ShareWay IP Gateway User's Guide

Introduction

The ShareWay IP Gateway, from Open Door Networks Inc., brings TCP/IP accessibility to any AppleShare-compatible (AFP) server. With ShareWay IP, regardless of whether you're running Apple's personal file sharing, AppleShare, or an AFP server on a non-Macintosh OS, you can make that server available over your organization's intranet, or over the Internet itself.

By enabling TCP/IP access to AFP servers, ShareWay IP Gateway makes it possible to:

Make AppleShare servers or Apple's personal file sharing on any Macintosh accessible from anywhere on your intranet -- even from sections not running AppleTalk -- or over the Internet.
Make non-Macintosh AFP services, such as those on Windows NT, Novell Netware or Unix accessible from anywhere on your intranet, or over the Internet.
Begin to turn off the AppleTalk protocol on your intranet without losing the benefits of traditional AppleTalk services.

ShareWay IP Gateway is available in three editions:

ShareWay IP Personal Edition is for use with the Mac OS's built-in personal file sharing.
ShareWay IP Standard Edition can target any single AFP (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) server.
ShareWay IP Professional Edition can target multiple servers from a single Macintosh, providing efficient resource utilization and allowing centralized administration of IP access to AFP servers.

This User's Guide provides details of the Personal and Standard Edition of ShareWay IP. A separate User's Guide is available for the Professional Edition. The choice of which edition to use for your specific situation is discussed in depth at Open Door's Web site.

What's New In ShareWay IP 2.0

Support for AppleTalk-like point-and-click access - ShareWay IP 2.0 registers with Mac OS 8.5's implementation of the Internet-standard Service Location Protocol (SLP). With SLP, AFP servers supported by ShareWay IP can be located through a dynamic Chooser-like interface, such as that included with Open Door's AFP Engage! 2.0 product.
AFP Engage! included - a single-user license for AFP Engage 2.0 is included with each license for ShareWay IP 2.0. AFP Engage! greatly simplifies access to AFP servers over TCP/IP networks.
Real-time connection logging - ShareWay IP can log connection attempts, providing a detailed record of server accesses and enhancing security.
Background-only support - ShareWay IP can be run in the background with no user interface, making it useful to network administrators who don't want users configuring or accidentally quitting ShareWay IP.
Full Mac OS 8.5 support.

Table of Contents
Getting Started

System Requirements
Pre-installation
Installation
Setup (Standard Edition)
Setup (Personal Edition)
Setup (Background)
Starting ShareWay IP At Boot Time
Accessing the Targeted Server

Using ShareWay IP

The Status Window
Changing the Target Server
The Background Version
Administration of the Background Version
Security
Logging
Number of Users Supported
Methods of Accessing the Targeted Server
Serial Numbers

Log File Format

Log File Format
Sample Log Lines
AFP Error Codes

How ShareWay IP Works

File Sharing
SLP Registration

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Tips

This entire User's Guide is copyright (C) 1997-1999 Open Door Networks, Inc. ShareWay IP is a trademark of Open Door Networks, Inc.

Getting Started	System Requirements Pre-installation Installation Setup (Standard Edition) Setup (Personal Edition) Setup (Background) Starting ShareWay IP At Boot Time Accessing the Targeted Server
Using ShareWay IP	The Status Window Changing the Target Server The Background Version Administration of the Background Version Security Logging Number of Users Supported Methods of Accessing the Targeted Server Serial Numbers
Log File Format	Log File Format Sample Log Lines AFP Error Codes
How ShareWay IP Works	File Sharing SLP Registration
Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting Tips