Apple AppleShare IP 6.3 - Manual (Page 17)

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m configuring Web services
m setting up a TCP filter list
m setting access privileges
m configuring users and groups
To get the most from your AppleShare IP software, you should familiarize yourself with the
settings available to you for each service. AppleShare IP Help has reference sections that
provide details about the settings.
Registering Users and Creating Groups
If this is the first time you’ve used AppleShare IP on your computer, you need to register the
users who will have access to your server. Each registered user has a name and a password
that authenticates the user when he or she logs on.
If you upgraded from a previous version of AppleShare server software or Macintosh file
sharing, the users and groups you created are still available.
Before You Register New Users
Before you register users and create groups, consider the following:
m Decide how users will access the server. Does everyone need an individual password, or
can groups log on with a common password (for example, all teachers log on as
“Teacher”)?
m Should you allow guest access to FTP, Web, or file services? This is the simplest, but least
secure option.
m Choose a naming convention for user accounts. Will the name represent an individual
(“Bob Smith”) or a generic user (“Student”)?
m If the user account name has spaces, remember that the Internet alias does not allow
spaces. The Internet alias will be used for mail services.
m Decide whether a user or a group will need access privileges to a share point. Planning
this ahead of time for all share points will save time.
For example, if all the sixth-grade teachers need to access the same folder, you might
create a group called “Grade 6 Teachers” and give this group access privileges to the
folder.
Important If you plan to set up primary and secondary servers to share users and groups,
you must register users on the primary server. You also need to follow the instructions in
AppleShare IP Help for setting up a secondary server. This includes setting up ARA access
and mail account location information on the primary server for all users.