Apple Remote Access Clients Dialing in to the Network

This section describes how to use the Apple Remote Access from Apple Computer, Inc. and the Novell^® Apple Remote Access Service to dial in to the network and establish a remote node connection. Apple Remote Access is the program that you run on the remote Macintosh to connect to the network. You must purchase this product from Apple Computer, Inc.

Before Connecting

Before you make a call using Apple Remote Access, complete the following steps.

1. Install the Apple Remote Access software.

2. (Conditional) If necessary, connect a modem to your Macintosh.

3. Indicate your modem setup in the Remote Access Setup control panel.

4. Verify that the remote users are authorized users on the network.

5. Specify the telephone number.

Establishing a Connection

To dial in to a Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 server (formerly known as the NetWare^® Connect^TM server) using the Apple Remote Access, complete the following steps.

1. Double-click the Apple Remote Access icon to open the program.

   A new untitled connection window appears.

2. Enter your username on the server.

   Make sure that you enter the full NDS^TM (Novell Directory Services^TM) context for your username. For example, if your username is admin and your context is novell, enter admin.novell.

3. If you are prompted for a remote access password, enter your remote access password.

   If you have Apple Remote Access 2.0 and the server is configured to allow the use of a password stored on disk, then you can use the Save My Password option to store your remote access password on disk so that you do not have to enter it each time that you connect.

   If the server is configured to allow remote users to change their passwords, then you can change your remote access password. For more information, refer to Setting the Remote Access Password.

4. Enter the telephone number of the communications port.

5. (Conditional) If you want Apple Remote Access to remind you periodically of your connection, do the following:

   1. Click Options.

   2. Select one of the options in the Connection Reminder box.

   3. If you select Display Alert Every, type a number between 1 and 9999 to tell Apple Remote Access how often, in minutes, to remind you of the connection.

   4. Click OK.

6. Click Connect.

   Apple Remote Access initializes the modem and starts dialing.

   Once you establish a connection, the status window appears.

   If the remote caller is configured for security dialback, then Apple Remote Access sets itself for autoanswer mode and waits for the communications server to call back.

Logging In to the Network

Once you have established a connection, you must log in to the network to use any of its resources.

1. Log in to a Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 server and do the following:

   1. Open the Macintosh Control Panels folder and double-click the MacIPX icon.

   2. Click the AppleTalk icon.

      A list of possible AppleTalk zones and IPXTM gateways appears.

   3. Select an IPX gateway that has a LAN connection to the server that you will access.

   4. Exit MacIPX and close the Control Panels folder.

2. Select the AppleShare* icon in the Chooser window.

   A list of available AppleTalk zones appears, as shown in Figure 10.

   Figure 10
   AppleTalk Zones and Remote Access Servers
   

3. Select the AppleTalk zone that your remote access server belongs to.

4. Select your remote access server and click OK.

5. Log in to the remote access server by specifying your username and password.

   You are prompted to specify an access method.

6. Do one of the following:

   • If you are logging in to a server that has NDS (Novell Directory Services) installed, select Encrypted NetWare Authentication.
   • If you are not logging in to a server that has NDS installed, select Apple Standard UAMS.

   You are now logged in to the server.

   NOTE:  Before disconnecting from your Apple Remote Access session, make sure that you log out of Novell Directory Services.

Setting the Remote Access Password

To provide additional security for the Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 server, the network supervisor can require users to enter another password for the server, in addition to the network password.

Novell recommends that the network supervisor initially configure a remote access password for you and instruct you on how to use that password.

Once you establish a connection, you can change the remote access password, if the server is configured to allow remote users to change the remote access password. You can change the remote access password in two ways:

• If you are using Apple Remote Access 2.0, you can use the Apple Remote Access program to change the remote access password.
• If you are using AppleTalk Remote Access 1.0, you can use the Set Remote Access Password utility provided with the Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 server.

If you are using a Macintosh computer that has a network connection to the server, you must have the MacIPX utility and its associated LAN drivers software installed. MacIPX and its LAN drivers can be installed during Mac2NCS installation. For instructions on installing Mac2NCS, see Installing Mac2NCS.

To run the Set Remote Access Password utility through a modem connection to a server, the following software must be installed on the remote Macintosh:

• MacIPX
• the MacIPX AppleTalk driver
• Novell Client for Macintosh (if you will connect to a Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 server)

To run the Set Remote Access Password utility, complete the following steps.

1. (Conditional) If you are running the Set Remote Password utility through a modem connection to a server, do the following:

   1. Double-click the MacIPX icon in the Macintosh Control Panels folder.

   2. Click the AppleTalk icon.

      A list of AppleTalk zones and possible IPX gateways appears.

   3. Select an IPX gateway that has a LAN connection to the server that you will access.

   4. Exit MacIPX and close the Control Panels folder.

2. Open the folder where the Set Remote Access Password utility is installed.

3. Double-click the Set Remote Access Password icon.

   The Set Remote Access Password window appears, as shown in Figure 11.

   Figure 11
   Set Remote Access Password Window
   

4. In the User ID field, type your username.

5. Enter your current remote access password in the Old Remote Access Password field.

6. Enter a new password in the New Remote Access Password field.

7. Retype the new password in the Retype New Password field.

8. Click OK.

   The utility displays a message informing you that your remote access password has been changed.

You can now use the new remote access password to access the remote access software through Apple Remote Access.

Saving Memory after Connecting

To utilize memory to run other applications on the network, you can close the Apple Remote Access program but still remain connected.

From the File menu, select Quit to close Apple Remote Access. A dialog box appears reminding you of your connection. Click Stay Connected and Quit. Quitting the program has no effect on the connection.

To disconnect from the network, you need to reopen the program.

Disconnecting from the Network

Once you establish a connection, there are three ways to disconnect:

• From the Remote Access Windows menu, select Status and then click Disconnect.
• Quit the Apple Remote Access program while you are connected. When a dialog box appears to remind you of your connection, click Disconnect and Quit. This method frees up memory for your computer to use for other processing.
• Shut down your Macintosh while it is connected. The connection is automatically broken.

We recommend that you use the first method to disconnect from the network. Whatever method you choose, the following message is displayed:

This message does not necessarily mean that the communications server is having problems.