOS e In the Student module On the Tools menu click Options Double click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses NetBIOS Identification Teachers identify themselves to Students by their running Class name Students identify themselves to Teachers by their Student login name Windows login name and Computer name 22 Communication devices Computers identify themselves by the MAC address of their network card A MAC address consists of Ox followed by a 12 digit hexadecimal number e g 0x080005AF341A Netop School IPX communication identifies Teachers and Students by their names and computer network card MAC address Communication problems If Netop School modules do not communicate as expected use these diagnostic tools e Verify that Teacher and Student use the same NetBIOS mode see the NetBIOS communication profile edit section e Experiment with the netop ini settings explained below e Read the Netop School communication section As a last resort submit a support request by using the Support for Netop Products form on the www netop com homepage Netop ini settings These settings can be used in a netop inifile NetBIOS section
37. of Communication Profile Cancel Communication Device IPX Help IPX Novell networks Local network only O User defined list of networks O Build list of known networks For details about the Communication Information group refer to the Communication devices section The other dialog box options are described below In the Novell networks group select one of the options below Option Description Local network only Communicate to the local network only User defined list of Enables the Network list button Click it to show the Novell networks network numbers dialog box 21 Communication devices Novell Network Numbers Network numbers The pane will show 8 digit hexadecimal network numbers of remote networks Build list of known Let the Netop module browse the network to build a list of known networks networks to enable communication to these networks 4 4 NetBIOS NetBIOS Network Basic Input Output System is a simple networking communication protocol for local area network communication Netop School utilizes the ability of NetBIOS to send and receive name identified Broadcast communication on a local network segment Communication that uses NetBIOS in its basic mode in Windows Microsoft NetBEUI cannot pass network connection elements like routers Communication that uses NetBIOS over IPX or TCP IP can pass network connection elements Communicating modules must use the same NetBIOS m
38. oid excess network traffic do not specify a larger IP address range than required Select the Disable local subnet broadcast check box to disable broadcast communication to local network segment computers 4 2 Terminal Server Terminal Server is a Netop proprietary communication device that is available only on Netop modules installed on a Windows terminal server Netop School Teacher and Student installed on a terminal server can run in client sessions Each client session Teacher can communicate with client session Students using a Terminal Server communication profile A Netop Gateway that runs on the terminal server console can route communication 17 Communication devices between client session Netop School modules and Netop School modules that run on network computers or other terminal servers Note For information about installing setting up and running Netop School in terminal server environments see the Netop School in terminal server environments section 4 2 1 Terminal Server Settings To use Terminal Server communication e In the Teacher module On the Options tab in the Advanced group click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses Terminal Server e In the Student module On the Tools menu click Options Double click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses Terminal Server Identification Teachers identify themselves to Students by their running class name
39. ommended to install the Student module on the teacher computer as well Even though the teacher does not need the Student module in the daily work situations the Student module is typically installed on the teacher s computer along with the Teacher module Installing the Student module as well makes it easier to deploy the Student module on multiple computers from the teacher s computer 2 1 Install Teacher and Student Teacher and Student modules are installed from the Downloads section on the www netop com home page This page has links to Teacher and Student modules as well as to the documentation in PDF format Note Before you being installing you should have serial numbers readily available for the Teacher and the Student modules as you will be required to specify these during the installation process 2 1 1 Install Teacher module 1 Click the Download Teacher link and click Save to download the installation package and install from a local computer or Run to start the installation immediately The installation file is called NetopSchoolTeacher Language abbreviation gt msi for example NetopSchoolTeacher FR msi 2 When the installation is running follow the installation wizard instructions A few notes on the wizard page choices On the Customer information wizard page you will be required to type your Teacher serial number On the Setup type wizard page you can choose between these installation options Typical Cus
40. op modules is stored in configuration files typically with the extension ndb When a Netop module is installed on a computer its setup will be stored in Installed configuration files in the folder where the Netop module is installed When a user loads a Netop module for the first time after it was installed installed configuration files will be copied to a user folder to serve as User configuration files Unless the Netop module is installed in a fully set up state by deployment the Setup wizard will run for the user to create a customized setup the settings of which will be written to the User configuration files 29 Advanced tools and features Folders for other Netop files created by the user will be created in the User configuration files folder Netop log files created by the user will be saved in the user configuration files folder This table provides an overview of Netop School configuration and other files their location and content File name Location File content Common files comiplst ndb lt Teacher gt and IP broadcast list Student comprof ndb Teacher and Communication profiles Student Teacher files classrms ndb Teacher Classes config xml Teacher Teacher Ribbon definition locstd ndb Teacher Student file locations loctch ndb Teacher Teacher file locations nowconf ndb Teacher Teacher setup runprog ndb Teacher Run program specifications stdgrps ndb Teacher Stude
41. puter s IP addresses for this communication profile s communication Clear the Use all available IP addresses check box to use only one IP address and type the address to be used Specify port numbers Select the Use default port numbers check box to use the official Netop School port number 1971 for Receive port and Send port Clear the Use default port numbers check box to type different port number Note e Except for special situations we recommend using the official port number Remember that the Teacher Send port number must match the Student Receive port number and vice versa Netop Name Server Clear the Use Netop Name Server check box to connect without using Netop Name Management For more information 15 Communication devices IP Broadcast List Option Unicast Multicast Description see the Netop Name Management section Select the Use Netop Name Server check box to connect swiftly across large segmented networks including the Internet In the Primary text box type nns1 netop com to use the default Netop Name Server or specify a local name server if available In the Secondary text box type nns2 netop dkto use the default secondary Netop Name Server or specify a local name server if available Select Ignore port information from Name Server to replace the destination module Receive port number received from Netop Name Server by the port number specified below Note Some types of firewalls repl
42. r generally available class to connect to or wait for it or select to be available for any class Netop School Class Management can run in one of two modes Non scheduled mode 38 Teachers and Students will be assigned to courses Netop School class management will not schedule course classes Advanced tools and features Teachers can run classes of courses to which they are assigned typically according to a schedule specified outside Netop School class management Students will or can connect to classes of courses to which they are assigned Scheduled mode Teachers and Students will be assigned to courses Netop School class management will schedule course lessons in classrooms typically on a weekly basis Teachers and Students will or can connect in classes according to this schedule Netop School class management including Netop Class Server and Netop Class Manager is available for installation on a teaching organization s network For details about Netop Class Management see www netop com 1 Under Support click Knowledgebase 2 Click Download Products and then click Netop School 3 Click the current Netop School version in your preferred language to show available download options and under Netop School Class Server click Manual PDF to download the current Netop School class management user s manual 5 7 System Info Detailed system information is available both from the Student and from the Teacher module
43. rk 5 4 4 Teacher commands that work differently In most respects Netop School has the same functionality in a terminal server environment as in a network environment However some Teacher commands work differently e Log off Restart and Shut down will log off the Student user from the terminal server client session Note The same commands executed on a Student that runs on the terminal server console will execute like in a network environment affecting the entire terminal server 5 5 Netop Name Management Use Netop Name Management to connect swiftly between networked Teachers and Students across large segmented networks including the Internet without the need to specify destination addresses in an IP broadcast list 36 Advanced tools and features Netop Name Management runs using Netop Name Server Netop Name Server that is an extended Netop Remote Control Host with the capability to resolve the names of Netop modules that communicate using the TCP IP Communication device into their IP address To use Netop name management 1 In the Advanced TCP IP configuration window select Use Netop Name Server and in the Primary and Secondary text fields specify the DNS name or IP address of the Netop Name Servers you are going to use 2 In the Teacher or Student Connection Options window on the Options tab click Connection in the Name space ID field specify the up to 32 characters word that identifies your private name space A
44. s or settings for Terminal Server communication profiles 4 3 IPX IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange is a networking communication protocol developed by Novell IPX is typically used in network environments with NetWare servers and clients Netop School utilizes the ability of IPX to send and receive name identified broadcast communication on a local network including interconnected Novell networks This enables running physical classes on a local network as well as virtual classes across interconnected Novell networks 4 3 1 IPX Settings To use IPX communication e In the Teacher module On the Options tab in the Advanced group click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses IPX e In the Student module On the Tools menu click Options Double click Connection and select or create a communication profile that uses IPX Identification Teachers identify themselves to Students by their running class name Students identify themselves to Teachers by their Student login name Windows login name and Computer name Computers identify themselves by the MAC address of their network card A MAC address consists of Ox followed by a 12 digit hexadecimal number for example OxO80005AF341A Netop School IPX communication identifies Teachers and Students by their names and computer network card MAC address Communication problems If Netop School modules do not communicate as expected use these diagnostic tools 1
45. se Dial Up Networking Help TCP Ip Network Connection Dial Up Network Profile ee NetOp Learning Center wv Dialing From My Location Calling Card None Direct Dial Add Profile TCP IP Max packet size MTU 1400 512 5146 bytes Optimize For internet communication Lop IP Broadcast list For details about the Communication Information group refer to the Communication devices section The other dialog box options are described below 13 Communication devices Option Dial Up Network Profile Max packet size MTU Optimize for Internet communication Description Select a previously defined dial up network profile Dialing from and Calling card show dialing properties Click Configure or Dialing Properties to modify an existing profile or Add Profile to create a new Specify the maximum data packet size MTU is an acronym for Maximum Transmission Unit and defines the maximum packet size that can be transmitted If more data needs to be transmitted data is automatically split into several packets by the communication router This is generally not a problem as long as the initialization packet is not split up but can be transmitted as one The necessary initialization packet size is defined by the number of student computers 8 bytes times the number of student computers or 400 bytes for 50 student computers MTU is hardware dependent and should match the available hardware If you exp
46. t When the module is loaded after deleting User configuration files a new user setup in new User configuration files will be created Most configuration files are written in a Netop proprietary format that cannot be read or edited separately 5 2 1 Location of user configuration files If user profiles are implemented on the computer Teacher user configuration files will by default be stored in user folder of the user logged in to Windows Student user configuration files will by default be stored in the All users Vista ProgramData folder On Windows Vista user folders are typically C Users lt Windows login user name gt On Windows XP user folders are typically C Documents and settings V Windows login user name By default user configuration files will reside in the path User folder gt Application data lt Netop module path where Netop module path is the full path to the folder in which the Netop module is installed If the Netop module is installed in the C Program files folder only the path from that folder is used in Netop module path Note Application data is a hidden folder To show it and its contents on the Windows folder options window View tab select Show hidden files and folders If user profiles are implemented this is the meaning of Teacher and Student in the Netop configuration files section table If user profiles are not implemented using Windows ME 98 or 95 User configuration files
47. tion 5 4 Netop School in terminal server environments You can install Netop School on a Windows terminal server to run classes between Teachers and Students in client sessions in a terminal server environment A Netop Gateway that runs on the terminal server console can route communication between client session Netop School modules and Netop School modules that run on network computers or other terminal servers to run classes in a mixed terminal server and network environment This section will explain the particulars of Netop School in a terminal server environment in these sections e Installation e Teacher and student setup e Netop Gateway setup e Teacher commands that work differently 5 4 1 Installation On a terminal server you cannot install by running the product msi file 1 On Windows Start menu click Control Panel and then double click Add or Remove Programs 2 Click Add New Programs and browse for the appropriate msi You should install both Teacher and Student modules To enable communicating with Teachers and Students outside the terminal server you 34 Advanced tools and features should also install Netop Gateway 5 4 2 Teacher and Student setup Teacher setup When a user in a terminal server client session loads the Teacher for the first time after installation the Teacher Setup wizard will run for the user to create an initial personal Teacher setup In the Class management window select Win
48. tom or Complete Select Custom if hard disk space is an issue or if you want to choose a different drive and folder to install to than the default options On the Windows Firewall Configuration wizard page leave the Allow Netop School to accept incoming network connections check box selected This is Install Netop School necessary to set up connections without being disturbed by firewall issues On the last wizard page leave the Launch the Netop School Teacher product check box selected to start the Teacher module immediately For information on starting the Teacher module see Start Netop School 2 1 2 Install Student module Installing the Student module is completely parallel to installing the Teacher module only the link text is different and a few of the installation options differ As mentioned previously you will typically install the Student module on the teacher s computer after the Teacher module has been installed 1 Click the Download Student link and click Save to download the installation package and install from a local computer or Run to start the installation immediately The installation file is called NetopSchoolStudent Language abbreviation gt msi for example NetopSchoolStudent FR msi 2 When the installation is running follow the installation wizard instructions A few notes on the wizard page choices On the Customer information wizard page you will be required to type your Student serial number
49. top SchoolXstudent BLOCKPATH Log VersionupdateFiles BuildNumber 2008022 OrgBuildNumber o Netop ini can contain the sections e INSTALL Always included Specifies Installation settings COEXISTENCE Always included Specifies settings for running different Netop modules on a computer at the same time TEACHER Optional Specifies Teacher settings STUDENT Optional Specifies Student settings IPX Optional Specifies IPX settings NetBIOS Optional Specifies NetBIOS settings DTL Optional Specifies communication settings Other optional sections can be included in netop ini Note The www netop com website Support section KnowledgeBase section Documentation section netop ini settings section explains available netop ini settings 26 Advanced tools and features 5 1 1 INSTALL section The netop ini file INSTALL section will contain keys that specify the folder path and program folder name of the most recently installed Netop programs These Netop School keys are typically included SCHOOL DIRECTORY C NProgram Files Danware Data SCHOOL FOLDER Netop School TEACHER DIRECTORY C NProgram Files Danware Data Netop School Teacher STUDENT_DIRECTORY C Program Files Danware Data Netop School Student The values of these keys are the default suggestions when reinstalling Netop programs 5 1 2 COEXISTENCE section The netop ini file always included COEX
50. trator Login Credentials User name Password Optional License key Log Folder C Documents and Settings cq 4pplication Data Danware Data Netop School Teacher DeployLog Restart Never v MSI parameters DW FORCE LAUNCH 1 Select which computers to deploy to type your user name and password and click Deploy to begin the process e For help on the dialog box options in Netop Pack n Deploy on the Help menu click Help When the deployment process is complete this message displays on the Teacher computer Netop Packn Deploy The Student module can now be started on the student computers Install Netop School 2 2 Change or remove Teacher or Student modules To change or remove a Netop Teacher or a Netop Student module e Fromthe Control Panel click Add or Remove Programs The modules are listed as Netop School Teacher and Netop School Student respectively Select the appropriate module and click Change or Remove according to your intentions Tip You can also remove a Netop module using the installation package When you remove a Netop module using the installation package all configuration settings ndb are preserved unless you explicitly choose to remove them If you remove a Netop module using Add or Remove Programs from Windows Control Panel configuration settings are not removed 3 Start Netop School Start the Teacher module Start Netop School e On Windows Start menu point
51. ulticast communication Broadcast communication Broadcast communication will communicate to all reachable recipients Broadcast communication will reach local network computers but will typically not pass routers and other network connection elements to reach remote network computers Using TCP IP local broadcast communication can be extended by sending the same communication by unicast communication to individual IP addresses and or DNS names of computers beyond the local network specified in an IP broadcast list or received by using Netop Name Server Advanced tools and features Multicast communication Multicast is a network addressing method for the delivery of information to a group of destinations simultaneously using the most efficient strategy to deliver the messages over each link of the network only once creating copies only when the links to the multiple destinations split typically network switches and routers Unicast communication Unicast communication will communicate to a specific recipient Initial unicast communication must contain destination computer or terminal server client session identification TCP IP identifies computers by their IP address or DNS name Terminal server identifies client sessions by their Windows login user name IPX and NetBIOS identify computers by their MAC address Responses to broadcast communication and unicast communication will be sent by unicast communication that can pass the networ
52. use these diagnostic tools e Verify that an IP connection is available between computers by using the PING utility as explained below e Read the TCP IP communication profile edit section and verify that all required specifications are in place 12 Communication devices e Read the Netop School communication section As a last resort submit a support request by using the Support for Netop Products form on the www netop com homepage PING utility To verify that an IP connection is available between two computers across a network using TCP IP on one computer from a command prompt type PING lt Other computer IP address gt The PING utility will send four data packets that request a reply If replies are received an IP connection is available Ports Netop modules can use one TCP IP port for sending and receiving communication We generally recommend that you use port number 1971 that is officially registered to Netop School In special situations you can use other port numbers but remember that the Teacher send port number must always match the Student receive port number and vice versa 4 1 2 TCP IP Communication Profile Edit Below illustration is the Communication Profile Edit dialog box when Communication Device is TCP IP and the Use Dial Up Networking check box has been selected Communication Profile Edit Communication Information Description of Communication Profile Communication Device TCP IP v U
53. ust be enclosed within quotation marks If any of the parameters are not used the parameters that applied when the Student was last run will be used Example To run the Student module with the IPX communication profile and join a class named Geography use this command line nstdw32 C IPX N Geography To run the Student module with the communication profile that was last used and join the class named French 7th grade spring term use this command line nstdw32 N French 7th grade spring term 10 Communication devices 4 Communication devices Netop uses the term communication devices for the Netop adaptations of general communication protocols and the Netop proprietary protocols developed for Netop applications Netop modules use different configurations of communication devices for communicating with other Netop modules in different environments Such Communication device configurations that are given individual names are called communication profiles While a range of default communication profiles are included when a Netop module is installed for the first time users will typically want or need to create new communication profiles that are optimized for their environment This section explains about communication devices and about how Netop communication profiles are created and managed e In the Teacher module On the Options tab in the Advanced group click Connection and then click New e In the Student module
54. ytes MAC address Network adapter MAC address Note e The information is retrieved from Windows Valid mode records will show the computer network card MAC address The table may contain other records with random MAC addresses They are invalid and should be disregarded Select line and click OK to enter the adapter number in the Adapter number field 24 Advanced tools and features 5 Advanced tools and features This chapter describes tools that are of interest mainly to system or network administrators The chapter includes these sections e Netop ini e Netop configuration files e Netop School communication e Netop School in terminal server environments e Netop name management e Netop School class management e System info e Policies 5 1 Netop ini Installing a Netop program on a computer for the first time will create a netop ini file in the Windows or WINNT folder Netop ini will be read when a Netop program is installed on the computer to determine among other things the default installation folder and program folder and will automatically be updated with each additional Netop program installation Netop ini will be read when a Netop module is loaded It can contain special setup information that will be applied to the Netop module Typically you do not need to worry about netop ini but you can edit it to provide desired installation and loading options Netop ini uses the standard Windows ini file format
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