The CastanetTM
Tuner
Installing on MacOS
The downloaded Castanet tuner is a 2.1mb binhexed compressed
installer. If you download with a Web browser, it will decode and
unstuff the file, producing a file called Castanet Tuner
Installer. Installation and initial configuration take just a
couple of minutes.
Contents
Prerequisites
What's Installed Where
Installation Step by Step
Configuration Step by Step
If you print this page, installation will take up less screen
space, and you'll have a convenient place to check off each
prerequisite and installation step as you complete it.
Prerequisites
Hardware and Software Requirements
Before you install the tuner, be sure your computer has the
following:
- a PowerPC Mac running MacOS 7.5 or later
- MacOS Runtime for Java:
description
and download
- InternetConfig 1.3:
download;
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- at least 16 megabytes of installed RAM
- at least 10 megabytes of free disk space to hold the Tuner
files; you'll need additional disk space for the channels you
subscribe to
- a direct (hard-wired) or dialup (modem) Internet connection;
if you can read the Marimba home page (www.marimba.com) in a Web
browser, you have an Internet connection
Proxy Information
If your computer is behind a firewall or your site uses proxies to
improve performance, you'll need to provide the tuner with proxy
information. For the quickest and smoothest tuner installation,
gather the following before you begin:
- If your site uses an HTTP proxy, obtain its host name and port
number. You can get this information from a network administrator,
or from a Web browser that you know can reach the Internet.
- In Netscape Navigator 3, choose Options:Network
Preferences, then press the Proxies tab.
- If No Proxies is selected, your site does not use an
HTTP proxy.
- If Manual Proxy Configuration is selected, press View...
to see the list of proxies; write down the HTTP proxy name
and port number.
- If Automatic Proxy Configuration is selected, open the
URL listed next to it with your Browser and write down the
HTTP proxy's host name and port number.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3: Choose Edit:Preferences,
then click the Proxies tab.
- If Disabled is checked, your site does not use an HTTP
proxy.
- If Enabled is checked, choose HTTP from the pull-down,
and write down the HTTP proxy's host name and port number.
- If your site uses a Castanet proxy, obtain its host name and
port number from a network administrator. Although the tuner does
not require one, a Castanet proxy can substantially improve tuner
and firewall performance.
Quit Marimba Applications
Before you begin installation, quit any running Marimba
applications. Installation will fail if Marimba applications are
running.
What's Installed Where
Installing the tuner creates three folders:
- The Castanet Tuner folder, containing the tuner
application, is created at the top of the disk you select for
installation. You can move this folder wherever you like.
- The System:Preferences:·marimba folder (note the
bullet character preceding marimba) contains the channels
the tuner downloads for you.
- The System:Extensions:Marimba Libraries folder
contains program files shared by Marimba applications.
Installation Step-by-Step
- Find the Castanet Tuner Installer application (it
will be in your Web browser's "Downloads Directory"), and
double-click it.
The License agreement appears.
- Read the license, then click ACCEPT
A dialog asking you to select a disk to install into appears.
- Click Switch Disk, if necessary to choose the disk you want.
- Click Install.
An Installing ... progress bar appears, followed by an
Installation was successful dialog.
- Click OK.
The Castanet Tuner folder (installed at the top level of your
disk) opens. You may drag this folder elsewhere, create an alias
to the Tuner application inside it, and otherwise treat the tuner
as you would any application.
Configuration Step by Step
When you run the tuner for the first time, it prompts you for
configuration information by presenting a series of pages for you to
fill in. If you've previously configured an older version of the
tuner, that information is presented in the pages to save you a
little typing. You can change configuration settings later by
clicking the tuner's Configure tab.
- Double-click the Tuner application in the Castanet
Tuner folder.
A introductory page appears.
- Click Next>.
A User Information page appears.
- Fill in as much information as you wish to be available to
channel publishers. If you have subscribed to a channel whose
publisher has requested user information, the Tuner will send the
User Information when the channel is updated.
- Click Next>.
An Internet Connection page appears.
- Choose Direct Connection or Modem Connection.
NOTE: To use the tuner with a modem connection, establish the
connection before starting the tuner; the tuner will not make the
connection itself.
A Proxy Configuration page appears.
- Enter the proxy information, if any,
you acquired before installing the tuner.
- Click Next>.
A Tuner Update page appears.
The tuner is a channel and can therefore update itself. This
dialog gives you the opportunity to update the Tuner you
downloaded (perhaps some time ago). You can do this now or not,
and you can do it whenever you like later; the tuner will
automatically check for updates once a week.
- To have the Tuner update itself now:
- To forego updating the tuner, click Skip.
A Finished Tuner Update dialog appears.
- Click Finish.
The configured tuner appears. Remember, you can change the
tuner configuration by clicking its Configure tab.
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