Network Versions of DONATION
There are two main versions of DONATION:
- Standalone version, also called
the normal or Local Database version. This installs onto one
computer and has the database on that computer. No other
installation of DONATION can access the same database (unless the
database file is copied to the other computer). The free
limited-feature Lite version is also standalone.
- Network Versions (made up of Network
Server and Network Client versions). The Network Server version
installs onto one computer on your network and has the database
on that computer. The Network Client version gets installed
on additional computers on your network. These clients can access
the same database running on the computer with the Network
Server version.
Whether you use the Network version or the Standalone version,
pricing does not depend on the number of
computers on which you install DONATION.
Not Web-Based
The Network versions of DONATION are not web-based, so you
cannot access them remotely from computers outside of your office, unless
you use some form of remote control software.
Is the Network Version for You?
The DONATION Network version allows up to five users on five
different computers on your local-area network to access the
program simultaneously.
Most organizations only need the Standalone version of DONATION.
That's because, even if they have a network, only one
person really needs access to DONATION. That user might want to
have DONATION installed on a computer in the organization's
office, and another computer at home, but the Network version
isn't used for that. (You can install multiple copies of
the Standalone version, at no additional charge, and copy the
database file back and forth between those computers.)
Select the Network version if:
- You have a local-area network in your organization, and
- More than one user in your organization wants access to
the same DONATION database.
Install the Network Server version on the main user's computer,
and the Network Client version on any additional users' computers.
The Network Server version should normally not be installed
on a real Windows server computer, but rather on an actual
user's computer.
License Keys
With the DONATION Network versions, the same
license key is used for all installed copies of DONATION
on your network.
Upgrading to the Network Version:
To upgrade from a DONATION Standalone version to a Network version:
- Pay any difference between the Full License fee that you have
already paid for your Standalone version, and the Full License
fee for the Network version.
- Request a new License Key that authorizes you to use the Network version,
via the Help -> Request or Install
License Key menu option, and the "Request License Key for
your Organization" button on the resulting window.
- Download and install the Network Server and Network Client versions on the
appropriate computers. (Normally, you would install the Network Server version
on top of your existing Standalone version, assumining that was already on
a computer on your network.)
See more details about the features of the
Network version in the program's Help or the manual (readable
online at
Network
Versions of DONATION).
