Question:

How do I share the management directory on a Windows 2000 server when some or all of the workstations are Macintosh?

1. Install UltraKey on each workstation.
2. On the server, create a folder, it can be called anything you like, and give UltraKey users Full Control permissions to the folder. You may want to test the permissions by logging on as a regular user and saving a text document in the folder.
3. Make this folder a Mac-Accessible Volume. To do this open Computer Management. Open Shared Folders in the Tree list. Right-click on Shares and select New File Share. Browse for the folder you just created. Select the folder and click OK. Enter a share name, check Apple Macintosh under "Accessible from the following clients". Enter a Macintosh share name.Allow all users to have full control. Click Finish.
4. Go to a workstation and login as administrator or a user with unrestricted access to the hard drive.
5. Mount the new share. On Mac OS X, type in "afp://" before the IP address of the server in the Connect to server dialog. Do not use SMB. On Mac OS 8 and 9 the share will appear in the Chooser.
6. Start UltraKey (activate if necessary). Click the Management button to go into management. Then click the General Management button to go into General Management. You will be asked to enter a manager name and password.
7. On the Management menu (top of screen), select Create Management Directory. A message appears asking if you really want to do this. Click Yes. Another message appears with additional instructions, click OK. A Choose window appears.
8. Click Desktop to view the contents of the desktop in the Choose window. Select the Share. Click Choose. The path you have selected is displayed. If you have already created student records and classes on the workstation, check the box next to Copy classes and records to new directory. Click OK. The new management directory is created in the selected location. The management directory is called UKEYMGMT.
9. On each other workstation, repeat step 4 - 6.
10. On the Management menu, select Choose Management Directory. A message appears asking if you really want to do this. Click Yes. Another message appears with additional instructions, click OK. Click Desktop to view the contents of the desktop in the Choose window. Open the Share. Select the UKEYMGMT folder inside the Share. Click Choose. The path you have selected is displayed. If you have already created student records and classes on the workstation, check the box next to Merge classes and records to new directory. Click OK. The management directory is selected.

You can shortcut this process by installing UltraKey and setting up the management directory on one workstation, then copying the UltraKey 4.0 folder through the network to other workstations.