NetWare Administrator lets you control the security and efficiency of your network by editing the contents and configuration of network Directories.
NetWare Administrator is like a control console. It has a default set of controls known as the browser. Other sets of controls, known as tools, can be installed for specific purposes, such as to configure Directory database partitions and replication.
In the browser, you view each Directory as a tree that contains various network objects. You control access to network resources by assigning properties to these objects, and by creating logical groupings, roles, and so forth.
When you start NetWare Administrator, the browser tool is activated by default. The browser provides various administrative views of the network, which let you organize, browse, and manipulate network resources.
To organize the administrative view of your network, you create containers, which include Country, Locality, Organization,and Organizational Unit objects. For guidelines on designing this view, see the table of contents.
You can also create Alias objects to provide access to the same object from several containers, and Computer objects to track extraneous network hardware.
As mentioned, each browser window displays a single tree, and each tree lets you view the network resources (objects) that are stored in a single Directory. You can open multiple browser windows to view multiple trees. You can expand, collapse, print, and adjust the scope of each view.
You can also move, rename, search for, and edit specific objects. To edit an object, you open its property pages.
You can configure the following aspects of NetWare Administrator:
You can hide, show, and reorder items in the main and detailed views provided by the browser tool. You can also turn on and off the toolbar tips and menu hints.
You can show or hide the toolbar and status bar. You can also select and arrange the items to be included in the toolbar and status bar.
You can specify whether object deletions should require confirmation.
You can specify whether rights information displayed for Alias objects should be taken from the original object or the Alias.
You can add or remove optional capabilities by installing or removing tools. This requires restarting NetWare Administrator.
The syntax you use for the NetWare Administrator command line controls where your preferences are registered.
To get free technical support, contact the reseller you purchased NetWare from, or go to the support web page at http://support.novell.com/. Additional support options are at http://support.novell.com/additional/.
For direct, charged technical support, call 1-800-NETWARE.