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***************************************** READNET.TXT - Amí Professional ver. 1.2 ***************************************** Amí Professional can be installed on networks that are compatible with Microsoft Windows. If you are currently working with Microsoft Windows on your network, you should have no problems installing and running Amí Professional. If you don't have Microsoft Windows, you can install Amí Professional using the SAE Run-Time version of Windows provided with your software. Microsoft indicates that Windows is compatible with any 100% Microsoft networks redirector-based network shells. To determine whether your network software is compatible with the Microsoft networks redirector-based network shell, contact your network software manufacturer. This guide assumes that you are familiar with the network operating system and DOS. It contains detailed information about installing Amí Professional on Novell and 3COM networks; however, similar procedures can be followed to install on other Windows compatible networks. If you are using a Novell network and full Windows/286 or Windows/386, version 2.11, you may need an updated KERNEL.EXE file to correct erratic performance. Errors may vary from problems loading Amí Professional or other Windows applications to problems saving files and system lock-ups. The new version of KERNEL.EXE (for Windows/286 version 2.11) is included on the Amí Professional SAE Setup, Build, & Displays 1 disk. Copy this file from the SAE diskette to your Windows Setup, Build, & Displays 1 diskette, then reinstall Windows so the updated file will be recognized. If you have any questions or problems performing this operation, call Microsoft Technical Support at (206)-454-2030. Before continuing with this guide, make sure you are familiar with: The "Getting Started" section in the User's Guide The "Networks" section in the Reference Manual Regardless of the network you are working with, make sure to read the following sections in this guide: The "Network Support in Amí Professional" section The "Network Installation Issues" section ----------------------------------- Network Support in Amí Professional ----------------------------------- Amí Professional has been designed to take advantage of the sharing capabilities offered by a Local Area Network. There are three features of particular interest: A. File Locking B. User Dictionaries C. Style Sheets A. File Locking: Amí Professional provides file locking to protect against the possibility of simultaneous data update attempts in a network environment. When a user opens a document, the original file is flagged READ-ONLY and can only be modified by the original user. Another user can open the file in READ-ONLY mode, but changes can only be made if the user saves them with a different file name. File locking provides a safe way of sharing documents across the network. If Amí professional is terminated abnormally, as in the case of a power failure, some files may be left in a read-only mode. You can change them back to read-write using Amí Professional's File Management function. B. User Dictionaries: Amí Professional allows each user to maintain his own user dictionary file(s). Each network user can choose between having a customized user dictionary file or sharing a user dictionary file with other users in the network. For more information on installing the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section elsewhere in this guide. C. Style Sheets: Amí Professional provides Style Sheets that can be personalized to each individual user's needs. Style Sheets can also be placed in a shared directory where users can access them but not modify them. --------------------------- Network Installation Issues --------------------------- The following issues must be addressed when installing Amí Professional on a Local Area Network: A. Minimum System Requirements B. File Security C. File Placement D. Hardware Configurations E. User Dictionary File F. TEMP Environment Variable G. Printing A. Minimum System Requirements: Amí Professional requires 3.5 MB of free disk space on the server to store its program files, style sheets and sample files. (Note: disk space requirements vary depending on the number of options installed. You will need approximately 4.3 MB if you install all options.) All workstations must have a minimum of an 80286 processor, 640K of RAM memory, and a Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA graphics display. A mouse is highly recommended but is not required. B. File Security: File attributes and user rights may vary depending on your local area network operating system. Amí Professional can be installed in a directory with just READ/OPEN/SEARCH rights. The user, however, must have full rights to the directory containing his documents, style sheets and user dictionary files. C. File Placement: Amí Professional installs into its own directory, usually \AMIPRO, on the network server. However, each user should have a private directory to hold his personal WIN.INI file, style sheet files, user dictionary file(s), and documents. (Note: This private directory on the server will be referred to as a home directory.) When the installation is complete, the network Supervisor may decide to make the \AMIPRO directory READ ONLY. If this is done, all users will share the user dictionary, and the style sheet, macro, draw and sample document files automatically provided by Amí Professional during the installation. Only the Supervisor (or a user with sufficient rights to the \AMIPRO directory) will be able to edit these files. If users need to be able to make changes to these files, copy the files contained in the \AMIPRO\STYLES, \AMIPRO\DOCS, \AMIPRO\DRAW, and AMIPRO\MACROS directories into similar subdirectories within each user's home directory. For more information about the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section. D. Hardware Configurations: Depending on the hardware configurations of the workstations attached to the network, certain Windows files may need to be copied to a different location on the server, and appropriate CONFIG.SYS files may need to be copied to each workstation's bootup disk. Workstation hardware configurations vary in the following ways: * the type of computer * the type of graphics display adapter * the type of mouse * the amount of RAM Memory (Expanded/Extended) If all the workstations have the same hardware configuration, most of the Windows files can be shared by all the users. However, each user must have his own copy of the WIN.INI file (usually stored in his home directory), and the WIN.INI file located in the \WINDOWS or \AMIPRO directory must be removed. If the workstations have different hardware configurations, there must be a set of Windows program files for each configuration. You will need to install Windows (or SAE Windows) for each configuration. After each installation, you should copy the WIN*.* files located in the \WINDOWS or \AMIPRO directory to a different directory named for the particular configuration. For example, you are installing full Windows and Amí Professional, and all the workstations are identical except that some workstations have Hercules display adapters and some workstations have VGA display adapters. Install Windows twice. The first time, specify Hercules display. When the Windows installation is complete, copy the \WINDOWS\WIN*.* files to a directory called \WINMONO. Install Windows again, and specify VGA display. Then copy the new \WINDOWS\WIN*.* files to a directory called \WINVGA. Now delete the \WINDOWS\WIN*.* files. The other Windows files must remain in the \WINDOWS directory. If any workstations have extended or expanded memory, you should install Windows from one of those stations and specify that additional memory during the installation. Windows will update the workstation's CONFIG.SYS file with two lines: device=himem.sys device=smartdrv.sys NNN (where NNN is the number of kilobytes allocated for the disk cache) Copy this CONFIG.SYS file to the root directory of the drive or disk used to boot any workstation with additional memory. You may need to modify the NNN value to accommodate different memory configurations on the workstations. Note: Each workstation's CONFIG.SYS file should also contain, as a minimum, a files=20 statement. Remember: If you have workstations with varying display adapters, mice, and memory configurations, you will need to install for every possible combination and create separate directories to hold each set of WIN*.* files. E. User Dictionary File: Each user can have his own personal copy of a user dictionary file if a line specifying the path for that file (for example, userdictionary=m:\users\beverly) is added to the [AmiPro] section of his WIN.INI file. Amí Professional will automatically create the user dictionary file, VEAMAB51.LEX, in the directory specified in this path the first time the user dictionary file is accessed. Note: Do not modify the dictionary= line in the user's WIN.INI file. Amí Professional uses this information to find the main dictionary file. In order for the user to be able to add words and edit the user dictionary file, the directory specified for the user dictionary must exist and the user must have all rights to it. As an alternative, the network Supervisor may decide to maintain a shared user dictionary file in the \AMIPRO directory and grant READ ONLY rights to it. If this is done, all users will share the user dictionary but only the Supervisor (or a user with sufficient rights to the \AMIPRO directory) will be able to add words and edit the user dictionary file. F. TEMP Environment Variable: Amí Professional and Windows use temporary files to maintain information. These temporary files are created in the root directory of the current logged drive, where the user may not have rights to create and write files, unless a TEMP environment variable is specified in the user's AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example, the following line typed in a user's AUTOEXEC.BAT file will cause the temporary files to be created and maintained in the C:\TEMPDIR directory. SET TEMP=C:\TEMPDIR Before running Amí Professional, SET the TEMP environment variable for each user to either a network drive or a local drive. Setting the TEMP environment variable to a local hard disk drive, if available, will improve speed by reducing network traffic. However, on Novell networks, setting the TEMP environment variable to a local drive may cause problems with saving files that contain imported graphics, drawings, or charts. If you experience problems saving files that contain the above items, set the TEMP environment variable to a network drive. The TEMP environment variable cannot be set to a removable media drive (a floppy disk drive or Bernoulli box). Each user must have full rights to the directory that will hold his TEMP files. Since each workstation maintains its own environment, the TEMP environment variable must be SET on each workstation running Amí Professional. G. Printing: Network printing is normally achieved by re-routing a local port to a network printer spooler. Make sure that you re-route or link the local port to the correct network spooler before running Amí Professional. Otherwise, the print job will be sent to the local printer port. Since most networks have their own spooling systems, you should disable the spooler provided by Windows by specifying spooler=no in each user's WIN.INI file. Having two spoolers may create conflicts and even slow down the printing process. ----------------------------------------------------------- Installing Windows and Amí Professional on a Novell Network ----------------------------------------------------------- This section is divided into four parts, each containing information about installing or printing. A. Installing Amí Professional if Microsoft Windows is already installed on a Novell Network B. Installing Microsoft Windows and Amí Professional on a Novell Network C. Installing Amí Professional with SAE Microsoft Windows on a Novell Network D. Printing on a Novell Network A. Installing Amí Professional if Microsoft Windows is already installed on a Novell Network: 1. Login as the network Supervisor. 2. Make sure there is a copy of the WIN.INI file in the \WINDOWS directory. During installation, Amí Professional will open the \WINDOWS\WIN.INI file and copy necessary information to an [AmiPro] section. 3. Insert the Amí Professional Program Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive you want to use for the installation. (Note: You will use only the disks labeled Program Disks.) 4. Make the floppy disk drive containing Program Disk 1 the current drive by typing the drive letter followed by a colon and pressing RETURN. 5. Type INSTALL and press RETURN. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note: The installation program uses C:\WINDOWS as the default directory for Microsoft Windows. If Microsoft Windows is installed in a different directory (for example, F:\APPS\WINDOWS), make sure you specify the correct drive letter and directory name when asked to do so. 7. After Amí Professional has been installed, rename or delete the \WINDOWS\WIN.INI file, and add the [AmiPro] information contained in the \AMIPRO\AMINI.TXT file to each user's WIN.INI file. The first section of text should be copied into the AMIPRO section of the WIN.INI, and the second section should be copied into the AMIVISD section of the WIN.INI. If there is no AMIVISD section, one should be created. 8. If necessary, modify each user's login script so that it includes search paths to both the \WINDOWS directory and the directory containing his WIN.INI file (usually his home directory). 9. Make sure that all users have a minimum of READ, OPEN and SEARCH rights to the \AMIPRO and \WINDOWS directories. Users should also have all rights to their home directories. You can create a User Group to assign the trustee rights; consult Novell's Reference Manuals for information about creating User Groups. Notes: You can create an Amí Professional STYLES directory in each user's home directory and copy the style sheet files from the \AMIPRO\STYLES directory into it. This will provide customized style sheets for each user. Change the Style Sheet Path option under Edit/Defaults/Paths to the correct STYLES directory for each user. In order to provide each user with a personal copy of the user dictionary, the [AmiPro] section in his WIN.INI file must contain a line indicating the location of the user dictionary file (for example, userdictionary=m:\users\beverly), and the user must have all rights to the assigned directory. For more information on installing the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section found elsewhere in this guide. When the installation is complete, you should have the following new files and directories on the network: An \AMIPRO directory that contains all the Amí Professional files, including an \AMIPRO\STYLES directory with the Amí Professional style sheets and an \AMIPRO\DOCS directory with some sample documents, and AMIPRO\DRAW directory with the symbols files (clip art), and an \AMIPRO\MACROS directory with the macros. B. Installing Microsoft Windows and Amí Professional on a Novell Network: 1. Login as the network Supervisor and install Windows on the server following Microsoft's instructions. 2. Create a home directory on the server for each user who will be sharing Windows and Amí Professional. 3. If all the workstations attached to the Novell Network have the same hardware configuration (the same type of computer, display adapter, mouse, and memory configuration), most of the Windows files can be shared by all the users. However, each user must have his own copy of the WIN.INI file (usually stored in his home directory). 4. If the workstations attached to the Novell Network have different hardware configurations (different type of computer, display adapter, mouse, or memory configuration), there must be a full set of Windows program files for each configuration. Install Windows on the server for one type of hardware configuration. 5. Create a new directory on the server for the hardware configuration you just installed. For example, F:\WINMONO for stations with Hercules display adapters F:\WINVGA for stations with VGA display adapters 6. Copy the \WINDOWS\WIN*.* files to the hardware configuration directory. For example, if you installed Windows for stations with Hercules display adapters under F:\WINDOWS and you created a directory called F:\WINMONO for this hardware configuration, then you would use the following copy command: COPY F:\WINDOWS\WIN*.* F:\WINMONO The following files should be copied: WIN.COM WIN.INI WIN200.BIN WIN200.OVL WINOLDAP.GRB WINOLDAP.MOD These files contain all the necessary information for the particular hardware configuration you installed. 7. Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 for each remaining hardware configuration. For each installation, specify the same network directory name for Windows. Note: If any workstations have extended or expanded memory, you should install Windows from one of those stations and specify that additional memory is available during the installation. Windows will update the workstation's config.sys file with two lines: device=himem.sys device=smartdrv.sys NNN (where NNN is the number of bytes allocated for the disk cache) Copy this config.sys file to the root directory of the drive or disk used to boot any workstation with additional memory. You may need to modify the NNN value to accommodate different memory configurations on the workstations. Note: Each workstation's config.sys file should also contain, as a minimum, a files=20 statement. Remember: If you have workstations with varying display adapters, mice, and memory configurations, you will need to install for every possible combination and create separate directories to hold each set of WIN*.* files. 8. Install Amí Professional as described in steps 2-6 of "Installing Amí Professional if Microsoft Windows is already installed on the network" in part A of this section. 9. For each user, copy the WIN.INI file that matches the user's hardware configuration from the appropriate hardware configuration directory to his home directory. 10. After Amí Professional has been installed, delete the \WINDOWS\WIN*.* files, and rename or remove the WIN.INI file in each of the hardware configuration directories. Add the information contained in the \AMIPRO\AMINI.TXT file to each user's WIN.INI file. 11. Modify each user's login script so that it includes search paths for these directories in this order: S1 - Search path to the \DOS directory S2 - Search path to the hardware configuration directory that contains the WIN*.* files for the station's configuration S3 - Search path to the \WINDOWS directory S4 - Search path to the user's home directory S5 - Search path to the \AMIPRO directory 12. Make sure that all users have a minimum of READ, OPEN and SEARCH rights to the \AMIPRO, \WINDOWS and hardware configuration directories. Users should also have full rights to their home directories. You can create a User Group to assign the trustee rights; consult Novell's Manuals for information about creating User Groups. Notes: You can create an Amí Professional STYLES directory in each user's home directory and copy the style sheet files from the \AMIPRO\STYLES directory into it. This will provide customized style sheets for each user. Change the Style Sheet Path option under Edit/Defaults/Paths to the correct STYLES directory for each user. In order to provide each user with a personal copy of the user dictionary, the [AmiPro] section in his WIN.INI file must contain a line indicating the location of the user dictionary file (for example, userdictionary=m:\users\beverly), and the user must have all rights to the assigned directory. For more information on installing the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section found elsewhere in this guide. When the installation is complete, you should have the following new files and directories on the network: A \WINDOWS directory that contains all the Windows files except the WIN*.* files An \AMIPRO directory that contains all the Amí Professional files, including an \AMIPRO\STYLES directory with the Amí Professional style sheets and an \AMIPRO\DOCS directory with some sample documents and macros. One hardware configuration directory for each type of installed hardware configuration. These directories should contain all the WIN*.* files except the WIN.INI file. A home directory for each user that contains a WIN.INI file. (A user dictionary file and a STYLES sub-directory in each user's home directory are optional.) C. Installing Amí Professional with SAE Microsoft Windows on a Novell Network: 1. Login as the network Supervisor and completely install SAE Windows and Amí Professional. To install SAE Windows and Amí Professional on the server, follow the instructions found in the Amí Professional User's Guide, "Installing Amí Professional with SAE Microsoft Windows." 2. Create a home directory on the server for each user who will be sharing Windows and Amí Professional. 3. If all the workstations attached to the Novell Network have the same hardware configuration (the same type of computer, display adapter, mouse, and memory configuration), most of the Windows files can be shared by all the users. However, each user must have his own copy of the WIN.INI file (usually stored in his home directory). 4. If the workstations attached to the Novell Network have different hardware configurations (different type of computer, display adapter, mouse, or memory configuration), there must be a full set of Windows program files for each configuration. Install SAE Windows on the server for one type of hardware configuration. 5. Create a new directory on the server for the hardware configuration you just installed. For example, F:\SAEMONO for stations with Hercules display adapters F:\SAEVGA for stations with VGA display adapters 6. Copy the \AMIPRO\WIN*.* files to the hardware configuration directory. For example, if you installed Amí Professional for stations with Hercules display adapters under F:\AMIPRO and you created a directory called F:\SAEMONO for this hardware configuration, then you would use the following copy command: COPY F:\AMIPRO\WIN*.* F:\SAEMONO The following files should be copied: WIN.INI WIN200.BIN WIN200.OVL These files contain all the necessary information for the particular hardware configuration you installed. 7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 for each remaining hardware configuration. For each installation, specify the same network directory name for Amí Professional. Note: If any workstations have extended or expanded memory, you should install Windows from one of those stations and specify that additional memory is available during the installation. Windows will update the workstation's config.sys file with two lines: device=himem.sys device=smartdrv.sys NNN (where NNN is the number of bytes allocated for the disk cache) Copy this config.sys file to the root directory of the drive or disk used to boot any workstation with additional memory. You may need to modify the NNN value to accommodate different memory configurations on the workstations. Note: Each workstation's config.sys file should also contain, as a minimum, a files=20 statement. Remember: If you have workstations with varying display adapters, mice, and memory configurations, you will need to install for every possible combination and create separate directories to hold each set of WIN*.* files. 8. For each user, copy the WIN.INI file that matches the user's hardware configuration from the appropriate hardware configuration directory to his home directory. 9. Delete the \AMIPRO\WIN*.* files, and rename or remove the WIN.INI file in each of the hardware configuration directories. Add the information contained in the \AMIPRO\AMINI.TXT file to each user's WIN.INI file. For each user, copy the WINDOWS\WIN.INI file to the user's home directory. 10. Modify each user's login script so that it includes search paths for these directories in this order: S1 - Search path to the \DOS directory S2 - Search path to the hardware configuration directory that contains the WIN*.* files for the station's configuration S3 - Search path to the \AMIPRO directory S4 - Search path to the user's home directory 11. Make sure that all users have a minimum of READ, OPEN and SEARCH rights to the \AMIPRO and hardware configuration directories. Users should also have all rights to their home directories. You can create a User Group to assign the trustee rights; consult Novell's Reference Manuals for information about creating User Groups. Notes: You can create an Amí Professional \STYLES directory in each user's home directory and copy the style sheet files from the \AMIPRO\STYLES directory into it. This will provide customized style sheets for each user. Change the Style Sheet Path option under Edit/Defaults/Paths to the correct STYLES directory for each user. In order to provide each user with a personal copy of the user dictionary file, the [AmiPro] section in his WIN.INI file must contain a line indicating the location of the user dictionary file (for example, userdictionary=m:\users\beverly), and the user must have all rights to the assigned directory. For more information on installing the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section found elsewhere in this guide. When the installation is complete, you should have the following new files and directories on the network: An \AMIPRO directory that contains all the Amí Professional files, including an \AMIPRO\STYLES directory with the Amí Professional Style Sheets and an \AMIPRO\DOCS directory with some sample documents and macros. One hardware configuration directory for each type of installed hardware configuration. These directories should contain all the WIN*.* files except the WIN.INI file. A home directory for each user that contains a WIN.INI file. (A user dictionary file and a STYLES sub-directory in each user's home directory are optional.) D. Printing on a Novell Network: To be able to print to a Novell NetWare network printer, the NetWare spooler must be enabled prior to loading Windows or Amí Professional. For NetWare networks versions 2.0a and below, the spooler command is SPOOL; for NetWare networks versions 2.1 and above, the spooler command is CAPTURE. Examples of NetWare spooler commands where the printer spooler is 0, no banner page is desired (/nb), no form feed is performed (nff), no tab expansion is desired (nt), and a time out of 45 seconds is desired (ti=45) are: NetWare 2.0a or below: SPOOL p0 /nb/nff/nt/ti=45 (re-routes local lpt1: to network p0 printer) NetWare 2.1 or above: CAPTURE p0 /nb/nff/nt/ti=45 (re-routes local lpt1: to network p0 printer) These options may vary, but the most important parameter is the time out period (ti=). For most printing applications, a time-out of 45 seconds (/ti=45) should work fine. When printing to postscript printers, or printing documents with large graphic files, you may need to increase the time out period to 60 seconds or more. Refer to your NetWare manual for more information about printing under Novell NetWare. ---------------------------------------------------------- Installing Windows and Amí Professional on a 3COM Network ---------------------------------------------------------- This section is divided into four parts, each containing information about installing or printing. A. Installing Microsoft Windows on a 3COM Network B. Installing Amí Professional on a 3COM Network C. Installing Amí Professional with SAE Microsoft Windows on a 3COM Network D. Printing on a 3COM Network A. Installing Microsoft Windows on a 3COM Network: 1. Login in as the 3COM Server User. 2. Using the 3F command, link to a Network Drive. 3F Link [Network Drive]: \\Samna\Apps1 3. Change the current drive to the [Network Drive]. 4. Create a directory on the [Network Drive] called \WINDOWS. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS 5. Create a sub-directory under the WINDOWS directory called \PIF. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS\PIF Note: The Windows installation program may not automatically create the necessary sub-directories. Therefore, you must create the required directories in advance. 6. Install Windows on the server following Microsoft's instructions. When asked for the DRIVE and DIRECTORY where WINDOWS should be installed, type: [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS 7. Create a home directory on the server for each user who will be sharing Windows and Amí Professional. 8. If all the workstations attached to the 3COM Network have the same hardware configuration (the same type of computer, display adapter, mouse, and memory configuration), most of the Windows files can be shared by all the users. However, each user must have his own copy of the WIN.INI file (usually stored in his home directory). For each user, copy the [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI file to the user's home directory. Skip to step 15. 9. If the workstations attached to the 3COM Network have different hardware configurations (different type of computer, display adapter, mouse, or memory configuration), there must be a full set of Windows program files for each configuration. Install Windows on the server for one type of hardware configuration, following the directions in step 6. 10. Create a new directory on the server for the hardware configuration you just installed. For example, MKDIR [Network Drive]:\WINVGA for stations with VGA display adapters 11. Copy the [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS\WIN*.* files to the hardware configuration directory. For example, if you installed Windows for stations with VGA display adapters and you created a directory called [Network Drive]:\WINVGA for this hardware configuration, you would use the following copy command: copy [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS\WIN*.* [Network Drive]:\WINVGA The following files should be copied: WIN.COM WIN.INI WIN200.BIN WIN200.OVL WINOLDAP.GRB WINOLDAP.MOD These files contain all the necessary information for the particular hardware configuration you installed. 12. Repeat steps 9, 10 and 11 for each remaining hardware configuration. For each installation, specify the same network directory name for Windows. Note: If any workstations have extended or expanded memory, you should install Windows from one of those stations and specify that additional memory is available during the installation. Windows will update the workstation's config.sys file with two lines: device=himem.sys device=smartdrv.sys NNN (where NNN is the number of bytes allocated for the disk cache) Copy this config.sys file to the root directory of the drive or disk used to boot any workstation with additional memory. You may need to modify the NNN value to accommodate different memory configurations on the workstations. Note: Each workstation's config.sys file should also contain, as a minimum, a files=20 statement. Remember: If you have workstations with varying display adapters, mice, and memory configurations, you will need to install for every possible combination and create separate directories to hold each set of WIN*.* files. 13. For each user, copy the WIN.INI file that matches the user's hardware configuration from the appropriate hardware configuration directory to his home directory. 14. Rename or remove the WIN.INI file in each of the hardware configuration directories. 15. Each workstation must have search paths for these directories: [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS the hardware configuration directory that contains the WIN*.* files for the station's configuration the user's home directory 16. Each workstation must have a minimum of READ, OPEN, and SEARCH rights to the [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS and hardware configuration directories. Users should also have full rights to their home directories. 17. Windows and Amí Professional use temporary files to maintain information. These temporary files are created in the root directory of the current drive, where the user may not have rights to create and write files, unless a TEMP environment variable is specified in the workstation's autoexec.bat file or in the user's logon batch file. To create a directory to maintain the temporary files, type: MKDIR [Network Drive]:\TEMPDIR Then type the following line in each workstation's autoexec.bat file or in each user's logon batch file to cause the temporary files to be created and maintained in the [Network Drive]:\TEMPDIR: SET TEMP=[Network Drive]:\TEMPDIR The TEMP environment variable cannot be set to a removable media drive (a floppy disk drive or Bernoulli box). Each user must have full rights to the directory that will hold his TEMP files. Since each workstation maintains its own environment, the TEMP environment variable must be SET on each workstation running Amí Professional. B. Installing Amí Professional on a 3COM Network: 1. Login in as the 3COM Server User. 2. Using the "3F" command, link to a Network Drive. 3F Link [Network Drive]: \\Samna\Apps1 3. Change the current drive to the [Network Drive]. 4. Create a directory on the [Network Drive] called \AMIPRO. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO 5. Create a sub-directory under the AMIPRO directory called \STYLES. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\STYLES 6. Create a sub-directory under the AMIPRO directory called \DOCS. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\DOCS Note: The installation program may not automatically create the necessary sub-directories. Therefore, you must create the required directories in advance. 7. Make sure there is a copy of the WIN.INI file in the [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS directory. During installation, Amí Professional will open the [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI file and copy necessary information to an [AmiPro] section. 8. Insert the Amí Professional Program Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive you want to use for the installation. 9. Make the floppy disk drive containing Program Disk 1 the current drive by typing the drive letter followed by a colon and pressing RETURN. 10. Type INSTALL and press RETURN. 11. When asked for the DRIVE and DIRECTORY where Amí Professional should be installed, type: [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO When asked for the DRIVE and DIRECTORY where Windows is installed, type: [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS 12. Follow the instructions on the screen. 13. After Amí Professional has been installed, rename or delete the [Network Drive]:WINDOWS\WIN.INI file, and add the [AmiPro] information contained in the \AMIPRO\AMINI.TXT file to each user's WIN.INI file. 14. Make sure that all users have a minimum of READ, OPEN and SEARCH rights to the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO and [Network Drive]:\WINDOWS directories. Users should also have all rights to their home directories. Notes: You can create an Amí Professional STYLES directory in each user's home directory and copy the style sheet files from the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\STYLES directory into it. This will provide customized style sheets for each user. Change the Style Sheet Path option under Edit/Defaults/Paths to the correct STYLES directory for each user. In order to provide each user with a personal copy of the user dictionary, the [AmiPro] section in his WIN.INI file must contain a line indicating the location of the user dictionary file (for example, userdictionary=m:\users\beverly), and the user must have all rights to the assigned directory. For more information on installing the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section found elsewhere in this guide. When the installation is complete, you should have the following new files and directories on the network: A [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO directory that contains all the Amí Professional files, including a [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\STYLES directory with the Amí Professional style sheets and a [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\DOCS directory with some sample documents, a [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\DRAW directory with symbols files (clip art), and a [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\MACROS directory with several macros. C. Installing Amí Professional with SAE Microsoft Windows on a 3COM Network: 1. Login in as the 3COM Server User. 2. Using the "3F" command, link to a Network Drive. 3F Link [Network Drive]: \\Samna\Apps1 3. Change the current drive to the [Network Drive]. 4. Create a directory on the [Network Drive] called \AMIPRO. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO 5. Create a sub-directory under the AMIPRO directory called \STYLES. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\STYLES 6. Create a sub-directory under the AMIPRO directory called \DOCS. MKDIR [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\DOCS Note: The installation program may not automatically create the necessary sub-directories. Therefore, you must create the required directories in advance. 7. Install SAE Windows and Amí Professional on the server following the instructions found in the Amí Professional User's Guide, "Installing Amí Professional with SAE Microsoft Windows." When asked for the DRIVE and DIRECTORY where Amí Professional should be installed, type: [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO 8. Create a home directory on the server for each user who will be sharing Amí Professional. 9. If all the workstations attached to the 3COM network have the same hardware configuration (the same type of computer, display adapter, mouse, and memory configuration), most of the Windows files can be shared by all the users. However, each user must have his own copy of the WIN.INI file (usually stored in his home directory). For each user, copy the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\WIN.INI file to the user's home directory. Then rename or remove the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\WIN.INI file. Skip to step 16. 10. If the workstations attached to the 3COM Network have different hardware configurations (different type of computer, display adapter, mouse, or memory configuration), there must be a full set of Windows program files for each configuration. Install SAE Windows on the server for one type of hardware configuration, following the directions in step 7. 11. Create a new directory on the server for the hardware configuration you just installed. For example, MKDIR [Network Drive]:\SAEVGA for stations with VGA display adapters 12. Copy the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\WIN*.* files to the hardware configuration directory. For example, if you installed Windows for stations with VGA display adapters and you created a directory called [Network Drive]:\SAEVGA for this hardware configuration, you would use the following copy command: copy [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\WIN*.* [Network Drive]:\SAEVGA The following files should be copied: WIN.INI WIN200.BIN WIN200.OVL These files contain all the necessary information for the particular hardware configuration you installed. 13. Repeat steps 10, 11 and 12 for each remaining hardware configuration. For each installation, specify the same network directory name for Windows. Note: If any workstations have extended or expanded memory, you should install Windows from one of those stations and specify that additional memory is available during the installation. Windows will update the workstation's config.sys file with two lines: device=himem.sys device=smartdrv.sys NNN (where NNN is the number of bytes allocated for the disk cache) Copy this config.sys file to the root directory of the drive or disk used to boot any workstation with additional memory. You may need to modify the NNN value to accommodate different memory configurations on the workstations. Note: Each workstation's config.sys file should also contain, as a minimum, a files=20 statement. Remember: If you have workstations with varying display adapters, mice, and memory configurations, you will need to install for every possible combination and create separate directories to hold each set of WIN*.* files. 14. For each user, copy the WIN.INI file that matches the user's hardware configuration from the appropriate hardware configuration directory to his home directory. 15. After Amí Professional has been installed, rename or delete the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\WIN*.* file, and the WIN.INI file in each of the hardware configuration directories. Add the [AmiPro] information contained in the \AMIPRO\AMINI.TXT file to each user's WIN.INI file. 16. Each workstation must have search paths for these directories: [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO the hardware configuration directory that contains the WIN*.* files for the station's configuration the user's home directory 17. Each workstation must have a minimum of READ, OPEN, and SEARCH rights to the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO and hardware configuration directories. Users should also have full rights to their home directories. 18. Windows and Amí Professional use temporary files to maintain information. These temporary files are created in the root directory of the current drive, where the user may not have rights to create and write files, unless a TEMP environment variable is specified in the workstation's autoexec.bat file or in the user's logon batch file. To create a directory to maintain the temporary files, type: MKDIR [Network Drive]:\TEMPDIR Then type the following line in each workstation's autoexec.bat file or in each user's logon batch file to cause the temporary files to be created and maintained in the [Network Drive]:\TEMPDIR: SET TEMP=[Network Drive]:\TEMPDIR The TEMP environment variable cannot be set to a removable media drive (a floppy disk drive or Bernoulli box). Each user must have full rights to the directory that will hold his TEMP files. Since each workstation maintains its own environment, the TEMP environment variable must be SET on each workstation running Amí Professional. Notes: You can create an Amí Professional STYLES directory in each user's home directory and copy the style sheet files from the [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\STYLES directory into it. This will provide customized style sheets for each user. Change the Style Sheet Path option under Edit/Defaults/Paths to the correct STYLES directory for each user. In order to provide each user with a personal copy of the user dictionary, the [AmiPro] section in his WIN.INI file must contain a line indicating the location of the user dictionary file (for example, userdictionary=m:\users\beverly), and the user must have all rights to the assigned directory. For more information on installing the user dictionary, refer to the "User Dictionary File" section found elsewhere in this guide. When the installation is complete, you should have the following new files and directories on the network: A [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO directory that contains all the Amí Professional files, including a [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\STYLES directory with the Amí Professional style sheets and a [Network Drive]:\AMIPRO\DOCS directory with some sample documents and macros. One hardware configuration directory for each type of installed hardware configuration. These directories should contain all the WIN*.* files except the WIN.INI file. A home directory for each user that contains a WIN.INI file. (A user dictionary file and a STYLES sub-directory in each user's home directory are optional.) D. Printing on a 3COM Network: 1. Login as the 3COM Server User. 2. To make a network printer available to the users, the printer must be shared using the 3P SHARE command: 3P SHARE [ShareName]=[PhysicalPort] (where [ShareName] is the name you want to assign to the network printer and [PhysicalPort] is the port on the server where the printer is connected, for example, lpt1, com1, etc.) Consult the 3COM PC Server Manual for information about Printer Sharing. 3. Once the server port is shared and the printer has been assigned a ShareName, users can re-route their workstation's local port to the network printer by linking to the ShareName. 3P LINK [ShareName] [PortName] (where [ShareName] is the name assigned to the network printer and [PortName] is a physical port on the workstation, for example, lpt1, com1, etc.) Note: If the workstation has a local printer, make sure that the [PortName] linked to the network printer is different than the one used for the local printer. Consult the 3COM PC Server Manual for information about Printer Sharing. Note: Print jobs sent to a port that has been linked to a network printer assigned a ShareName will print on the network printer even if a local printer is connected to that port.