Windows 2000 Workstation Configuration

Roaming User Profiles

Using Roaming User Profiles enables users to work at more than one computer in your organisation. When users log-on they will be able to access their own desktop and email preferences.

This option will only work correctly between workstations using the same Windows Operating system, i.e. Windows 95/98/XP/2000.

To enable this option you will need to access the Igaware administration interface:

Administration/Servers/File Server/General

Enable the Domain Controller and ensure a Workgroup has been entered. This workgroup name is also the domain you then logon to.

Follow these steps to configure:

1. Right click with your mouse over the My Computer icon on your desktop.

2. From the drop down list of options select properties.

3. Select the Network Properties tab and click on Network ID.

4. The Network Identification Wizard will appear. Click on Next.

5. Ensure the first option is selected and click on next.

6. Ensure the first option is selected and click on next.

7. Click on next.

8. Enter the user name root and the Password for Domain Admin' ( User: root): (as set by your system administrator on the Igaware Server Appliance under Administration/Servers/File Server/General. Enter the LAN workgroup name for the Domain. Click on Next.

9. Enter the LAN workgroup name for the Domain. Click on Next.

10. Enter root, Password for Domain Admin' ( User: root) and LAN workgroup name for the Domain. Click on OK.

11. Select Do not add a user at this time, Click on Next.

12. Restart your desktop machine and when your logon, select to logon to your domain/workgroup. Done :)