[Continued from Basic Setup - Custom Settings - Part I (Graphics and Logos)]
Network Settings
General
Club Sentry can be simultaneously run across a network by multiple workstations. A separate installation of Club Sentry Workstation software is required on each workstation (as well as the host computer) and you must have an existing network that allows for mapping network drives with ODBC connectivity.
The workstations access the Club Sentry database on a central computer that all workstations have Read/Write access to so your first step is to identify the main (or Host) computer. The database can reside in any folder that is shared across the network. Typically, the Host computer is the one that is in use most often and is therefore on most of the time. You may use a dedicated computer to host the database but it must have a licensed copy of Club Sentry installed.
Once you have identified the Host computer, install the Club Sentry software on it and on any Workstations you have purchased licenses for. Make sure that the folder you install Club Sentry in is shared with FULL access on the Host computer.
On the workstations, have your Network Administrator map the drive to the Host computer as the S: drive that points to the "Club Sentry" folder. If you installed using the default settings the database will be in the C:/ClubSentry/database/ directory of the host computer.
The install routines will automatically configure the ODBC settings for Club Sentry. The following instructions are included should you need to manually set or adjust these settings.
Configuring a Host or Single Machine
1) >>Click on Start > Control Panel. Double click on Administrative Tools. Double click on Data Sources (ODBC).
The ODBC Data Source Administrator opens in the User DSN tab..
2) Click on the Add button.
3) Select Driver do Microsoft Access (*.mdb) and click Finish.
4) In the ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog, type ClubSentry in both the Data Source Name and Description fields. Click the Select button.
5) In the Select Database dialog, make sure the C drive in the Drives drop down is selected and navigate to the C:\ ClubSentry\Database, directory.
6) Click on ClubSentry.mdb in the Database Name field.
7) Click OK.
8) Click OK to exit the ODBC Microsoft Access Setup screen.
9) Click OK to exit the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
You have successfully configured your ODBC settings.
Configuring the Workstation
Make sure you have mapped to the database on the Host computer as your S drive (You may change the shared drive letter to any available letter that you prefer. In the following examples, replace your drive letter with the default S drive in the examples. Follow steps 1 - 4 in the Configuring a Host or Single Machine section and then:
5) In the Select Database dialog, select the S drive in the Drives drop down and navigate to the \Database directory.
6) Click on ClubSentry.mdb in the Database Name field.
7) Click OK.
8) Click OK to exit the ODBC Microsoft Access Setup screen.
9) Click OK to exit the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
You have successfully connected your workstation to the database Host.
