The Quick Start Guide for Collaborative Project Management

STARTING MERLIN SERVER
Start the Merlin Server by dragging the slider from “Off“ to “On“. The Server will then automatically publish all projects from the Shared Folder. The active services are indicated with a glowing green light. Merlin Server is now running.

FIX PERMISSIONS
It can be, that there was an issue copying the projects to the Shared Folder. For that reason the permissions have to be fixed. The privileges for the shared project files can be fixed with a click on the option “Fix Permissions…”, which can be found in the Merlin Server pane. The project files can not be used with the server, as long as the permissions are not fixed.

ACL: ACCESS CONTROL LIST
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.5 Leopard use Access Control Lists by default. These lists control all permissions to the system. Merlin Server needs active ACLs in order to function properly.

The ACLs are not active under Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, but Merlin Server will activate these ACLs automatically when installed.

This means all Mac OS X 10.6.x Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.x Leopard and Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger users will use security with the help of active Access Control Lists.

Further information on ACLs can be found on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_control_lists

PROJECT SERVICE
With this option (1) the project service can be activated. The address field (2) shows the actual IP address. To change the Port use the option for TCP Port (3). If your router requires port forwarding, activate the “Forward in router” option. Using the drop down menu (4) you can choose the Shared Folder for the projects. To change the password for the service, simply click on the “Change Service Password” (5) button.

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