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    Web Admin Beta Seed 1: Read Me
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    Name: ASIP Web Admin

    Version: Beta Seed 1

    Released: August 5, 1998

    Requires:
    Server Requirements: Macintosh computers running AppleShare IP Server 6.0 Beta Seed 2 software or later. Client Requirements: Macintosh or PC connected to the network running Netscape Communicator 4.0 or later, Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 3.0.1 or later.

    Description:
    The AppleShare IP Web-based Remote Admin Beta Seed 1 is available as part of the AppleShare IP Seed program. It is separately installable on computers running the AppleShare IP 6.0 Beta Seed 2 software or later. Please read the AppleShare IP 6.0 Read Me for additional requirements and installation instructions for the seed software. The Web-based Remote Admin provides a large subset of the functionality of the AppleShare IP Manager, Web & File Admin, Mail Admin, and Print Admin applications except it can be utilized from any Macintosh or PC connected to the network with a supported Web browser.

    Instructions:
    This software consists of a self-mounting Disk Copy compressed image (.smi) file. Download this software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use it. You do not need Disk Copy to access .smi files.

    Other Info:
    Software Disclaimer

    This is not a supported product, but we encourage you to try it and give us feedback. This copy is for evaluation purposes only and is offered at no charge. We cannot guarantee that any subsequent releases will be offered free of charge, but we suggest that you check back frequently for any revisions of this design release.

    Remember the software you are receiving is in development. There are inherent risks in putting unreleased software on your computer. Although we feel the product is stable, there are still risks. We suggest that you not use this product in production or mission critical operations; or where 100% reliability is required. As much as possible, we will respond to problems and provide updates to deal with issues, but we cannot guarantee all problems will be addressed. As added precautions, we recommend that you backup your System Folder and hard drives prior to testing, save your work often and continue to backup your hard drives as often as necessary to protect your data. Apple cannot accept liability for any lost data or other injury.

    Please see the file "Web Admin Beta Seed 1 Read Me" included with this software for additional information.

DISCUSSION

    Web-based Remote Admin Beta Seed 1

    CONTENTS
    • Software Disclaimer
    • Feedback and the AppleShare IP Mailing List
    • Server Requirements
    • Client Requirements
    • Installation and Setup
    • Using Web-based Remote Admin
    • Known Problems
    The AppleShare IP Web-based Remote Admin Beta Seed 1 is available as part of the AppleShare IP Seed program. It is separately installable on computers running the AppleShare IP 6.0 Beta Seed 2 software or later. Please read the AppleShare IP 6.0 Read Me for additional requirements and installation instructions for the seed software.

    The AppleShare IP 6.0 Beta Seed 2 software is available at " http://www.apple.com/appleshareip ".

    The Web-based Remote Admin provides a large subset of the functionality of the AppleShare IP Manager, Web & File Admin, Mail Admin, and Print Admin applications except it can be utilized from any Macintosh or PC connected to the network with a supported Web browser.


    Software Disclaimer
    This is not a supported product, but we encourage you to try it and give us feedback. This copy is for evaluation purposes only and is offered at no charge. We cannot guarantee that any subsequent releases will be offered free of charge, but we suggest that you check back frequently for any revisions of this design release.

    Remember that the software you are receiving is in development. There are inherent risks in putting unreleased software on your computer. Although we feel the product is stable, there are still risks. We suggest that you not use this product in production or mission critical operations; or where 100% reliability is required. As much as possible, we will respond to problems and provide updates to deal with issues, but we cannot guarantee all problems will be addressed. As added precautions, we recommend that you backup your System Folder and hard drives prior to testing, save your work often and continue to backup your hard drives as often as necessary to protect your data. Apple cannot accept liability for any lost data or other injury.

    Feedback and the AppleShare IP Mailing List
    A mailing list for providing feedback on and for discussion of the AppleShare IP seed software is available. We encourage you to join the AppleShare IP mailing list and to provide feedback on the seed release.

    To join the AppleShare IP mailing list, see the web site " www.apple.com/appleshareip ", and look under the heading "Feedback" for more information on how to sign up for the list.

    Please send in your feedback as early as possible in order to have it considered for this release.

    Server Requirements
    Macintosh computers running AppleShare IP Server 6.0 Beta Seed 2 software or later.

    Client Requirements
    Macintosh or PC connected to the network running Netscape Communicator 4.0 or later, Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 3.0.1 or later.

    Installation and Setup

    1. Install AppleShare IP 6.0 Beta Seed 2 or later. Use Easy Install to install all of the services or use Custom Install to install at least the Web & File Server.

    2. Follow the Installation and Setup for AppleShare IP 6.0.

    3. Double click on the WebAdmin Installer to have the Web-based Remote Admin software installed in the Web Folder on your server's startup hard disk.

    4. Launch the AppleShare IP Web & File Admin application and enable the 'Allow remote
    administration via a Web Browser' checkbox in the General panel of the Web & File Settings window."

    5. If the Web & File Server is not running, start the server.

    6. Make sure Web service is enabled in the Web panel of the Web & File Settings window.

    Using Web-based Remote Admin

    You should have previously installed AppleShare IP Web & File Server and started the Web service on your server computer.

    1. To administer the AppleShare IP Server, launch a supported Web browser on any computer connected to the network.

    2. Enter the following URL replacing the "Server-DNS-name" with the AppleShare IP Server's DNS name.

    http://"Server-DNS-name"/WebAdmin/WebAdmin.acgi

    To find out the server's DNS-name, run the AppleShare IP Manager and select the Show Network Info menu item from the Manager menu. You may substitute the server's IP address for the server's DNS-name in the URL if desired.

    Known Problems
    • International characters are not displayed correctly in the Java Login window. This will be fixed in an upcoming seed release.
    • To use Internet Explorer as your Web browser, please set the Java preferences to use the "Microsoft Virtual Machine". This Seed release is incompatible with Internet Explorer when configured to use the Macintosh Runtime Java (MRJ).
    • When attempting to logon multiple times to WebAdmin in the same Internet Explorer session, you will need to select the Refresh function in your Browser to send a new log on page to the server.
    • Using the proxy server settings in your Netscape Communicator's Advanced browser options has been observed to cause timeout problems and a general inability to write any data to the WebAdmin server. If you experience this problem, you may want to choose the "Direct connection to the Internet" option thus disabling the use of the proxy server. If you must continue to use the proxy server settings then talk to your Proxy Server administrator about enabling HTTP write access to server on which you are running the WebAdmin.acgi software.
    • If you do not have Guest access enabled for Web and "Read-Only" guest access for the WebAdmin Folder and its contents, you will be asked to login twice: once for HTTP and once for Web-based Remote Administration. This will be fixed in a later release.
    • Web-based Remote Admin requires the AppleShare IP Web & File Server to be running. Disabling the Web Service in Web Server Settings will immediately terminate your connection and result in a Network connection error from your Web browser.
    • Web-based Remote Admin will not work properly if the "WebAdmin" folder
      inside your Web Folder is moved or renamed. Do not move, rename or delete the "WebAdmin" folder or its contents.


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