Installing and Configuring the Zidget on the Client

In order to make deployment of the Zidget as easy as possible, it can be downloaded directly from the HTTP server that is built into Access Connect. You can link to the URL for the Zidget from any web page, send it in an email, have users manually type it into a web browser, or distribute it any other way that you see fit. The Zidget could also be made part of the standard corporate deployment or installed in /Library/Widgets on multiple Macintoshes using technologies such as Apple Remote Desktop. If you have not already installed Zidget, the  Access Connect server lets you download Zidget directly from the URL http://yourserver:8081.

Because the Zidget is HTTP based, it is trivial to add a Download Zidget link to your company’s intranet or support website. If the Zidget is downloaded by Safari, the download will automatically present the user with a dialog asking them if they want to install it. By default, Zidget will resolve ExtremeZIPServerList.yourdomain.com in DNS in order to find the Master Server from which it will retrieve a list of the available printers and file servers. If you are using the default setup and have created this DNS CNAME record to point to your Access Connect server, no further steps are required on the Macintosh to configure the Zidget after it has been installed.

To install Zidget on a Macintosh client, do the following:

1. In a web browser such as Safari, navigate to the Access Connect server (e.g. http://your-server:8081).

2. Click on the Download Zidget link. The file Zidget.wdgt.zip will be downloaded.
3. Click Install to confirm the dialog asking if you want the Zidget installed (if you have not disabled auto installation of widgets in Safari).
4. If your Master Server is something other than the default ExtremeZIPServerList, click the “i” icon to modify this setting. The Refresh Interval determines how often the available file servers, printers, and DFS namespaces in the Zidget are refreshed.