This section describes configuring Design Master Electrical for a network laptop install. A network laptop install should be used if the computer is a laptop and multiple people are using Design Master Electrical in your office. The program files are stored on the laptop and are automatically updated from the network. The customization files are stored on both the network and the laptop. The network customization files will be used when the laptop is connected to the network. The local customization files will be used when the laptop is away from the office and disconnected from the network.
Configuring an Installation on a Laptop
Install Type: The type of installation. The dialog box will change depending upon the type selected.
| • | Local: See the Local Install section for more information about this install type. |
| • | Network: See the Network Install section for more information about this install type. |
| • | Network Laptop: The installation type described in this section. |
Local Install Folder: The folder on the local computer where Design Master Electrical is installed. This folder is forced to be located in your Application Data folder.
Network Install Folder: The folder on the network where Design Master Electrical is installed. This folder should be on the network. All computers in your office should use the same network install folder.
Updates should be installed to this folder. Updates to this folder will automatically be copied to the local install folder.
Local Customization Folder: The folder where the local customization files are stored. This customization folder is used if a network connection is not available.
Select Local Customization Folder: Press this button to select a new location for the customization folder.
Reset: Press this button to reset the customization to the default location, located in your Application Data folder.
Network Customization Folder: The folder where the customization files are stored. This folder should be on the network. All computers in your office should use the same customization folder.
This folder is used when the computer is connected to the network. The files in this folder are copied to the local customization folder once each day.
Select Network Customization Folder: Press this button to select a new location for the customization folder.
Open: There are four Open buttons in the dialog box. Press this button to open Windows Explorer to one of the folders listed in the dialog box. The first button opens the local install folder. The second button opens the local install folder. The third button opens the local customization folder. The fourth button opens the network customization folder.
Alert me when updates are available: Whether updates are checked for automatically. If this is checked, an update check will occur the first time you run a command each day. An alert will appear if an update is available.