PC WSPlus: Documentation for Mixed Networks Dynamic Schedule (132687)

SUMMARY

In order for Schedule+ users to be able to View Free and Busy Times, create appointments to external resources, and have the calendar files updated instantly, the "dynamic connection" method must be configured via the ADMINSCH.EXE program.

The other View Free and Busy Time method, using SCHDIST.EXE, is not suitable because the external resources' calendar files will not be instantly updated. This is because the process would depend on the time intervals and succession of SCHDIST.EXE and EXTERNAL.EXE.

In order for dynamic connection to work, each workstation must have the capabilities to access the Mail servers where the Schedule+ calendar files are stored. The workstations need to have the capabilities to connect to an external Mail server, write to a calendar file as it books appointment to a resource, and disconnect dynamically. This configuration task can easily be achieved in a Microsoft Network or Novell NetWare environment. This is due to the fact that, in either case, the workstations would already have efficient hardware and software loaded to establish network connection to any server.

However, Mail and Schedule+ documentation do not address the underlying steps of configuring a workstation to have full network connectivity in a mixed networks environment, such as one made up of NetWare and Microsoft Network (NTAS). In other words, it is assumed that the workstation network setup is already taken care of by the organization network administration group, where the workstations would already have the capability to access network resources (in this case, Mail servers) that are on NetWare, as well as those that are on Windows NT.

   WFWG1 <---> NetWare Server      NTAS <---> WFWG2