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Networking FastManager
Default (MS Access) Backend
If this is not the case, please see:Sharing your FastManager Data folder
Connect the network computers
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
folder
icon and browse through the network to the location where the database is stored- Select
db.qdb
and click onOpen
- Then click on
Update
Change Database
Change Database
from the File
menu (after logging in). 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 Connection
and fill in the connection information:
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 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