Apple 10.5 Leopard - Manual

Page 2 - Here are some highlights of benefits you get from; • File Sharing and Spotlight Server.; With all your documents in one place, sharing

2 Getting Started with Leopard Server in Small Workgroups When most people think about the word server, they think about monolithic machines in labyrinthine, air-conditioned rooms keeping e-commerce websites online, or high-performance machines sequencing the human genome. And don’t be surprised to ...

Page 3 - The; Mac OS X Server Unlimited-Client Edition.; Leopard Server makes it simple to set up your own personal Instant; Select Your Scenario; Leopard Server on an Existing Mac Pro in a Small

3 Licensing Mac OS X Server 10-Client Edition. The easiest way to deploy essential network services, the 10-client edition is designed for small workgroups and Internet hosting services that do not require simultaneous file sharing among more than 10 Mac and PC clients. Mac OS X Server Unlimited-Cli...

Page 4 - You Know Where to Find Me; Required Equipment; Mac

4 You Know Where to Find Me Most consumer broadband Internet services provide you with a dynamic IP address—one that changes anytime you turn your modem off and back on. However, you can generally get a static IP address—one which remains the same permanently—either by paying an extra fee or by opti...

Page 5 - Installing Mac OS X Server; • Connect the Mac Pro to the Airport Extreme.

5 Installing Mac OS X Server • Connect the Mac Pro to the Airport Extreme. The Ethernet cable will connect one of the ports on the back of the Mac Pro to one on the back of the Airport Extreme. Both ports should be marked with this symbol: . • Insert the Mac OS X Server Install Disc. Double-click In...

Page 6 - Getting Help Along the Way; icon on any screen. This brings; Setting Up Mac OS X Server; • Server Configuration.

6 Getting Help Along the Way If you need help—or simply want more information—you can always click the icon on any screen. This brings up a Help window, which you can keep at the side of the Server Assistant window or Server Preferences pane. As you move through installation and setup, you’ll see th...

Page 7 - • Add New User Accounts.; Enter the names for each of your users, clicking

7 A Real Switch-Hitter You can make your Airport base station do double duty as a networked backup device by using Time Capsule from Apple. Time Capsule takes the blazing 802.11n WiFi performance of an Airport Extreme, and then adds either a 500GB or 1TB drive which can be used by both wired and wir...

Page 8 - • Simple Client Machine Configuration.; On each Client machine, run the Directory

8 • Simple Client Machine Configuration. On each Client machine, run the Directory Utility program in /Applications/Utilities. Click the lock icon and enter the administrator name and password for that machine. It should automatically find the available Directory Server and offer to configure your m...

Page 9 - included Admin Tools have been installed on

9 Go Headless. If you don’t have a monitor (also known as a “head”) for the Xserve in this configuration, you can control everything remotely from a Mac on the same LAN as the Xserve, connected to the same network switch/hub. Install the Admin Tools from the provided Install Disk and use the Server ...

Page 13 - Run the Server Preferences application on your server. Click VPN.

13 • Set Up Your VPN. Run the Server Preferences application on your server. Click VPN. Before you can start the service, you’ll need to enter a Shared Secret (a passphrase) and the starting and ending IP address of a range on your local network (as configured in “TCP/IP Connection” above). You also...

Page 15 - Leopard Server on an Xserve in a Co-location Facility

15 Co-lo-what-now? Co-location is an IT industry term used to describe a hosting service where you provide the server, and the facility provides the power, rack space, Internet connection, and 24/7/365 monitoring. Scenario 3: Leopard Server on an Xserve in a Co-location Facility You’re small and you...

Page 16 - Mac OS X Server gives you a choice of three configurations:; • Registration Information.; Fill in your name and contact information. This will register; • A Few More Questions.; Please provide additional information about how you expect; • Administrator Account.; Create a name, short name, and password for your

16 Getting Help Along the Way If you need help—or simply want more information—you can always click the icon on any screen. This brings up a Help window, which you can keep at the side of the Server Assistant window or Server Preferences pane. As you move through installation and setup, you’ll see t...

Page 18 - You can allow your users to connect to Mac OS X Server when they

18 • Mail Service. You can opt to either be your own primary email server or to relay your mail through your ISP’s outbound mail server. If using this server as a primary email server, you’ll need to have that address listed as a Mail Exchanger in your domain provider’s DNS records. To relay, specif...

Page 20 - Leopard Server on an Xserve for a Workgroup at a

20 Getting Help Along the Way If you need help—or simply want more information—you can always click the icon on any screen. This brings up a Help window, which you can keep at the side of the Server Assistant window or Server Preferences pane. As you move through installation and setup, you’ll see t...

Page 24 - On each Client machine, run the

24 • Simple Client Machine Configuration. On each Client machine, run the Directory Utility program in /Applications/Utilities. Click the lock icon and enter the administrator name and password for that machine. It should automatically find the available Directory Server and offer to configure your ...

Page 25 - The Client Experience; Next Steps

25 The Client Experience Once your server is up and running, it’s easy to get Mac clients connected and more productive.If you recall, we walked through simple steps for using Directory Utility to configure each of your client Macs for each scenario.Once set up, the client Macs are ready to go. When...

Page 26 - For More Information

26 For More Information For more information about Mac OS X Server and other Apple server solutions, visit www.apple.com/server. © 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, FireWire, iCal, iChat, Mac, Mac OS, QuickTime, Xgrid, Xsan, and Xserve are trademarks of Apple Inc., register...

Apple 10.5 Leopard - Manual

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