Apple MC936LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


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19Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Setting Up with Server Assistant
ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacminiwithMacOSXLionServerinstalled,Server
AssistantasksforsomebasicinformationthatLionServerneedsinordertostartup
andconnecttothenetwork.Bereadytoprovidethefollowinginformationtherst
timeyouturnonyourMacmini:
 Anaccountnameandpassword
 Anorganizationalnamethat’suniqueinyourcompany
 Ahostname,whichcanbeforyourlocalnetworkonly,foryourlocalnetworkand
VPNaccessfromtheInternet,oranInternethostnameyoupurchasedfromadomain
nameregistrar.
 Detailednetworksettings,includingIPaddress,subnetmask,andDNSservers.
ThenetworksettingsmaybeprovidedbyyourInternetrouteroraserveronyour
network.Ifso,itshouldbeconguredtoprovideyourserverthesameIPaddressall
thetime(staticmappingorDHCPreservation).
ForhelpwithServerAssistant,clicktheHelpbuttoninanypane.
ForhelpsettingupMacOSXLionServerremotelyonaMacminiwithoutakeyboard,
mouse,ordisplay,opentheServerapplicationandchooseServerHelpintheHelpmenu.
IfyoualreadyhaveaMacwithMacOSXServerversion10.5orlater,ServerAssistant
canhelpyouautomaticallytransfersystemsettings,servicesettings,useraccounts,les,
applications,andotherinformationfromyourpreviousMacserver(anymodel)toyour
Macmini.UseanEthernet,FireWire,orwirelessconnectiontotransferinformation.
ForinformationaboutworkingwiththeservicesinMacOSXLionServer,openthe
ServerapplicationandchooseServerHelpintheHelpmenu.Formoreinformationabout
MacOSXLionServer,seetheLionServerwebsiteatwww.apple.com/macosx/server.
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