Apple AppleShare IP 6.1 - Manual (Page 5)

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P R E F A C E
Welcome to AppleShare IP 6.1
This book explains how to install and set up AppleShare IP 6.1 and Mac OS 8.5 system
software. A separate book,
Mac OS 8.5 Installation Manual, provides additional information
on Mac OS 8.5. See that book if you need more help installing the Mac OS.
AppleShare IP is a general purpose suite of server software that provides a variety of network
services. AppleShare IP provides file sharing, World Wide Web, mail, and print services to
clients on local area networks (LANs), intranets, and the Internet. With AppleShare IP, your
server can handle a large number of clients, and you can control security, define the type of
access for clients, and monitor your server’s activity.
New key features in AppleShare IP 6.1 include Mac OS 8.5 compatibility, the ability to
administer your server remotely (from any Web browser–capable Macintosh or PC–
compatible computer), TCP Filter software for extra security, ability to host multiple Web
sites on a server, file sharing performance improvements, ability to log in to a user’s account
with the administrator’s password, support for shared mail folders (over IMAP), a First Aid
tool for repairing key AppleShare IP data files, and LaserWriter 8.6.1 support (which provides
password-protected printing).
AppleShare IP Software Components
Here is a brief description of the AppleShare IP suite of products and where to find help for
using them. (To learn how to access Help onscreen, see “Using the Onscreen Help” on
page 7.)
m The AppleShare IP Web & File Server program allows your computer to host a Web site
and provides three types of file sharing services: AppleShare File Sharing (using the Apple
Filing Protocol, or AFP) via TCP/IP or AppleTalk networks, Windows File Sharing (using the
SMB/CIFS protocol via TCP/IP), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You manage Web and file
services on your server using the Web & File Admin program.
Help is available onscreen in Tips and AppleShare IP Help.
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