This article contains the following frequently asked questions (FAQ) about AppleShare IP 6 Web Service, with answers to those questions.

For the first part of this article, see

Article 24556: " AppleShare IP 6: Web Service FAQ, Part 2"

Questions answered in this article:

1. Can you run additional HTTP applications on the same computer as the AppleShare IP Web Server, such as FileMaker Pro 4.0?
2. Can you run streaming video on the AppleShare IP Web Server?
3. How do you set secure administrator access to the Web Server for plug-in configuration?
4. How do you set MIME types for a plug-in?
5. Does AppleShare IP 6 provide remote administration support? I see a checkbox for it.
6. Does the AppleShare IP 6 web server work with alias resolution?
7. Under what condition(s) can the error log stop recording error conditions?
8. Can I upload files to the AppleShare IP 6 Web server?
9. How do I set the default web page for At Ease for use with the At Ease Web Plug-in?

Question 1: Can you run additional HTTP applications on the same computer as the AppleShare IP Web Server, such as FileMaker Pro 4.0?

Answer : Yes. Other HTTP apps use different web ports.

Question 2 : Can you run streaming video on the AppleShare IP Web Server?

Answer : Yes. With Quicktime 3.0 installed (browser plugins), you can access and run .MOV files. This also requires that the client is running Quicktime 3.0.

Question 3 : How do you set secure administrator access to the Web Server for plug-in configuration?

Answer : First, please check with your plug-in developer documentation for specific instructions for that plug-in. Basically the standard setup is as follows:

1. If you access and configure the plug-in by a URL such as "

http://yourserver.com/admin.xxxx

", create a folder at the Web Server root level.

2. In the Web & File Administration, select this folder.

3. Set the privileges for a registered user (admin).

4. When you access that URL location, you will be prompted for your username and password. Once you type in this information, you can proceed to configure the plug-in.

Answer : Most of the time plug-ins register their own MIME types (which are viewable in the plug-in messages file or in LogDoor). If your plug-in uses a suffix like .XXXX, you can set it up under Server Menu's Web MIME option. First Create New Type; select "Execute..." action and select your plug-in in it's folder. Enter the suffix (such as .XXXX); file type and creator type can both be set to *. The MIME type can be text/html for standard web pages. Check the plug-in developer documentation for specific instructions for that plug-in.

Question 5 : Does AppleShare IP 6 provide remote administration support? I see a checkbox for it.

Answer : At this time, remote web administration is not available.

Question 6 : Does the AppleShare IP 6 web server work with alias resolution?

Answer : Yes. Place the alias in the directory for the web page that is referenced. You will need to place a link to the alias on your web page. If the alias resolves to an item in a secure folder, the client will have to provide a username and password in order to access that item.

Question 7 : Under what condition(s) can the error log stop recording error conditions?

Answer : This can occur if you have run out of hard disk space.

Question 8 : Can I upload files to the AppleShare IP 6 Web server?

Answer : Yes. You can edit files and then upload them to replace the same filename currently stored on the AppleShare IP 6 Web server. You will need to be a registered User on the Web server. The User must have read-write privileges set for the folder where the file resides. In addition, the Upload plug-in is required and is installed by the AppleShare IP installer. On the computer that has the files to be uploaded to the server, open a Web browser program and type the following in a browser's URL address box:

• To upload into current Web Folder:

  http://yourservername/.upload

• To upload into a specific directory:

  http://yourservername/folderA/.upload

  
  Note : Netsape Navigator only uploads the data fork of a file. Internet Explorer encodes all files using MacBinary and uploads both the data and resource forks.

Answer : Follow the same instructions for selecting your default html page in the Web & File Admin program. The At Ease Web Plug-in requires QuickTime to be installed on the server. If QuickTime is not installed, a user may get this message when trying to visit your Web site:

404 Not Found  No such object exists on this server.

/Plug-Ins/AtEaseWebPlugIn/ae.wae.

The At Ease Web Plug-in uses QuickTime to convert the PICT icons on documents to JPEGs before displaying them to the client.