Apple Final Cut Server - Manual (Page 20)

20 Part I Installation and Configuration
You should also familiarize yourself with all of the chapters in this part (Part I) of the
Final Cut Server Setup and Administration Guide. In general, you should install and set up
Final Cut Server in the following order:
Step 1: Use the installer
This installs Final Cut Server on your system. It also configures Final Cut Server to match
the customer profile you select. This profile customizes the installation so that
Final Cut Server automatically includes the items best suited to your workflow needs
and leaves out those that are not necessary. See “
About the Customer Profiles ” on
page 29 for details about the customer profiles from which you can choose.
Important: Be sure you know which profile you want to use before you start the
Final Cut Server installer. You cannot change this profile selection later. However, you
can manually make changes and additions to the installed Final Cut Server application
after the installer has finished, allowing you to combine attributes from the profiles.
Step 2: Configure System Preferences
Once the Final Cut Server installer has finished, you can configure the Final Cut Server
System Preferences panes. These panes include:
 General: This pane includes a variety of general Final Cut Server settings.
 Permissions: This pane is where you add Mac OS X groups to Final Cut Server. See
Chapter 4, “ Adding Users and Groups ,” on page 47 for more information.
 Devices: This pane includes an automated assistant to step you through the process
of adding devices to your Final Cut Server system. These devices include a variety of
popular file storage systems. See Chapter 12, “
Managing Devices ,” on page 163 for
more information.
 Automations: This pane includes an automated assistant to step you through the
process of configuring watch folders and respond behaviors. See Chapter 14,
“
Managing Automations ,” on page 193 for more information.
See Chapter 3, “ Configuring System Preferences ,” on page 39 for more information
about all of the Final Cut Server System Preferences settings.
Step 3: Add users and groups
Final Cut Server uses the user and group accounts you configure in the Accounts pane
of System Preferences or in Leopard Server Workgroup Manager. You also assign each
group a permission set. By creating groups of users and applying different permission
sets to each group, you can control the level of access for the users. See Chapter 4,
“
Adding Users and Groups ,” on page 47 for more information.