Once the installation of software begins you can walk away and return periodically to check on the installation. The patches, which are installed by the Finish Script, may take several hours to install. Run newaliases when done. Right now the jumpstarted machine can receive connections from anywhere. If possible, wrap the machine to the subnets it is on or to the BU campus.
Most services are off by default.
Turn them back on only if needed. Most services aren't needed and only serve as potential security holes. This service is required for rdate and for jumpstart boot-servers. Time clients should not need it. If this machine is to be a standalone workstation that recieves mail, no changes should be needed.