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Macs@Rose

Most technical support on campus is directed towards the standard-issue Windows laptops that all students and faculty have. As a Mac user, that sometimes presents some challenges. But I've had excellent luck getting my old PowerBook G4 and my institute-owned G5 tower to play nice in this environment.

This page documents the procedures that I (and others) have used to configure various services. I'll try to maintain the instructions as I upgrade to new versions of the OS or IAIT upgrades to new versions of the services. I can't promise technical support, but if the instructions here seem wrong or confusing, let me know. I'll attempt to provide clarification, elucidation, or edification as appropriate.

For more dynamic assistance you might also be interested in the discussion fora at macs4rose.

If you've configured a Mac to access other services at Rose, please share your instructions. I'm happy to post them here as a community service.

Contents

Instructions are available for the following:

• Configuring Apple Mail for POP3 access
• Configuring Apple Mail to use the Active Directory (LDAP) server
• Creating Mac Address Book Groups for the Rose Address Book
• Getting Windows XP to Work on an Intel Mac

I've also successfully configured some other services but haven't had a chance to write up the instructions. Let me know if you would like my rough notes on how to do any of the following:

• Connecting to the on-campus wireless network
• Using the VPN
• Setting up authenticated AFS access

Configuring Apple Mail for POP3 Access

I don't have notes on how I set up my initial configuration. It's just worked since I arrived in August 2005. But here are some screenshots of my account settings.

Configuring Apple Mail to Use the Active Directory (LDAP) Server

Please note that you must be on campus or connected to the VPN for address lookup to work.

(These instructions are glommed together from the IAIT instructions for Thunderbird and the LDAP instructions for University of Pennsylvania.)

1. Launch Address Book.
2. From the Address Book menu, choose Preferences… The General window displays.
3. Click LDAP icon. The LDAP window displays.

4. Click plus (+) button in the lower left corner. Use the following information to enter for LDAP configuration:
   • In the Name field, type Rose Address Book
   • In the Server field, type rose-hulman.edu
   • In Search Base field, type the following: dc=rose-hulman, dc=edu
   • From the Auth Type dropdown list, choose Simple.
   • Click the Use SSL checkbox. Observe as the Port field value changes automatically (to a number we don't want).
   • Overtype 389 in the Port field. Do not use 636 as the Port number.
   • From the Scope dropdown list, choose Subtree.
   • In the Username field, type the following, replacing username with your actual Rose-Hulman username: username@rose-hulman.edu
   • In the Password field, enter your actual Kerberos password.
5. Click Save. The LDAP configuration options are saved under the Rose Address Book profile.
6. In the LDAP window, ensure the Active checkbox is selected for the Rose Address Book entry.
7. Close the LDAP window.
8. Quit Address Book.
9. Launch Apple Mail. (You may be prompted for permission to use ms.rose-hulman.edu from your Keychain at this point. If so, click Always Allow.)
10. From the Mail menu, select Preferences... .
11. Click the Composing icon.
12. Ensure the Automatically complete address checkbox is selected, then click the Configure LDAP... button.
13. If prompted for permission to use the ms.rose-hulman.edu from your Keychain, click Always Allow.
14. Ensure the Active checkbox is selected for the Rose Address Book.
15. Click Done.
16. Close the Composing window.
17. Quit Mail.

That's it. Now in Mail when you start entering addresses the Rose address book will be automatically searched, just like our poor Windows-using friends have in Outlook but without all that sticky wax build up.

Creating Mac Address Book Groups for the Rose Address Book

You can also use the Rose address book to build address groups for a list of people.

1. Launch Address Book.
2. Click the plus button (+) at the lower left and enter a name for your new group.
3. Click on the Directories entry at the top of the Group list.
4. Make sure the Rose Address Book is selected in the Directories list.
5. In the search field at the top right, enter the name of the first person in your group.
6. Drag the card for the person onto the group in the Group list.
7. Repeat the last two steps for the remaining people in your group.

Now in Mail, if you type the group name in an address field, the addresses of the group members will automatically be inserted.

Getting Windows XP to Work on an Intel Mac

Caleb Allen provided these instructions on setting up Boot Camp to run Windows XP. Thanks, Caleb!

Last modified: Monday, August 13, 2007