Mac OS X System Administration

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
Part I: Plan and Create the Network......Page 24
1 Plan Your Mac Network......Page 26
Choosing How to Connect Your Network......Page 27
Choosing Network Hardware......Page 32
Choosing Which Version of TCP/IP to Use......Page 36
Getting the Information for Setting Up Your Internet Connection......Page 37
2 Set Up the Network Hardware......Page 38
Installing a Wired Network......Page 39
Installing a Wireless Network......Page 40
3 Set Up Your Mac OS X Server......Page 66
Installing Mac OS X Server from Scratch......Page 67
Performing the Initial Configuration......Page 71
Upgrading Mac OS X Client to Mac OS X Server......Page 93
4 Secure Your Server......Page 96
Updating Your Server with the Latest Fixes......Page 97
Securing Your Server’s Hardware......Page 103
Securing Your Server’s Software......Page 104
5 Set Up Open Directory......Page 120
Understanding Directory Services and Their Advantages......Page 121
Planning Your Network’s Directory......Page 126
Setting Up Open Directory on Your Servers......Page 129
Managing Your Servers Remotely......Page 143
6 Set Up Client Systems......Page 148
Setting Up a Client Mac Manually......Page 149
Creating Images with System Image Utility......Page 151
Creating an Image from a Mac You’ve Set Up......Page 176
Turning On and Setting Up the NetBoot Service......Page 178
Setting a Mac Client to Install from a NetInstall Image......Page 182
7 Create and Control Users and Groups......Page 184
Understanding the Essentials of Accounts......Page 185
Creating a User in Server Preferences......Page 189
Working with Groups in Server Preferences......Page 199
Creating and Editing Accounts with Workgroup Manager......Page 203
Creating and Editing Groups in Workgroup Manager......Page 215
Creating Computer Accounts in Workgroup Manager......Page 219
Creating Computer Groups in Workgroup Manager......Page 220
8 Add the iPhone or iPod touch to Your Network......Page 222
Automating the Configuration of an iPhone or iPod touch......Page 223
Setting Up an iPhone or iPod touch Manually......Page 242
Activating Your iPhones......Page 243
Part II: Provide Services and Applications......Page 244
9 Configure the Web Service and Control Internet Access......Page 246
Setting Up the Web Server on the Web Service......Page 247
Setting Up a Website......Page 252
Setting Up Proxying for Internet Access......Page 261
Disabling Internet Sharing......Page 266
10 Set Up E-mail......Page 268
Understanding How E-mail Works......Page 269
Turning On and Configuring the Mail Service......Page 272
Connecting Users to E-mail......Page 285
11 Set Up File Services......Page 290
Sorting Out Your File Service Protocols......Page 291
Creating Share Points to Share Folders and Volumes......Page 309
Setting Up Home Folders for Users......Page 321
12 Install and Manage Applications......Page 328
Controlling the Applications a User Can Run......Page 329
Installing Applications on Your Client Macs......Page 337
13 Run Windows Applications on Macs......Page 348
Understanding the Options for Running Windows Applications on Macs......Page 349
Running Windows Applications Using a Virtual Machine......Page 350
Running Windows Applications Using Boot Camp......Page 359
Running Windows Applications Using Remote Desktop Connection......Page 367
14 Manage Printers......Page 380
Adding a Printer to Your Mac Network......Page 381
Setting Up the Print Service......Page 388
Choosing Which Printers a User Can Print On......Page 394
Setting a Print Quota for a User......Page 397
Setting Up Printing on Your Clients......Page 400
Managing Your Print Queues......Page 403
15 Allow Remote Access to Your Network......Page 406
Understanding Virtual Private Networking......Page 407
Setting Up a Virtual Private Network......Page 408
Connecting Your Client Macs to the VPN......Page 414
Connecting an iPhone or iPod touch to a VPN......Page 423
Part III: Secure and Maintain Your Network......Page 426
16 Secure Your Macs and Your Network......Page 428
Your Executive Overview of the Threats......Page 429
Securing Your Network’s Macs......Page 430
Keeping Your Company’s iPhones and iPod Touches Safe......Page 450
Securing Your Network......Page 452
17 Keep Your Client Macs Up to Date......Page 458
Setting Your Server to Provide Software Updates......Page 459
Setting a Client Mac to Download Updates from Your Update Server......Page 463
Configuring Software Update to Check for Updates......Page 466
Installing the Updates......Page 467
18 Back Up and Restore Data......Page 468
Understanding How Time Machine Backups Work......Page 469
Setting Up Time Machine in Server Preferences......Page 470
Setting Time Machine to Back Up a Client’s Data......Page 474
Setting the Server to Back Up with Time Machine......Page 476
Recovering Data Using Time Machine......Page 479
Recovering the Server Using Installer......Page 481
19 Automate Routine Tasks with AppleScript......Page 482
Getting Up and Running with the AppleScript Editor......Page 483
Examples of Using AppleScript for Administration......Page 493
20 Create Peer-to-Peer Mac Networks for Small Offices......Page 496
Planning Your Peer-to-Peer Network......Page 497
Sharing Printers......Page 499
Sharing a Folder......Page 504
Sharing an Internet Connection......Page 509
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