Registering with a wins server 242, Enabling domain browsing for windows services 242 – Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) User Manual

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The list includes the users’ names, IP addresses, and duration of connections. A button at the
bottom of the pane lets you disconnect a user.

5

Click the Graphs tab to see graphs of connected users or throughput.

The connected users are shown as a column chart. Use the slider to adjust the time scale.

Registering with a WINS Server

Windows Internet Naming Service ( WINS) matches server names with IP addresses. You
can use your server as the local name resolution server, or you can register with an external
WINS server.

To register your server with a WINS server:

1

In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.

2

Click Windows and choose Configure Windows Services.

3

Click the Neighborhood tab and select one of the options under WINS Registration.

If you select “Register with WINS server,” enter the IP address or DNS name of the external
WINS server you want to use.

4

Click Save.

Enabling Domain Browsing for Windows Services

If there are no Microsoft servers on your subnet or network to control domain browsing,
use these options to restrict domain browsing to a single subnet or allow browsing across
your network.

To enable domain browsing:

1

In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.

2

Click Windows and choose Configure Windows Services.

3

Click the Neighborhood tab, then select Master Browser or Domain Master Browser.

Select Master Browser to let clients browse for and locate servers in a single subnet.

Select Domain Master Browser to let clients browse for and locate servers across your
network (subnets).

4

Click Save.

Setting Maximum Connections for Windows Services

You can limit the potential resources consumed by Windows services by limiting the
maximum number of connections.

To set the maximum number of connections:

1

In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.

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