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    About Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater Document and Software
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    This article comprises the Read Me for Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater. This software was released by Apple on January 21, 1999 and is available for downloading from Apple Software Updates Online. You may download the updater directly from the following URL: http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11209

    Description :

    The Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater program updates Network Assistant from version 3.5 (which includes version 3.5.1 of the Network Assistant application and version 3.5 of the Network Assistant Startup extension and Network Assistant Security) to version 3.5.2. Network Assistant 3.5.2 corrects some screen sharing problems with Mac OS 8.5 and some compatibility issues with certain Power Macintosh G3 computers.

    Note: You cannot use this Updater to update the Apple Network Assistant 3.5 Trial version. Network Assistant 3.5.2 corrects the following problems:

    • problems with screen sharing, observing, or controlling Power Macintosh G3 computers and computers using Mac OS 8.5
    • desktop icons sometimes not being redrawn correctly when controlling a computer using Mac OS 8.5
    • incorrect reporting of Ethernet and TCP/IP addresses for remote


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    North American English

    Welcome to Apple Network Assistant 3.5.2

    This document describes Apple Network Assistant 3.5.2 and how to install the software. The Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater program updates Network Assistant from version 3.5 (which includes version 3.5.1 of the Network Assistant application and version 3.5 of the Network Assistant Startup extension and Network Assistant Security) to version 3.5.2.

    Network Assistant 3.5.2 corrects some screen sharing problems with Mac OS 8.5 and some compatibility issues with certain Power Macintosh G3 computers.

    Note: You cannot use this Updater to update the Apple Network Assistant 3.5 Trial version.

    Installing Apple Network Assistant 3.5.2

    The Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater only replaces software that is already installed.

    There are two ways you can update Network Assistant to the new version:

    • Copy the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater to the hard disk of each workstation (or removable storage disk) and perform the update as described in the next section, "Using the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater."
    • Use Network Assistant to update user workstations and other administrator workstations remotely from your administrator workstation using your current version of Network Assistant, as described in "Updating Workstations Using Network Assistant" later in this document.

    Using the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater

    Using the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater on a workstation's hard disk or a removable storage disk, follow these steps:


      1. Open the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater program.

      2. In the dialog box that appears, click Update.

      3. Locate the software indicated in the dialog box using the pop-up file directory, then click Update.


    If the item is not installed on the computer, click Skip. To update a Network Assistant item, it must be installed on the workstation.

    An administrator workstation has the following software installed:

    • Network Assistant Startup extension
    • Network Assistant application It may also have Network Assistant Security installed.

    IMPORTANT: To use an administrator workstation to remotely update user workstations using the Network Assistant application, do not update the Network Assistant application until you've updated the user workstations. See "Updating Workstations Using Network Assistant."

    A user workstation has the following software installed:

    Network Assistant Startup extension It may also have Network Assistant Security installed.

    4. Repeat step 3 to update all necessary software.

    5. Click Quit to quit the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater.

    Updating Workstations Using Network Assistant

    You can use the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater to update the Network Assistant Startup extension and Network Assistant Security on an administrator workstation, then without restarting the workstation, use its current version of Network Assistant to copy the updated Network Assistant software components to user workstations.

    Each user workstation must have the following administrator access privileges (set in the Network Assistant Security program on the workstation):

    • "Allow administrators to"
    • "Restart and shut down this workstation"
    • "Copy items to this workstation"
    • "Delete and replace items on this workstation"

    To update workstations on your network:

      1. On an administrator workstation, open the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater program.

      2. In the dialog box that appears, click Update.

      3. Locate the Network Assistant Startup extension as indicated in the dialog box using the pop-up file directory, then click Update.

      4. When prompted to update Network Assistant, click Skip.

      5. If you want to install Network Assistant Security onto user workstations, locate this item as indicated in the dialog box using the pop-up file directory, then click Update.

      6. Click Quit to quit the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater.

      7. Open Network Assistant and select the workstations you want to update in the Workstation Status window or any report window.

      8. Use the Copy Items command in the Manage menu to copy Network Assistant Startup and Network Assistant Security to user workstations.

      9. With the workstations still selected in the Workstation Status window or any report window, use the Restart command in the Manage menu to restart the workstations. The user workstations are now updated.

      10. Quit Network Assistant.

      11. Open the Network Assistant 3.5.2 Updater and update the Network Assistant application on your workstation.

      12. Restart your workstation.


    Changes in Network Assistant 3.5.2
    • Network Assistant 3.5.2 corrects the following problems:
    • Issues with screen sharing, observing, or controlling Power Macintosh G3 computers and computers using Mac OS 8.5
    • Desktop icons sometimes not being redrawn correctly when controlling a computer using Mac OS 8.5incorrect reporting of Ethernet and TCP/IP addresses for remote workstations using a DHCP server

    IMPORTANT: To take advantage of this fix, you must remove all workstations you added using TCP/IP from your workstation lists in Network Assistant, and add them again.
    • problems with Talk and Announce features on iMac computers
    • inability to take "complete" control of an iMac or other computer with a USB mouse
    • workstations replicating themselves in the Workstations List in the Network Assistant 3.5 Kanji version

    Minor Limitations
    • For the best screen sharing performance when using Mac OS 8.0 or later, there should not be a large number of icons on the desktop.
    • The Copy Item feature can be used to copy a locked file to a workstation, but the copied file will not be locked.
    • You cannot use Network Assistant 3.5.2 to change the volume setting on an iMac computer.


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