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<p class="Help-Heading-1" style="background-color: #008000;">Remote Data Sharing (RDS)</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="qbfs_qbinstall_options.htm">QuickBooks Desktop Installation Options</a> <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">|</span> <a href="qbdataoverview.htm">Financial Exchange Overview</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Remote Data Sharing (RDS) is an alternative method for integrating Point of Sale with QuickBooks Desktop financial software over a local area network (LAN) using server/client applications. <a href="qbfs_qbinstall_options.htm#RDS_Illustration">View Illustration</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Note"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: VPN's and wireless networks tend to be low bandwidth (slow) and therefore are not recommended for use with RDS. These network configurations may be unreliable for this purpose.</p>
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<p class="Help-Heading-2">Advantages of RDS</p>
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<p class="Help-Bulleted">Doesn't require that QuickBooks financial software be installed on your Point of Sale Server Workstation, which may be accessible to employees.</p>
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<p class="Help-Heading-2">Disadvantages of RDS</p>
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<p class="Help-Bulleted">More complex to set up and use than other integration methods</p>
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<p class="Help-Bulleted">Terminology can be confusing: the <a class="popupspot" href="JavaScript:hhctrl.TextPopup('For the purposes of remote data sharing, the computer on which you have QuickBooks/r/nfinancial software installed is referred to as the "server." The Point of Sale Server/r/nWorkstation is the "client."','Arial,10',10,10,00000000,0xc0ffff)" style="color: #008000;">"server" and "client" for RDS purposes</a> do not correlate with the Point of Sale "Server" and "Client" Workstations</p>
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<p class="Help-Bulleted">During data exchanges, your QuickBooks Desktop financial software and the RDS server application must be running, and your financial company file open on the computer that has QuickBooks Desktop</p>
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<p class="Help-Heading-2">Get the RDS Files and Documentation</p>
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<p class="Help-Text">You can download the RDS application files and the most recent documentation for RDS from the following web site. This is a free download.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><img src="../image/lightningbolt.gif" alt="Internet connection required" title="Internet connection required" width="9" height="15" border="0" class="hcp2">  <a href="https://community.intuit.com/articles/1602352">https://community.intuit.com/articles/1602352</a></p>
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<p class="Related-Topics">Related Topics</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="qbdata10.htm">Troubleshoot Financial Exchange</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="qbdata01.htm">Prepare QuickBooks Desktop for Financial Exchange</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="qbdata05.htm">QuickBooks Desktop Connection Wizard Overview</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a href="qbdata03.htm">Customize Financial Exchange</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Note" style="background-color: #f5f5f5;"><img src="../image/lightningbolt_shg.gif" alt="This symbol indicates that an Internet connection is required." title="This symbol indicates that an Internet connection is required." width="9" height="15" border="0" class="hcp2">  Additional online resources. Internet connection required.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a title="POS User Community Web Site - opens in new browser window" href="http://www.qbinproduct.com/community/help/pos" target="_blank">Point of Sale User Community</a> Connect with other Point of Sale users and experts to ask questions and share advice.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text"><a title="POS Support Web Site - opens in a new browser window" href="http://www.quickbooks.com/support" target="_blank">Point of Sale Support Web Site</a> Search our Knowledge Base of frequently asked questions, learn about available updates, or research other support options.</p>
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