Use this procedure to connect to your home office from a store or other remote location. This also works great for employees who work from home. The home office must be running the Power Clock server and be connected to the internet.
Update from Location
Enter the location ID that you want to update from. This can't be the current location. The location must be running Power Clock Server and be connected to the internet.
Start Date
Usually you'll put the date you last updated in the Start Date. All data changed or added since the start date will be transferred.
End Date
This should be the current date.
Sync Time
Check this box to synchronize the computer clock with the remote server clock. This even works across time zones.
Remote Server
You must enter the address of the remote server. If location record for the selected remote location already has the server information in it then the following fields will be filled in with that information.
Server Name
Enter the server name and IP address. This will be something like "PowerClockServer@192.168.1.101". The method for finding the IP address on a computer varies depending on which version of Windows is running. If you don't know how to find your IP address then a good tutorial is on the internet at this site: Windows network setup
Enter "PowerClockServer@127.0.0.1" to connect to a server running on your own computer for testing.
Protocol
Select TCP/IP as the multi-user protocol.
Single PC protocol is primarily used for testing. It is used to load several instances of Power Clock on the same computer, all accessing the same data files. You should never need to use it but it may be useful for Citrix installations.
IPX/SPX protocol should only be used as a last resort because it is much slower than TCP/IP. IPX won't work over an internet connection.
Database Name
This should be set to 'Current' in most cases. You may want to set it to 'Sample' to use the sample data. The database name must be listed in the Aliases section of the Power Clock Server.
Login ID and Password
These must match a user listed in User Permissions of the remote server.