If you read on, even without purchasing anything, you will learn QuickBooks Network and QuickBooks Hosting secrets that took me years to learn. If your business uses QuickBooks, you know that typical QuickBooks performance holds you back, slowing you down in your everyday bookkeeping tasks. You can’t afford to miss what a well designed robust QuickBooks setup can help you accomplish. Imagine no more manual backups or QuickBooks restarts again! Put those QuickBooks Hosting charges back in your pocket. I’ve worked with QuickBooks since the early 1990s. I install QuickBooks Multi User for clients and use it in my own business. My time tested installation methods work with all five user or less network installations of versions Pro through Enterprise 2006 to 2010, with computers running Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Vista and Windows 7 and functions exceptionally well in all types of businesses. These three steps will make your QuickBooks installation sizzle! First – Networking QuickBooks computers cannot be wireless and needs to be a step up from the norm. QuickBooks networking runs best with ultra fast gigabit networking. Each QuickBooks computer must have a gigabit network interface, connected to a gigabit switch, using gigabit certified cabling. Easily achieve gigabit networking by using an off the shelf eight port gigabit switch and manufactured cables; plug a cable from the new switch to your current network and plug cables from each QuickBooks computer to the new gigabit switch. Second – Each QuickBooks computer must meet the minimum requirements listed below:
It’s very important to distinguish between firewall or security software and antivirus software. Each desktop computer that runs QuickBooks needs an antivirus program. However, do not use comprehensive security software. One or more firewall software installations on a QuickBooks computer will cause QuickBooks to run very poorly or not at all. Turn off the Windows firewall and remove any security software except a single antivirus program. A firewall’s place is at the gateway to the Internet. Install a SonicWALL Totalsecure unified threat management device Third – Install all production QuickBooks company files on a dedicated QuickBooks computer that will become your QuickBooks production server. Your valuable QuickBooks company files must be in a safe, secure location. 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. 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. Yes, I know that QuickBooks can be hosted on a user’s desktop computer; however, I’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. In order for your QuickBooks multi user setup to work correctly and your QuickBooks environment stay robust and productive over time, your business demands a dedicated QuickBooks Server and gigabit networking infrastructure. A QuickBooks Server performs 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. A nightly backup process will keep your company files compressed, verified, well maintained and fast. I’ve successfully deployed QuickBooks servers into many businesses. They’ve frequently run over a year without requiring reboots or service. In 2008, I wrote a non technical, easy to understand guide for building a five user QuickBooks server from a Microsoft XP Professional desktop computer and a 2008 version of QuickBooks Pro. It contains a step by step guide to correctly installing and configuring QuickBooks Pro 2008. It’s sold hundreds of copies and solved QuickBooks performance problems for many QuickBooks owners. Now, in 2012, “Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server” is a more valuable resource than ever. Even though the screens look a bit updated, those same steps apply to QuickBooks 2012 and Windows 7. “Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server” contains over 80 pages of step by step illustrated instructions that apply to every version of QuickBooks since 2006, including QuickBooks Pro 2012 and QuickBooks Premier 2012. “Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server” sells for $19.95, the same money you might spend for a decent computer book at your local discount book store. Many QuickBooks users say it’s the best twenty bucks they’ve ever spent. “Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server” can solve your QuickBooks speed and QuickBooks performance problems, including Windows 7 QuickBooks problems with QuickBooks Windows 7 networking. One can easily purchase an off-lease or use a retired Windows Professional desktop computer to use as a “QuickBooks Production Server”. A new Windows 7 Professional or Home Premium computer makes an awesome QuickBooks client computer by connecting to a fast QuickBooks Production Server. “Build Your Own QuickBooks Production Server” includes:
Avoid QuickBooks Network Errors and other QuickBooks headaches with a robust QuickBooks Multi User setup. Complete your High Performance QuickBooks network installation with the instructions from my book. Your search for QuickBooks speed is over.
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as your only firewall. Maintaining your network’s security cannot be overstated. UTM devices prove themselves superior to any other method day after day. While your competitors worry about malware, phishing attacks and slow moving accounting software, you’ll be speeding around in QuickBooks and surfing the Internet without fear.
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