If you have 2 or more computer in your medical office, and want multiple users can access and share information, then read the following information:
To setup Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler in a network, you must ensure that at least one computer is prepared as the server (only full installation) and the rest as clients (workstation installation or full installation)). This means that the server computer will be the one storing all the information (created, modified and saved by users on other computers like secretaries) in its database. The other client computers would not save any information on their own, but would access this information from the server. The following steps highlight this:
1. Decide which computer in your network is going to act as the server (a UPS protected PC with high performance be the server) and perform a full installation. The default installation path for database and other data files like documents and images is: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler\. The database file name is MedSchedulerData.mdb.
2. Perform a workstation installation on clients and the first time you run Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler, you will be prompted to provide the network path for database MedSchedulerData.mdb through windows explorer screens. You can perform a full installation also. After a full installation on each workstation, using at the login program screen the tab “Database Administration” point the program to the server database providing the network path on server. Assuming that you have install the database at the default installation directory the path will be like:
\Your_Server_Name\Users\Public\Documents\Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler\MedSchedulerData.mdb.
In case of trouble you must check at each workstation the following: Assuming that you have install your database at the default installation directory on server, open in each workstation the registry. The registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Biosoftworld\BioScheduler\Defaults\Database must contain this value: \\Your_Server_Name\Users\Public\Documents\Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler\MedSchedulerData.mdb
3. Finally it is important to setup the documents path section at Program Setup screen. Each workstation must point to server paths for storing images and documents. Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler stores images and documents outside the main database for better performance. The folders for images and documents are live also in the default installation directory for database ...Users\Public\Documents\Biosoftworld Medical Scheduler\ .
Folder Sharing problems ( ERROR 1191)
The error 1191 is due to file sharing permissions at your server in data files folder. You should check from Network and Sharing Center your file sharing settings. You should also check the sharing settings for the folder that you have install the data files (especially the MedSchedulerData.mdb).
Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused by 1) a mis-configured firewall or overlooked firewall (including a state-ful firewall in a VPN); or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3) not having identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines; 4) trying to create shares where the operating system does not permit it.
To turn Folder Sharing on or off in Windows XP Professional , follow these steps:
- Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security .
- Click Share this folder in the network .
- Select a name for the shared folder.
To turn Folder Sharing on or off in Windows Vista , follow these steps:
Turn ON network discovery
Turn ON file and printer sharing
Turn ON sharing in the Public folder sharing section
Turn ON password protected sharing
- Right-click any folder and click Share .
- If you’re not password protecting your shares click Share in the File sharing window.
- If you are password protecting your shares select the individual users you want to have access to this share from the drop down list next to the Add button.
- Click Share.
In Windows 7, go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Network and Sharing Center. Click on "Change advanced sharing settings". You don't want to use Homegroup unless you have all Windows 7 machines. If you do and you want to use Homegroup, see Windows 7's Help & Support. Otherwise, in the Advanced Sharing:
Turn ON network discovery
Turn ON file and printer sharing
Turn ON sharing in the Public folder sharing section
Turn ON password protected sharing
- Right-click the Biosoftworld Scheduler folder, and then click Share with
- Click Specific people ( to share on a workgroup or domain)
- Select an account.