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5.8. Configuring a Network Installation

The User Defined Console allows you to configure MMC Snap-In to access a remote computer, see its drives and undelete files remotely. Change the connected computer for the current Snap-In, or add another Snap-In to the current MMC Console.

(i) NOTE: Network configuration is available for Enterprise version only.

To change the connected computer:

  1. In the Active@ UNDELETE main screen, click the Active UNDELETE node.
  2. Click the Properties button on the toolbar or right-click the Active UNDELETE node, and click Properties from the context menu.
  3. Click the Network tab. Set configuration options according to the table below.
  4. Click the Snap-In node that you configured and click Refresh to connect to the remote computer.
  5. If there is a configuration problem, error messages will appear (see Important section below). Go to the Snap-Ins Properties screen to make changes to Network settings.

To add another Snap-In to the current MMC Console:

  1. In the Active@ UNDELETE main screen, click Console - New.
  2. Press [Ctrl+M] on the keyboard, or click Add/Remove Snap-in... from the Console drop-down menu.
  3. Click Add...
  4. Click Active@ UNDELETE from the list of available Snap-Ins.
  5. Click Add... once more. The Active@ UNDELETE Configuration Wizard screen appears.
  6. At the Registration dialog enter, or verify that registration information is correct, and click Next.
  7. In the Network dialog, enter configuration options (see below) to access a remote computer.
  8. When complete, click Finish. the Add New Snap-In screen appears again.
  9. Click Close to return to the Add/Remove Snap-In screen.
  10. Click OK to complete the process.
  11. Click the newly-created Snap-In node to connect to and work with remote computer.
  12. If there is a configuration problem, error messages will appear (see Important section below). Go to the Snap-Ins Properties screen to make changes to Network settings.

After completing the new Snap-In configuration, save the Console for future use.

Figure 5-2  Network Properties

Table 5- 2 Network Configuration Options

Option Name

 Default

Alternates

Connect to Machine

 Local

Connect to and see drives on a local machine

Remote

Enter the network name of the machine to connect to, and after Refresh command, see remote drives

Remote Access

Relies on DCOM configuration. No explicit account is specified.

Everything depends on how remote COM server is configured Log On as User Specify the account, which will be used to connect to remote instances of Active@ UNDELETE: Enter user name and password used to connect to the remote server.

Local Machine

DCOM Configuration

Run the standard Windows utility DCOMCNFG.EXE to specify how each instance of Active@ UNDELETE on the local computer will be accessible by other users in the network. See Understanding Distributed COM (DCOM) for more information.

 

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