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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>James,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Running network ZoomText really isn’t that bad at all.
I am doing it right now and it is working across sub-domains in the same Forrest.
Here is what you need to do: SEE the ZoomText network installation guide for
more details if needed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Choose a server to host the
ZoomText installation files, licenses, and optionally - the ZoomText
profiles (nice feature and lets you have some “roaming user”
functionality – See the Network Installation Guide).<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Create a User Group on server
that will be hosting Zoomtext. (ATUsers or ZoomTextUsers if you want finer
control of the shares)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Add the users you want to
enable ZoomText for to this group. It does not matter what domain they are
in, but you must specify (DOMAINNAME\UserName) – this is a local
group on the server.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Create share for ZoomText on
the server. (\\SERVERNAME.SubDomain.Domain.edu\ZoomText)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Set permissions so that the
group you created in step 2 can read and write to the share.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Install network ZoomText on the
server using the fully-qualified UNC path or IP. This is VERY
important! Users on sub-domains other than the one the server is on will
NOT be able to “see” your server unless you use either the<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FULLY QUALIFIED UNC path (i.e.
<a href="file:///\\SERVERNAME.SubDomain.Domain.edu\ZoomText">\\SERVERNAME.SubDomain.Domain.edu\ZoomText</a>)
OR the<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IP address of the server, BUT make
sure your server has a STATIC IP if you choose this method. (i.e.\\192.168.1.145\ZoomText)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>One other note just to clarify:
You CANNOT use just the machine name in your UNC path. (i.e. <a
href="file:///\\SERVERNAME\ZoomText">\\SERVERNAME\ZoomText</a>) This will
NOT work across subdomains.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Make changes to the Setup.INI
file in your ZoomText\ZT9ClientSetup\ZtSetup share path if you want to
enable roaming zoomtext profiles. Details on how to do this are in the
zoomtext network setup guide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sample setup.ini file with
roaming profiles enabled: (anchovy is our AT server and ZTProfiles is the
share I created to store the ZoomText profiles – again notice the fully-qualified
UNC path)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[Startup]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>AppName=ZoomText 9.0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[Languages]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>key0=0x0009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[Network]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SharedUserDirectory=\\anchovy.library.colostate.edu\ZTProfiles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Now for the Final step and the
one that caused me a good few headaches before I figured out all this UNC business
I keep harping on: Installing ZoomText on the client machines. In order to
do this first make sure:<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You are logged into client
machine the with admin privileges.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You have disabled any
secondary displays on the client machine. (zoomtext does not support
dual-headed displays – you may already know this)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Just to be safe, make sure
zoomtext is not installed or un-install it before intalling the zetwork
version.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Make sure you have created a
user for yourself to access the ZoomText share from the client machine.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Run setup off the ZoomtText
share using your fully-qualified domain name UNC or IP UNC. ***This is
important*** even if you can access the share using just the machine
name, zoomtext installation will fail because it checks to make sure the
path you gave for the installation of the server matches the path you are
running the client install from. This is what caused me the most
headaches and most figuring out.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You should be off to the races
at this point. Let me know if you have any problems – I may be able
to help, but the guys over at AI Squared are pretty darn good at helping
out too </span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bask in the warm glow of your
accomplishment!<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>That should be about it. I have yet to run into any
problems using this method, but it is still a bit early for me to say it is
fool-proof in all instances. Let me know what sort of mileage you get out
of this little guide and how much sense you can make of my writing. One
other note I want to make: I created a separate share to hold the
profiles and this seems to work just fine. It is a pretty slick feature
if you ask me. I have also made other Network Enabled Assitive Technology
(I like to call them NEAT Solutions </span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> ) software
products work across domains. I am going to put together a guide or some
sort of other write-up together when I get the chance and I know for sure it is
all working correctly, but let me know if you have any other questions about
this kind of stuff. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Douglas Borg<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Assistive <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Colorado</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>doug.borg@colostate.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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