Integrating Macs into Windows Networks

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Integrating Macs into Windows Networks

Integrating Macs into Windows Networks

Authors: Guy Hart-Davis

Published: July 2010

eISBN: 9780071713030 0071713034 | ISBN: 9780071713023

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Planning Your Mac Rollout

Choosing Who Gets a Mac

Choosing Suitable Macs for Your Staff

Choosing Macs for Desktop Users

Choosing Macs for Mobile Users

Choosing Which Version of Mac OS X to Use

Deciding How to Manage the Macs on the Network

Use Active Directory Authentication and Network Home Folders Only

Manage the Macs Through Active Directory

Manage the Macs Through Mac OS X Server

2 Connecting the Macs to the Network and Active Directory

Creating User Accounts for the Mac Users

Creating Computer Accounts for the Macs

Making the Physical Connection to the Network

Connecting a Mac via Ethernet

Connecting a Mac to a Wireless Network

Binding a Mac to Active Directory

Performing the Binding

Choosing Advanced Options for Binding a Mac to Active Directory

Changing the Mac's Search Policy for Active Directory

Testing the Active Directory Binding with the id Command

Testing the Active Directory Binding with the dscl Command

Troubleshooting the "Invalid Domain" Error Message when Binding to Active Directory

3 Binding a Mac OS X Server to Manage Macs via a "Magic Triangle"

Installing Mac OS X Server on a Mac

Choosing Which Disk to Install Mac OS X Server On

Customizing the Installation

Performing the Initial Configuration

Updating Your Server with the Latest Fixes

Binding the Mac Server to the Network

Turning On the Open Directory Service

Turning Your Mac Server into a Standalone Directory Server

Binding the Mac OS X Server to Active Directory

Turning Your Mac Server into an Open Directory Master Server

Disabling Kerberos on Your Open Directory Master

Joining the Mac Server to the Active Directory Kerberos Realm

Setting Your Mac Clients to Connect to Open Directory and Active Directory

Setting Up Open Directory Groups for Managing Your Macs

Creating an Open Directory Group

Adding a Test Managed Preference

Testing the Managed Preference for the Group

Removing the Managed Preference

4 Extending Active Directory to Handle Mac Clients Natively

Understanding the Essentials of Extending the Active Directory Schema

Understanding the Limitations of a Straightforward Bind

Why Do You Need to Extend the Schema?

Storing Mac OS X Data in Active Directory

Understanding How the Process of Extending the Schema Works

Getting Ready to Extend the Schema

Windows Server

Mac Server

Mac Client

Windows PC

Getting the Schema Extensions You Need

Editing the LDIF File to Make It Right

Double-Checking the LDIF File

Applying the Schema Extensions to Active Directory

Turning Workgroup Manager on to Active Directory

Applying Test Policy to Users and Groups

Checking That Your Test Policy Works

Creating a Computer List

Indexing the macAddress Attribute to Speed Up Active Directory Searches

5 Giving Your Macs Safe Access to the Internet

Establishing Basic Internet Connectivity

Checking for Internet Connectivity

Checking Which DNS Server the Mac Is Using

Restraining Mac Clients with Proxy Servers

Using Policy to Set Macs to Use a Proxy Server

Manually Setting a Mac to Use a Proxy Server

Checking That Proxying Is Working

Protecting Macs Against Viruses and Malware

6 Connecting Macs to Microsoft Exchange

Creating a Mailbox for a Mac User in Exchange

Connecting Mac OS X Mail to Exchange

Choosing Mail Account Settings

Choosing Account Information Settings

Choosing Mailbox Behaviors Settings

Choosing Advanced Settings

Saving the Changes to the Mail Settings

Turning Off Mail's Junk Mail Filtering

Using iCal and Address Book with Exchange

Using iCal with Exchange

Using Address Book with Exchange

7 Providing Home Folders and File Services to Macs

Providing Home Folders for Mac Users

Understanding Local Home Folders and When to Use Them

Understanding Network Home Folders and When to Use Them

Understanding Mobile Accounts and Portable Home Directories—and When to Use Them

Hosting Network Home Folders on Mac OS X with a Magic Triangle

Connecting Macs to Network Folders

Setting Up a Network Folder on Windows Server

Setting Up a Network Folder on Mac OS X Server

Connecting Mac Users to Network Folders

8 Setting Up Printing on Macs

Understanding Your Options for Printing from Macs

Understanding How Printing Works for Networked Macs

The Role of the PDF in Mac Printing

What PostScript Printer Description Files Do and Where You Get Them

How CUPS Uses Filters to Convert Print Jobs

How Windows Controls Access to the Print Queues

Putting Printing Essentials in Place

Deploying Printers for Mac Users

Setting Up Print And Document Services as Needed

Getting the Printer Drivers onto the Macs

Setting Up the Printers on Your Macs

Adding Printers by Using Policy

Adding Printers to Your Macs Manually

Managing Print Jobs on Your Printers

Giving Your Printer Users Single Sign-On for Printers

9 Installing and Updating Software

Keeping Your Macs' Software Up to Date

Understanding the Options for Getting Software Updates

Setting Up a Mac to Receive Software Updates the Regular Way

Setting Your Mac OS X Server to Provide Software Updates

Setting a Client Mac to Download Updates from Your Update Server

Installing the Updates

Installing Applications on Your Client Macs Before Deployment

Understanding Your Options for Installing Applications Before Deployment

Setting Up a Mac Manually

Setting Up a Mac Using a Disk Image

Creating Your Own Package Files

Saving Your Package Description Document

Setting the Title and Options for Package Description Document

Adding Files to the Package Description Document

Setting Options for the Choice

Setting Options for the Package

Building the Package File

Installing Applications on Your Client Macs After Deployment

Deploying Applications Through Screen Sharing

Deploying Applications Through Apple Remote Desktop

Controlling the Applications and Widgets a User Can Run

Getting Ready to Restrict the Applications and Widgets

Restricting the Applications the User Can Run

Choosing Which Widgets the User Can Run

Choosing Whether the User Can Run Front Row

10 Run Windows Programs on Macs

Understanding the Options for Running Windows Programs on Macs

Running Windows Programs Using Remote Desktop Connection

Setting Up Remote Desktop Services for Macs

Installing Remote Desktop Connection on the Mac

Connecting via Remote Desktop Connection

Running Windows Programs Using a Virtual Machine

Choosing a Virtual-Machine Application

Installing the Virtual-Machine Application

Creating a Virtual Machine

Running Windows Programs Using Boot Camp

Understanding the Process of Setting Up Boot Camp

Using Boot Camp Assistant to Create a New Partition

Installing the Mac Hardware Drivers

Installing Antivirus Software

Updating Windows with the Latest Service Pack and Patches

Installing the Programs You Need

Returning to Mac OS X from Windows

11 Providing Remote Access for and to Macs

Giving Mac Users Access to Your Windows VPN

Adding a Mac OS X Server VPN to Your Windows Network

Turning On the VPN Service

Configuring the VPN Service

Starting the VPN

Setting Up the VPN Connection on the Macs

Setting a Client Mac to Connect to the VPN

Choosing Advanced VPN Settings

Connecting a Mac to a VPN

Allowing Remote Access to Macs on the Network

Giving a Mac a Public IP Address

Routing Particular Ports to a Mac

Connecting Using Back To My Mac

12 Backing Up and Restoring Macs

Planning How You Will Back Up Mac Users' Files

Backing Up Your Macs with Time Machine

Backing Up a Standalone Mac with Time Machine

Backing Up Macs and a Mac Server with Time Machine

Recovering Data Using Time Machine

Recovering the Server Using Installer

Backing Up Macs with Third-Party Backup Software

13 Recovering from Disasters on Macs

Dealing with Hangs and Lockups

Dealing with Application Hangs

Dealing with Lockups

Repairing Permissions Errors

Verifying Disk Permissions to See If There's an Error

Repair Errors in Disk Permissions

Repairing Disk Errors

Verifying a Disk to See If It Contains Errors

Repairing Disk Errors

Forcing a Disk Check and Repair with Safe Mode

Fixing Problems with fsck

Reinstalling Mac OS X

14 Adding Macs to Small Windows Networks

Connecting the Macs to the Network

Configuring an Ethernet Connection

Configuring a Wireless Connection

Sharing an Internet Connection

Sharing an Internet Connection via a Router Connected to the Network

Sharing an Internet Connection Connected Directly to a Computer

Sharing Printers

Setting a Windows PC to Share a Printer

Connecting a Windows PC to a Printer Shared by a PC

Connecting a Windows PC to a Printer Shared by a Mac

Setting a Mac to Share a Printer

Connecting a Mac to a Shared Printer

Sharing a Folder

Setting a Windows PC to Share a Folder

Setting a Mac to Share a Folder

Connecting a PC to a Shared Folder

Connecting a Mac to a Shared Folder

Index