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Network - Can Condo Manager be used on a network?
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Network - Can Condo Manager be used on a network? |
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Yes, Condo Manager Executive and Pro can be used with a Microsoft server (NT, 2000 or XP Server). Don't use XP Home Edition as a server. It is not designed for that and will be unstable and will crash more often.
However, don't installed Condo Manager on the server. It would slow down the processing speed.
The server keeps all databases and workstations will go there the access them.
Don't use wireless network to link the stations that will run Condo Manager. This type of network is not reliable enough to allow database access to run smoothly. Running Condo Manager on a wireless may cause data loss or data corruption.
Here is The Procedure to Install Condo Manager if You Have a Network.
You must install Condo Manager on each computer where it will be used. Don't install the software on the server itself otherwise you will lose speed and your Network could become unstable, not only slower.
Only data will be shared and located in a designated and reserved folder on the server.
The following procedure is intended to be applied by somebody having a good knowledge of Microsoft Networks. Ask a qualified technician to install Condo Manager and your shared data files on your Network.
Condo Manager will work with the file servers listed below:
| • | Windows NT |
| • | Windows 2000 Server |
| • | Windows XP Server |
| • | Don't use the XP Home Edition on the computer acting as the server |
| • | It has not been designed to be a server and could become unstable or block access to your files sometimes |
Procedure to Follow:
| • | Create a folder on the server where data will be stored (use a short name (under 8 characters) |
| • | It will increase the speed at which Condo Manager can retrieve data from the server) |
| • | Give all rights to this folder (and its sub-directories) to the Condo Manager users on their workstation |
| • | On each workstation used to run Condo Manager : |
| • | Create a mapped drive pointing to the shared folder) on the server (Example:H) |
| • | Install Condo Manager on each computer used to run Condo Manager (user's ones) |
| • | Don't install Condo Manager on the server itself |
| • | Start Condo Manager on any workstation |
| • | Go to the menu Configuration>Settings |
| • | Click on the tab 'Database' |
| • | Click on the button 'Browse' and choose the mapped drive you have created (and pointing to the shared folder on the server (ex. H)) |
| • | Click on the button ''Save'' |
| • | Quit Condo Manager |
| • | Copy the file ''CondoManager.mdb'' located on the local workstation in the path : ''C:\Program Files\CondoManager\... and paste it on the server into the folder you have created |
| • | It is not necessary to copy the file ''CondoManager.mdb'' each time you will install the software on another workstation |
| • | Once is enough |
| • | Other ones would just overwrite the previous one |
| • | If you already had created associations on local workstations, copy the folders on the shared folder on the server |
The path of the shared folder on the server should resemble to this :
H:\\CondoManager
\Association1
\Associations2
Condomanager.mdb
H is the mapped drive you have created.
Association1 would be the folder for an association named Association1
Condomanager.mdb is the database containing all information about your associations themselves (and nothing on their owners, units, etc. nor any transaction for any association).