User manual FARSTONE VIRTUALDRIVE NETWORK 2005

VirtualDrive Network 2005 Windows 2000 SP4/XP/2003/Server 2003 ® User Guide FarStone Technology Inc Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the express written permission of FarStone Technology Inc. FarStone grants to you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program (The "SOFTWARE") on a single computer. If the Software is installed on a network or more than one user can run the Software at the same time, you must purchase an additional license for each user or workstation. Trademarks FarStone, Rapid Cache® are registered trademarks of FarStone Technology Inc. VirtualDrive®, VirtualDrive® Network are trademarks of FarStone Tech. Inc. Microsoft®, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 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Legal Department 15 Hammond Dr., Suite 304 Irvine, CA 92618 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................... 10 1.1 What is VirtualDrive® Network ................................. 10 1.2 Features and benefit................................................ 11 1.3 Benefits for Schools and Businesses ............................ 14 Chapter 2 Installing VDN .................................................................. 16 2.1 System requirements ............................................... 16 2.2 Installing the VDN Server .......................................... 16 2.3 Installing the VDN Administrator or Client programs ........... 18 2.3.1 Manual Installation ............................................. 18 2.3.2 Silent Installation ............................................... 22 Chapter 3 Using the VDN Administrator Program ............................ 24 3.1 Starting the VDN Administrator.................................... 24 3.1.1 The VDN Administrator Manager ............................ 25 3.1.2 Administrator Settings ......................................... 26 3.3 Building Virtual CDs (VCDs)....................................... 30 3.3.1 Building VCDs from the CD Drive............................ 30 3.3.2 Building VCDs from Selected Files .......................... 33 3.3.3 Building VCDs from Audio CDs .............................. 35 3.3.4 Building VCDs from Mixed-Mode CDs ...................... 41 3.3.5 Conversion Between an ISO 9660 Image File and a VCD File ...................................................................... 43 3.4 Managing VCDs in the VDN Server .............................. 44 3.4.1 Adding VCD folders (CD Jukebox) .......................... 44 3.4.2 Changing a VDN Folder Description ........................ 45 3.4.3 Adding VCDs to a VCD Folder ............................... 45 3.4.4 Deleting a VCD Icon or VCD File ............................ 48 3.4.5 VCD properties & Custom Auto-run Function .............. 48 3.4.6 Searching VCD ................................................. 49 3.4.8 License Manager ............................................... 50 3.5 Managing VCD access on the VDN Server ..................... 51 3.5.1 Users and Groups ­ Overview ............................... 51 3.5.2 Adding/Removing Users....................................... 51 3.5.2.1 Adding/Removing Groups .................................. 52 3.5.2.2 Adding Users to Groups..................................... 53 6 3.5.3 Sharing VCD Folder ........................................... 55 3.5.3.1 Sharing a VCD folder........................................ 55 3.5.3.2 New Sharing .................................................. 55 3.5.4 VCD License .................................................... 56 3.5.4.1 Set License for a VCD File ................................. 56 3.5.4.2 View License ................................................. 57 3.6 Viewing Client VCD Usage ........................................ 57 3.6.1 Viewing VCD Usage ........................................... 58 3.6.2 Viewing User Statistics ........................................ 58 3.7 Backing up VCD List................................................ 59 3.7.1 Backing Up VCD list ........................................... 59 3.7.2 Restoring VCD List............................................. 60 3.8 Extracting Files/Audio Tracks from VCD......................... 60 Chapter 4 VDN Command Program ................................................. 64 4.1 VDN Command Program (VDRIVE.EXE) ....................... 64 4.2 Using the Command Line for Creating Shortcuts to Run VCDs ............................................................................. 65 Chapter 5 VirtualDrive CD/DVD Burning Program ........................... 69 5.1 Copying disc ......................................................... 69 5.2 Copying images to a recordable disc ............................ 72 5.3 Erasing a Disc ....................................................... 74 5.4 Viewing Device Info................................................. 75 Chapter 6 Using the VDN Client Program ........................................ 77 6.1 Starting the VDN Client Program ................................. 77 6.2 Running Virtual CD-ROMs (VCDs) ............................... 78 6.3 Ejecting a VCD ...................................................... 79 6.4 Viewing VCD Properties ........................................... 80 6.5 Searching VCD ...................................................... 80 6.6 Setting the Number of Virtual Drives ............................. 80 6.7 Change a Drive Letter .............................................. 81 6.8 Viewing Changes of the CD Folders ............................. 81 6.9 Client Settings ....................................................... 81 6.9.1 Toolbar ........................................................... 81 6.9.2 Animation ON/OFF............................................. 82 6.9.3 Device ........................................................... 82 6.9.4 Other ............................................................. 83 Chapter 7 Rapid Cache ® ................................................................ 85 7.1 Rapid Cache® Overview ........................................... 85 7.2 Rapid Cache® Features ............................................ 85 7.3 The Rapid Cache® Manager....................................... 85 7.3.1 The Cache Settings ............................................ 86 7.3.2 Caching Modes................................................. 87 7.3.3 Cache File Read Size ......................................... 87 7.3.4 Total Read, Saved Read and the Saved Ratio............. 88 7.3.5 Resetting the Cache Buffer ................................... 88 7.3.6 Changing the Cache Buffer Size ............................. 89 7.3.7 Rapid Cache and Video Files ................................ 89 7.4.2 Viewing CD-ROM Properties ................................. 90 Chapter 8Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Network ................................... 92 8.1 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Administrator Program Group ..... 92 8.2 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Client .................................. 92 8.3 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Network Server ...................... 92 Chapter 9 Appendix .......................................................................... 94 Notes: ..................................................................... 94 FAQ ........................................................................ 95 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 9 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is VirtualDrive® Network VirtualDrive® Network (VDN) is a product that includes Virtual CD (VCD) Server, VDN Administrator, and VDN Client programs. VCDs created by using the VDN Administrator program, can be stored on your network and run from client PCs or workstations using the VDN Client program. Using the revolutionary VirtualDrive® Administrator CD emulation application, you can turn your CDs' into VCDs, that will run on a VirtualDrive® just like a physical CD drive. With VDN Client, you can create up to 23 Virtual CD drives, which are accessible through Windows Explorer just like any other drive. Finding CDs is no longer a problem and the need to physically load CDs into a drive, wait for a CD drive to start up or change CDs by hand in order to run other CD applications is eliminated. 10 1.2 Features and benefit 1. Add VCDs from the Internet (new) With VirtualDrive®, you can add a VCD (*.VCD) that is shared on the Internet or a LAN into the VirtualDrive®. 2. Export Audio Tracks (new) Extract audio tracks from an existing audio CD, either a real CD or a virtual CD, and store them as an audio file (*.WAV) or a MP3 file on the hard disk. 3. Runs applications without CD-ROM: Select and insert a VCD into the VirtualDrive® Network and the VCD appears as though a CD is actually in a physical CD drive. 4. Supports most disc formats, including: VirtualDrive® Network supports the following disk formats: CD-ROMs, CDExtra, Audio CDs, Mixed-Mode CDs, Photo CDs, Video CDs, CD Cops, DVD-ROMs (Data Mode), Multi-Session CDs, and Unprotected DVD Videos. 5. Automatically recognize CD format: VirtualDrive® Network can determine the type and format of the CD, and run the correct program. 6. Faster than a 200X CD-ROM drive: Run CDs directly from the hard drive with incredible 200X speed. 7. 1000 Virtual Jukeboxes: VirtualDrive® Network supports up to 1000 Virtual CD Jukeboxes (CD folders), with each folder able to hold an unlimited number of CDs. 8. Easy Management: The Administrator creates and configures the VirtualDrive® Network. Changes affect clients instantly. VirtualDrive® doesn't copy files from the CD title. Rather, it actually creates a CD image file on the hard drive. Only this image file needs to be created or removed. 9. Burn your VCDs onto a recordable disc: VirtualDrive® combines the functions of CD/DVD emulation software with CD/DVD burning capabilities. It allows users to copy CD/DVD images from the hard disk to a recordable medium. 11 10. Compression: VirtualDrive® Network incorporates a high-performance compression engine for building VCD files. Compressed VCD files are automatically decompressed when accessed. 11. Command Line Support: You can access VirtualDrive® Network from the command line. With this features you can mount VCDs and auto-run applications, or create shortcuts to your VCDs. 12. Removable Drives: Save VCD files on any removable media. You can also create custom VCDs from files on removable media, such as Magneto-Optical (MO) disk and burn VCDs to a CD. 13. Saves space and hardware costs: Takes no physical space in your office, and no hardware maintenance costs. 14. Network Capable: VirtualDrive® Network is fully compatible with most CD applications. Some CD applications only run from a physical CD drive. These applications will not run from a mapped network drive, like a drive mapped to your server CD drive (or Jukebox). VDN supports all such CD applications. Storing Virtual CD's on a file server allows CD resources to be shared throughout the network. 15. Rapid Cache®: VirtualDrive® comes with Rapid Cache® CD caching system, utilizing the latest incremental caching technology. Rapid Cache can increase VCD and CD performance. 16. Built in CD benchmark and browser: Evaluate the data transfer rate and access time for any of your CD drive(s). 17. MP3 Audio Compression: Choose your favorite CD tracks to create top quality music VCDs (compress up to 95%) and listen directly from your hard drive. 18. Create Custom Virtual CDs from selected files: Customize your own VCDs by removing unnecessary files from the source 12 CD. 19. Security: The VirtualDrive® Network can set security property according to clients' demand. Each client can only use the Virtual CD authorized by administrator. 13 1.3 Benefits for Schools and Businesses Benefits for Schools: 1. Easy management: As many as 500 CD-ROMs may be needed for a class with 25 computers and 20 educational CD titles. With VDN, you need only the original copy of each CD title, which can be archived once the VCD is created. No need to worry about scratched or lost CDs. No hassles! 2. Supports clients without any CD-ROM drive: No need to install CD drives on Client PCs. Without a CD-ROM drive; students are unable to install their own personal CD software, which will reduce technical support costs. 3. VDN CD Server: VDN CD server gives everyone access, at any time; from computer classrooms to school offices; 24 hours a day. Benefits for Businesses: 1. R&D departments: Information is at your fingertips. Keep everything on the VDN CD server such as MSDN resource CDs, and reference guides 2. Education: By storing training materials on the VDN CD server, employee education can be more efficient and cost effective. 3. Information Management: The amount of data to be stored is always increasing. VDN CD server can be used to efficiently manage data resources or totally replace CD Jukebox systems. 14 Chapter 2 Installing VDN 15 Chapter 2 Installing VDN 2.1 System requirements 1. VDN Server: Windows 2000/XP/ 2003 45 MB HDD space 2. VDN Administrator: Windows 2000/XP/2003 A CD-ROM Drive (or DVD-ROM) (25 MB HDD space if working peer to peer) 3. VDN Clients: Windows 2000/XP/2003 45 MB HDD space Note VDN supports Windows and Novell long file names. If your Novell server does not support long file names, use Dos 8.3 file naming conventions for VCD files. 2.2 Installing the VDN Server Installing VDN Server Setting up VDN requires that all the VDN Server and associated program files are placed in a common `shared'' directory. Files stored in this directory can be called from any PC on the network to install both the VDN Administrator and/or Client programs. Because VDN directory also stores Administrator settings and statistics on Client's VCD usage, full read/write privileges need to be made available to the Administrator and all Clients of VirtualDrive® Network. Note Since VDN directory contains some important files and data, it is strongly recommended that you hide the directory by suffixing a $ to the folder name (e.g. VDN$). In this way, the shared folder is invisible to others on network. 16 Follows the steps below: Step 1 Insert the VDN CD into the CD drive and run the VDN installation program (Setup.exe). Step 2 Carefully read the License Agreement and select Yes, if you accept the license conditions. Step 3 Enter your details and then Next to proceed. Step 4 The "VDN Server Directory" box should contain the path to a shared local directory, (e.g. C:\VDN) or a shared network directory (e.g. \\Server\vdn\). Select Next to begin the installation. 17 Note If the directory does not exist, the Install program will automatically add a new directory and set its properties to "shared." Step 5 Select Finish to complete installation of the VirtualDrive® Network program files. 2.3 Installing the VDN Administrator or Client programs 2.3.1 Manual Installation Once the VDN Server files have been installed into a shared directory, both the VDN Administrator and the VDN Client installations can be executed by running the setup.exe file from the VDN Server shared directory. There are two methods to install the VDN Admin and Client programs ---manual installation and silent installation. Follow the steps below to execute manual installation: Step 1 Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then Run. Step 2 Enter the UNC path to the setup program, the 'shared' VDN Server directory. 18 Note The shared VDN Sever directory is composed of the computer name and shared folder name where VirtualDrive® Network sever program is installed. (e.g. \\server\vdn\setup). The "sever" is the computer name, and "vdn" is the shared folder name. Step 3 Click OK to launch the VDN Setup Wizard. Step 4 Select either Install VDN Administrator or Install VDN Client. Selecting Install VDN Administrator will require you to enter the product serial number: Note Only one PC may be used as an administrator workstation. Selecting Install a VDN Client will install the VDN Client program only and 19 skip to step 7. Step 5 Carefully read the License Agreement and select I accept the terms in the license agreement, if you accept the conditions. Step 6 Enter your details and the serial number. Step 7 The Install Wizard will suggest a folder to install the VirtualDrive® Network program files. If you would like to store the program files in another location, select Change to open the file browser and select a new folder. 20