****************************************************************** * * * METZ Lock * * README FILE * * * * This file contains important information about METZ * * Lock which may not have been available when the manual * * was printed. You may want to print this file to make it * * easier to read. * * * ****************************************************************** 1. Customization METZ Software offers customization of METZ Lock for special corporate needs. Please contact us about your specific requirements. 2. Novell Netware 4.0 support. This version of METZ Lock will work with the Bindery emulation support in Netware 4.0. We do have a special version of Lock which works directly with Netware 4.0 Directory Services. Please contact us for more information. 3. Novell Netware and Banyan Vines support. METZ Lock supports Novell Netware and Banyan Vines passwords. If you have a password-protected network installed, Lock can automatically detect your network password and use it as the default METZ Lock password. Uncheck the Use Network Password checkbox on the METZ Lock Configuration dialog box, if you do not want to use your network password as your METZ Lock password. NOTE: Note the following about using network passwords: A. When you change your METZ Lock password, your network password will change, too. B. If you want to use METZ Lock but you do not want to password-protect your network, be sure to keep the Use Network Password checkbox unchecked. Otherwise, your METZ Lock password will become your network password. C. Unlike METZ Lock passwords, network passwords do not appear encrypted in the "CRX=" line of the WIN.INI file. You will not be able to remove a network password by editing the WIN.INI file. If you forget your network password, you will need to contact your network administrator. D. Novell network passwords are not case sensitive. E. If you are using METZ Lock with multiple Novell servers, Lock will use the password from the primary connection. 4. Using METZ Lock with Non-Windows Applications If you run DOS applications under Microsoft Windows, and are having problems with the password dialog activating while you are working in the DOS window, make sure that METZKW.SYS is installed in your CONFIG.SYS file. This driver (METZKW.SYS) detects activity in your DOS application. Your CONFIG.SYS file should contain a line reading: device=c:\windows\system\metzkw.sys (or the appropriate path) Don't forget to reboot if you have just made the changes to your CONFIG.SYS file. 5. Technical Information about METZKW.SYS. METZKW.SYS uses only 1360 bytes of memory. METZKW.SYS can be loaded high. METZKW.SYS has the following optional parameters: /NOCAD - disables CTRL-ALT-DEL at the DOS level. /NOMAT - disables mouse tracking, should there be a conflict If you were to add both options to your CONFIG.SYS, they would appear as follows: device=c:\windows\system\metzkw.sys /NOCAD /NOMAT 6. Using METZKW.COM instead of METZKW.SYS. If you find that the keyboard activity is not being detected while running DOS applications under Windows, it may be necessary to use the METZKW.COM version of METZKW.SYS because of a few drivers that interfere with the operation of METZKW.SYS. Running METZKW.COM in your AUTOEXEC.BAT after these drivers are loaded, and before Windows is run, will eliminate the problem. The DOS KEYB command and some network drivers affect METZKW.SYS. Both METZKW.SYS and METZKW.COM are on the installation diskette. 7. Using Lock with Windows 3.1 Screen Savers If you wish to use a Windows Screen Saver along with METZ Lock, simply configure the desired Screen Saver from the Windows Control Panel. You should set the Windows Screen Saver delay value to a number higher than the Lock timeout value. Lock will then automatically activate the Windows Screen Saver when the system is locked. 8. Adjusting the METZ Lock Screen Saver Bitmap Display Interval If you wish to adjust the rate at which METZ Lock moves the Screen Saver bitmap around the screen, add the following line to the METZ Lock section of your WIN.INI file: [METZ Lock] bmpdelay=## where ## is the number of seconds you want to wait before the bitmap is moved again. Setting this value to 0 (zero) will center the bitmap on the screen and disable the random movement. 9. De-Installing METZ Lock To de-install METZ Lock: 1. Edit your SYSTEM.INI, remove the following setting from the [386Enh] section: device=METZVXD.386 2. Remove LOCK.EXE from the "load" or "run" line of your WIN.INI file, or Program Manager Startup Group. 3. Run the METZ Lock Installation program, choose the Remove METZ Lock button. Trouble Shooting 1. Lock is not recognizing your Banyan Vines network. The files VNSAPI.DLL and RVNSAPI.DLL on the installation disk are not copied to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory if they already exist. It is possible that the versions of these files on your system are older versions, which will prevent Lock from accessing your Banyan network. To correct the problem, exit windows, make backup copies of the two files on your system, then copy the files from the Lock installation disk and restart Windows. Lock should now allow you to select 'Use Network Password' in the configuration dialog. 2. Lock is timing out while you are using DOS applications under Windows. Make sure METZKW.SYS or METZKW.COM is installed in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The METZ Lock About box will display the message 'METZKW is installed' when METZKW is running. If this does not correct the problem, see 'Using METZKW.COM instead of METZKW.SYS' above. 3. You have 'Lock on startup' checked, but Windows does not Lock on startup. You need to add LOCK.EXE to your 'load=' or 'run=' line of the WIN.INI, or add LOCK.EXE to your Program Manager startup group. Lock on Startup causes METZ Lock to ask for a password when it is first run, but doesn't automatically cause it to run when Windows is started. ****************************************************************** * For more information about installing or using METZ Lock * * contact: * * * * METZ Software Technical Support * * P.O. 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