Getting Started with a Mac

For businesses with a Windows Server

This document, a quick guide designed to help you integrate a Mac into
your environment, is geared toward businesses with a Microsoft server
product such as Small Business Server 2003 or 2008. Please refer to the
Getting Started with a Mac for Businesses without a Server for tips on how
to add a Mac to your environment if your business does not have a
Windows server.
Table of Contents
Integrating a Mac into Your Business 3

Setting Up Your New Mac 3

Connecting to the Internet 4

Setting Up Your Mac to Connect to the Server (connecting to Active Directory) 5

Sharing Files 10

Email 11

Calendars and Contacts 12

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Mobile Access to Your Network 12

Security 13

Printers 14

Instant Messaging 14

Collaboration 14

Backup 15

Summary 15

Additional Resources 15

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Integrating a Mac into Your Business
Integrating a Mac into your business is an easy process and can be accomplished in just a few simple steps. Microsoft Small
Business Server 2003 or 2008 uses Active Directory to create accounts and provide shared services. If Active Directory is not
used in your environment, many of the instructions described in this guide may still apply; however, you may need to do
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This guide will walk you through the following simple steps so that you can easily take full advantage of your new system:

1. Set up your new Mac.

2. Connect to the Internet.
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Setting Up Your New Mac

Before you start, you will need to gather the following information from
your Windows server:

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Setting up a new Mac for a business with a Microsoft-based server is essentially

the same as setting up a Mac for personal use. It requires the following steps:

1. Turn on your Mac, and then follow the simple, on-screen instructions. For more instructions about migrating
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2. Important: If you plan to connect this Mac to the Windows server, it is

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the name “Mac Admin” as the initial account name on the machine. You will
create a second account later that will be used to connect to the server
for everyday business use.

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accounts, and more. Many people create just one account on their system. If your business would like to retain the ability to
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types of accounts at a later time. This admin account will not be tied into the Microsoft server, and it will not use
Active Directory.

4. Once you have created the initial Mac Admin account, you will be asked to create an account photo and ensure that
the date and time are correct. If the date, time zone, or time is incorrect, then you may encounter problems later when
connecting to the network.

You should now be able to access and use your new Mac, however you will not yet be able to log in to the
Microsoft network and server.

Connecting to the Internet

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notebooks as well as the iMac.* You can easily add an 802.11 wireless card to a Mac
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1. From the menu bar, choose the Apple icon, and select System Preferences.
Then choose Network.

2. Select AirPort in the list of network connection services, then choose a wireless net-
work from the Network Name pull-down menu. If you are prompted for a password,
enter it. If the network you want to join is not in the list (it may be hidden from
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fees may apply. Some ISPs are not currently compatible with Air2ort.

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Make sure that the Windows server administrator has created an account for you on the server. Administrators can create
an account just as they would for any other PC used within the organization. This account will be referred to as your Active
Directory account, and you will need to know its username and password. This account name may be the same as that which
was used on a previous Windows computer, or it may be an entirely new user name.

1. Go to the System Preferences application. To get there, you can either click the System Preferences icon in the Dock,
or choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Then select the Accounts icon at the bottom left of the System
Preferences window.

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12. After the system logs out of Mac Admin, a login screen will present two options: an icon for the
Mac Admin account and an Other icon.

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13. Click the Other icon, and enter your Active Directory account username and password from the account on your Windows
server or Active Directory domain. For the purposes of this guide, the Active Directory account name used will be “AD User.”

Congratulations! You are now logged in as the “AD User” Active Directory account. The account has been synced with the
Windows server and the Active Directory domain so that your Mac system is now fully integrated into your Windows network.
Your password will be kept up to date across the various systems, and you will have access to all the services that you would be
able to access from a Windows PC.

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Sharing Files
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Now that you are connected to the server using your server or Active Directory
account, you should be able to see all the shared folders on the server that your
account has permission to access.

1. Click the Finder icon in your Dock. This will bring up a Finder window. On the
left-hand sidebar of the Finder window, under the Shared divider, you should
see any Windows server or machine on your network. Choose one that has a
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automatically be created. You can also connect to printers that are shared from
other PC or Mac systems or printers attached directly to the network.

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computers. This guide provides a summary of how to get a Mac system to work within a business environment that uses
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Additional Resources
Following are some recommended websites that were highlighted throughout this guide:

Getting Started with a Mac www.apple.com/support/mac101

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Switching to Mac from Windows www.apple.com/support/switch101
/CE15:5WRRQTV3WGUVKQPU www.apple.com/support/snowleopard
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Help is also available from within your applications by selecting Help in the menu bar, then by choosing the Help option
for that application.
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