Apple AppleShare IP 6.0 - Manual (Page 10)

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Your network administrator should be able to help you answer these questions. If you do not
have a network administrator or if you need more assistance, use the “Network
Configuration Setup Guide” in the Tutorials folder on your AppleShare IP 6.0 CD. You may
also want to consult an Internet service provider (ISP) to help you answer these questions
before continuing with your AppleShare IP installation.
Preparing Your Computer’s Environment
Before you install your AppleShare IP 6.0 software, you need to prepare your computer and
its environment. You prepare your computer’s environment by making sure you’ve
considered security issues, hardware and software requirements, and facts about upgrading.
Security
AppleShare IP 6.0 uses share points, user authentication, and access privileges to protect data
from unauthorized access over a network. That protection can be bypassed by someone with
physical access to your computer. (Access privileges, for example, allow or deny access over
the network; they cannot prevent someone from opening a folder directly on the computer
running AppleShare IP.)
Note: Not all AppleShare IP services support these security measures to the same extent.
For more information, see AppleShare IP Help after you complete the instructions in this
manual.
If you have any concerns about physical security—especially if you plan to store highly
confidential information—consider putting your computer in a separate room with
controlled access. If no such room is available, consider installing a screen-saving application
that requires a password to unlock the computer.
System Requirements
To install the AppleShare IP 6.0 software, you need the following hardware and software:
m Hardware: Any Apple Power Macintosh computer or Apple Workgroup server with a G3,
604e, 604, or 601 processor, or a 6500 series computer with a 603e processor. Your
computer should be set up and connected to your network.
To use the multihoming feature of AppleShare IP (described in the Web & File section in
AppleShare IP Help), your computer must have a Peripheral Component Interface (PCI)
expansion slot. Computers with a 601 processor and NuBus
™
slots cannot use
multihoming.
The AppleShare IP 6.0 Print Server only works with AppleTalk-compatible LaserWriter
printers, third-party PostScript
™
printers that support the Apple LaserWriter 8.4 printer
driver, and TCP-compatible printers that support the LPD/LPR protocol.