This document provides the latest tips to ensure the best operation of UltraKey 4.0 under Mac OS X. The tips presume the computer and network itself is correctly configured.

How do I set up UltraKey to work with Mac OS X on a network?

Follow these steps:

1. Create a new sharepoint on your server giving it any name you wish.[If you have previously created a management directory and were not aware of there instructions, you cannot just change the mangement directory into a sharepoint. See additional instructions below] For information about setting up a sharepoint on a Mac OS X Server see your Mac OS X Server Administrators guide for your Mac OS X Server. Download a pdf of the guide from:
   Mac OS 10.2 Server Admin Guide: http://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/software/0628441.PDF
   Mac OS 10.3 Server Admin Guide: http://images.apple.com/server/pdfs/File_Services.pdf
   Mac OS 10.4 Server Admin Guide: http://www.apple.com/support/macosxserver/
   
2. Make sure all users of UltraKey have full read and write access to the sharepoint. The workgroup that users belong to must be specified in the group access menu.
3. On a Macintosh workstation, log in as the administrator or as a user that has full access on both the network and the hard drive.
4. Install UltraKey into the Applications folder.
5. Log in to the Macintosh workstation as a user that has full system access and has the new sharepoint mounted. The user who sets up UltraKey for the first time must have full access to the hard drive and the network. The sharepoint must be mounted on the desktop.
6. Start UltraKey. Activate using the serial and activation numbers provided with your purchase.
7. When the license screen is displayed, click on the Management button to go into management. Click on the General Management button to go into General Management. You will be asked to input a manager name and password.
8. In General Management, select Create Management Directory from the Management menu on the menu bar. The Create Management Directory function allows you to navigate to the desktop. Highlight the new sharepoint and click Choose. Do not navigate to the sharepoint through the file server.
9. If you have already created classes or student records, the contents of the management directory will be copied to the new location if you request it when the option is presented. When the process is finished, the current workstation is set up.
10. On all other Macintosh workstations, repeat steps 3-6, then use Choose Management Directory on the Management pull down menu in General Management to select the new management directory inside the new sharepoint.

Correcting an existing situation:

1. These instructions assume that you have created a mangement directory without knowing that a separate sharepoint was required. Begin by creating a new sharepoint on your server giving it any name you wish. This sharepoint must be new and independent.
2. Make a copy of the existing management directory [UKEYMGMT] inside the new sharepoint.
3. In General Management, select Choose Management Directory from the Management menu on the menu bar. The Choose Management Directory function allows you to navigate to the desktop. Do not navigate to the sharepoint through the file server. Open the new sharepoint and highlight the directory UKEYMGMT. Click Choose.
4. When the option is offered do not merge records.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 for all workstations.

Note: If you have difficulty creating a sharepoint or you have difficulty with anything else within Mac OS X server, contact Apple technical support at www.apple.com. See the note at the beginning of this document.