Requirements:

• A Windows XP system with service pack 2 (SP2) installed. A Pentium with at least 32MB of RAM is recommended. It must be XP Professional. Windows XP Home is not supported by the Novell client.
• An installed and working Ethernet (network) card with a working Internet connection. If you have not yet gotten your Internet connection functioning, first obtain a copy of the Resident Student Networking Information Packet and use that to guide you through setting up your network connection.
• A web browser. This will be used to download files. Hopefully, you’re reading this via the web, so you already have a functional web browser. Windows comes with Internet Explorer. Use it or any browser you prefer.
• Antivirus Software. Computers connected to FDU's network must run Antivirus software and keep the definitions current.
• Approximately 40MB of free hard disk space.

Computing Services is not responsible for any effects that the installation of software mentioned here will have on any particular system and can only provide limited support for resident connections. Users are recommended to keep backup copies of all files.

Step 1: Downloading the software

• To fully access the Novell servers, you will need to download Novell’s Client for Netware Networks and the Contextless Login patch:
  • Client 4.9 for Windows NT/2000/XP (21MB)
  • Contextless Login patch

Make sure you remember where you’re storing any downloaded files.

• The programs below are optional, but are common applications that you may wish to install on your system. These links take you to each company's web site.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Netscape Navigator
  • WS FTP LE
  • Real Player
  • WinAMP
  • Pegasus Mail 3.12b (16)

Step 2: Installing the Novell Client

You may need your Windows CD for this part.

Locate the client software you downloaded in Step 1 above and run the program. Expand its contents into the new temporary subdirectory. After that is completed, run the setup.exe program (\winnt\i386\setupnw.exe.)

When the program starts, click Yes to acknowledge the license agreement, then select Custom as the installation type. On the components listing, place a checkmark next to Novell Distributed Print Services and click Next. On the next two screens, leave the selections at IP only and NDS.

When the installation completes, do not let it reboot your system. Complete Step 3 below first.

Step 3: Installing the contextless login patch

Unzip the logincl.zip file you previously downloaded into a temporary directory. Next, type either SETUPCL W9X or SETUPCL WNT, depending on whether you're running Windows 9x or NT/2000/XP. Click Yes when asked if you want to add information to the registry.

When finished, restart your system.

Step 4: Finishing the setup

Once your machine reboots, you should see the Novell login screen. This first time you log into the Novell system, you should click on Advanced and enter FDU in the Tree field. You should now be able to log into your Novell account.

Note that your Windows username and password will not necessarily be the same as your Novell username and password, and you may be prompted to enter these after you enter your Novell credentials. To avoid this, you can rename your local Windows account to match your Novell account and set the passwords to be the same.

Step 5: Other Optional Programs

If you downloaded other programs mentioned here, you can install each of them by running the downloaded program and selecting whatever options are appropriate.