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Nimmffi$ I I I I I I NIMMffi$ I I I NETWORK 3 BEGINNERS GUIDE ti.N I T NETWORK 3 I BEGINNERS GUIDE I I I PN24969 RM Nimbus Network 3 Beginners Guide PN 24969 CopyrightO 1989 Research Machines Limited. All rights reserved. Although customers may make copies of this manual for their own use, you, as a customer, may make no other form of copy of any part of it without our written permission. MS-DOS, Word, Windows and Multiplan are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Because our policy is to improve our products and services continually, we may make changes without notice. We have tried to keep the information in this manual completely accurate, but we cannot be held responsible for the consequences of any errors or omissions. Printed by The Hazell Press, Wembly. RM Technical Support: Tel. Oxford (0865) 796197. Research Machines Limited, MillStreet, Oxford OX2 OBW. Tel: Oxford (0865) 791234. Corttents Contents About This Manual 1 Topics Covered 1 Who Should Read This? 1 How to Use the Manual 1 Related Publications 2 Chapter 1 What is the Network? 3 Your Station 3 The Server 4 Chapter 2 Starting a Session 5 Switching on the Station 5 Logging On 6 Chapter 3 Using Menus 11 Choosing Options 12 Selecting files 13 Operating System Functions 14 Chapter 4 Ending a Session 15 Disk Space Control 16 Deleting files 17 Network 3 Beginners Guide About This Manual This manual describes how to operate a station on an RM Network 3. Topics Covered This manual is in four main parls: r What is the Network? o Starting a Session o Using Menus r Ending a Session It also covers all possible types of stations: o RM Nimbus PC-1BG o RM Nimbus PC-2BG r RM Nimbus PC-3BG o RM Nimbus X Series Who Should Read This? This manual is intended for all new network users. lf you only have access to the RM menu system, then this manual should be all that you need to read about the network. lf you have access to either Windows or MS-DOS, then you will also need to read the Network 3 Users Guide. Network managers will also find this manual useful when advising network users. How to Use the Manual You should read manual sequentially, from cover to cover. After your first reading, you will probably need to refer to sections occasionally as your work requires. Network 3 Beginners Guide Related Publications You may find the Network 3 Users Guide usefulwhen reading this Beginners Guide. Network 3 Beginners Guide Chapter 1 What is the Network? This section tells you about the network and introduces you to your own bit of it. The network is a way of linking up computers so that expensive resources, such as printers and disk drives, can be shared among a large number of users. lt consists of several Nimbus computers, called stations, connected by cable to a central Nimbus, called the server. Your Station When you are working on the network, you use one of the stations. There are three types of stalions: o Nimbus PC-186 o Nimbus PC-286 and PC-386 o Nimbus X Series Each type of station may look slightly different, but each consists of the three main elements: r A monitor. This is rather like a television screen. The station displays information on the monitor. o The computer. This contains all the electronics that process information. lt may also have a disk drive. See the Network 3 Users Guide for more information about disk drives. o A keyboard. Your station may also have a mouse. lf you need to use the mouse then refer to the Network 3 Users Guide for instructions. I Network 3 Beginners Guide The Server The server (controlled by your network manager) provides your station with all the facilities it needs. But each station is independent of the others, and it is able to process its own information, although any information that is stored permanently is stored on the seryer. Printers (through which you can get paper records of your work) are also usually attached to the server, although in some circumstances you may have one attached to your station. Network 3 Beginners Guide Chapler 2 Starting a Session This chapter describes how to start a session of work on the network. gives details of: o Switching on the station. o ldentifying yourself to the network (this is called "logging on" to the network). o The display that you see immediately a{ter you log on. Switching on the Station lf your station has already been switched on, then the Welcome Screen will be displayed on the monitor. ln this case go to the next section, "Logging on". lf your station has not been switched on already, switch the black rocker switch on the rear panel of your station to l. (l is on and O is off .) When you switch on, the green power indicator light on the f ront panel comes on. lt remains on until you switch your station off. The on/off switch also controls the supply to the AC (mains) output socket on the rear panel. lf the monitor mains lead is plugged into this socket, your monitor and computer unit are both controlled by the same switch. lf not, switch on the computer and monitor separately. Network 3 Beginners Guide As the network starts up, the screen display changes. The Welcome message is followed by some details about the operating system and disk drives. Don't worry if you don't understand these. Just wait a few seconds until you see a display like this one: This is what you see if your station has already been switched on ready for you to use. Logging On Before beginning any work on the network, you have to identify yourself to the network and pass all the security checks which ensure that you are allowed to use the network. The screen display asks you to enter your user identity. The cursor (the llashing marker) indicates that the computer is waiting for you to type something at the keyboard. The network manager has given you a name to use as your user identity. Type this in now, then press the <ENTER> key. For example: SUSAN<ENTER> Don't worry if you make a mistake. The computer lets you try again. Network 3 Beginners Guide lf your network manager wants extra security, you are asked for a password as well as a user identity. Type in your password. For example: LUP INS<ENTER> Your user identity is displayed on the screen as you typed it in, but the password is not; it is replaced by a row of asterisks. This is so that nobody can look over your shoulder and read it. Keep your password to yourself. When you have passed the security checks, a new screen appears. This contains messages and network information from your network manager. You see a screen display like one of the four described below. ldentify what kind of screen display you have, and then turn to the chapter which tells you how to use it. Netwark 3 Beginners Guide o A software menu screen (the word MENU is in the top right-hand corner). The choices you are offered may not be the same as the ones shown here. See chapter 3 for details of what to do next. rrIII Uenslon 2.6OD ltf,t{u ScnE Et{ til Display HELP rext r llalane & Da'ronetrat ions E E lbnd processing/text edit ing E E Languages E E Othen appllcatlons :E it the llenu Srlsten E Operating s9sten functions i Hoi, Hcru a 1 The NETDSK menu screen (the word NETDSK is in the top right-hand corner). This menu appears if you have exceeded a disk-space limit imposed by the network manager. lt asks you to delete some files from your network drive before letting you continue. See chapter 4 which describes NETDSK. ffffi Uension 2.81A I,IEltU SCREf,H !- ;r .rl ieplay HELP ecnen . l-t ! r iE E ! r-tFs Ilelete f iles on I{: t il I E : iI* I i E J I r--------l ;; rS I Quit this utility ! E i-'-- i Sclect Ortion Network 3 Beginners Guide o Windows (the Windows MS-DOS Executive). The names you see on the screen may not be the same as the ones shown here. See the Network 3 Users Guide for more information about Windows. flle Uler lpeclal rt-l EI:l cl--l x[-l p[::l r[:l nl:::l o, r tlsD0stxc . Pcx PBEU tEY.TI'P scRtEx0!. rx T HIX. ntl 1 u o MS-DOS prompt - this is the prompt for you to type instructions. Your prompt is usually N:B but it may be A:\> or any other letter for which a drive exists. See the Network 3 Users Guide for more information about MS-DOS. For instructions on ending a session on the network, turn to chapter 4. Network 3 Beginners Guide Chapter 3 Using Menus Menu screens contain a list of options you can choose from. With a menu you can use your station without difficulty, even if you are inexperienced with computers. The menu screen you see first may be the one shown in chapter 2, or it may be one chosen especially for you by your network manager. For example, if you and your colleagues work mainly with WORD, Multiplan, and BASIC, your first menu screen would look like this: t-- i Uersion Z.BED ! f,trrllt : I ! }IENU SCH EEN i-1.
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