We love QuickBooks, because we have our very own special way to make QuickBooks Multi User sizzle!
Are You Ready For QuickBooks Multi User?
Yes, we know that QuickBooks can be hosted on a user's desktop computer; however, we've seen multitudes of problems with desktop computers becoming unstable due to virus, other malware and unintended user problems, causing file damage and rendering QuickBooks data unavailable to other network users.
We would like to share the way we install QuickBooks in our business. Our time tested QuickBooks installation method works with all QuickBooks Pro to Enterprise versions 2006 to 10, with computers running Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and functions exceptionally well in all types of businesses. This remarkably valuable QuickBooks installation information is yours to carefully read, understand and apply to your business to solve QuickBooks performance problems.
QuickBooks raises the bar beyond most small businesses' network and PC environments. Your business might need to make some minor infrastructure changes, in order for your QuickBooks multi user installation to work correctly and the environment be robust and productive. Each QuickBooks computer must meet these minimum requirements.
Each computer running QuickBooks must meet these minimum requirements listed below.
- XP Professional SP2, Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate, or Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate
- 2.0GHz or faster processor
- 2GB or more of RAM for XP, 4GB or more of RAM for Vista or Windows 7
- 5GB or more free hard drive space
- Each computer must have a gigabit (1000MB) network interface
- Firewall software turned off while connected to the local network
Yes, you read correctly. In a QuickBooks multi user installation, each QuickBooks computer must have a gigabit network interface, connected to a gigabit switch, using gigabit certified cabling. Each QuickBooks computer's firewall software must be turned off while connected to the local network. QuickBooks works best with ultra fast gigabit networking.
You are probably thinking that these requirements are way beyond what you read on the QuickBooks box. You are correct. However, many years of experience and exposure to robust QuickBooks multi-user environments tells us that meeting these minimum desktop computer and network requirements proves to be the best business insurance you can buy.
But, most importantly, install all production QuickBooks company files on a dedicated QuickBooks server, correctly sized for your user count and any additional add ons! Your valuable QuickBooks company files must be in a safe, secure location. Long story short; you simply do not want to host QuickBooks company files on a dynamically changing computer used on someone's desk every day.
A dedicated QuickBooks server is a computing device that has no keyboard, mouse or monitor. It usually resides in an out of the way closet or shelf. Only QuickBooks and QuickBooks add on software is installed on a dedicated QuickBooks server.
A QuickBooks Server, dedicated to QuickBooks multi user, is the key to a high performance QuickBooks computing environment, performing automated tasks within QuickBooks and other "QuickBooks add on" software such as nightly off site backups, order downloads from your website to QuickBooks and keeping each of your QuickBooks desktop computers updated to the latest QuickBooks version.
Again, we would like to share the way we deploy QuickBooks in our business. So, we are offering a comprehensive book that guides you through the process of building your own QuickBooks Server, a production server based upon our many years experience building new servers and receiving positive customer feedback.
Chances are that if you've read this far, you're not intimidated by the word server, you have a good bit of knowledge and are well qualified to build a dedicated QuickBooks server. By following the step by step guide in our book, you will experience the satisfaction of saving hundreds of dollars, by building and using your own QuickBooks Production Server.
If you are like most business people, you might spend over a hundred dollars for the valuable information contained in our book, information that will help you stop the dangerous practice of using an office user's computer to host your mission critical accounting files, and start utilizing an automatically backed-up, robust, secure and dedicated server environment for your QuickBooks company files.
We are offering "Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server" for $19.95, the same money you might spend for a decent computer book at your local discount book store. And, this is not a 10 page report. "Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server" contains over 80 pages of step by step illustrated instructions that will save you substantial money.
Not only will you save money, but our bonus items will save you an extraordinary amount of time. "Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server" includes three extra bonuses.
- step by step instructions for automating a nightly backup of your critical QuickBooks company files. No more broken CD burners or finding lost usb drives.
- step by step instructions for automatically updating QuickBooks. All of your QuickBooks computers will have the latest updates as Intuit publishes them.
- a unique opportunity to build your server for under $200, with our successful method of finding and utilizing almost new off lease computer equipment.
Download your copy of "Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server" now.
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