NFS allows you to share files created with a Macintosh application on a UNIX-based workstation such as the Ripro Server. You can define up to 26 mount points (folders) on the Macintosh, each containing as many pages as you wish. Related files can also be handled (FLYT, Masks, etc.).

To use the Network File System:

• Create pages in a Macintosh PostScript application. Place them together in one folder. Name the folder, adding the extension .p to the name.
• Through the Chooser, using AppleShare, choose the Ripro Server. Display its icon on the desktop.
• Drag and drop the folder onto the Ripro Server icon.
• Define NFS in the network configuration, so that all machines will be visible to your PS RIP.

The following procedure explains how you define the NFS on your network. Before starting work, make a list of all the computers on the network, with their names and network addresses.

• Type sciutil at the Console login prompt. The Scitex Utilities menu is displayed.
• Select 3. Communication Configuration. The Communication Configuration menu is displayed.
• Select 3. TCP/IP NFS Communication. The following menu is displayed:
• Select 1. Local host name (TCP/IP). The following form is displayed:
  The name shown here is that of the PS/2* machine you are working on. Change the name, if necessary.
  NOTE: You may have to rename the computer if there is another computer on the network with the same name.
• Return to the previous menu either by pressing <F1> Save & Exit, or <F8> Quit (without saving any changes).
• In the TCP/IP NFS Communication menu, select 2. Networks configuration (TCP/IP). The following form is displayed:

Use this form to define the subnet name and number of the network.

• Press <F1> Save & Exit or <F8> Quit to return to the TCP/IP NFS Communication menu.
• Select 3. Host configuration.
• The cursor is placed in the subnet field. Choose the network name by pressing the <spacebar> till it appears. This is the name you defined in the Networks Configuration (TCP/IP) form.
  
  A list of all the host stations defined for TCP/IP communication is displayed. Up to 500 host stations can be defined for TCP/IP communication. Of these, 64 can be defined for NFS communication.
  
• In the Host Name, type in the name of the host station you wish to be included in the NFS network. Press <Enter>. The cursor jumps to the Host Number column, so that you can enter the number (address) of the host station.
  The host address consists of four numbers: 149.115.74.5. The first two are the network address (149.115) and the second two are its own address (74.5).
  IMPORTANT: Make sure the address is correct. Consult your system administrator.
• Press <F1> to Save & Exit. You are returned to the TCP/IP NFS Communication menu.
• Select 4. NFS Definition.

This list shows all host stations, as defined by you in the Hosts Configuration (TCP/IP) form.

The next stage is to define the paths to the servers on the host stations. This is where you will be storing pages.

• Choose the host station by selecting it and pressing <Enter>. The following form is displayed.

• Define all the logical names for this specific host station.
• Press <F1> Save & Exit to save this definition, and to return to the NFS Definition. Remote Hosts List menu.
• Choose another host station, and repeat the procedure for defining logical names and remote paths.
• Press <F1> Save & Exit to return to the TCP/IP NFS Communication menu.
• Choose 5. NFS View to display a list of all the Logical Names defined for all the hosts as shown below:
  
  This form enables you to view and page through a complete list of all the defined logical names.
  
  In addition to the regular paging functions, this window also enables you to delete one (<F5> Delete) or all (<F4> Delete All) of the defined logical names.
  
  If you select a logical name in the list, and press <Enter>, the NFS Configuration form is redisplayed. It shows all the logical names belonging to this same host station.
  
• The next step is to define your PS/2* as a server for the NFS:
• Select 6. NFS Exports. The following form is displayed.

In this form, define the file servers on your PS RIP which are available for NFS mount by the remote stations. The default file server is usually /u/D0.

Use the up/down arrow keys to move through the names listed under Export Path. Add names of file servers, as desired. Press <F5> Clear to delete a file from the list.

• Press <F1> to Save & Exit.