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76 lines
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<!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN">
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
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<meta name="generator" content="Adobe RoboHelp 2019">
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<title>Connect to the Company Data on the Server</title>
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<link rel="StyleSheet" href="../qbpos.css" type="text/css">
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<style title="hcp" type="text/css">
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</head>
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<body>
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<script type="text/javascript" src="../ehlpdhtm.js" language="JavaScript1.2"></script>
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<p class="Help-Heading-1" style="background-color: #008000;">Connect to the Company Data on the Server</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="companydata_pos.htm">Data Overview</a> <font color="#C0C0C0" class="hcp1">|</font> <a href="../qbpos_help_and_support/help_wstypes.htm">About Server/Client Workstations</a> <font color="#C0C0C0" class="hcp1">|</font> <a href="../qbpos_help_and_support/help_data_connection.htm">Troubleshoot</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"> </p>
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<p class="Help-Text">In a networked, multi-workstation configuration, use this procedure to connect a Client Workstation to the Point of Sale company data on the Server Workstation. Your computers must be properly networked.</p>
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<p class="Help-Info-Line">To connect a Client to the company data:</p>
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<ol>
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<li class="p-Help-Steps">
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<p class="Help-Steps">Ensure that the Server Workstation is running.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="p-Help-Steps">
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<p class="Help-Steps">Launch Point of Sale on the Client Workstation.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="p-Help-Steps">
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<p class="Help-Steps">Point of Sale searches your network and locates the server installation of your company data.</p>
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</li>
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</ol>
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<ul>
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<li class="p-Help-Nested-List">
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">If a single company data file is located, the Client is automatically connected to it. And the following steps do not apply.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="p-Help-Nested-List">
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<p class="Help-Nested-List">If more than one Point of Sale company data file exists on the network, a window is displayed listing the names of the files. Continue with the following steps.</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<ol start="4">
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<li class="p-Help-Steps">
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<p class="Help-Steps">Select the company data you wish to access and select <span class="hcp2">OK</span>.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="p-Help-Steps">
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<p class="Help-Steps">If prompted, select a workstation number for this computer, and select <span class="hcp2">OK</span>.</p>
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p class="Help-Indent">If you require employee <a href="../qbpos_secadmin/basic210.htm">logins</a> (previously set up), the Log In window is displayed. Use your user name and password to log in to the program.</p>
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<ol start="6">
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<li class="p-Help-Steps">
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<p class="Help-Steps">Repeat this procedure for each Client Workstation.</p>
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p class="Help-Text">On subsequent launches of the Client Workstation, Point of Sale automatically reconnects to the same server/company data.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"> </p>
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<p class="Help-Note"><span class="hcp2">Note</span>: Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and wireless networks tend to be low bandwidth (slow) and therefore are not recommended for use with Point of Sale. These network configurations may be unreliable.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"> </p>
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<p class="Related-Topics">Related Topics</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="../qbpos_help_and_support/help_install_add_ws.htm">Install additional workstations</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="../qbpos_help_and_support/help_licensing.htm">About Point of Sale licensing</a></p>
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</body>
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</html>
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