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Networking FastManager
If you are using the SQL Server backend, jump to SQL Backend
Default (MS Access) Backend
It is assumed that you have already setup the 'FastManager Data Folder' and that it is accessible to all users on the network.
If this is not the case, please see:Sharing your FastManager Data folder
If this is not the case, please see:Sharing your FastManager Data folder
Connect the network computers
If your company database is in SQL, skip down to SQL Backend
Once you have made sure that the FastManager Data Folder is accessible from the network, all you need to do is “direct” FastManager on all the other computers to use it:
- Install FastManager normally by following these steps
- When you start FastManager, you will be prompted with the dialog:
Point FastManager To Your Data - Instead of selecting 'Create a new company database', you will click on the yellow
foldericon and browse through the network to the location where the database is stored- Select
db.qdband click onOpen - Then click on
Update
Change Database
If FastManager does NOT prompt you to locate the database and instead goes directly to the login screen, you can CHANGE the database that it is connected to by selecting:
Change Database from the File menu (after logging in). If you don't know where to find your
FastManager Company Database, you can check the lower-left corner of the program window on any other networked computer:
SQL Backend
To connect FastManager to a SQL database, do the following:
If you're not already connected to a database, when you start FastManager, you will be prompted to locate your database:
- Click on
SQL Connectionand fill in the connection information:
Your settings will be DIFFERENT from those in the images above and the example below.
You can review the settings on any other computer - in FastManager, go to
You can review the settings on any other computer - in FastManager, go to
File -> Change Database and click on SQL Connection to review the settings in use by that computer
| Company DB: | Example Info: |
|---|---|
| Provider: | SQLOLEDB |
| Data source: | [SERVERNAME\SQLINSTANCE,3306] |
| Database Name: | [Your Database name (as it is in SQL Server)] |
| Username: | [Your Database Username] |
| Password: | [Your Database Password] |
| Catalogs DB: | Example Info: |
|---|---|
| Provider: | SQLOLEDB |
| Data source: | [SERVERNAME\SQLINSTANCE,3306] |
| Database Name: | [Your Catalogs database name (as it is in SQL Server)] |
| Username: | [Your Database Username] |
| Password: | [Your Database Password] |
| Data Folder | |
|---|---|
| Enter the path to: | [\\SERVERNAME\shared-folder\FastManager\Data-Folder] |
If the FastManager HelpDesk staff assisted with the initial SQL Migration & setup (we probably did), we would have recorded all this information somewhere convenient.
If you are unsure, consult with your Office Manager, IT Manager or Network Administator
If you need help, visit fastmanager.com and click on the
If you are unsure, consult with your Office Manager, IT Manager or Network Administator
If you need help, visit fastmanager.com and click on the
Live Support widget at the bottom of the page to get assistance.
If FastManager is already connected to a database (whether SQL or Access) and you want to connect to a different company database, go to:
File -> Change Database
- Clear out anything that might be entered under:
Select existing file, then you will be able to click on SQL Connection