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ksgrentals
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quickbooks multi-user

I am considering adding multi-user mode with a license for my computer.  Right now my wife has a copy on her computer.  We have a typical home network.  Question is.... if her computer has not been used it goes into a typical "sleep" mode until the mouse is moved to wake it up.  It is in another room of the house.  If the main file resides on her computer will 

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CharleneMaeF
QuickBooks Team

quickbooks multi-user

I'm here to share some information about multi-user mode, ksgrentals.

 

A multi-user network won't affect the connection of the computers if the server is in sleep mode and the setup is correct.

 

You may follow these steps in setting up a multi-user environment in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

To begin, you'll have to turn on your hosting mode. You'll need to do this only on the server computer. You must not turn on hosting for workstations.

 

Here's how to turn it on:

  1. Go to the File menu, and then select Utilities.
  2. Select Multi-User Access.
  3. Click Yes to confirm.

 

Once done, let's run the QuickBooks Data Manager on the server so workstations can access the file.

  1. Go to your server computer (the file is stored).
  2. Click the Start menu, and then type Database.
  3. Select QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
  4. If you can't see your folder location, click Browse, and then choose your company file.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Select Start Scan. This will repair your firewall permission to allow QuickBooks to communicate your network.
  7. Click Close, and then try opening QuickBooks in Multi-user mode on your workstations.

 

To learn more about QuickBooks Desktop hosting modes, you can check out this article:  Host Your Company Data File in Multi-user mode.

 

Additionally, I've included an article that will help resolve error messages when switching into multi-user mode. This helps you access your file without any worry:  Fix Error H202 and H505.

 

The details will help you connect your computer to the server computer. We're always around if you need further help.

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