Setting Up JavaStation Clients

You can add JavaStation clients to the network in two ways:

There are two ways to add JavaStation clients to the network: using the Network Computer Administration module or using the Network Computer - Quick Setup module. The Network Computer Administration module has an Add function that enables you to set up one JavaStation. Quick Setup enables you to set up many JavaStation clients at one time with identical configurations.Table 2-3 compares each method.

Table 2-3 Comparison of Methods to Add JavaStation Clients to the Network

Network Computer Administration	Network Computer - Quick Setup
For adding individual JavaStation clients;you add one JavaStation at a time	For adding groups of JavaStation clients (with the same configurations) at a time
You assign IP address	IP addresses are assigned automatically
IP addresses can be permanent or leased	IP addresses are leased

The two methods handle IP addressing differently. When you use Quick Setup, the assumption is that you are dealing with a large number of JavaStation clients. You are asked to specify a starting IP address and the number of JavaStation clients you want to be configured. Netra j then assigns IP addresses to JavaStationclients in the order it chooses. Also, addresses are leased rather than being assigned permanently.

On the other hand, if you use the Network Computer Administration Add function to configure a single JavaStation, you assign a unique IP address to the JavaStation, and you decide whether that IP address will belong to the JavaStation permanently or for a certain lease time.

After you set up IP addressing, the remaining fields (in both Quick Setup and Network Computer Administration Add) are for setting local parameters.

Once you have set up a JavaStation, either individually or as part of a Quick Setup group, you can go back and modify its original parameters with the Network Computer Administration Modify function.

See "Network Computer Server Administration " and "Network Computers - Quick Setup" for procedures.

HotJava Views Administration

Netra j provides a link to the HotJava Views Administration tool that enables you to configure the HotJava Views application that will be deployed to JavaStation clients. For instructions on accessing HotJava Views Administration, see the procedure "To Access HotJava Views Administration".

Network Computer Operating System Administration

Use this form to update the operating system if you have a new version of the javaos binary. If your network computer has flash memory, the new binary will be stored in flash memory, and will be available for use when the network computer is rebooted or powered on.

Flash memory enables the JavaStation to store the latest version of JavaOS locally in non-volatile memory. Flash memory enables the JavaStation to boot faster. Use the Update Computer Operating System module to reconfigure the existing network environment to the new javaos binary. See "Updating Network Computer Operating System" for procedures.