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+ | This is PINES specific, but the concepts will work with any Evergreen installation, | ||
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+ | For those that are interested, there’s an neat Windows hack that you can use to register your workstation multiple times on the same computer. | ||
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+ | Say, for example, you need to be able to login to a workstation registered to several different libraries in your system, such as ARL-ATH, ARL-BOG, and ARL-BKM, but you don’t want to have to use different Windows accounts, or, in the old EG version, different installations of the Staff Client. | ||
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+ | You can edit your Windows “hosts” file to allow you to do this (note that you need to be logged in as a Windows administrator in order to do this). | ||
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+ | “hosts” is usually located under “C: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each | ||
+ | # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should | ||
+ | # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. | ||
+ | # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one | ||
+ | # space. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # Additionally, | ||
+ | # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # For example: | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # 102.54.94.97 | ||
+ | # | ||
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+ | 127.0.0.1 | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | For my above example, you could add the following lines to the end of the hosts file: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 ath.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 bog.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 bkm.gapines.org | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Save the hosts file and exit the text editor, then start the Staff Client. | ||
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+ | 209.169.247.199 is the IP for gapines.org, | ||
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+ | Also, you can format the new URLs however you wish; instead of ath.gapines.org, | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 ATHENS | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | In this case, you’d enter ATHENS in the hostname field for Evergreen. | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 username1.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 username2.gapines.org | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | and register the workstation for each hostname to the library, but with a different workstation name. | ||
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+ | Hope this is helpful! | ||
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+ | -Murphy |