Apple Mac OS X Server v10.2 - Manual (Page 20)

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m Student computers, the teacher’s computer, the shared printer, and the server are
connected to a single hub or switch.
m There are no external network or Internet connections.
m Student home directories are stored on the server.
m The teacher uses shared folders on the server to distribute assignment materials.
m Students use shared folders on the server to submit completed assignments.
m Students share an AppleTalk network printer.
m The teacher selectively makes available a color USB printer connected to his or her iMac.
m A shared set of applications appears in each student’s Dock.
How to Set It Up
The following steps show how to set up Mac OS X Server in this hypothetical classroom.
Step 1: Set up the network
1 Connect the server, the student and teacher computers, and the network printer to an
Ethernet hub or switch using good-quality CAT-5 Ethernet cables. A high-speed 10/100/1000
megabit switch is recommended because some advanced server features work best over a
fast connection.
In this classroom, for example, some security and flexibility is gained by storing student
home directories on the server, but it places extra demands on the network connection. The
teacher might also decide later to have student computers start up from a single system
folder stored on the server using NetBoot, which works best on a fast network. For these
reasons, a fast switch is used.
2 Each device connected to the classroom network also needs an IP address. Because this
classroom is not connected to the Internet or any other network, you can assign server and
client computers with arbitrary addresses from the private range 10.0.0.1 through
10.255.255.254 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0.
Optionally, instead of setting up each student computer with a specific address, you could
set up the server to provide IP addresses automatically using the Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or you can assign a single address to the server and let the
student and teacher computers self-assign addresses as they are turned on.
Step 2: Install and set up the server software
1 Restart the server computer from the Mac OS X Server Installation CD (hold down the C key
on the keyboard while you restart the computer). The installer application runs automatically
when the computer starts up. Follow the onscreen instructions.