IBM LAN Server 4.0 - Quick Start Welcome! Quick Start guides you through the Easy Installation for a server and requesters and tells you how to create user IDs, share directories, and share your network printer. Use the Tailored Installation described in LAN Server: Up and Running! to add or remove advanced features. The LAN Server installation and configuration program checks for appropriate hardware and software. To be sure that you have the hardware and software you need before installing, refer to Required Hardware and Software and Supported Network Adapter Cards. The instructions in the following topics direct you to select items or open objects. To select an item, place the mouse pointer over it, and click mouse button 1. To open an object, place the mouse pointer over the object's icon, and double-click with mouse button 1. Within a window, you can access a field by pressing the Tab key or by placing the mouse pointer over the field and clicking mouse button 1. To display one of the following entries, use mouse button 1 to double-click on the entry. Setting Up IBM Servers o Installing a server o Changing the default user ID o Creating a user ID o Sharing a directory with users o Sharing a printer on the network o Required hardware and software o Supported network adapter cards Setting Up Your IBM Requester o Installing an OS/2 requester o Installing a DOS requester o Changing your password o Accessing a printer on the network o Accessing a directory on the network To install a server: 1. Insert the LAN Server CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. At an OS/2 command prompt, type: d:INSTALL where d is the drive letter. Press Enter. The CD-ROM Installation panel is displayed. 2. Select Install OS/2 LAN Server 4.0, and select OK to display the logo panel. 3. Select OK to display the Easy or Tailored Installation/Configuration window. 4. Select Easy to display the Server Type window. 5. Select OK. If the Hard Disk window is displayed, specify the drive on which you want to install the server, and then select OK to display the Select Network Adapter window. 6. Select the adapter you want to configure, and then select OK to display the Selected Network Adapter Confirmation window. 7. Select OK, and follow the instructions given on subsequent windows. The product code is copied from the CD-ROM onto your workstation's hard disk. Then the Server and Domain Names window is displayed. Complete the following fields: Server name Type a name for this server workstation. The server name must be different from the name of any other workstation or domain on the LAN. Domain name Type the name of the domain to which your requester will belong. (A domain can be a logical grouping such as a department.) 8. Select OK. 9. The Default User ID window is displayed. The default user ID is USERID and the default password is PASSWORD. Select OK. 10. A completion message is displayed when installation is finished. Select OK on the window. 11. Before using the LAN Server product, you must shut down and restart your workstation: a. Stop all running programs. b. Move the mouse pointer to an open area on the desktop, and click mouse button 2 to display the desktop pop-up menu. c. Select Shut down. d. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart your workstation when you are prompted. e. When the desktop is displayed, open the IBM LAN Services folder. f. Double-click on the IBM LAN Server icon to start your server. Changing your Default User ID Change your default user ID and password the first time you log on so that no one can log on as the LAN administrator and access your LAN resources. To change your default user ID and password: 1. Open the LAN Services folder. 2. Open the LAN Server Administration folder. Complete the following fields: User ID Type USERID. Password Type PASSWORD. Select OK. 3. Select OK on the LAN Server/Requester Administration window. 4. Open the Domain container (the icon is a castle). 5. Open the User Accounts folder. 6. Select the User ID Template icon, and while holding down mouse button 2, drag the icon to an open area in the User Accounts folder. The User Accounts notebook is displayed. On the Identity page, complete the following fields: User account name Type a user ID, for example LANADMIN. Description Type a comment, of up to 40 characters, that can help you identify this user ID in a list, for example, LAN administrator user ID. 7. Select the Password tab to display the Password page. 8. Select Yes to change your password. 9. In both the New password and New password confirmation fields, type your new password. 10. Select the Privilege tab. 11. Select Administrator to give administrator privileges to your new user ID . 12. Select Create. 13. Double-click on the icon in the top left corner of the notebook to close the notebook. 14. To display the new user ID in the User Accounts folder, select View from the menu bar, and then select Refresh now. 15. In the LAN Server Administration folder, select Logoff to log off the LAN. 16. Log on to LAN Services again, but this time specify your new user ID and password. 17. When you have confirmed that your new user ID and password work, open the User Accounts folder again and delete the default user ID so that no one else can log on to the LAN as an administrator. Creating a User ID Create a user ID for anyone who needs to access the server from a requester workstation. To create a user ID: 1. On the desktop, open the LAN Services folder. 2. Open the LAN Server Administration folder. 3. Log on with your administrator user ID. Note: If present, the default user ID, USERID, has administrator authority. The default password is PASSWORD. 4. Open the Domain container (the icon is a castle). 5. Open the User Accounts folder. 6. Select the User ID Template icon, and while holding down mouse button 2, drag the icon to an open area in the User Accounts folder. The User Account - Create window is displayed. Complete the following fields: User account name Type a user ID, for example JANESMIT. Description Type a comment, of up to 40 characters, that can help you identify this user ID in a list, for example, Jane Smith's user ID. 7. If you want this user ID to log on with a password: a. Select the Password tab to display the Password page. b. Select Yes to change the password. c. In both the New password and New password confirmation fields, type a new password for this user. The user Id should not be the same as any domain name or machine ID. d. In the lower right corner of the window, select the arrow that points to the right. The second Password page displays. e. Select Account must have password. 8. Select Create. 9. Double-click on the icon in the top left corner of the notebook to close the notebook. 10. To display the new user ID in the User Accounts folder, select View from the menu bar, and then select Refresh now. Sharing a Directory with Users Before you follow this procedure to share a directory with other users: o Log on as an administrator. o Create the users and groups (see Creating a User ID). o Create a subdirectory on your server that you will be using to share with other users. To share a directory with users: 1. Open the LAN Services folder. 2. Open the LAN Server Administration folder. 3. Select OK on the IBM Logo window. 4. Open the Domain container (the icon is a castle). 5. Open the Resource Definitions folder. 6. Select the Directory Alias Template icon, and while holding down mouse button 2, drag the icon to an open area in the Resource Definitions folder. The Directory Alias - Create notebook is displayed. On the Identity page, complete the following fields: Alias Type the name of the directory, for example, USERSDIR. Description Type a comment, of up to 40 characters, that can help you identify the directory in a list, for example Shared with all users. Server Name Type the exact name of your server. (To discover your server's name, open Local Workstations as Settings, and select the server name on which the subdirectory is located.) Path Type the location of the subdirectory, for example, C:\USERSDIR. 7. Keep or change the remaining defaults on the rest of the page as appropriate. 8. Select Create. A message notifies you that you need to create an access control profile. Select OK to display the Access Control Profile notebook. 9. Select the Permissions tab to display the Permissions page. 10. Select Add. 11. Select the users and groups you want to use this alias. 12. Select the permissions you want them to have. (Read access is recommended.) 13. Select Create. A message notifies you to propagate all resources to the subdirectory if appropriate. 14. Select OK. 15. From the menu bar of the Alias Definitions folder, select View, and then select Refresh now. 16. Click once with mouse button 2 on the newly created alias to display the object pop-up menu. 17. Select Start sharing. Users can now access the subdirectory by When you complete this procedure, users can follow the steps in Accessing a directory on the network to access and use the subdirectory. Sharing a network printer: 1. From the Templates folder on the OS/2 desktop, select the Printer icon and drag it to the OS/2 desktop. The Create a Printer window is displayed. 2. In the Name field, type a name for the printer, for example, 1stPrint. 3. Be sure that the printer driver and output port are selected, and then select Create. 4. When the Printer message is displayed, select Yes to confirm that you want to create a Win-OS/2 printer. 5. Insert a Printer Driver diskette in the diskette drive. Select the appropriate driver, and select OK. To share an installed network printer: 1. Open the LAN Services folder. 2. Open the LAN Server Administration folder. 3. Select OK on the IBM Logo window. 4. Open the Domain container (the icon is a castle). 5. Open the Resource Definitions folder. 6. Select the Printer Alias Template icon, and while holding down mouse button 2, drag the icon to an open area in the Resource Definitions folder. The Printer Alias - Create notebook is displayed. On the Identity page, complete the following fields: Alias Type the 8-character name of the printer, for example, NETPRINT. Description Type a comment, of up to 40 characters, that can help you identify the printer in a list, for example Network printer, shared with all users. Server name Type the exact name of your server. (To discover your server's name, open Local Workstations as Settings, and select the server name to which the printer is connected.) Spooler queue name Type the physical name of the printer. (To discover your printer's physical name, click on the Printer icon, on the desktop, with mouse button 2, select the arrow next to Open, and then select Settings to open the Printer notebook. The Identity page contains Physical name field.) 7. Select the General tab to display the General page. 8. Type a name in the Title field, for example, Our Network Printer. 9. Select Create. A message notifies you that the Access Control Profile does not exist. 10. Select OK to display the Access Control Profile notebook. 11. Select the Permissions tab to display the Permissions page. 12. Select Add. 13. Select the user IDs and groups that will use this printer. 14. Select C to give these users permission to use this printer. 15. Select OK. 16. Select Create. 17. Select Selected from the menu bar and then select Start Sharing to share the printer. When you complete this procedure, users can follow the steps in Accessing a Printer on the Network to access and use the printer. Required Hardware and Software Before you install the LAN Server product, be sure your workstations meet the following hardware and software requirements: o Server - A workstation with OS/2 2.1 installed - At least 10 megabytes (MB) of memory (RAM) - At least 40MB of hard-disk space - A supported network adapter o OS/2 requester - A workstation with OS/2 2.1 installed - At least 8MB of RAM - At least 35MB of hard-disk space - A supported network adapter o DOS or Windows requester - A workstation with DOS 3.3, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3 installed - At least 640 kilobytes (KB) of RAM - At least 5MB of hard-disk space - A supported network adapter If you plan to use the Windows interface, Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1 or 3.11 must also be installed. Supported Network Adapter Cards The following network adapter cards are supported for servers and OS/2 requesters: o Cabletron E11 Ethernet Adapter - OS/2 o Cabletron E21 Ethernet Adapter - OS/2 o Cabletron E31 Ethernet Adapter - OS/2 o 3Com 3C503 Etherlink II Adapter o 3Com 3C523 Etherlink/MC Adapter o IBM Token Ring Network 16/4 II o IBM 16/4 Busmaster EISA Adapter o IBM LAN Adapter for Ethernet o IBM LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet o IBM Streamer Family Adapter o IBM PC Network II and Baseband Adapters o IBM PC Network II/A and Baseband/A Adapters o IBM Token-Ring Network Adapter o IBM PCMCIA Token-Ring Network Adapter o IBM SMP Token-Ring Network Adapter o IBM Token-Ring Network Busmaster Server Adapter o IBM LANStreamer Adapter NDIS Device Driver o 3270 Adapter for 3174 Peer Communications o DCA IRMAtrac Token-Ring Adapter/Convertible o IBM PS/2 Adapter for Ethernet Networks o Standard Micro Systems EtherCard PLUS Software-Configured Adapter o Standard Micro Systems EtherCard PLUS Micro Channel Adapter o Dowty Network Systems PC/PS-x1x4/x5 Adapter o IBM Credit Card Adapter for Ethernet with NDIS Support o Cabletron T20 Token-Ring Adapter - OS/2 o Cabletron T30 Token-Ring Adapter - OS/2 o 3Com TokenLink III Network Adapter o Ungermann-Bass NIUpc Adapter o Ungermann-Bass NIUps Adapter To install an OS/2 requester: 1. Insert the LAN Server CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. At an OS/2 command prompt, type: d:INSTALL. where d is the drive letter. Press Enter to display the CD-ROM Installation panel. 2. Select Install OS/2 LAN Requester 4.0, and then select OK. 3. Select OK on the logo panel. 4. Review the important licensing information. You must have a license for each requester before you can install the IBM LAN Requester product. Select OK to display the Easy or Tailored Installation/Configuration window. 5. Select Easy. If the Hard Disk window is displayed, specify the drive on which you want to install the requester, and then select OK to display the Select Network Adapter window. 6. Select the adapter you want to configure, and then select OK to display the Selected Network Adapter Confirmation window. 7. Select OK, and follow the instructions on subsequent windows. The product code is copied from the CD-ROM onto your workstation's hard disk. Then the Requester and Domain Names window is displayed. 8. In the Requester name field, type a name for this requester workstation. The requester name must be different from the name of any other workstation or domain on the LAN. In the Domain name field, type the name of the domain to which your requester will belong. (A domain can be a logical grouping such as a department.) Select OK. A completion message is displayed when installation is finished. 9. Select OK. 10. Before using the LAN Requester product, you must shut down and restart your workstation: a. Stop all running programs. b. Move the mouse pointer to an open area on the desktop, and click mouse button 2 to display the desktop pop-up menu. c. Select Shut down. d. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart your workstation when prompted. e. When the desktop is displayed, open the IBM LAN Services folder. f. Double-click on the IBM LAN Requester icon to start your requester. Installing a DOS Requester If your DOS workstation does not have a CD-ROM drive, you will need to create DOS LAN Services diskettes from which to install DOS LAN Services on the workstation. If the DOS workstation has a CD-ROM drive, you do not need to create DOS LAN Services diskettes. To create DOS LAN Services diskettes: On an OS/2 workstation with a CD-ROM drive: 1. Insert the LAN Server CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. At an OS/2 command prompt, type: d:INSTALL where d is the drive letter. Press Enter. 2. Select OK on the IBM Logo window. 3. Select Make 3.5-inch product diskettes and select OK on the CD-ROM Installation window. 4. Select DOS LAN Services 4.0 and LAN Support Program and select OK. 5. Create the diskettes as instructed. To install a DOS requester: 1. Use the appropriate step for your workstation: o If your DOS workstation has a CD-ROM drive, insert the CD-ROM into the drive. At the DOS command prompt, type: d:INSTALL where d is the drive letter. Press Enter. o If your DOS workstation has no CD-ROM drive, insert DOS LAN Services Diskette 1 into the diskette drive. At the DOS command prompt, type: A:INSTALL where A is the drive letter. Press Enter. 2. Press Enter at the Welcome to Install for DOS LAN Services window. 3. Verify the drive to install DOS LAN Services and press Enter. 4. Enter a unique name for this workstation in the Machine ID field, and press Enter. 5. Enter a unique name for your personal user ID in the User name field and press Enter. 6. Enter the domain name in the Domain name field and press Enter. A domain is a logical grouping such as a department. 7. On the next three windows, verify that the choices are accurate. Select The listed options are correct on each window and press Enter. 8. Insert DOS LAN Services Disk 2 into the drive and press Enter. 9. When you are instructed to restart your workstation, remove the diskette from the drive, and press Enter. Installation is complete. 10. After you have restarted your workstation, start DOS LAN Requester by typing the following at a DOS command prompt: NETGUI To change your password: 1. On the desktop, open the LAN Services folder. 2. Open LAN Server Administration. The LAN Server Logon window is displayed. 3. Your administrator must create a user ID and password for you. Complete the following fields: User ID Type your user ID. Password Type your password if you have one. (The password is not displayed on the screen as you type it.) Select OK. A message is displayed telling you that you have logged on successfully. 4. Select OK on the IBM Logo window. 5. Open the Domain container (the icon is a castle). 6. Open the User Accounts folder. 7. Double-click on your user icon. 8. Select the Password tab. 9. Select Yes to Change Password. 10. Type your current password and then type your new password. 11. Select Set. Contact your administrator if you forget your password. Accessing a Printer on the Network The following procedure shows how to use a network printer to which an administrator has given you access. (First verify that the administrator has set up a network printer for you to access.) To use a printer on the network: 1. Log on to the domain. To log on: a. On the OS/2 Desktop, open the LAN Services folder. b. Double-click on Logon. The LAN Server Logon window is displayed. c. Complete the following fields: User ID Type your user ID. Password Type your password if you have one. (The password is not displayed on the screen as you type it.) d. Select OK. A message is displayed telling you that you have logged on successfully. 2. Create an OS/2 printer icon for your network printer. To create an OS/2 printer icon: a. Open the OS/2 Templates folder. b. Select the Network Printer template icon and, while holding down mouse button 2, drag the icon to an open area on the OS/2 Desktop. The Access Another Network Printer window is displayed. c. Select the down arrow to the right of the Network field and then select LS. d. Type an asterisk (*) in the Server field. e. Select the down arrow to the right of the Resource field and then select your network printer name. f. Select OK. Your network printer icon displays on the OS/2 Desktop. 3. Start your application and print to the network printer. To print to the network printer from your application: a. Start the application you want to use. For example, open Enhanced Editor in the OS/2 Productivity folder. b. Select a file to be printed. For example, select File from the Enhanced Editor's menu bar and then select Open.... Type a new file name (for example, TEST.ASC) and select OK. Type a brief note. c. Print the file on the network printer. For example, select File from the menu bar and then select Print file.... Select the down arrow to the right of the Port field, select your network printer, and then select Print. Your file will now print on the network printer. Accessing a Directory on the Network The following procedure shows how to access a network directory to which an administrator has given you access. Before you follow this procedure, verify that the administrator has set up a network directory for you to access. To access a directory on the network 1. Log on to the domain. To log on: a. On the OS/2 Desktop, open the LAN Services folder. b. Double-click on Logon. The LAN Server Logon window is displayed. c. Complete the following fields: User ID Type your user ID. Password Type your password if you have one. (The password is not displayed on the screen as you type it.) d. Select OK. A message is displayed telling you that you have logged on successfully. 2. Access the network directory using the following procedure: a. Open the OS/2 Network folder. b. Open the LAN Server Resource Browser folder. c. Open icon for the server where the directory resides. Your network directories are displayed.